DeepSummary
This podcast episode features a conversation with Maria Shriver, a renowned journalist and women's health advocate. They discuss her personal experiences with her mother's health struggles and the lack of adequate medical care and research for women's health issues. Maria has been working to raise awareness and promote women-focused research, particularly in areas like Alzheimer's disease, which disproportionately affects women.
The discussion covers the importance of comprehensive diagnostics and empowering patients with access to their health data through initiatives like Function Health. Maria shares her own health data findings and the specific areas that need improvement, such as inflammation, autoimmunity, and heavy metal levels. Dr. Hyman emphasizes the value of preventive approaches and addressing imbalances before serious diseases develop.
Maria highlights her efforts to drive policy changes at the federal level, advocating for increased funding for women's health research and initiatives like the Women's Alzheimer's Movement. She also discusses her brain health food company, Mosh, aimed at educating people about the connection between diet and brain health. The conversation emphasizes the need for a proactive, holistic approach to health and longevity.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The importance of comprehensive diagnostics and addressing imbalances before serious diseases develop.
- The need for patient empowerment and access to health data to become the 'CEO' of one's own health.
- The disproportionate impact of Alzheimer's disease on women and the lack of research focused on women's health issues.
- The potential of lifestyle interventions, such as diet and exercise, in preventing and managing conditions like Alzheimer's.
- The challenges women face in prioritizing their own health due to multiple responsibilities and time constraints.
- The role of advocacy and policy changes in driving increased funding and research for women's health.
- The importance of a proactive, holistic approach to health and longevity, including addressing factors like nutrition and brain health.
- The value of initiatives like Function Health in democratizing access to health data and personalized guidance.
Top Episodes Quotes
- βAnd when I went to all the researchers, they would say to me, no, that's just because women live longer. That's the only reason. And I was like, no, I don't think that's true. And so I partnered with the Alzheimer's association, and we did a report that took two years. I was first lady of California at the time. It's called the Shriver report. And we changed the narrative single handedly around Alzheimer's to put women at the front and center of that disease, because it turned out that women were two thirds of those who got Alzheimer's.β by Maria Shriver
- βThe data's there. I mean, it's interesting, you know, the data. We've spent billions and billions of dollars on drug discovery for Alzheimer's, all of which have failed miserably, in my opinion. Maybe we delay the admission to nursing home by a few months and that's a grand success. But the only trials that I've seen that really have shown a difference in slowing or even reversing it have been aggressive lifestyle intervention trials like the finger trial where they use a multimodal intervention of lifestyle, diet, exercise and so forth, and then aggressively treating risk factors.β by Mark Hyman, M.D.
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The Doctor's Farmacy with Mark Hyman, M.D.
Dr. Mark Hyman
6/12/24