214: Dr. Mark Hyman – What The Heck Should I Eat? • Ketogenic Diet Hype • Meat As A Condiment

Dr. Mark Hyman is a practicing family physician, a ten-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, & advocate in his field. He is the director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. Mark is also the founder and medical director of the UltraWellness Center.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why we’re so confused about what to eat
• Why do health experts often have such contrasting opinions?
• What’s the science say about consuming meat?
• Blood avocados?!?
• There’s never been a voluntary vegan society in the history of humanity
• Why grass-fed meat is better
• Animals have to be part of the agriculture cycle to restore the soil
• You might be a vegetarian but your broccoli is actually a carnivore
• Thinking of meat as a condiment
• Organ meats are a great health food
• How we cook really matters
• Cholesterol is no longer a bad guy
• “What The Health” is a flawed documentary
• What to look for on the label of eggs
• Milk can lead to acne
• Fish are being intentionally mislabelled (scary!)
• The benefits of frozen fruit vs fresh
• Pick the fruits that are lower in sugar
• What are the fat fruits?
• Veggies you should always buy organic
• The hype around the ketogenic diet
• An MCT/coconut oil biohack that creates low-level ketosis
• Are beans a good protein solution?
• There’s no such thing as essential carbohydrates
• Eating oatmeal creates a stress response in the body
• Stop drinking liquid calories, except…

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Related links:

Dr. Mark Hyman – Food: What The Heck Should I Eat? (book)
Dr. Mark Hyman’s website
Follow Dr. Mark Hyman on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Dr. Mark Hyman – Eat Fat, Get Thin (book)
Listen to Dr. Mark Hyman previously on TUHP (episode #84, & #74)
Got Proof? Lack of Evidence for Milk’s Benefits (Mark’s blog post)
Café Gratitude
Michael Pollan
Dances With Wolves (movie)
Listen to Dr. Neal Barnard previously on TUHP (episode #121)
CleanFish
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
Listen to Dr. Dom D’Agostino previously on TUHP (episode #133)
Listen to Leanne Vogel previously on TUHP (episode #174)
Listen to Mark Sisson previously on TUHP (episode #178)

Related episodes:

316: Dr. William Li – Is Your Diet Feeding Or Defeating Disease?
273: Dr. David Perlmutter – Grain Brain • Cholesterol Is Your Friend • What Is Keto Cycling?
223: Max Lugavere – Alzheimer’s And The Ketogenic Diet • Genius Foods • Stop Skimping On Sleep
166: Nina Teicholz – Stop Fearing Saturated Fat • What’s The Deal With Cholesterol? • The Coconut Oil Controversy
120: Dr. Terry Wahls – How To Fuel Your Mitochondria • Organ Meats For Beginners • MCT Oil And Exogenous Ketones

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