Dr. Mark Hyman

I don't mean nuts.

I don't mean seeds.

I don't mean brown rice.

I mean sugar and starch.

And why this is so important is that types of diabetes and metabolic issues, prediabetes, metabolic syndrome, are not calorie problems.

They're

problem of carbohydrate intolerance and hormonal dysregulation.

Too much insulin drives all this, and it affects 90% of the population in some way or another.

That's huge.

So it's really important to understand that this is a revolutionary sentence.

So carb restriction is clear that it improves glycemic control.

Now, Virta Health is an incredible company.

I have nothing to do with it, but their data is compelling.

They use ketogenic diets, which is basically 75% fat, 5% carbs, and the rest protein.

and are reversing diabetes at a revolutionary rate, better than even gastric bypass.

You can put diabetes in remission in 60% of cases, get people off insulin most of the time, over 90%, 100% get off some of the main diabetes medications, really, really important.

So the beautiful thing about these dietary guidelines is it's not like there's one diet for everybody, but it acknowledges that personalization matters, that we're all different, that there's biological diversity.

Now get this, almost 80% of people abandon their New Year's resolutions by February.

After decades in medicine, here's what I learned.

Real change doesn't come from willpower alone.