The Hidden Costs of Poor Nutrition on America’s Economy and Health | Dr. Mark Hyman

[@staceyboyd3297]

You are a hero for sounding alarms and presenting the truth of chronic disease and health!!! Food is Medicine!!!

[@bo_kana]

It is a dangerous thing to speak out against these people, a decade ago you would befall an accident for shouting too loud. Brave man. The world needs more like him.

[@Thespicyapron]

The world needs more like you! I completely changed to a whole foods, clean eating diet after my severe Crohn's diagnosis. It completely changed my life! I have been off all meds for nearly 3 years, thanks largely to following a lot of what Dr. Hyman teaches. Thank you!!

[@lisastiglich]

Thank you Dr. Hyman. You are a hero.

[@sharonspoetrycorner.1427]

Dr Hyman is the man! 👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@indianhillshiker]

This is one of the best and most informative testimonies ever given to members of Congress. Fingers crossed that some of them actually listened.

[@meadams7348]

Listening costs nothing. But INTEGRITY and courage?

[@MarinaM-o6p]

🎤DR HYMAN …….👏👏👏👏 ….thank you for speaking truth and let our representatives know about this subject .

[@Squish2024]

Start by taking the garbage food out of the hospitals and schools.

[@wildcatblue13]

The makers of osempic own the schools ! So that isn’t happening any time

[@geobus3307]

The hospital corporations wont spend money on healthy foods. It cuts into their profits!

[@1WorldPhotographydotcom]

Thank you, Dr Hyman!!! I think it would be a great idea to discuss regenerative organic farming, as well, with the government, since our food is so depleted of nutrients and was grown covered in pesticides. Even if we eat healthy, if our food is nutritionally depleted and poisoned, that will still be detrimental to our health. Thank you again for all that you do.

[@1xm_mx1]

Great point! That's why I started an organic farm in my country: Myanmar. Myanmar actually used to have traditional methods of farming which was purely organic, using cow manure for fertilizer and using oxen to plow and using people to harvest, like most traditional farming does. But with the import of farming machines and chemical fertilizers to increase yields like most industrialized countries do, these traditional farming methods have been crowded out by industrial farms.

[@mogetit5999]

Thank you so much for being a positive representative for America’s health!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@tbuckhaulter81]

I have listened to numerous podcasts of Dr Hyman and it’s completely changed the way I eat and look at food. It’s a complete lifestyle transformation!! He definitely knows what he’s talking about!!

[@staceyboyd3297]

Yes me too! His books and podcasts are so informative and made some great changes in my eating and feel so good

[@triciaobrien8220]

Wow this was powerful!

[@LindaG-ie6wv]

Thank you Dr Hyman for actively making a difference!

[@garymankey6186]

I WILL FOLLOW Mark Hyman, MD.

[@davidcp889]

me too

[@LupeG-v9d]

Thank you for being our voice. You've inspired me and encouraged me to make the changes in my diet.

[@susiefrederickson660]

More and more are speaking out!💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@hunterholmes8764]

The verdict is in: Tonights performance: Dr Hyman at his best! Fueled with alarming truths, eloquently conveyed with a paradoxical twist of calm, nothing short of magnetic!

[@xqp5503]

Thank you Dr Hyman🙌🏼🙏

[@Smy843]

So wonderful for Dr Hyman to have this stage and his work is amazing!❤

[@pooler6955]

Mark you are changing the world! Thank you thank you

[@sherylschumacher5971]

Thank you for doing this! We have so far to go on this subject. All the chemicals that are used to spray our food or in our food needs to be addressed as well. And why is the committee chairs empty?

[@christinegrissom1061]

Please keep at this Dr Hyman. You are amazing and a voice for so many people. I do your labs and it is something everyone should do. Knowledge is power. Food IS medicine. I have learned so much and wish I knew all this a long time ago!

[@mhumby24]

This is absolutely brilliant. It's a great way forward to helping people all over the world! Thank you, doctor 😊❤

[@myrgutz]

You are amazing, dr Hyman. You are an inspiration to us all.

[@vidaller79]

Dr Hyman for 🇺🇸 Surgeon General!!!

[@VoiceoverMomentum]

Wow!!! I was thinking the same thing! I hope RFK and Trump are thinking that. MAHA would be a miracle!

[@gD-cp3cg]

Thank you Dr Hyman, we are with you even if we are not American. In France we know it is important to fight. I worked for Limagrain group, Vilmorin brand in the passed and seeds are an important part of the health too. Today I work for La ferme de Sainte Marthe near Angers France and all our seeds are organic or without treatment. You are not alone sir you'll never walk alone as the song of Liverpool fan !! We are with you !!

