Is it possible to create a food system that promotes health, not disease? One that regenerates ecosystems, reverses climate change, and ensures no one, least of all the poorest in society, is endangered?

My guest on this week’s podcast believes it is. He is functional medicine doctor and New York Times bestselling author, Dr Mark Hyman. Mark and I talk about everything from how processed food is addictive by design, to the powerful role good nutrition, from real food, could have in hospitals, schools and prisons. We discuss why soil depletion from intensive farming is one of the biggest drivers of climate change – and why that vegan burger may not be the environmentally friendly option.

Despite the serious subject matter of this conversation, I’m sure you’ll come away feeling hopeful. Mark doesn’t simply highlight the problems we’re facing. He identifies the ‘fix’, providing practical, positive solutions. It’s a call to action that we can all do our bit to answer.

Watch the video version of this interview in full below.

Watch Interview Video

Further learning:

• Quantis Study: Accounting for soil impacts in carbon footprints
• Carbon Footprint Evaluation of Regenerative Grazing at White Oak Pastures
• Eat To Beat Disease by William Li
• Fed Up Film trailer

Articles:

• Growing Food, Growing Climate Change: Why We Need An Agricultural Shift
• Exclusive: Read Chapter 1 of my next book, Food Fix
• You don’t need to be vegan to save the planet