"Eating real food is the most revolutionary act we can be a part of. For more than 30 years I’ve been sharing the message that food is medicine and I’ve seen amazing results for my patients’ health and happiness; I hope you’ll join me and reclaim your own." - Dr. Mark Hyman

Nutrition, finally explained. Dr. Hyman breaks through the diet wars, sharing what the science really says on everything from meat and dairy to grains, legumes, seafood, and more, and explains how we can eat to truly thrive.

For a look at all his favorite recipes using food as medicine, check out his companion cookbook, “Food: What the Heck Should I Cook?” which FAIM has reviewed. FAIM has also recommended other books written by Dr. Hyman for good reason. Dr. Hyman is a leader in the field of natural medicine as one can see from his bio below.

Mark Hyman, MD, believes that we all deserve a life of vitality – and that we have the potential to create it for ourselves. As a result, he is dedicated to tackling the root causes of chronic disease by harnessing the power of Functional Medicine to transform healthcare. Dr. Hyman and his team work every day to empower people, organizations, and communities to heal their bodies and minds, and improve our social and economic resilience.

Dr. Hyman is a practicing family physician, an eleven-time New York Times bestselling author, and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in his field. He is the Director the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. He is also the founder and medical director of The UltraWellness Center, chairman of the board of the Institute for Functional Medicine, a medical editor of The Huffington Post, and was a regular medical contributor on many television shows including CBS This Morning, Today Show, CNN, and The View, Katie and The Dr. Oz Show. Dr. Hyman is also a Guest Writer for the Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine.

He is the winner of the Linus Pauling Award, The Nantucket Project Award, and was inducted in the Books for Better Life Hall of Fame.

He is as an advisor and guest co-host on The Dr. Oz Show and is on the board of Dr. Oz’s HealthCorps, which tackles the obesity epidemic by educating American students about nutrition. With Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Michael Roizen, Dr. Hyman crafted and helped introduce the Take Back Your Health Act of 2009 to the United States Senate to provide for reimbursement of lifestyle treatment of chronic disease. And with Tim Ryan in 2015, helped introduce the ENRICH Act into Congress to fund nutrition in medical education. Dr. Hyman plays a substantial role in a major film produced by Laurie David and Katie Couric, released in 2014, called “Fed Up,” which addresses childhood obesity. For more information, visit Dr. Hyman's website.