[@shellywood533]

Good for you Mark! I am blown away looking in the carts of what the parents are buying in there carts. There darling kids get know health at all. There so darling in the carts and have know idea of what there being feed. Thank you again!

[@lindajones4849]

Go Dr Mark!!🎉

[@cadlac1533]

You are my HERO ! ❤❤❤❤

[@michele0324]

"In America we mop up the floor while the sink overflows. How do we turn off the faucet so we deal with the root cause of the problem." ❤

[@staceyboyd3297]

😂 Amen. Great quote

[@baretlepejian324]

Fantastic, thank you.

[@Droidzi]

Go Mark!

[@WiseMindNutrition]

So happy there are people who can calmly and patiently explain nutrition in a setting like this. We need to elevate these voices!

[@aprilynngaines1718]

Thank you for what you are doing!

[@janineperissinotto7553]

He is so right doctors are not thought to treat us through food

[@peacelily64]

Thank you for addressing this problem 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@monicagiles8905]

I support you Dr Hyman!!! 🙏🏼🙌🏻👏🏻

[@TheAsifFarooqui]

Most convincing and impressive testimony possible ever: all straight from heart and top-of-mind! Wow.. Wow…Wow; not surprised at all… with Dr Hyman there.. Doing his usual daily activity!!

[@faithandgrace8244]

Thank you Dr Hyman!

[@davidcp889]

what a valueable speech Thank you Dr Mark Hyman

[@stevemcg5606]

Your legendary Mark. lucky for America there is people like you to open the eyes.

[@zannejae]

Thank You!! This is huge. 🎉

[@donamiceli8470]

On this journey of discovering what's healthy and productive for my body. Being my own scientist along w my functional dr. Thank you for all you do. I feel a big change will happen.

[@markwhite6782]

I'm no expert at anything. I was a 59 year old overweight unhealthy man on 7 daily medications. I was being treated for high blood pressure, high triglycerides, asthma, arthritis and always very tired. I then found Dr. Robert Lustig, Dr. Hyman and others. I'm now 62, 52 pounds lighter and on no medications. I dropped sugar, processed foods and seed oils. I went on a 18:6 intermittent fast on a ketovore diet and will never go back. I enjoy being 20 again. I became my own scientist and the strangest part was how easy it was once I had the information. My asthma was nothing more than visceral fat crowding out my lungs. My arthritis totally went away after dropping seed oils and losing my inflammation. My blood pressure went from 140/85 on 2 BP medications to 110/65 on no medications. My triglycerides went from the upper 300's to 48 and 52 on my last blood work. This stuff really works!

[@indianhillshiker]

I think high salt, high sugar, seed oil rich, artificial color, flavor, preservative laden , highly processed foods should be taxed at a rate of 10 times that of healthy food to pay for the medical costs of those who choose to eat that garbage.

[@minky7252]

And the very dangerous aspartame

[@syrupgoblin4920]

Thanks for doing what you do Mark

[@francesbernard2445]

Mark Hyman is helping me rebuild trust in people among the medical community. That is now going to be including me too while I am for now attending a post secondary diploma program here in Canada called, "Therapeutic Recreation." I get my COVID-19 vaccines while eating properly now too.

[@Qettesh]

Changed my diet, in my teens, and today at 46, my health is priistine!!! I eat fish and seaweed for Omega-3, once in a year some chicken and no red meat. The rest, fruits, veggies, legumes etc etc etc. Also, they're putting B12 in soy milk, no longer necessary to supplement that one!

[@shelleyhuskey1216]

THANK YOU….MARK FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR ALL OF US!!!

[@shelleyhuskey1216]

TAKE THEM A PLAN MARK….IF YOU DON’T PROVIDE THEM A PLAN ON HOW TO MAKE THE CHANGE, THEY WON’T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS.

[@Mom45fit]

You Rock Dr Hyman!!!! 👏👏🤛 Food as Medicine…. YES!!

[@Eyeswideopen45]

Thank you Dr Hyamn!! Thank you for being our voice on this!! I pray more DR's step up to protect the future of health care!

[@lisawallace8988]

Thank you for advocating Dr. Hyman! This gives me hope.

[@latriciamuhammad1808]

This was great. I work in a dialysis clinic and NONE of the patients new they had end stage kidney disease until it was too late. Doctors are not informing patients they are in trouble as their GFR consistently goes down

[@Mkp2375]

Doctors are not informing patients of lots of things before it’s too late.

