In this episode of Sober Head Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Mark Hyman, one of the world’s leading voices in functional medicine, metabolic health, longevity, and food policy. We explore why chronic disease is rising globally, why metabolic dysfunction is often missed by standard medical testing, and how ultra-processed foods, sugar, starch, pesticides, seed oils, and modern food systems are reshaping our health.

Dr. Hyman explains why obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease, depression, anxiety, Alzheimer’s, autism, MS, and other chronic conditions cannot be understood only as personal failures. Instead, many of these issues may be linked to systemic problems in food production, medical education, pharmaceutical incentives, environmental toxins, and the modern lifestyle. We also discuss insulin resistance, why fasting glucose and HbA1c can look normal while someone is still metabolically unhealthy, the importance of measuring insulin, the gut-brain connection, leaky gut, leaky brain, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial health, GLP-1 drugs, peptides, stem cells, gene therapies, urolithin A, spermidine, sauna, cold exposure, protein needs with aging, and the future of functional medicine.

One of the most powerful parts of the conversation is Dr. Hyman’s message for Turkey: traditional Turkish food culture may already be one of the best longevity foundations; olive oil, yogurt, eggs, vegetables, legumes, herbs, real food, quality protein, and community. His warning is clear: protect your traditions, and do not become fully Americanized by ultra-processed food culture. This episode is a deep conversation about personal responsibility, food policy, metabolic health, functional medicine, brain inflammation, longevity, and the future of medicine.

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Dr. Mark Hyman, MD Website: https://drhyman.com/pages/about-dr-hyman
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ultrawellness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarkhyman/

Special thanks to T.C. Istanbul Gedik University https://www.gedik.edu.tr/en/

00:00-04:19 Giriş. Introducing Mark Hyman.
04:19-06:59 30 Yıl Önce Yanıldığı Şey: Düşük Yağ, Yüksek Karbonhidrat Diyeti
06:59-07:40 Glyphosate, Pesticides and the Hidden Cost of Modern Agriculture
07:40-10:08 Are Seed Oils Really Dangerous?
10:08-13:05 Metabolic Health: Why Normal Blood Sugar Is Not Enough
13:05-15:21 Sugar, Bread, Fructose and Fatty Liver Disease
15:21-16:57 Brain Inflammation: Depression, Anxiety, Autism and Alzheimer’s
16:57-20:09 Autism, the Microbiome and What Mothers Need to Know
20:09-23:16 Modern Medicine, Big Pharma and the GLP-1 Debate
23:16-24:03 Mitochondria: Energy, Trauma, Stress and Cellular Health
24:03-25:59 Sauna, Cold Exposure and the Science of Longevity
25:59-26:55 Why Protein Needs Increase With Age
26:55-27:43 Gene Therapies, Stem Cells and the Future of Medicine
27:43-28:51 Peptides: Medical Tool or Longevity Hype?
28:51-30:39 Urolithin A and Spermidine
30:39-35:12 Is Health Becoming a Privilege for the Wealthy?
35:12-38:56 Mark Hyman’s Message to Turkey: Protect Your Food Culture
38:56-39:01 Wrap up.

*About Ayık Kafa* Dr. Esra Çavuşoğlu, PhD, took her studies, starting from her personal treatment experiences and continuing with her clinical psychology education, to the next level by completing her PhD focused on Addiction. Dr. Esra in Ayık Kafa podcast discusses the world’s latest technologies, protocols, products and research in the fields of Biohacking and Longevity, while sharing first-hand information and experiences about the Disease of Addiction, as well as her latest academic studies.

*About Dr. Esra Çavuşoğlu, PhD* Longevilab’s founder, Dr. Esra, is a United States and internationally trained clinical psychologist and a certified addiction therapist in New York. She served as International Development Advisor on the Yale University Faculty of Medicine Clinical Advisory Board. She is the founder and supervisor of Gaziantep Oya Bahadır Yüksel Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Esra is the designer and implementer of the Turkey Rehabilitation Model. Dr. Esra founded the Contemporary Addiction Studies Association (ÇABAÇAD) in order to combat Turkey’s growing addiction problem.

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