| | Mark Hyman's Philosophy
Dr. Hyman's seven keys to ultra wellness - Understanding environmental inputs - "The ONLY way to get to the root of disease is to understand how YOUR environment (your diet, stress, exercise, toxins in food, air and water, radiation, and trauma) interacts with YOUR genes to determine your state of health or disease. Every environmental input to your system --- from diet to toxins to stress -- all determine the healthiness of your biological terrain or internal milieu."
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Reducing inflammation - "almost every modern disease is caused by or affected by hidden inflammation – heart disease, cancer, obesity, and dementia – as well as things like arthritis, autoimmune disease, allergies, and digestive disorders."
Inflammation is caused by: - Poor diet – mostly sugar, refined flours, processed food and inflammatory fats such as trans and saturated fats.
- Lack of exercise
- Stress
- Hidden or chronic infections with viruses, bacteria, yeasts or parasites
- Hidden allergens from food or the environment
- Toxins such as mercury and pesticides
- Mold toxins and allergens
| | - Balancing hormones - There are three big epidemics of hormonal problems in America today – too much insulin (from sugar consumption), too much cortisol and adrenaline (from stress), and underactive thyroid.
- Fixing your gut - The health of your gut determines what nutrients are absorbed and what toxins, allergens and microbes are kept out, and therefore it is directly linked to the health of the total organism.
- Detoxifying your system - Problems with detoxification is one of the roots of illness and one of the core systems in the body that must be working well for you to be healthy. If you feel lousy, it's likely you're toxic.
- Protecting our mitochondria (engine room) - The role our metabolism plays is to take the oxygen we breathe and the food we eat and process them to make energy, the fuel for life. Fatigue is the most common symptom of poorly functioning mitochondria. The injury is from uncontrolled oxidative stress, which results from toxic insults, infections, allergens, stress and just eating too much poor quality food.
- Managing our stress - The effects of beliefs and attitudes are so important, but the effects of problems in our core body systems on our mental state and brain function– such as our hormones, immune system, gut, detox system, energy system – and our nutritional status and other environmental inputs – are just as important
You can read more about Dr. Hyman's approach to wellness on his website or follow him on his blog at www.ultrawellness.com/blog. |
