This episode is sponsored by InsideTracker and Athletic Greens.There are 37 billion chemical reactions happening within your body every second. And every single one of these reactions requires vitamins and minerals to make it work. This is why what you put on your fork is the most important thing you do every day, and it’s why I say food isn’t like medicine—food is medicine. It’s information, and it’s the most powerful drug on the planet. It influences your capacity to live a rich, energetic, connected, soulful life.In today’s episode of a new series called Health Bites, I discuss how to use food as medicine. I share the principles of eating an optimal diet, a list of the foods we should avoid, my number-one food philosophy, and more!This episode is sponsored by InsideTracker and Athletic Greens.InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other. Right now they’re offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman.AG1 contains 75 high-quality vitamins, minerals, whole-food sourced superfoods, probiotics, and adaptogens to support your entire body. Right now when you purchase AG1 from Athletic Greens, you will receive 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman.Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):Why food is the most powerful tool in your medical toolbox (3:44 / 1:38)How food upgrades or downgrades your biological software with every bite (6:46 / 4:50)Nutrigenomics and personalized nutrition (10:01 / 7:47)What is the optimal diet? (13:13 / 11:03)What should we avoid? (17:17 / 15:03)My number-one food philosophy (18:38 / 16:26) Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.