Why You Need To QUIT SUGAR & How To Overcome Its ADDICTION! | Mark Hyman

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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say they wish they had more willpower to be able to quit sugar. But here’s the thing: it’s an actual physical addiction and the food industry strives to get us hooked on sugar. So, it’s not about willpower, it’s about biochemistry. The great news is that we can reset our biochemistry and those sugar cravings and take back our health. The more you avoid sugar and refined carbohydrates (which just turn into sugar in your body) the more your body recognizes the natural sweetness in healthy foods like blueberries or even a red bell pepper.
My guests on this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, Keegan Allen and Tom Hopper, have both been through the sugar struggle, and they’re here to share their inspiring stories of overcoming the addiction to discover their most vibrant health.
Keegan is an American actor, musician, photographer, and author. He’s known for his main role as Toby Cavanaugh on the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars. Allen's passion in his younger years tended towards photography, cinematography, and other roles behind the camera. Tom is an English actor. He has appeared as Sir Percival in Merlin, Billy Bones in Black Sails, Dickon Tarly in Game of Thrones, and Luther Hargreeves in Netflix’s new show The Umbrella Academy.
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[@Jazna1]

In the sixties my dad would not let us kids watch TV or eat any sugar or processed food. I appreciated it very much once I became an adult but as a child you don't understand why you are a cultural freak and it is a lonely life, forever, because you have not had that programming - culturally speaking. I'm happy for young people that there are some who are starting to grasp the level of manipulation on behalf of media and industry to control human behavior - to their financial benefit and humanity's and Gaia's detriment. Good luck, young men, with your mission. And thank you Dr. Hyman for another brilliant presentation.

[@dawnmann5896]

I did an elimination diet 7 years ago and quit sugar. I lost 40 pounds in the first four months without exercising and after exercising after two years lost over 100 pounds kept it off. Once you stop being addicted to sugar you stop craving it. You just have to get through that phase where you want it so badly. And when doing a detox for pathogens including parasites, candida and fungus is you will often crave sugar as well which I experienced. It took me a full year to implement the elimination diet and completely take it out but it was so worth it and I won’t go back. There are healthy natural forms of sugar that you can eat and in time you won’t know the difference and enjoy them just as much in moderation like raw honey, maple syrup and coconut sugar.

[@wellnesscoachingwithmar]

you have undergone a transformation and that takes time . Congratulations!

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

In a literal sense, we all can agree that it's true that 'you are what you eat'.🙌

[@jonathanflynn8640]

… Ate’

[@Brzypoint]

Agreed… however, a different perspective: You are what They eat.

[@tzirandahernandezdoring9240]

Fantastic interview! My 14 year old son think these ideas of healthy eating come from an “old lady” so it’s great to see young men giving the same advice 👍🏻 This is going to my son’s inbox immediately!! Thank you for this interview!!

[@Jazna1]

Agreed! I just sent the link to my much younger brother so he can share it with my 16-year old nephew. Both are most definitely sugar addicts. They would never listen to me, a senior lady of 65, but those young men talking to Dr. Hyman are walking visual testament to the power of whole food. Good for us, the adults trying to spread the word.

[@CarlosSantana-we6ts]

😂 Would love to hear how he responded.

[@brendadouglas9833]

I went into Aldi's yesterday to get a tub of Kerrygold butter because we are going to travel. They had Irish Cream butter and I was told it was good so picked it up. Thankfully I checked the ingredient list. The very first item was Canola oil, seriously? So much for it being healthy.

[@MyLizzie22]

Wow, thats unbelievable. I use kerry gold thinking it was amazing butter. I never looked at label! Shocked

[@holyhellal]

yes ,,dont buy the Kerrygold in the plastic tub ,,you have to buy the the rectangle shaped product in aluminium foil ,,this is the pure butter

[@hmlxur54]

Another great program, this documentary should be seen in every school, starting in pre-school if possible, im sure it will make a great impact in our healthcare industry.

[@nikopalmer6471]

The problem is, they want us sick. In a first-world country, we shouldn't need to be sick, it's up to us to be health-conscious. I speak from experience, quitting junk food and sugar isn't easy but haven't been fully committed to quitting, yet

[@CarlosSantana-we6ts]

C’mon in pre- school…your luck if middle school Kids would understand.

[@jayhulrs1435]

I need this. I just ate a whole bag of Cadbury mini eggs yesterday. Like crack

[@InternetDude]

Mmm I love the mini creme eggs. They are addictive, I force myself to limit to like 3-4 but then I wind up eating them every day, just not all at once...

[@jbug884]

🤣

[@peonyblossom1800]

Ohhh, I love those things and almost bought a bag.

[@leontinarowe5868]

Good day, Dear dr.Hyman you look veeery tired, Please take a break! We ,the world need you for many years to come!

