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This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep and Athletic Greens.\n\xa0\nSugar is the number-one thing we can all use less of in our lives\u2014in fact, just thinking about it releases insulin! Sugar turns on many mechanisms of disease and death, including inflammation. It fuels cancer and heart disease, it drives hormonal changes, it slows metabolism, and it literally shuts down the body\u2019s ability to burn fat. On top of all that, sugar is highly addictive: the more we eat, the more we want.\xa0\nIn this episode of my Masterclass series, I am interviewed by my good friend and podcast host Dhru Purohit about why sugar is so harmful to our health, why the type of sugar really doesn\u2019t matter, and much more.\xa0\nDhru Purohit is a podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and investor in the health and wellness industry. His podcast, The Dhru Purohit Podcast, is a top-50 global health podcast with over 30 million unique downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.\nThis episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep and Athletic Greens.\n\xa0\nEight Sleep\u2019s Pod Pro mattress is so smart that it adjusts your temperature and also gives you individualized recommendations on how to sleep better the next night. To get yours, go to eightsleep.com/mark to check out the Pod Pro mattress or mattress cover and save $150 at checkout.\n\xa0\nAG1 contains 75 high-quality vitamins, minerals, whole-food sourced superfoods, probiotics, and adaptogens to support your entire body. 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.\n\xa0\nIn this episode, we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\n\xa0\n\nWhy sugar is so detrimental to your health (4:39 / 1:04)\xa0\n\nSugar dosage and how it compounds throughout the day (11:45 / 8:20)\xa0\n\nAre healthier sugar options really any better? (15:53 /11:23)\xa0\n\nThe many different types of sugar (19:43 / 16:02)\xa0\n\nWhat to look for to see how your body responds to sugar, including labs (28:21 / 24:35)\n\nQuestions from our community, including the impact of sugar on the microbiome, fungal overgrowth, natural food-based sugars, and more (37:20 / 33:46)\xa0\n\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices