Mark Hyman Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“My advice is to give up stevia, aspartame, sucralose, sugar alcohols like xylitol and malitol, and all of the other heavily-used and marketed sweeteners unless you want to slow down your metabolism, gain weight, and become an addict.”

“Our typical Western diet is full of inflammatory fats - saturated fats, trans fats, too many omega-6, inflammatory, processed vegetable oils like soy and corn oils. These increase IGF-1 and stimulate pimple follicles.”

“Through my work and travels I have been lucky enough to have been exposed to various eclectic cuisine running the gamut from small local cafes to iconic five-star restaurants.”

“We have to pay close attention to what we see, and be ready to work with the unexpected according to the basic principles of systems biology and medicine.”

“We need a grassroots movement and government policies and programs to change the food landscape and the built environment to give our children a chance to have happy, healthy successful lives.”

“Part of my training was learning how to refer patients to cardiologists for heart problems, gastroenterologists for stomach issues, and rheumatologists for joint pain. Given that most physicians were trained this way, it's no wonder that the average Medicare patient has six doctors and is on five different medications.”

“Tricking your brain into thinking you are getting something sweet plays dirty tricks on your metabolism.”

“If you want to get healthy, you just might not want to go to a doctor. You might instead, go to church.”

“Just eat less and exercise more.”

“When it becomes a revolutionary act to eat real food, we are in trouble.”