The Dr. Hyman Show

The One Factor That Determines 90% Of Your Risk For Disease with Dr. Todd LePine

Aug 17, 2020

Dr. Todd LePine, a board-certified internist specializing in Integrative Functional Medicine, unveils the concept of the exposome—total lifetime exposures affecting health. They discuss the significant role of environmental toxins, like heavy metals, in chronic diseases, including neurodegenerative conditions. The conversation highlights a functional medicine approach to detoxification and the balance of gut health and nutrition. LePine also explores how lifestyle choices, not just genetics, can empower better health outcomes.

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Todd LePine, MD

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Intro

3min

Understanding the Exposome

10min

Heavy Metals and Health: Uncovering Toxicity Links

14min

Unraveling the Exposome: Health Impacts and Detoxification

5min

Detoxification Dynamics

6min

Toxic Connections: The Silent Dangers of EMFs

4min

Empowering Health: Taking Control of Your Genetic Destiny

2min

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You’ve probably never heard of the exposome, yet it’s one of the most important things that determines your health, your gene expression, and your risk of disease. The exposome is the term for the sum total of all the exposures in our lifetime, starting in utero. These exposures include everything from the food we eat, environmental toxin exposure, the air that we breath, the water we drink, heavy metal exposure, and even our thoughts and emotions.

In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Todd LePine to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to the exposome, and together they explore how they assess the way that patient exposomes may be contributing to their overall health.

Dr. LePine graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, specializing in Integrative Functional Medicine. He is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center, he worked as a physician at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, for 10 years. Dr. LePine’s focus at The UltraWellness Center is to help his patients achieve optimal health and vitality by restoring the natural balance to both the mind and the body. His areas of interest include optimal aging, bio-detoxification, functional gastrointestinal health, systemic inflammation, autoimmune disorders and the neurobiology of mood and cognitive disorders. Dr. LePine teaches around the world, and has given lectures to doctors and patients at American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG), the University of Miami Integrative Medicine Conference, The Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA, and is on the faculty for American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). Dr. LePine is the head of the Scientific Advisory Board for Designs for Health and a consultant for Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory. He enjoys skiing, kayaking, hiking, camping and golfing in the beautiful Berkshires, and is a fitness enthusiast.

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