How To Overcome Sugar Addiction with Keegan Allen and Tom Hopper

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Dr. Mark Hyman

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

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🗓️ 1 July 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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How To Overcome Sugar Addiction with Keegan Allen and Tom Hopper | This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and chili 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. This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and chili. ButcherBox makes it super easy to get humanely raised meat that you can trust by delivering it right to your doorstep. ButcherBox is committed to humanely raised animals that are never given antibiotics or added hormones and since they take out the middleman you get extra savings. ButcherBox is now gradually welcoming new customers due to increased demand, but only if you’re on the waitlist! So reserve your spot today at ButcherBox.com/FARMACY, and you’ll get an email when they’re ready to take your order. With the summer heat creeping up this is the perfect time to improve your sleep with a cooler bed and support your overall wellness routine at the same time. Right now, chili is celebrating Christmas in July with the gift of 20% off any sleep system. Just go to chilitechnology.com and enter code HYMAN20 at checkout to get 20% off any chili sleep system until July 8th. Here are more of the details from our interview: The health scare that led Tom to cut out sugar and start to view food as medicine (3:58) Keegan’s health journey from being pre-diabetic to understanding that his diet was making him unwell (12:42) Lactose intolerance, infertility, and sugar (17:10) Food labeling and ingredient lists (25:56) The first step to take to improve your diet (32:43) The science of sugar and how sugar affects your immune system (35:53) Keegan’s experience resetting his diet and improving his health (43:43) Sugar, cancer, and the ketogenic diet (48:07) The 10-Reset available at getfarmacy.com or getfarmacy.com/free (51:26) Worsening health metrics among children (58:08) Follow Keegan Allen on Instagram @keeoone and on Twitter @KeeganAllen Follow Tom Hopper on Instagram @tom.hopperhops and on Twitter @Tomhopperhops

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0:00.0	Coming up on this week's episode of the doctor's pharmacy that addiction to that kind of food doesn't just disappear
0:05.0	I didn't do it overnight. Yeah, my wife always says this to me
0:07.6	She was like, you know, and I'm talking to people saying you just do this. You just do that
0:10.7	She's like, tell me have to remember that you took two years probably to just not eat any of this stuff anymore
0:17.5	Yeah, so your taste buds have to change you have to give your taste buds time to make that change
0:23.5	Hey
0:25.5	Hey, everyone it's Dr. Hyman. Did you know that not all beef labeled grass fed is really grass fed?
0:31.5	It's not actually a federally regulated claim and there's definitely some imposter's out there and a lot of beef labeled as grass fed is
0:38.7	Only partially pasturized and then finished on grain you have to read the fine print
0:44.8	Since cow's to raise completely on pasture tends to reduce meat that's higher in anti-inflammatory omega-3 fats
0:51.1	and antioxidants and even
0:53.1	phytonutrients because they eat all the plants and it's better for the environment
0:58.0	I'm always careful to make sure I buy my beef from a source I can trust and that's why I love butcher box
1:05.7	They have strict values and quality control when it comes to their meat
1:09.4	They deliver 100% grass fed and grass finished beef right to my doorstep
1:14.8	They also offer wild caught alas and salmon that are perfect for getting some variety in your weekly meal
1:21.2	Now I honestly love knowing that I can just hop online to order clean protein from butcher box without having to
1:26.5	Soar through the labels at the market to know what I'm getting and their prices are way better too
1:32.0	One of my favorite ways to make grass fed ground beef is the eggplant musaka recipe in my last cookbook
1:39.2	It's so good layered with sweet potatoes eggplant tons of fresh herbs and spices for a super comforting base dish
1:45.2	And my wife makes me keep making it we had to get three or four times
1:48.6	So I'm think I might begin too much eggplant
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