Dr. Mark Hyman

And people are really unhappy with the conventional medicine approach to their issues. What I'm really excited to talk to you about today with my colleague, George Papanikolaou, who's one of the physicians at the Ultra Wellness Center, is a very common problem, which is attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD, whatever you want to call it.

And this is a problem. Now, when I was a kid, there was that one kid in my class, I think his name was Patty Ainsworth, I still remember his name, who was that troublemaker who had, I'm sure had ADHD and that was it. Now it's increased from 1% of the population when I was born to 11.4% of kids. That's a big problem. 8% of them are on medication. So why are we having this problem?

And this is a problem. Now, when I was a kid, there was that one kid in my class, I think his name was Patty Ainsworth, I still remember his name, who was that troublemaker who had, I'm sure had ADHD and that was it. Now it's increased from 1% of the population when I was born to 11.4% of kids. That's a big problem. 8% of them are on medication. So why are we having this problem?

And this is a problem. Now, when I was a kid, there was that one kid in my class, I think his name was Patty Ainsworth, I still remember his name, who was that troublemaker who had, I'm sure had ADHD and that was it. Now it's increased from 1% of the population when I was born to 11.4% of kids. That's a big problem. 8% of them are on medication. So why are we having this problem?

Why is it so prevalent? And rather than just saying, let's medicate it and diagnose it, let's talk about why we've seen this increase and then how do we approach it with a new way of thinking, which is really the root cause approach of functional medicine. So I want to introduce you, George Papanikolaou is one of the physicians at the Altruist Wellness Center.

Why is it so prevalent? And rather than just saying, let's medicate it and diagnose it, let's talk about why we've seen this increase and then how do we approach it with a new way of thinking, which is really the root cause approach of functional medicine. So I want to introduce you, George Papanikolaou is one of the physicians at the Altruist Wellness Center.

Why is it so prevalent? And rather than just saying, let's medicate it and diagnose it, let's talk about why we've seen this increase and then how do we approach it with a new way of thinking, which is really the root cause approach of functional medicine. So I want to introduce you, George Papanikolaou is one of the physicians at the Altruist Wellness Center.

By the way, if you're listening and you're excited to kind of learn more about what we're doing at the Ultra Wellness Center, you can go to ultrawellnesscenter.com and learn how to become a patient and learn about all the resources we have to help you think through complex chronic disease issues that are not dealt with well by traditional medicine.

By the way, if you're listening and you're excited to kind of learn more about what we're doing at the Ultra Wellness Center, you can go to ultrawellnesscenter.com and learn how to become a patient and learn about all the resources we have to help you think through complex chronic disease issues that are not dealt with well by traditional medicine.

By the way, if you're listening and you're excited to kind of learn more about what we're doing at the Ultra Wellness Center, you can go to ultrawellnesscenter.com and learn how to become a patient and learn about all the resources we have to help you think through complex chronic disease issues that are not dealt with well by traditional medicine.

This is something that a lot of people struggle with. And when you see an increase of 1,000% in a condition like this, probably 1,100% if you look at the data, something's going on. And the question is, why are we seeing such an increase in the prevalence of this disease? Is it something that we have to endure and take medications for for the rest of our life?

This is something that a lot of people struggle with. And when you see an increase of 1,000% in a condition like this, probably 1,100% if you look at the data, something's going on. And the question is, why are we seeing such an increase in the prevalence of this disease? Is it something that we have to endure and take medications for for the rest of our life?

This is something that a lot of people struggle with. And when you see an increase of 1,000% in a condition like this, probably 1,100% if you look at the data, something's going on. And the question is, why are we seeing such an increase in the prevalence of this disease? Is it something that we have to endure and take medications for for the rest of our life?

Or is there another way of thinking about it that can address the root causes and help people feel better and address some of the symptoms we're having?

Or is there another way of thinking about it that can address the root causes and help people feel better and address some of the symptoms we're having?

Or is there another way of thinking about it that can address the root causes and help people feel better and address some of the symptoms we're having?

But it doesn't explain everything. I mean, 1,100%, maybe even if it was half of those cases were new criteria that helped us sort of broaden the criteria to diagnose people, Maybe it's half or even a quarter, but even if it's 200% to 500% increase, it's still crazy.

But it doesn't explain everything. I mean, 1,100%, maybe even if it was half of those cases were new criteria that helped us sort of broaden the criteria to diagnose people, Maybe it's half or even a quarter, but even if it's 200% to 500% increase, it's still crazy.

But it doesn't explain everything. I mean, 1,100%, maybe even if it was half of those cases were new criteria that helped us sort of broaden the criteria to diagnose people, Maybe it's half or even a quarter, but even if it's 200% to 500% increase, it's still crazy.

That's why I think we're seeing, we're seeing more cases. Well, that may be explaining part of it, George, but I think, you know, when we think about the spectrum of brain disorders, whether it's autism or ADD or the fact that one in six kids have some neurodevelopmental issue, you know, there's something else going on.