[@luciavasile2895]

Make America Healthy Again❤❤❤

[@picmenose]

Thank you.

[@withaz541]

He’s giving you solutions I desperately would prefer to go to a functional medicine doctor, but it’s not covered by my insurance nor will they accept my Medicare. Luckily, I’m very healthy because I know about all these things already but I have a lot of loved ones that don’t and don’t really believe that that’s true because doctors won’t tell them because they don’t know.! Help! Change the insurance to allow reimbursement to functional medicine doctors and a more health cause driven metric!!! Thank you Dr Hyman!

[@Brzypoint]

This IS kind of a huge deal...

[@belindapaysinger1874]

Yay, Dr. Hyman!!!!!!!👍👍👍

[@chat5254]

Thank you Dr. Hyman. Excellent!

[@zakruma-allah986]

Thanks Doc.

[@VoiceoverMomentum]

Dr. Hyman for Surgeon General! MAHA!

[@ruthrainous3068]

Wow, Janet did great! I have also transformed my life with ketogenic diet, intermittent fasting, and trying to eat only whole, organic foods. I have lost 65 pounds, and totally transformed my blood work scores. I no longer need any high blood pressure medication. We need to totally transform the food industry and the economic factors behind our food.

[@angelatandfam9308]

Congratulations 🎉

[@christianbedoyan2575]

Thank you for your work Dr. Hyman. I have been following you, listening to you, and reading your books for over 7 years now. I have learned so much and have seen so much change in my life by using some of the things you teach. Thank you for speaking publicly about this issue.

[@nancywalker2256]

Thank you Dr Hyman!!

[@MariaWeber-l6v]

People do not need technology or a chip. They need whole food available at a reasonable price on the produce isle.

[@mobettelife7]

Thank you for your courage to fight for our future health. PUSSH 👊🏿💯👊🏿

[@alananderson5202]

Get seed oil out of fast food and baked goods for a start.

[@Mkp2375]

How about get corn oil products out of everything?

[@kevinjames4727]

Thank You Mark You Are Brilliant And So Sincerely through Your Life & Living a example are Offering Us a Very Wonderful! Opportunity too Learn, Grow and Know Homeostasis Natural~Wellness! The Plueprint Is Remarkably Well! Written&Revealed Everywhere Alive With~In~Nature~ I Believe Wellness & Wholeness are even Wanting Too Be~ Realized~ 🕉 Life & Love Are Not Independent! But Beautiful!y💞 Interdependent~ We Are Meant too ThriveTogether💕 Just Love Always~ ☯️~☮~🕉~🙏

[@nowayjose6700]

Thank you. Please post the entire hearing so we can learn all the testimony and see the attitudes of these legislators.

[@Eyeswideopen45]

The link to the entire hearing is at the bottom of the page

[@crystalprovance3423]

Bravo Dr. H.

[@freeaudiobooks7469]

Good work

[@susanwhitbeck4210]

Thank you!!!!

[@Betty77168]

The problem is multi-factorial but can be really narrowed down to lack of education - we knew as youngsters that eating between meals wasn't right, and that too many sweets and cakes would make us fat - in the 70s and 80s when i grew up there was really just one or two overweight kids in the class and not many adults. There was education at home as most women (and some men) knew how to cook, and everyone would sit down for dinner - there were three meals a day and they were made from scratch. Then came the TV dinners, which weren't great tasting but were edible for a quick meal, then ready meals came out and they were pretty good (but not that healthy with hidden sugars and additives). The newer generations don't know how to cook, women are working as well as men so they don't have "time" to cook, so now most families will have a ready meal or take away, plus the nuclear family has disappeared, children are not called in for their dinner anymore. The supermarkets do have something to answer for as the aisles are stuffed with sugar and carbs but it is a choice, people don't have to buy huge bottles of pop, or pizzas, burgers, tubs of chocolate, but a lot do. So, education could definitely help but as one of the men on the panel asked - why would someone choose a shorter less healthy life? And so I think it does beg the question, why are people not thinking or researching before buying all this junk and putting in their bodies? The size of people now is not overweight, it's morbidly obese.

[@Sandra.Viewer]

Thank you! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@sandramancilla4130]

Wowww Exellent Doctor!!!!

[@triciaobrien8220]

This was a great listen!

[@robintrelly4]

Plus all our toxins in our environment

[@Leigh-o1n]

Thank you so much for what you are and have done! I recently moved to a rural town and volunteered for a food drive and was saddened deeply by what was being handed out…. a small bag of canned goods, a bag of apples, and then a huge bag of starch, sugar, and processed foods. I know they are doing all they can to put food on people’s plates but what can I do to help them do better? I would love to have resources to address the problem. Thank you.

