Dr. Mark Hyman

And then let's sort of zoom out to talk about how, if someone's struggling with this, what do they need to think about and search for and look for in terms of diagnosis and treatment?

And then let's sort of zoom out to talk about how, if someone's struggling with this, what do they need to think about and search for and look for in terms of diagnosis and treatment?

And then let's sort of zoom out to talk about how, if someone's struggling with this, what do they need to think about and search for and look for in terms of diagnosis and treatment?

So basically, she's using drugs like stimulants, like sugar and caffeine, basically. So she was trying to self-medicate through... through food, and it helped for a little bit, but it would probably have a big downside for her, right?

So basically, she's using drugs like stimulants, like sugar and caffeine, basically. So she was trying to self-medicate through... through food, and it helped for a little bit, but it would probably have a big downside for her, right?

So basically, she's using drugs like stimulants, like sugar and caffeine, basically. So she was trying to self-medicate through... through food, and it helped for a little bit, but it would probably have a big downside for her, right?

That's important for everybody, right? For anybody, those things are just foundational. Then the question is like, what else goes on with these people that's not just fixed by having an optimum lifestyle? Because often these people have a great lifestyle, but they still are struggling. And let me, before you dive into the details, I just want to point out to everybody that

That's important for everybody, right? For anybody, those things are just foundational. Then the question is like, what else goes on with these people that's not just fixed by having an optimum lifestyle? Because often these people have a great lifestyle, but they still are struggling. And let me, before you dive into the details, I just want to point out to everybody that

That's important for everybody, right? For anybody, those things are just foundational. Then the question is like, what else goes on with these people that's not just fixed by having an optimum lifestyle? Because often these people have a great lifestyle, but they still are struggling. And let me, before you dive into the details, I just want to point out to everybody that

You know, functional medicine is the medicine of why, not what. You know, what happens is in traditional medicine, you get a diagnosis, ADHD, and then immediately we have the solution, which is a drug. In functional medicine, we don't do that. We don't stop at the diagnosis. We go, okay, well, we have this diagnosis. What's the cause? What's the why? And so then we have a way of

You know, functional medicine is the medicine of why, not what. You know, what happens is in traditional medicine, you get a diagnosis, ADHD, and then immediately we have the solution, which is a drug. In functional medicine, we don't do that. We don't stop at the diagnosis. We go, okay, well, we have this diagnosis. What's the cause? What's the why? And so then we have a way of

You know, functional medicine is the medicine of why, not what. You know, what happens is in traditional medicine, you get a diagnosis, ADHD, and then immediately we have the solution, which is a drug. In functional medicine, we don't do that. We don't stop at the diagnosis. We go, okay, well, we have this diagnosis. What's the cause? What's the why? And so then we have a way of

assessing people through a medical history, through lab testing, what the underlying things are that are causing the brain to be so chaotic and dysfunctional and asynchronous that's driving the symptoms. So tell us now, what did you do diagnostically to figure this out? And what did you find in this patient?

assessing people through a medical history, through lab testing, what the underlying things are that are causing the brain to be so chaotic and dysfunctional and asynchronous that's driving the symptoms. So tell us now, what did you do diagnostically to figure this out? And what did you find in this patient?

assessing people through a medical history, through lab testing, what the underlying things are that are causing the brain to be so chaotic and dysfunctional and asynchronous that's driving the symptoms. So tell us now, what did you do diagnostically to figure this out? And what did you find in this patient?

That's like the immune system in the brain. So basically, because the gut is out of balance, it's driving inflammation in the body, and that creates inflammation in the brain, and you get the activation of the brain immune system, which creates a whole sort of brain-on-fire issue.

That's like the immune system in the brain. So basically, because the gut is out of balance, it's driving inflammation in the body, and that creates inflammation in the brain, and you get the activation of the brain immune system, which creates a whole sort of brain-on-fire issue.

That's like the immune system in the brain. So basically, because the gut is out of balance, it's driving inflammation in the body, and that creates inflammation in the brain, and you get the activation of the brain immune system, which creates a whole sort of brain-on-fire issue.

It's almost like an allergy response. You have this inability to break down a lot of histamine, and then it creates an immune response that's almost like an allergy, and that affects brain inflammation is what you're saying.

It's almost like an allergy response. You have this inability to break down a lot of histamine, and then it creates an immune response that's almost like an allergy, and that affects brain inflammation is what you're saying.