The Wellness Mama Podcast 420: Is The Pegan Diet the Answer to the Diet Wars With Dr. Mark Hyman
Feb 22, 2021
41:14
Dr. Mark Hyman hardly needs introduction, but just in case, he's an internationally recognized speaker, 13-time New York Times bestselling author, and renowned physician in the field of functional medicine. Dr. Hyman is here talking about his newest book The Pegan Diet: 21 Practical Principles for Reclaiming Your Health in a Nutritionally Confusing World, a paleo-vegan book that promises to end the dietary wars once and for all!
Dr. Hyman delves into the roots of functional medicine today, and why a nutritious diet isn't a one-size-fits-all approach. Take notes on this one... it is jam-packed with advice you won't want to miss!
Episode Highlights: The Pegan Diet With Mark Hyman MD- What paleo and vegan diets have in common
- How Dr. Hyman's views on food have changed over the years, and why
- The role of phytochemicals (and why you can't always get enough from food alone)
- What happens to our immune systems as they age
- Why insulin resistance is the most common condition affecting Americans right now
- How to eat if you want to protect the planet
- The new label to look for on food (regenerative organic)
- Success stories from his practice
- Food rules we can all agree on (and end the diet wars)
- And more!
- Dr. Mark Hyman
- GetFarmacy.com
- Dr. Hyman blog post: Why I Am a Pegan (Paleo-Vegan)
- The Pegan Diet
- 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
- Other Mark Hyman books
- 335: How the Food Industry Preys on Children & How to Fix It (With Dr. Mark Hyman)
- 160: What the Heck Should I Actually Eat? With Dr. Mark Hyman
- 416: Q&A: Supplements, EMFs, Protein Snacks, First Principles, and More
- 405: Eat Smarter: How to Use Food to Reboot Your Metabolism With Shawn Stevenson
- 402: How to Use Glucose as a Continuous Health Marker for Metabolic Health With Dr. Casey Means of Levels
- 414: Ancestral Parenting, Biological Norms, Wild Food, and Foraging With Arthur Haines
- What I Learned From Wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) for a Month
- Is Organic Food Worth The Price? What the Label Really Means
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