[@christiroseify]

How about going after the "food" manufacturers for putting addictive additives in the things they create... All the information out there proving that these companies are intentionally creating addicts, they should be stopped and punished.

[@Mkp2375]

The FDA approves food additives. Aspartame for one. They know there are problems with it, but chose to take money from lobbyists and pass it through anyway.

[@kitoomehta8452]

Excellent

[@Droidzi]

the problem, in fact is, the relentless pursuit of profit - at all cost

[@rootcauseologywithlaurel]

YES! If doctors got paid to do the right thing not what is "reimbursable" we could change this quickly! Thank you Dr. Hyman!! How can we all support this cause?

[@mattcurtis3014]

So intelligent

[@charlesmay3759]

You’re preaching to the guys who helped make this an epidemic along with big food manufactures

[@MoM-do7js]

True that ! Money hungry crooks

[@Mkp2375]

Disease is big business in the US, how can this be changed?

[@Wildernut]

“They’re responding to the Consumer”. The Consumer is addicted to their product…and it’s done on purpose. If MARS sells healthy stuff, no problem. Otherwise, shut them down!

[@Wholebitenutrition]

Well done!,

[@Happyfutureai]

Great information… Some of this stuff went over these senators heads.

[@justthinking526]

Yes! Calle Means, Jorden Peterson, Dr Anthony Chaffe, Dr Ken Berry, JFK Jr, all join together and shine the damn light on how we are being POISONED.

[@aimenfz]

Jordan Peterson? He's poisoning minds lol, and JFK Jr RIP has not been with us for long, but pro health safety and antiwar (except if it's Palestinians) advocate is around

[@littlerascal5150]

This is wonderful, Dr Hyman! Thank you for your work for humanity. I agree with screenings as part of preventive care, but can I ask your opinion on biopsies? I’ve heard biopsies actually spread the cancer cells.

[@kelliea5729]

Instead of all the ads for junk food and drinks, what about ads for healthy food…

[@pscCRPS]

SNAP needs to be like WIC ( or at least how it used to be). Specific foods only and mandatory education.

[@crystalharvey8798]

Stop putting the blame solely on the people. Demand more of these companies

[@justthinking526]

Dr Hyman, talk to Dr Ken Berry. He has already started an alternative diabetic society. The AMA will just pollute anything it touches.

[@jctr4559]

Mark, you were great speaking in front of those guys. With your clear content presented, how could anyone with a brain disagree. They can’t! We will see if these existing medical criminal forces continue to over ride this truth.

[@user-bd4bo4tb8u]

I think they know the problems and consequences, but the industries profiting from sick people have the money and power. Healthcare/Sickcare is a business. Money is made off chronically sick people, not well people.

[@lindajones4849]

I absolutely agree. Our so called healthcare system PROFITS off of sick people. Unfortunately Dr Mark's suggestions will be undermined.

[@heydamurph]

Get rid of the artificial colors, flavors and dyes as well as corn syrup. Most other countries don't allow this

[@withaz541]

He’s giving you solutions I desperately would prefer to go to a functional medicine doctor, but it’s not covered by my insurance nor will they accept my Medicare. Luckily, I’m very healthy because I know about all these things already but I have a lot of loved ones that don’t and don’t really believe that that’s true because doctors won’t tell them because they don’t know.! Help! Change the insurance to allow reimbursement to functional medicine doctors and a more health cause driven metric!!! Thank you Dr Hyman! Address the changes in in what Mx Donald serves they change the formula of what is in our foods here!

[@DileepB]

The FDA needs to change its food pyramid, dietary guidelines and mandate a lower sugar content in all processed food.

[@patriciahanson-locke4143]

Why is this not shareable??

[@LauraB.335]

Get big food and pharma money out of politics, all national health organizations (ADA, AHA, FDA, ACA, etc), nutrition research, and any medical/nutritionist training materials. Our whole system is screwed up by greedy corporations with vested interests in selling their products regardless of effect. We will NEVER address these things in a serious way when corporate money is involved.

[@geobus3307]

Very Powerful Testimony! Thank you for speaking on our behalf! It's going to take tremendous effort to overcome the ridiculously well funded lobbies supporting farm subsidies and inappropriate food recommendations of the FDA and USDA. People who are making money, including the pharmaceutical industry see people getting better without their products as an existential threat! They want us sick!