[@helloman5576]

Low carb does that

[@Arrasel]

Low carb makes you look tired? Lol never heard this

[@helloman5576]

@@Arrasel long term low carb/keto can raise cortisol, check out long term keto people (especially the high protein ones) and look at their eye bags

[@terryking6824]

So I hear the complaints about sugar and the constant stories, but you never ever describe the “how” to get off in ANY of your videos. It’s almost like they are just to sell your vitamins and such, Why can you have 5 min videos that get to the point????? Why is every video 1-2 hours :( :( :( let’s be real no one has time for hours and hours when it’s just anecdotal stories instead of “here is how”….. just my 2c

[@elizabethwinsor-strumpetqueen]

This guy waffles for hours and bores the tits off of me... To get one or two tiny useful bits of information... So numb nuts, 10 minutes max of distilled practical advice please, like Dr Sten Ekberg.....

[@wellnesscoachingwithmar]

I have a strategy how to unjunk and UNCRAVE oneself. Please, let me know if you are interested, please let me know.

[@Brzypoint]

Unfortunately Hyman doesn’t read the comments sooo…. Waste of time.

[@yanafleming8660]

Step 1 - don’t purchase processed/sugary foods Step 2 - buy Whole Foods That’s the “how” It’s really very simple, don’t overthink it

[@terryking6824]

@@yanafleming8660 so if that is the secret, and that is essentially something a 8 year old can understand - what is the point of his 40 years or experience in micronutrients and interactions? Obviously he had a 1 hour video on how to “get off sugar” so I would think he would have ideas on specific nutrients that would reduce cravings, reduce brain behavior or something- but from what you are saying it’s a crock and it’s literally “stay physically y away from it”…….. got it

[@antoniodossantos5960]

Yes, doing exercise in the morning...gives you more energy 🌎

[@laurenhuntsinger9170]

Thank you Dr. Hyman

[@greenlifesaves]

It's been just 26 days I'm away from sugar or any processed or oily diet, and I'm doing one meals a day. Since 20 days I'm walking 10 kms a day along with fasting. And I'm feeling great but at Home I'm around parents who are always cooking all the time I get temptation but I'm still fighting my cravings to save myself. I m not doing for weight loss but wish to continue it as long term goal to see the difference in a bigger picture.

[@solomonsalsberg5961]

Ancestrally, we obviously ate seasonally, is there a list of what is better for different seasons? you mentioned winter being a season for more fats in your diet, hearty type food and I'm guessing salads, cold vegetables, even cold soups in the summer are there specific fruits and vegetables we should focus on per season helping with whatever environment we live in, hot or cold season.. Did that make sense???

[@JaXuun]

Sugar is killing me. I tried to quit and I am failing constantly

[@frithar]

I had to get to a point whee i.was.ANGRY at sugar and the industry to.make it stick. Good luck.

[@michaelsrowland]

Are there any nutrients left in the soil after thousands of years of farming? In England there aren't.

[@natesj6105]

Yes, of course! Mulching (leaves and woodbark) the soiling and manure promotes the soil worms, etc which put nutrients in the soil. Plants create themselves, they don't take it out of the soil. what takes it out of the soil is chemicals, (fertilizer) which kills the nutrient creating worms. Plants also help feed the worms when the plants die out in the fall, and roots are left in the ground.

[@michaelsrowland]

@@natesj6105 worms don't create potassium or selenium or magnesium etc. These are important nutrients that have been taken out of the soil over thousands of years. In England the farmers have to put these chemicals into the soil

[@vanessalumbra9409]

Again, the title says how to get off of sugar, yet it is, again, not addressed in the video. Every, single, time.

[@rodrigocamacho7590]

Figure it out

[@vanessalumbra9409]

@@rodrigocamacho7590 ok, couch warrior.

[@youcrazycat1]

@@vanessalumbra9409 just stop eating it and eat only from the primary source

[@vanessalumbra9409]

@@youcrazycat1 Brilliant! So easy! You've solved the addiction crisis.

[@nanettealegado6190]

It got addressed, which video are you looking at? 😂😂

[@maryrobison1984]

Best video ever ❤️

[@ethimself5064]

Another great repeat. Refreshers are GOOD👍

[@sarapiksit]

I love thus! This is great and fits what I've been doing with my son. Also I love the movie Wally. I always have a story for my son and that movie had me talking to him for years. Anyways yes this video is great and I hope they stick to their word and do what they say they want to do with kids and educating them on their diets and sugar.

[@mkathrynblacker5960]

So, it's great to flippantly say 'drink unpasteurized', but is there a safe way to do so? (The 1996 Odwalla E. coli outbreak began when American food company Odwalla produced a batch of unpasteurized apple juice using seemingly unblemished fruit contaminated with E. coli bacterium, which ultimately killed a 16-month-old girl and sickened 70 people in California, Colorado, Washington state, and British Columbia, of whom 25 were hospitalized and 14 developed the hemolytic uremic syndrome. Source: wiki). Are there safe alternatives to drinking pasteurized?

[@smarandadominte]

The healthy alternative is to eat the whole fruit and not the juice which is only flavoured fructose. In the keto only berries

[@antoniodossantos5960]

I love bread...but I am eating less of it. Thanks. Dr. Hyman 🌎

[@solomonsalsberg5961]

Is sourcream on my berries a good or bad thing? I use a limited amount but should I reimagine with maybe a grass fed goats milk sour or maybe ummm just a liguidy goats milk?? Just trying to work with what I have easy access to ... To make my nutritional intake less impossible to grasp the brass ring... I will win...

