Mark Hyman
American doctor
Hyman is one of the most prominent proponents of functional medicine,[24] a controversial form of alternative medicine that lacks evidence for its use.[25][9][26][27]
From: Hallie Biden
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 2:05 PM
To: Mark Hyman
Subject: Re: checking in
Hi Mark,
Are you available anytime today to talk?
I do have some questions..
1) what to eat when stomach having issues? — WHAT KIND OF ISSUES — ? IS HE HAVING BLOATING/DIARRHEA/GAS/CONSTIPATION?
2) why not dairy? It has the least amount of sugar/carbs.. IT IS VERY INFLAMMATORY AND IS LINKED TO MANY TYPES OF CANCER AND HAS CANCER CAUSING GROWTH HORMONES IN IT
3) we met a friend who has the same diagnosis as Beau, He is doing really well. They (monitored through Johns Hopkins)have put him on a modified Atkins diet. He was having seizures from the GBM. He is doing really well on it, seizures decreased and speech and motor improvements. Just thought it was interesting and I wanted to share it with you. YES THIS IS THE DIET I RECOMMENDED WHICH IS MY 10 DAY DETOX DIET – BUT WITH LOTS OF LOW STARCH PLANT FOODS
4) Do gluten free things work on your diet or does it still have carbs? NO GLUTEN FREE PRODUCTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE LOTS OF SUGAR AND STARCH WHICH IS HARMFUL TO BRAIN
5) how about almond meal for pancakes and pizza crust? -THAT WORKS!
6)are there any tortilla’s (engine 9?)that he can eat to wrap things in like eggs or chicken? how about a little rice paper for “spring rolls” at restaurant? A LITTLE RICE PAPER CAN WORK BUT IT IS NOT THAT LOW GLYCEMIC
7)Your diet seems similar to the paleo diet, what are the differences? IT IS MUCH HIGHER IN PHYTONUTRIENTS –SEE MY ARTICLE PALEO-VEGAN http://drhyman.com/blog/2014/11/07/pegan-paleo-vegan/
8)what about bean soups? too much carbs? Lentil? split pea? Minestrone without the pasta? I WOULD AVOID IT AND GO ON A VERY LOW CARB DIET –
9) how about garbanzo beans added to salad? SAME AS ABOVE
10) How about soy? Tofu? soybeans? THIS CAN BE OK – TEMPEH OR TOFU – NON GMO ORGANIC – BECAUSE IS IS VERY LOW GLYCEMIC
At this point we are thinking to hold off on the bloodwork for Beau. We can discuss this on the phone if you would like. We are happy with the Diet and how he is feeling on it. We are not sure if we are ready for the supplements at this time. The diet and meds he is on, PT, OT, Speech, MRI’s, and bi-weekly treatments is all consuming and we are not sure if ready to add more yet. I DO THINK THE LABS AND THE SUPPLEMENTS CAN MAKE A BIG BIG DIFFERENCE.. HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THAT TOO.. LET ME KNOW WHEN IS GOOD – WE CAN DO SKYPE – I AM IN LONDON FOR THE WEEK.
I am at work but should be available to talk after 1:00.
Are you available then?
Thanks,
Hallie