Episode · Honestly with Bari Weiss · 2025-04-15

Bari Weiss & Dr. Mark Hyman: books mentioned on Honestly with Bari Weiss

A Guide to Your Healthiest Life, with Dr. Mark Hyman

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Dr. Mark Hyman recommended Good Food on a Tight Budget by Environmental Working Group (Washington and others, Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss, Brain Train by Richard Palmer and others, Walden by Henry David Thoreau, and Desolation Angels by Jack Kerouac, and discussed Consilience by E. O. Wilson, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn, Prepare the Way of the Lord by The Rev. Dr. Daniel W. Selbo and others, and The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Consilience

    E. O. Wilson · at 17:01

    Consilience by E.O. Wilson is a celebrated nonfiction work that explores the unity of knowledge by proposing an overarching framework to connect the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

    Discussed
    “I Wilson's I read his book Consilience, the unit of knowledge. He talked about this this sort of framework that connects all these disciplines together in in sort of social sciences sciences and he said there's no theory of medicine.”
    Where to get it
  2. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    Thomas S. Kuhn · at 17:31

    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn is a seminal work in the philosophy of science that examines how scientific fields undergo dramatic shifts in understanding, famously coining the term paradigm shift.

    Discussed
    “I mean you know you I don't know if you ever heard of the book the structure of scientific revolutions by Thomas Co. You talked about this idea of normal science.”
    Where to get it
  3. Prepare the Way of the Lord

    The Rev. Dr. Daniel W. Selbo, The Rev. Dr. David Wendel, North American Lutheran Church · at 26:00

    The North American Lutheran Church publication explores theological foundations and spiritual preparation within a contemporary framework.

    Discussed
    “And it was the uh Wendel Bear wrote a book about this called the unsettling of America. And it was about the destruction of family farms and the the the centralization and the aggregation of big agricultural uh sort of organizations.”
    Where to get it
  4. The Unsettling of America

    Wendell Berry · at 26:00 · mentioned 2 times

    The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry is a critique of modern industrial agriculture that explores the decline of family farming and the cultural consequences of treating land as a mere commodity.

    Discussed
    “And it was the Wendel Bear wrote a book about this called the unsettling of America. And it was about the destruction of family farms and the the the centralization and the aggregation of big agricultural”
    Where to get it
  5. Good Food on a Tight Budget

    Environmental Working Group (Washington, D.C.); Share Our Strength · at 29:21

    Good Food on a Tight Budget by the Environmental Working Group and Share Our Strength is a practical guide designed to help individuals and families purchase and prepare nutritious meals affordably.

    Recommended
    “So I gave them a guide called Good Food on a Tight Budget from the Environmental Working Group. How to eat well for your wallet, good for the planet, and good for your health.”
    Where to get it
  6. Salt Sugar Fat

    Michael Moss · at 54:56

    Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss is an investigative account exposing how major food corporations intentionally engineer processed foods using specific bliss points to maximize consumer cravings.

    Recommended
    “Michael Moss wrote a book about this called Salt, Sugar, and Fatty. interviewed 300 different food industry executives and scientists and whistleblowers.”
    Where to get it
  7. Brain Train

    Richard Palmer, Chris Pope · at 1:17:32

    Brain Energy by Chris Palmer is a groundbreaking work exploring metabolic psychiatry and the connection between nutrition, mitochondrial function, and mental health conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

    Recommended
    “You got Chris Palmer who wrote a book called Brain Energy talking about how he cured schizophrenics by changing their diet and bipolar disease.”
    Where to get it
  8. Walden

    Henry David Thoreau · at 1:55:07

    Walden by Henry David Thoreau is a classic transcendentalist work that chronicles the author's experiment in simple living and self-reliance near Walden Pond.

    Recommended
    “Uh was Walden by Henry Theorough, which basically structured my vision of what life could and should look like and how to live.”
    Where to get it
  9. Desolation Angels

    Jack Kerouac · at 1:55:16 · mentioned 2 times

    Desolation Angels is an autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac that chronicles his travels, spiritual quests, and encounters with fellow Beat generation figures, capturing the countercultural ethos of the era.

    Recommended
    “and Um, it wasn't one book, but it was Jack Carowak as an author, maybe Desolation Angels, which really kind of set me out on this path of being on the wild adventure”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet Cookbook
“And I wrote a book about it called the 10day detox diet. And and I created an online program.”
Plugged Young Forever
“I wrote a book called Young Forever and they were, you know, lots of people drinking wine every day.”
Plugged The Purpose-Driven Life
“Um, we actually wrote a book about it called the Daniel Plan. It was a number one New York Times bestseller and it won the Christian Book of the Year award which I think I'm the only Jew to win that award.”
Plugged The Daniel Plan
“Um, we actually wrote a book about it called the Daniel Plan. It was a number one New York Times bestseller and it won the Christian Book of the Year award”
Plugged The UltraMind Solution
“And I wrote a book about this 15 years ago called The Ultramind Solution about how to fix your broken brain by fixing your body first.”
Plugged Food Fix
“I wrote a book about it called Food Fix: How to Save Our Health, Our Economy.”