Mark Hyman
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- Milken Institute1h 1m
Building Businesses for Impact and Purpose | Global Conference 2025
Devi Brown, Jessica Alba, Mark Hyman, Moj Mahdara, Pritika Swarup, Quentin Vennie
Leaders from Honest Company, Function Health, Procti Beauty, Equity, and Kinship Ventures discuss pivoting from advocacy or individual care to scalable, for-profit models that democratize access to ethical health and wellness solutions. The panel highlights critical strategies for maintaining brand integrity during rapid expansion while leveraging technology to reduce preventive care costs, such as Function Health's $4.99 MRI offering and the shift toward predictive, data-driven healthcare. By addressing systemic barriers in supply chains and investor expectations, these founders aim to transform wellness from a luxury for the few into an accessible necessity for diverse communities, including marginalized populations historically excluded from the industry.
- Milken Institute58 min
Gut Feeling: Food, Microbiome, and Disease Prevention
Julie DiBiase, Robynne Chutkan, Rob Knight, David Perlmutter, Karen Sandell Sfanos, Robin Chutkan, Mark Hyman
Leading experts in functional medicine and microbiome research convened to establish that diet and environmental exposure fundamentally dictate human health by shaping the trillions of symbiotic microbes governing metabolism and immunity. Their discussions highlighted critical interventions, ranging from plant-rich dietary protocols that promote beneficial bacteria like *Akkermansia* to germ-free animal studies proving that specific microbial strains can transmit diseases such as cancer and autoimmune disorders. Ultimately, the panel advocates for a shift toward personalized medicine that utilizes longitudinal microbiome data and holistic lifestyle changes to prevent chronic illness rather than relying on transient pharmaceutical fixes.
- Milken Institute57 min
Confronting the Obesity and Diabetes Epidemics
William Dietz, Kelly Close, Sean Duffy, Mark Hyman, Joshua Riff, Hugh Waters
This panel addresses the $3.4 trillion annual economic burden of chronic diseases in the U.S., where obesity drives nearly half the costs and disproportionately affects underserved populations through a broken primary care capacity. Experts from organizations like Cleveland Clinic, Omada, and OnDuo demonstrated that community-based food pharmacy models and digital health platforms can dramatically reverse conditions like diabetes and heart failure while reducing costs by up to 80%. To scale these life-saving interventions, the discussion emphasized an urgent need to shift from episodic "sick care" to value-based reimbursement systems that fund "food as medicine" and community health workers.
- Milken Institute36 min
Addressing Social Determinants to Improve Health Outcomes
Anand Parekh, Karen DeSalvo, Esther Dyson, Sergio Matos, Alan Moses, Lydia, Mark Hyman, Helen
Former health officials and community leaders convened to argue that social determinants like housing and food security drive 80% of health outcomes, citing Humana and CMS data where interventions yielded significant cost savings and improved well-being. Despite evidence supporting community health workers and local partnerships, the panel identified rigid funding structures, actuarial caution, and an overreliance on randomized trials as primary barriers to mainstreaming these models. Strategic recommendations include integrating social factors into Medicaid reimbursement, shifting from short-term grants to sustainable community ownership, and redefining health as a systemic design issue rather than a purely clinical one.
- Milken Institute59 min
Eating Right: Achieving Maximum Wellness Through Nutrition
Alexia Brue, Shane Emmett, Nick Green, Mark Hyman, Patrick Smith, Nick Orloveyski, Mark Blyth, JR.
At the Milken Conference, a panel moderated by Alexia Brew of Well and Good brought together Dr. Mark Hyman and industry leaders Nick Orlove, Shane Emmett, and Patrick Smith to address systemic failures in nutrition caused by industry-conflicted science and outdated government guidelines. The group synthesized diverse solutions ranging from Hyman's "pegan" dietary framework and emerging data on keto's therapeutic potential to business models by Thrive Market, Health Warrior, and Territory that aim to democratize access to whole foods. Ultimately, the panelists identified a critical inflection point where private innovation and a growing public demand for personalized nutrition are converging to disrupt a food system historically skewed by subsidies for processed commodities.