Are You Nutrient Deficient? The Hidden Factors of Accelerated Aging | Rhonda Patrick - ENCORE

Hi there. It's doctor Mark Hyman. I just wanna start by saying how grateful I am that you're here. Every week, you choose to spend a little of your time with me, and that means more than you know. As we wind down for the holiday season, we're gonna be taking a short break, but we didn't wanna leave you without something great to listen to. So today, we're revisiting our most popular episodes of twenty twenty five, my conversation with doctor Rhonda Patrick. She's a leading expert in nutritional science and aging. And in this episode, we break down why nearly seventy percent of Americans are deficient in vitamin d and what that means for longevity. We look at the overlooked role of magnesium in metabolism, blood sugar and brain function, and why our current food system leaves so many of us malnourished even when we think we're eating a, quote, healthy diet. We also explore the best ways to assess and correct micronutrient imbalances so you can support optimal health from the inside out. When we think about healthy aging, we often think about our external appearance. But beneath the surface, proteins like collagen, elastin, and keratin play a big role in keeping tissues strong and resilient. All of these proteins are built from amino acids, especially the essential ones our bodies can't make on their own. Getting enough of these building blocks helps support not just muscle, but also the structural proteins that support skin elasticity, thicker hair, and stronger nails. Perfect amino provides those essential amino acids in carefully balanced ratios to support protein synthesis throughout the body. It's a simple way to help your body do what it's designed to do, repair, rebuild, and maintain your body's strength and resilience from the inside out. You can learn more at bodyhealth.com, and don't forget to use code Hyman 20 for 20% off your first order. So, Rhonda, it's so great to have you on the doctor Hyman Show. Welcome. And I've been looking forward to this for a long time. I think, given you're one of the few scientists out there in the public sphere who's actually communicating science and data in ways that have a lot of integrity and that adhere to kind of some common sense principles that, you know, a lot of things out in the blogosphere or the podcast world are often, you know, a little bit, you know, extreme, and you kind of really take a very science based approach. So I'm really thrilled to have you on the podcast. And and the topic I wanna really dive into is, micronutrients, vitamins, minerals, maybe some phytochemicals, but, you know, there's so much confusion and controversy. And and, you know, the medical professions historically said, you know, you don't really need multivitamin mineral if you're eating a healthy diet. Well, first of all, most of us don't eat a healthy diet. And second of all, you know, the idea that that vitamins …