Why Chronic Disease is Exploding w/ Daniel Schmachtenberger

The Dr. Hyman Show

Dr. Mark Hyman

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Medicine

4.6 • 8.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

I recently sat down with Daniel Schmachtenberger, a strategist and founding voice behind The Consilience Project, to explore the deeper systems fueling today’s chronic disease epidemic. On this episode of The Dr. Hyman Show, Daniel shares a powerful perspective on how modern life impacts our health and what it will take to create lasting change. Here’s what we cover: • Why chronic disease today is largely “man-made” and what that actually means • How pollution, industrial systems, and healthcare itself are quietly driving illness • Why medical stats can be misleading and how to think beyond symptom management • What it will take to build a system that prioritizes prevention and real well-being This episode offers a rare lens on the systems shaping our well-being. I hope it sparks new insights and inspires action. View Show Notes From This Episode Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman https://drhyman.com/pages/picks?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcast Sign Up for Dr. Hyman’s Weekly Longevity Journal https://drhyman.com/pages/longevity?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcast Join the 10-Day Detox to Reset Your Health https://drhyman.com/pages/10-day-detox Join the Hyman Hive for Expert Support and Real Results https://drhyman.com/pages/hyman-hive This episode is brought to you by BON CHARGE, Big Bold Health, Paleovalley and AirDoctor. Head to boncharge.com and use code DRMARK for 15% off your order. Get 30% off HTB Immune Energy Chews at bigboldhealth.com and use code DRMARK30. Get nutrient-dense, whole foods. Head to paleovalley.com/hyman for 15% off your first purchase. Get cleaner air. Right now, you can get up to $300 off at airdoctorpro.com/drhyman.

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0:00.0	Coming up on this episode of the Dr. Hyman Show, we are food. We wouldn't be safe to eat.
0:04.4	We have a progress narrative that things are getting better and better because of tech and capitalism,
0:08.2	and there are certainly areas where that's true. It's just not the whole story.
0:10.8	Daniel Schmachtenberger is a social philosopher.
0:13.4	Earth and system strategists studying how collapsing institutions and exponential tech are reshaping our health.
0:19.0	Some of the effects of tech and capitalism create
0:21.3	environmental pollution, cheaper health care or cheaper food that has side effects and
0:25.6	externalities that affect our bodies. And so we figured out organophosphates, napalm, awesome. We can
0:30.0	kill a lot of people in defoli, the whole jungle of Vietnam with this. Oh, guess what? We can also
0:33.7	make an herbicide and spray it on all of our food. As you see in your clinic every day, it's all changing.
0:37.7	And it's changeable acutely for each person with behaviors they can take.
0:40.3	And it's changeable at scale for everybody with behaviors we can take to do systemic changes.
0:47.0	As part of my recovery from back surgery, I've been using the red light therapy panel from Bond Charge.
0:52.0	And it's become a consistent part of my wellness routine.
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0:59.6	things like tissue repair, circulation, and even supporting our mitochondria. I use the panel at home
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