Keegan Allen

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  1. The Truth About Sugar Addiction And How It Affects Your Health

    02/04/2022

    The Truth About Sugar Addiction And How It Affects Your Health

    This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens, Paleovalley, and Rupa Health.   Sugar lights up the addiction center in our brains, just like heroin and cocaine. Yet many of us consume more sugar than we are aware of because it’s lurking in so many foods that we would never expect. The average person consumes 152 pounds of it per year! Sugar is not just responsible for an increased waistline but also impacts our metabolic health, immune systems, mental health, and more.   In today’s episode, I talk with Keegan Allen and Tom Hopper, Dr. Shebani Sethi Dalai, and Dr. Casey Means about why sugar addiction is so detrimental to our health and what we can do about it.   Keegan Allen is an American actor, musician, photographer, and author. He’s known for his main role as Toby Cavanaugh on the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars. Allen’s passion in his younger years tended towards photography, cinematography, and other roles behind the camera.   Tom Hopper is an English actor. He has appeared as Sir Percival in Merlin, Billy Bones in Black Sails, Dickon Tarly in Game of Thrones, and Luther Hargreeves in Netflix’s new show The Umbrella Academy.   Dr. Shebani Sethi Dalai is a double board-certified physician in Obesity Medicine and Psychiatry. She is the Founding Director of Stanford University’s Metabolic Psychiatry program and Silicon Valley Metabolic Psychiatry, a new center in the San Francisco Bay Area focused on optimizing brain health by integrating low carb nutrition, comprehensive psychiatric care, and treatment of obesity with associated metabolic disease.   Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford-trained physician, Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder of metabolic health company Levels, an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, and a Guest Lecturer at Stanford University. Dr. Means’ perspective has been recently featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Men's Health, Forbes, Business Insider, Techcrunch, Entrepreneur Magazine, Metabolism, Endocrine Today, and more.    This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens, Paleovalley, and Rupa Health.   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.   Paleovalley is offering my listeners 15% off their entire first order. Just go to paleovalley.com/hyman to check out all their clean Paleo products and take advantage of this deal.   Rupa Health is a place for Functional Medicine practitioners to access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, Great Plains, and more. You can check out a free live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.

    59 min
  2. How To Overcome Sugar Addiction with Keegan Allen and Tom Hopper

    07/01/2020

    How To Overcome Sugar Addiction with Keegan Allen and Tom Hopper

    How To Overcome Sugar Addiction with Keegan Allen and Tom Hopper | This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and chili I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say they wish they had more willpower to be able to quit sugar. But here’s the thing: it’s an actual physical addiction and the food industry strives to get us hooked on sugar. So, it’s not about willpower, it’s about biochemistry. The great news is that we can reset our biochemistry and those sugar cravings and take back our health. The more you avoid sugar and refined carbohydrates (which just turn into sugar in your body) the more your body recognizes the natural sweetness in healthy foods like blueberries or even a red bell pepper.  My guests on this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, Keegan Allen and Tom Hopper, have both been through the sugar struggle, and they’re here to share their inspiring stories of overcoming the addiction to discover their most vibrant health.  Keegan is an American actor, musician, photographer, and author. He’s known for his main role as Toby Cavanaugh on the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars. Allen's passion in his younger years tended towards photography, cinematography, and other roles behind the camera. Tom is an English actor. He has appeared as Sir Percival in Merlin, Billy Bones in Black Sails, Dickon Tarly in Game of Thrones, and Luther Hargreeves in Netflix’s new show The Umbrella Academy. This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and chili. ButcherBox makes it super easy to get humanely raised meat that you can trust by delivering it right to your doorstep. ButcherBox is committed to humanely raised animals that are never given antibiotics or added hormones and since they take out the middleman you get extra savings. ButcherBox is now gradually welcoming new customers due to increased demand, but only if you’re on the waitlist! So reserve your spot today at ButcherBox.com/FARMACY, and you’ll get an email when they’re ready to take your order.  With the summer heat creeping up this is the perfect time to improve your sleep with a cooler bed and support your overall wellness routine at the same time. Right now, chili is celebrating Christmas in July with the gift of 20% off any sleep system. Just go to chilitechnology.com and enter code HYMAN20 at checkout to get 20% off any chili sleep system until July 8th. Here are more of the details from our interview: The health scare that led Tom to cut out sugar and start to view food as medicine (3:58) Keegan’s health journey from being pre-diabetic to understanding that his diet was making him unwell (12:42) Lactose intolerance, infertility, and sugar (17:10) Food labeling and ingredient lists (25:56) The first step to take to improve your diet (32:43) The science of sugar and how sugar affects your immune system (35:53) Keegan’s experience resetting his diet and improving his health (43:43) Sugar, cancer, and the ketogenic diet (48:07) The 10-Reset available at getfarmacy.com or getfarmacy.com/free (51:26) Worsening health metrics among children (58:08) Follow Keegan Allen on Instagram @keeoone and on Twitter @KeeganAllen Follow Tom Hopper on Instagram @tom.hopperhops and on Twitter @Tomhopperhops

