The sad reality is that Americans suffer from massive nutritional deficiencies and our food is primarily to blame. These nutrient deficiencies are showing up in underweight and overweight people alike. Aside from a reduction in nutrient density in our food, we don’t eat enough whole, unprocessed foods and instead have diets rich in refined sugars and starches. And even when we are eating the right foods, our bodies sometimes have trouble digesting and absorbing the necessary nutrients from those foods. Simply put, low nutritional status equals a poorly functioning metabolism.
In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss the issue of malnutrition and what that means for our overall health. They dive into how they diagnose and treat the most prevalent nutrient and vitamin deficiencies and Dr. Boham shares cases of patients she has treated who have difficulty putting on and maintaining weight.
Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices Functional Medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the Functional Medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well.
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Awesome job Dr Mark Hyman is doing
I’m in the beginning of keto and am still tired.
Takes a while – better yet try a simple Low Carb Diet as keto is not for everyone
It takes time to adjust . In the beginning having sea salt and creatine supplement helps . Recently , I am eating one avocado daily but I split it between my two meals .
Hello Dr Mark, how about a interview with Eric Bakker Naturopath from New Zealand on Candida/good bacteria. He has an excellent y t chan and book.
My friend and me
We do love your all podcasts
Dr.Hyman, I am following you for more than five years, and you are amazing and true person, and I want to add something which is mind health, mind and body are two sides of coin, both needs to be healthy, if one lack other can’t function to ultimate, so over thinking, wrong time of sleep, and mindset are some of the factor also need to be look at,
This are just my personal thoughts, I am not a doctor or expert so please accept my apologies if I am talking to off subject.
Thank again for your efforts to the world.
food kills more people in america than anything else
In the UK it’s just as bad.
Sad but true.
What should I eat today? Easy stuff? I live alone and was never raised to cook
Steam vegtables and cook some slamon in the oven. Easy and nutritional.
You can eat almost 60-70% raw food, less cooking… Bingo!!
Air fryer will set you free.
You don’t have to cook a carrot to eat it 🙂
I was never raised to cook, YouTube has a gajillion videos how to cook easy stuff
What kinds of tests can I take to find out what kinds of nutritional deficiencies I have? Can I take a test to find out what my nutritional status is? I live in California.
Hi, I have gilbert Syndrome and I have a hard time gaining weight. I really have a hard time trying to know what to eat that doesn’t affect my bilirubin levels and also helps me gain weight. Thanks
You are preaching to the choir. We are following latest scientific findings on food, how they are converted etc. Nitric oxide and it’s role would be great.
I read it as “why you are always weird”
Why does Dr Hyman seem arrogant sometimes, almost like when he laughs about chicken skin.
Three tbs of hemp hearts provides almost 50% of daily requirement of magnesium
Ohhhh. Thank you for sharing that!!
Vitamin D3 or D2?
I agree with everything, but the affordability on one little income for 6 people, and now with inflation is overwhelmingly difficult. We already spend enough needing to be gluten free to keep my son safe. We do atleast grow a garden, raise chickens for meat and eggs, and harvest deer, but the extras are difficult on a small budget.
Dr. Hyman…what does your daily nutrition look like? Healthy ,curious minds want to know 🙂
He made a video showing it
@Robert Wadlow ohhh thanks. I’ll have to find it.
@Molly B It might have been on his instagram. I’m not sure
THE FARMING OF THE FOOD OVERALL NEEDS TO CHANGE!!!!!!!! ESPECIALLY IF THE POWERS THAT BE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. THANK YOU DOCTOR! GOOD FARMING PRACTICES ARE OVER LOOKED AND UNDERVALUED!!!
My husband and I have spent si much money with a naturopath on the health of our two sons struggling with chronic pain with no relief after 6 months. I’d give anything to have them seen by your practice. Do you offer any grants?
Two people who more than likely have disposable income, based on the Apple products in their ears, talking about malnutrition. Give me a break. I want to see them live on a nutrient rich diet with an average Social Security Income and be able to afford all the other things needed to live. These people need to shut up because they know there is nothing they intend to really do. I suspect that Medicare and Medicaid patient aren’t even excepted at their clinics.