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And if you're looking for curated and trusted supplements and health products for your routine, visit my website, Supplement Store, for a summary of my favorite and tested products. Hi, I'm Dr. Mark Hyman, a practicing physician and proponent of systems medicine, a framework to help you understand the why or the root cause of your symptoms. Welcome to the doctor's pharmacy.
Every week, I bring on interesting guests to discuss the latest topics in the field of functional medicine and do a deep dive on how these topics pertain to your health. In today's episode, I have some interesting discussions with other experts in the field. So let's just jump right in.
The World Health Organization, right now, if you go on their website, will say that stress is the health epidemic of the 21st century. That's an alarming statement. The health epidemic. Wow. Yeah. I mean, that's incredible. And then... I might fight a little bit with that. I think food per food problem is a big one. Right up there. It's right up there.
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