Why Chronic Disease is Exploding w/ Daniel Schmachtenberger

Mark Hyman

Jul 2, 2025

Episode description

I recently sat down with Daniel Schmachtenberger, a strategist and founding voice behind The Consilience Project, to explore the deeper systems fueling today’s chronic disease epidemic.

On this episode of The Dr. Hyman Show, Daniel shares a powerful perspective on how modern life impacts our health and what it will take to create lasting change.

Here’s what we cover:

• Why chronic disease today is largely “man-made” and what that actually means

• How pollution, industrial systems, and healthcare itself are quietly driving illness

• Why medical stats can be misleading and how to think beyond symptom management

• What it will take to build a system that prioritizes prevention and real well-being

This episode offers a rare lens on the systems shaping our well-being. I hope it sparks new insights and inspires action.




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Episode description

I recently sat down with Daniel Schmachtenberger, a strategist and founding voice behind The Consilience Project, to explore the deeper systems fueling today’s chronic disease epidemic.

On this episode of The Dr. Hyman Show, Daniel shares a powerful perspective on how modern life impacts our health and what it will take to create lasting change.

Here’s what we cover:

• Why chronic disease today is largely “man-made” and what that actually means

• How pollution, industrial systems, and healthcare itself are quietly driving illness

• Why medical stats can be misleading and how to think beyond symptom management

• What it will take to build a system that prioritizes prevention and real well-being

This episode offers a rare lens on the systems shaping our well-being. I hope it sparks new insights and inspires action.




View Show Notes From This Episode

Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman

https://drhyman.com/pages/picks?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcast

Sign Up for Dr. Hyman’s Weekly Longevity Journal

https://drhyman.com/pages/longevity?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcast

Join the 10-Day Detox to Reset Your Health

https://drhyman.com/pages/10-day-detox

Join the Hyman Hive for Expert Support and Real Results

https://drhyman.com/pages/hyman-hive



This episode is brought to you by BON CHARGE, Big Bold Health, Paleovalley and AirDoctor. Head to boncharge.com and use code DRMARK for 15% off your order. Get 30% off HTB Immune Energy Chews at bigboldhealth.com and use code DRMARK30. Get nutrient-dense, whole foods. Head to paleovalley.com/hyman for 15% off your first purchase. Get cleaner air. Right now, you can get up to $300 off at airdoctorpro.com/drhyman.

Mindsip insights from this episode:

Challenge standard lab ranges for optimal health

Standard laboratory reference ranges are based on the average of a generally sick population, not on what is biologically optimal for true health.

Address leaded gasoline's impact on collective IQ loss

The use of leaded gasoline in America is estimated to have caused a collective loss of one billion IQ points across the population.

Break free from the food and pharma racket for better health

The modern food system creates diseases that the medical system then profits from by selling medications, creating a self-perpetuating systemic racket.

Reconsider amyloid plaque as a defensive response in Alzheimer's

Amyloid plaque, the hallmark of Alzheimer's, may not be the cause of the disease but rather a secondary defensive response to microbes and inflammation in the brain.

Stop mining to protect the biosphere's integrity

Modern mining is undoing a billion years of geological processes that made life possible by digging up and releasing omnitoxic elements that were safely sequestered in the earth's crust.

Address industrial pollution to protect newborn health

The average newborn baby has 287 industrial chemicals and pollutants in their umbilical cord blood before they even take their first breath.

Recognize herbicides as diluted chemical weapons in food supply

Organophosphates, the same class of chemicals developed for napalm to destroy jungles in Vietnam, are now routinely sprayed on our food as herbicides.

Rethink blood tests for accurate toxin assessment

Standard blood tests for heavy metals are often inaccurate for chronic exposure because the body quickly moves these toxins out of the blood and stores them in tissues like bone.

Check lead levels to assess heart attack and stroke risk

Having a lead level over two is a greater risk factor for heart attack and stroke than having abnormal cholesterol, yet it is rarely checked by cardiologists.

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