[@wellnesscoachingwithmar]

try coconut cream instead UNLESS you have high LDL as it tends to increase it if you use a lot of it

[@mamabakstis6882]

Awesome 👏

[@graham108]

These discussions are all very good and such but how on gods earth do we actually quit. Everytime I try I end up depressed, unable to sleep, irritable and brain fog. Give us practical steps and help not just lip service!?

[@nikopalmer6471]

Hahaha, I agree with you. I become irritated by everything when I begin to quit, it's the withdrawal

[@smarandadominte]

Every time you need sweets means that your body is missing chromium. Take some and you will not feel so much the need to eat sugar/ carbo. You can try even Gymnemma Sylvestris which is cutting the sugar cravings. 30 min before you eating. 🤗

[@nikopalmer6471]

@@smarandadominte thank you

[@smarandadominte]

@@nikopalmer6471 👍

[@uaebifvideo5472]

Step by step reduce the amounts of carb that you consume!!Don't shock your system!!Give it time,be patient, have a goal !!👍🏼Best wishes!!.

[@JaXuun]

10 day detox is now a bookon amazon. While I appreciate to Listen to others share the same story,at the end this whole podcast is an advert

[@megbeller7981]

20 min in and still have nit heard how to quit sugar...

[@youcrazycat1]

How do you think? smdh.

[@holyhellal]

cold turkey

[@yanafleming8660]

Make the decision to quit and follow through with your decision. That’s all it takes

[@himanshisingharora5663]

Eat more healthy fats. You will immediately notice your cravings for sugar or sugary foods will decreases.

[@elizabethcoleman6140]

Also, is silicon dioxide safe? It is in many Evolution_18 products at Walmart.

[@ethimself5064]

Look it up is best - search for it in here or online. If this is in packaged processed food items - keep watching about such food items

[@tzirandahernandezdoring9240]

Can you please post the name of the documentary?

[@goldgold4943]

"Fed up"

[@tzirandahernandezdoring9240]

@@goldgold4943 thanks!

[@jonnyhonda]

Ger the sugar innnn

[@maryrobison1984]

We never got the manual 🤣 Mark Hyman is funny!

[@elizabethcoleman6140]

Can you please list safe protein and collagen brands! I have signed up 3 times for your newsletters, but they still do not arrive???

[@ethimself5064]

Check your Junk Mail Folder

[@elizabethcoleman6140]

It is empty!

[@ethimself5064]

@@elizabethcoleman6140 Try deleted as well as all folders

[@uaebifvideo5472]

Try eating meat,with different cuts and bone broth you'll find what you need !!.

[@kezy2695]

So what to eat everyday? Does anyone have proper menu? I am writing about one/two meals per day.

[@mamasshrimp422]

Cool 😎

[@user-xk7vd6mm7q]

What are these two actors names?

[@yourhacked5603]

What’s the documentary called please ?

[@jonnyhonda]

No sugar = tired eyes?

[@Paige_B_Lee]

❤️

[@todayisagoodday5027]

The guy from umbrella ☂️ lost a lot of weight

[@SantisandKisin]

blah blah no any advice at all, gonna unsub soon

[@mamasshrimp422]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🏼🤟

[@marinasmith4772]

My 94 year old healthy, sedentary mother has been eating tons of sugar and dairy for as long as I can remember. She developed a mild case of diabetes in her 80s but was able to control it with an Rx. I'm sorry but I think it is the luck of the draw. Some people can eat healthy and die early. Most of us are somewhere in between. Everything in moderation is my moto but I'm not subscribing to this hysteria.

[@SantisandKisin]

total waste of time yuck

[@fugitive88888]

Sugar free for 6 months (Lent) tomorrow it s time for some candy

[@ethimself5064]

🤣 hope u not go wild

[@jbug884]

Good luck! 🤪

[@fugitive88888]

@@ethimself5064 I did some shopping. Now enjoying some mildly sweet tea. Happy Easter

[@ethimself5064]

@@fugitive88888 Kool👍👍

[@ifyouvote.5005]

This statement is stupid, your body needs some sugar, like it needs some salt, like it needs some fat.

[@Humanaut.]

No. It doesn't. Your cells either need glucose or ketons. An intake of sugar is not required at all. There is zero downside to not eating refined sugar. Your body will Break down any form of complex carbohydrates and transform them into glucose for your cells to use. Salts and fats have nothing in common with glucose. Your body can not produce Salt from other things, so in contrast to sugar, you actually need to eat salt.

[@ifyouvote.5005]

@@Humanaut. Nonsense

[@Humanaut.]

@@ifyouvote.5005 come at me with facts rather than saying "nonsense" when you obviously don't know what you're talking about. What is nonsense in your opinion and why? Go make a case.

[@ifyouvote.5005]

@@Humanaut. Stop being brainwashed.

[@SavoyPrimeable]

@@Humanaut. He clearly doesn’t have a case at all lol