Why Rhythm Is The Key to Health with Dr. Todd LePine
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Dr. Mark Hyman
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🗓️ 26 April 2021
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Why Rhythm Is The Key to Health | This episode is sponsored by Pique Tea and TrueDark
It’s easier than ever to get out of sync with the natural rhythms of our bodies. However, keeping our internal “clock” in rhythm is a vital component of our health and well-being. If you’ve ever experienced jet lag or pulled an all-nighter, you know just how off you can feel. When your biological and circadian rhythms become unbalanced, so does your health, and you feel it.
In this episode, Dr. Hyman speaks with Dr. Todd LePine about the importance of keeping our circadian rhythm in sync. They also discuss how they work with patients to restore the body’s natural rhythm.
Dr. LePine graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, specializing in Integrative Functional Medicine. He is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center, he worked as a physician at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, for 10 years. Dr. LePine’s focus at The UltraWellness Center is to help his patients achieve optimal health and vitality by restoring the natural balance to both the mind and the body. His areas of interest include optimal aging, bio-detoxification, functional gastrointestinal health, systemic inflammation, autoimmune disorders and the neurobiology of mood and cognitive disorders. Dr. LePine teaches around the world, and has given lectures to doctors and patients at American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG), the University of Miami Integrative Medicine Conference, The Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA, and is on the faculty for American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). Dr. LePine is the head of the Scientific Advisory Board for Designs for Health and a consultant for Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory. He enjoys skiing, kayaking, hiking, camping and golfing in the beautiful Berkshires, and is a fitness enthusiast.
This episode is sponsored by Pique Tea and TrueDark.
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In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. LePine discuss:
- How disruptions to our circadian rhythm affect our health
- The important role that light, and specifically sunlight, plays in keeping our body in sync
- Why it’s not just what you eat, it’s also when you eat
- How time of day affects vaccination and chemotherapy treatments
- Optimizing sleep
Additional Resources:
The Circadian Prescription: Get in Step with Your Body's Natural Rhythms
https://www.amazon.com/Circadian-Prescription-Bodys-Natural-Rhythms/dp/0399145966
Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival
https://www.amazon.com/Lights-Out-Sleep-Sugar-Survival/dp/0671038680
Circadian Rhythm Slide Presentation from Dr. LePine
https://drhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/circadian-rhythm-.pdf
Dr. Hyman’s Sleep Master Class
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on this episode of the doctor's pharmacy, you know, we have rhythms in nature |
| 0:04.8 | We have the rising of the sun and the setting of the sun and then the lunar cycles and we have the the months and the seasons in the year |
| 0:13.3 | So it only makes sense that our body has its own cycles and own seasons |
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| 0:48.5 | A balanced blood sugar and a strong immune system. I love blending the Sun Goddess Macha powder with some hemp or oatmeal in a creamy latte |
| 0:55.8 | It's part of my morning ritual. I've also used it in recipes like my matcha poppy bread or very smoothies and it works great every time |
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| 1:45.8 | Slash Hyman with the code hymen for free shipping. Decades ago I read a book about how light dramatically influences our health |
| 1:52.8 | Because of its impact on our circadian rhythms. Ever since I've been fascinated with the research around light exposure and how we can use light to optimize our health |
| 2:01.8 | But our modern always on culture means we're now surrounded by LED and fluorescent bulbs and digital devices with bright lift screens that emit junk light around the clock |
| 2:10.8 | My friend Dave Asprey actually coined the phrase junk light to describe the excess of blue light as well as green and violet light that disrupt our circadian rhythms |
| 2:18.8 | Junk light reduces our ability to produce melatonin which is a key hormone for regulating our internal clocks, sleeping well and even aging well |
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