Food System and Health Data: How to Take Control of Your Health (and Your Business) with Dr. Mark Hyman
The Health Business Growth Show
Release Date: 02/03/2025
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info_outlineMost health professionals are trained to treat symptoms, but what if the real game-changer is getting to the root cause? That’s exactly what Dr. Mark Hyman figured out when his own health struggles led him to functional medicine—and it completely transformed his approach to healing. As a practicing Family Physician, a fifteen-time New York Times Bestselling Author, and the Founder of The UltraWellness Center, he’s spent decades proving that food is the most powerful medicine we have. In this conversation, he breaks down how rethinking our approach to health can change lives—including yours and the people you serve.
Let’s be real—building a thriving health business isn’t just about knowing the science, it’s about staying ahead of the curve. Dr. Hyman shares how his groundbreaking platform, Function Health, is revolutionizing healthcare by putting real data into people’s hands. He also gets into the strategies that have helped him grow one of the biggest audiences in the wellness space and how you can do the same. If you're serious about creating a bigger impact and a more sustainable business, you won’t want to miss this episode.
Want to build a business that works for you (instead of the other way around)? Grab our FREE eBook, The Health Professionals Playbook for Adding Multiple Streams of Income, right here: https://bit.ly/42YnYki. And if you're ready to learn from the best, don’t miss the Health Biz Growth Conference—where top experts (including Dr. Hyman) will share exactly how to grow your audience, boost your income, and create more freedom in your work.
Timestamps
[00:00:00] Introduction.
[00:02:40] Food as medicine revolution.
[00:05:04] Health transformation through personal experience.
[00:07:10] Healing through elimination diet.
[00:11:17] Functional medicine in healthcare systems.
[00:16:23] Chronic disease and diet.
[00:20:21] Nutritional deficiencies in America.
[00:29:05] Data-driven health care revolution.
[00:37:39] Multi-cancer early detection screening.
[00:38:40] Health data ownership and portability.
[00:45:35] Genetic-based health optimization.
[00:56:48] Democratization of health care.
[01:02:02] Mass movement for health ownership.
Memorable Quotes
"Function Health's mission is to help people live 100 healthy years by being empowered with their own health data and having a data-driven health care system." [00:28:57] – Dr. Mark Hyman
"We have to create a mass movement. We have to create a mass movement. We have to get people to own their own health, to be the CEO of their own health." [01:01:53] – Dr. Mark Hyman
Connect with Dr. Mark Hyman
Website: https://drhyman.com/ & http://functionhealth.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarkhyman/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drmarkhyman
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