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Mark Hyman

Functional Medicine Pioneer, Bestselling Author, and Health Policy Advocate

  • Functional Medicine
  • Nutrition and Food as Medicine
  • Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
  • Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine
  • Health Systems and Policy Reform
  • Medical Communication and Public Education
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About Mark Hyman

Mark Hyman - Biography

Mark Hyman, M.D. is a practicing family physician and internationally recognized leader in functional medicine. He is a fifteen-time New York Times bestselling author, founder of The UltraWellness Center, and chief medical officer of Function Health.

Mark Hyman earned his B.A. from Cornell University and graduated magna cum laude from the Ottawa University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of San Francisco's program at the Community Hospital of Santa Rosa. Early in his career, Dr. Hyman served for 30 years on the clinical faculty at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA), where he achieved the rank of Associate Professor of Medicine Emeritus. Dr. Hyman is the founder and director of The UltraWellness Center and played a foundational role in establishing the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, where he serves as founder and senior advisor. He is also co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Function Health and Board President for Clinical Affairs for The Institute for Functional Medicine. Beyond clinical practice, Dr. Hyman has become a prolific author and public health advocate. He is a fifteen-time New York Times bestselling author whose works include 'Ultraprevention', 'UltraMetabolism', 'The UltraMind Solution', 'The Blood Sugar Solution', 'Eat Fat, Get Thin', 'Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?', 'The Pegan Diet', 'Food: What the Heck Should I Cook?', and 'Young Forever'.

Learn from Mark when you're...

  • Managing or Reversing Chronic Diseases
  • Optimizing Nutrition and Dietary Habits
  • Addressing Healthcare System Limitations
  • Building Sustainable Lifestyle Changes
  • Understanding Food's Role in Longevity
  • Navigating Gut Health Issues
  • Advocating for Health System Reform
  • Integrating Diagnostic Testing into Health Optimization
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  • ✓Functional Medicine
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  • ✓Integrative And Lifestyle Medicine

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  • •Address Root Causes, Not Symptoms - Look upstream to understand what's driving health problems
  • •Food as Medicine - The meals you eat are powerful healing signals
  • •Treat Your Body as an Interconnected System, Not Isolated Parts
  • •Functional Medicine

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