Why You Always Feel Tired and Bloated: The Truth About Ultra-Processed Foods | Dr. Mark Hyman

Mark Hyman

Jul 5, 2024

Episode description

Have you ever wondered why you constantly feel tired, achy, or bloated? In this episode, I delve into "Feel Like Crap Syndrome," a term I coined to describe the chronic low-level systemic inflammation that affects so many of us. I’ll share my clinical insights on how ultra-processed foods and other dietary choices may explain why you’re feeling so run down. Plus, find out how a 10-day elimination diet can help you reset your health and live your best life.

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Episode description

Have you ever wondered why you constantly feel tired, achy, or bloated? In this episode, I delve into "Feel Like Crap Syndrome," a term I coined to describe the chronic low-level systemic inflammation that affects so many of us. I’ll share my clinical insights on how ultra-processed foods and other dietary choices may explain why you’re feeling so run down. Plus, find out how a 10-day elimination diet can help you reset your health and live your best life.

View Show Notes From This Episode

Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman

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This episode is brought to you by Rupa University, House of Macadamias, and SleepMe.

Rupa University is hosting FREE classes and bootcamps for healthcare providers who want to learn more about Functional Medicine testing. Sign up at RupaUniversity.com.

Enjoy the highest quality macadamia nuts today. Get 15% off my custom House of Macadamias bundle or 10% off your entire order at HouseOfMacadamias.com/Hyman.

Customize your sleep with ChiliPad. Visit sleep.me/DRHYMAN and save up to $315 with code DRHYMAN.

Mindsip insights from this episode:

Upgrade your biological software with every bite of food

Food acts as information or 'code' that can upgrade or downgrade your biological software with every bite by directly influencing your gene expression.

Address FLC syndrome to combat fatigue, joint pain, and brain fog

A collection of common low-level symptoms like fatigue, joint pain, and brain fog can be categorized as 'FLC Syndrome,' which is not normal and is caused by inflammation.

Avoid inflammatory food additives like carrageenan and xanthan gum

Common food thickeners and emulsifiers like carrageenan, xanthan gum, and lecithin can irritate the gut lining, cause leaky gut, and drive systemic inflammation.

Avoid modern wheat to protect gut health from gluten and glyphosate

Today's dwarf wheat is problematic not only due to higher gluten content but also because it's often sprayed with glyphosate, which acts like an antibiotic in your gut.

Experience 62% symptom reduction with 10-day elimination diet

In a study group, a 10-day elimination diet reduced all symptoms from all diseases by an average of 62%, demonstrating how quickly food can impact health.

Recognize 'addict's negotiation' in food cravings during detox

Questioning if you can have substitutes like monk fruit during a detox is a psychological sign of an 'addict's negotiation' with your food cravings.

Reveal alcohol consumption history through epigenetic testing

Recent epigenetic tests can reveal your alcohol consumption history by reading the marks on your genome, highlighting its lasting biological impact.

Choose A2 dairy to reduce inflammation

If you consume dairy, products from A2 cows, sheep, or goats are often better tolerated because the A1 casein protein in conventional milk is a primary driver of inflammation.

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