    1h 8m
  3. How To Break Your Sugar Addiction And Improve Your Overall Health

    12/11/2020

    How To Break Your Sugar Addiction And Improve Your Overall Health

    How To Break Your Sugar Addiction And Improve Your Overall Health | This episode is sponsored by Starseed Sugar is the core ingredient used by the food industry to make bad ingredients (processed flour and chemicals) taste good. It is also the root cause of why so many of us are sick. We become stuck in a vicious cycle of cravings; eating sugary foods that spike our blood sugar, thereby lighting up our brain’s pleasure center. This triggers more cravings, and we become powerless against our brain’s hardwired response to seek pleasure. It’s no wonder so many people feel trapped! In this mini-episode, we revisit Dr. Hyman’s conversation with actors Keegan Allen and Tom Hopper in which they discuss how they broke free from sugar addiction by becoming their own advocates, reading food labels, and choosing real, whole foods. Keegan Allen is an American actor, musician, photographer, and author. He’s known for his main role as Toby Cavanaugh on the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars.  Tom Hopper is an English actor. He has appeared as Sir Percival in Merlin, Billy Bones in Black Sails, Dickon Tarly in Game of Thrones, and Luther Hargreeves in Netflix’s new show The Umbrella Academy.  This episode is sponsored by Starseed. Save 20% on your Starseed order at Amazon.com/Starseed by using the code 20MARKHYMAN at checkout. Be sure to try their seeds, Omega oil, and butters. Find Dr. Hyman’s full length conversation with Keegan Allen and Tom Hopper, “How To Overcome Sugar Addiction,” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/KeeganAllenTomHopper/

    17 min
  4. Daily Steps To Reduce Your Chances Of Getting Cancer

    01/07/2022

    Daily Steps To Reduce Your Chances Of Getting Cancer

    This episode is sponsored by Thrive Market, Athletic Greens, and Rupa Health. The school of thought around cancer used to be focused only on the genetic component. But we now know that our environment—the air we breathe, the food we eat, even our relationships—has an enormous cellular impact on our ability to prevent and treat cancer. In this episode, my guests and I discuss the Functional Medicine approach to cancer, which empowers patients and practitioners to achieve the highest expression of health by working collaboratively to address the root causes of disease.  Drew Ramsey is a psychiatrist, author, farmer, and founder of the Brain Food Clinic in New York City, offering treatment and consultation for depression, anxiety, and emotional wellness concerns. He is the author of multiple books, including the award-winning cookbook Eat Complete: The 21 Nutrients that Fuel Brain Power, Boost Weight Loss and Transform Your Health. Dr. Todd LePine graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, specializing in Integrative Functional Medicine, and is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. He has been practicing Functional Medicine for over 15 years focusing on Optimal Aging, Bio-Detoxification, Gastrointestinal Health, Systemic Inflammation, Autoimmune disorders and the Neurobiology of mood and cognitive disorders. Dr. Elizabeth Boham is Board Certified in Family Medicine from Albany Medical School, and she is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and the Medical Director of The UltraWellness Center. Dr. Boham lectures on a variety of topics, including women’s health and breast cancer prevention, insulin resistance, heart health, weight control and allergies. Peter Attia is the founder of Attia Medical, PC, a medical practice with offices in San Diego and New York City, focusing on the applied science of longevity. His approach focuses on increasing lifespan by delaying the onset of chronic disease, while simultaneously improving “healthspan,” or quality of life. Tom Hopper is an English actor. He has appeared as Sir Percival in Merlin, Billy Bones in Black Sails, Dickon Tarly in Game of Thrones, and Luther Hargreeves in Netflix’s new show The Umbrella Academy. Keegan Allen is an American actor, musician, photographer, and author. He’s known for his main role as Toby Cavanaugh on the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars. Allen’s passion in his younger years tended towards photography, cinematography, and other roles behind the camera. This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market, Athletic Greens, and Rupa Health. When you join Thrive Market today, you can get an extra 40% off your first order and a free gift by going to thrivemarket.com/hyman.  Right now, Athletic Greens is offering my community 10 free travel packs of AG1 with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/hyman.    Rupa Health is a place for Functional Medicine practitioners to access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, Great Plains, and more. Check out a free live demo with a Q&A or create an account here.

    1h 58m
  5. Keegan Allen (Actor, Pretty Little Liars)

    09/03/2018

    Keegan Allen (Actor, Pretty Little Liars)

    This week, host Stephen Pulvirent and HODINKEE Senior Writer James Stacey sit down with actor Keegan Allen. Keegan will be a familiar face to regular HODINKEE readers, since he was featured in an episode of Talking Watches a few months ago. Beyond his love of watches and his career as an actor, Keegan is an avid photographer, musician, podcast host, and poet. The guy does it all. If you want a reminder of the joy that things like watches, music, photography, and more can bring on a personal level, just listen and I think you'll pick it up pretty quickly. Enjoy. Show Notes (1:11) Talking Watches With Keegan Allen (2:32) Keegan's Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675 with the bright blueberry bezel (3:50) James' Week On The Wrist with the Tudor Black Bay GMT (5:42) Keegan's Rolex Ref. 1680 Red Submariner (7:08) Keegan's Patek Philippe Aquanaut Ref. 5164A (8:10) Keegan's photo book Hollywood (9:23) Life.Love.Beauty (12:20) Kodachrome film (44:00) Cara hands on with the The Rolex Rainbow Daytona In Everose Gold (48:50) Paul McCartney on Carpool Karaoke (50:20) Keegan recommends that you visit Harper's Ferry (51:20) Keegan suggest you "try and get through" the first 20 minutes of Jim Carey's Dark Crimes (52:30) Keegan recommends you watch Rick and Morty (53:07) Keegan recommends you read The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (54:40) James suggests you check out All Fantasy Everything podcast (56:20) Stephen suggests you watch (or re-watch) The Devil Wears Prada

    58 min