This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox, Rupa Health, and InsideTracker.Cancer is a topic that scares just as many people as it directly impacts, which is nearly everyone. While the conventional medicine approach to treating the disease is very important and lifesaving, Functional Medicine takes a slightly different approach. In Functional Medicine, we look below the surface to identify what imbalance is allowing the cancer to grow. By focusing on the terrain, you can learn how to reduce the risk of weeds like cancer. In this episode, I’ll be featuring an in-depth discussion on cancer from my Longevity Roadmap docu-series. In this series, I am joined by my colleagues at The UltraWellness Center: Elizabeth Boham, MD, MS, RD, Medical Director and Physician; Todd LePine, MD, Physician; and George Papanicolaou, DO, Physician.To get all of my longevity tips, sign up for my weekly Longevity newsletter at drhyman.com/longevity.This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox, Rupa Health, and InsideTracker.When you sign up today, ButcherBox will send you 2 lbs of sustainably caught, wild Alaskan salmon in your first box for free. To receive this offer, go to ButcherBox.com/farmacy.Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other. Right now they’re offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman.Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):  Obesity, gut health, and cancer risk (5:33 / 2:50)  Making your body an unwelcome environment for cancer to grow (6:33 / 4:00)  Diagnostic testing to get to the root cause of cancer and illness (11:23 / 8:49)  How sugar drives cancer growth (17:01 / 15:05)  Using the ketogenic diet in cancer treatment (20:24 / 16:00) The benefits of fasting (23:55 / 18:44)   Reducing inflammation and cancer risk with diet and supplements (28:12 / 23:25)  Lowering your cancer risk through lifestyle and environment (32:30 / 28:10)  Addressing toxin exposures (33:49 /  29:24) Getting to the root cause of illness (36:16 / 31:36)

Dr. Todd LePine, a functional medicine expert with a focus on the gut-brain connection, and Max Lugavere, a health and wellness influencer and author of "Genius Foods," dive into the intriguing world of brain fog. They discuss how gut health directly affects cognitive clarity and the importance of nutrients for brain health. The duo reveals that dietary changes, proper sleep, and reducing toxins can significantly improve mental fog. Plus, they provide insightful comparisons of nourishing foods like avocados against processed snacks for overall vitality.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Athletic Greens, and InsideTracker.​​What you eat literally controls almost every function of your body and mind. Food connects us to one another and to our bodies. At the same time, what we eat is only one “ingredient” needed to make a healthy human. We need real, whole, fresh food, but we also need things like movement, connection, meaning, and purpose. When you take out the bad stuff and put in the good stuff, you create balance. Your body knows how to create health from those ingredients.In this episode, I feature an in-depth discussion on the importance of community, mindset, and optimism when it comes to increasing our healthspan from my Longevity Roadmap docu-series. In this series, I am joined by my colleagues at The UltraWellness Center: Elizabeth Boham, MD, MS, RD, Medical Director and Physician; Todd LePine, MD, Physician; and George Papanicolaou, DO, Physician. In this conversation we also delve into the fascinating topic of innovative anti-aging therapies based on the newest longevity research. To get all of my longevity tips, sign up for my weekly Longevity newsletter at drhyman.com/longevity.This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Athletic Greens, and InsideTracker.Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.AG1 contains 75 high-quality vitamins, minerals, whole-food sourced superfoods, probiotics, and adaptogens to support your entire body. Right now when you purchase AG1 from Athletic Greens, you will receive 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman.InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other. Right now they’re offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):  The commonalities between communities with the longest-lived, healthy people (4:13 / 1:06)  The importance of your mindset as it relates to your health and gene expression (11:12 / 8:02)  Mobility and health (14:39 / 11:28) Exercising for longevity (17:29 / 12:50)  Understanding our body’s natural rhythms (18:21 / 15:16)   Optimizing sleep (22:13 / 16:57) Emerging therapies for health and longevity (27:04 / 22:16) Keeping our mitochondria young (36:53 / 31:37)  How small stressors to our body can be good for us (40:01 / 34:54)  The foundational pillars of health (43:49 / 38:33)