Why Making Food Taste Better Makes it Healthier

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Dan Barber and Mark Hyman in conversation at table

The Doctor’s Farmacy

I’m a big believer in the farm to table movement, but with one major caveat: you can’t skim the cream!

What I’m saying is that we can’t cherry pick when it comes to our crops, growing the same ones over and over (even if they’re grown organically), and assume that it is a sound ecological practice. Just like humans need a diversity of foods to get the right nutrients, soil needs a diversity of plants grown on it and even the right animal inputs in order to be nutrient dense, too.

On this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m joined by mastermind chef and regenerative agriculture advocate Dan Barber.

Dan is breaking the conventional ways we eat, cook, and think about food. He is the chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns and the author of The Third Plate. He also co-founded Row 7 Seed Company, a seed company bringing together chefs and plant breeders in the development of new varieties of vegetables and grains. Dan has received multiple James Beard awards including Best Chef: New York City (2006) and the country’s Outstanding Chef (2009).

In this episode, it’s clear how mutually passionate Dan and I are about changing the current food system and doing so in a way that promotes health and supports the environment.

Join me and Dan for this fascinating discussion on promoting a more balanced and nutritious food system through the power of cooking, seed breeding, and more.

Why Making Food Taste Better Makes it Healthier

The Doctor’s Farmacy

Why Making Food Taste Better Makes it Healthier was originally published on Dr. Mark Hyman's website, May 22, 2019. Used with permission.

About the Author

Mark Hyman

Mark Hyman, M.D., is a practicing family physician and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine.

He is the founder and director of The UltraWellness Center, Senior Advisor for the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, a fourteen-time New York Times best-selling author,