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This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru welcomes Dr. Mark Hyman for part two of their conversation. This time, their discussion focuses on themes from Dr. Hyman’s previous book, Food Fix, and the need for a radical shift in food policy.

Dr. Mark Hyman is a practicing family physician and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine. He is the host of one of the leading health podcasts, The Doctor’s Farmacy. His new book, Young Forever, is available for purchase everywhere on February 21 or for preorder here. 

In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Mark Hyman dive into:

-Dr. Hyman’s latest take on the corruption in the food industry (0:58)

-How industry-funded nutrition research yields biased outcomes (4:00)

-Tufts University’s Food Compass: what it is and why it went viral (18:43)

-Potential solutions for fixing corruption in the food industry (38:05)

-Why we need to reform food policy from the ground up (47:24)

-Addressing the “obesity is genetic” segment on 60 Minutes (55:06)

-Why healthy eating is not elitist (1:09:45)

-Kindness, community, and coming together for change (1:19:44)

Also mentioned in this episode:

-Tamar Haspel’s Tweet

-EWG Good Food on a Tight Budget Shopping Guide

-Young Forever, available for preorder here. 

For more on Dr. Mark Hyman, follow him on Instagram @drmarkhyman, YouTube @drmarkhyman, or his website, https://www.drhyman.com.

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