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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson reveals shocking battle with years-long health issue
For a guy who's known for his impressive physique, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has always seemed indestructible. But behind the tough-guy acting and countless WWE appearances, the 53-year-old star was privately dealing with a gut health issue that stumped doctors and disrupted his daily life for years. In a conversation on The Mark Hyman Show, Johnson recently revealed that he had been suffering in silence from an ongoing digestive problem with no clear diagnosis. 'I feel great - and that's the odd thing - but I just can't crack it,' he told host Dr. Mark Hyman about how he felt prior to connecting with him. Despite feeling physically strong, something in The Rock's system just wasn't working right. But the turning point came in late 2023 during a conversation with his longtime business partner and former agent, Ari Emanuel, who encouraged Johnson consider trying functional medicine. Functional medicine is a field focused on addressing root causes rather than just symptoms. Emanuel connected him with Dr. Hyman - a leader in the field - who took a deeper look into Johnson's health with a virtual consult. 'I had no idea what functional medicine was,' Johnson admitted. But after hearing Hyman's approach - going beyond surface-level symptoms to tackle the root of the issue - he was all in. What followed was a mix of tests, including blood panels and stool analysis, to find what traditional medicine had missed. They uncovered something surprising: Johnson's gut was still recovering from multiple rounds of antibiotics, which had wiped out a key bacteria called Akkermansia. This bacteria plays a major role in maintaining the lining of the intestines and keeping inflammation in check. Without it, Johnson had developed symptoms of what's commonly referred to as 'leaky gut.' 'I was just getting ready to launch into what would become a nine-month workload for me - nonstop work,' Johnson said. The workload was his packed 2024 schedule that consisted of WWE matches, promoting Moana 2 and Red One, and shooting his upcoming biopic The Smashing Machine. Part of the workload included regular WWE matches, promoting movies, and shooting his biopic 'And I was thinking, "Holy s**t, how am I going to get through this with my gut issues?"' With Dr. Hyman's help, Johnson began a targeted treatment plan at the start of 2024. The approach included personalized probiotics, plant-based compounds like cranberry and green tea, and a custom gut-healing shake filled with more than 10 different ingredients. Slowly but surely, his digestive health began to improve. 'We basically rehabbed your gut,' Dr. Hyman said during the podcast. 'And now you're thriving.' Johnson hasn't returned to the ring since WrestleMania 40, but he's stayed busy - and notably healthier - behind the scenes. And while he was the catalyst behind John Cena's major WWE storyline shift earlier this year, it's clear that the real transformation was happening off-camera. He told Dr. Hyman that he shared his story to remind others that healing sometimes means looking beyond the obvious and digging deep, even when you're The Rock.
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Seed oils pose a major health risk, says leading doctor... but there is a food even worse for your well-being
A leading doctor has revealed just how bad cooking oils actually are for you - and listed the food that poses an even greater risk to your health. Seed oils, including sunflower, canola, corn, and grapeseed have recently found themselves at the center of a major health debate across the world. Numerous experts believe the oils increase inflammation, which in turn is linked to conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, depression, and Alzheimer's. During his short-lived presidential campaign, Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr even waged war on seed oils, claiming Americans were being 'unknowingly poisoned' by them and asked citizens to use animal fat instead. However, Dr Mark Hyman, a practicing family physician has revealed that cooking with seed oils is actually safer than butter or bacon fat. While on a recent episode of the Huberman Lab podcast with Dr Andrew Huberman, he noted that data on how harmful seed oils are is 'mixed' and not clear. He said: 'The theory behind seed oils is that it's Omega 6 rich. It's imbalanced with Omega 3. It causes inflammation. The way they're produced and grown is problematic. They're usually GMO crops. 'Would I want to eat an industrial food product? Probably not. Do we know for sure that it's a problem? I think the data is mixed.' The physician added that eating saturated fats in the form of butter and refined sugars such as muffins and bagels is much more harmful to human health. He noted: 'Don't eat butter with a bagel, put it on your broccoli because the saturated fat-refined starch combo is what's killing us.' To stay healthy, Dr Hyman revealed that people should eat wholefood fats including avocados, coconut, fish, olive oil, nuts, and seeds - all major components of the Mediterranean diet. In March 2025, a 30-year Harvard University study of over 200,000 adults found people who choose to cook with seed oils over butter were less likely to die of any cause, including cancer and heart disease. Meanwhile, people who used butter had a higher risk of dying from cancer or any cause. The researchers were 'surprised' to find swapping less than a tablespoon of butter for the same amount of oil lowered the overall risk of death by 17 per cent, which the team called 'a pretty huge effect on health'. They suggested this could be because seed oils are lower than butter in saturated fat, which has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and some forms of cancer. Study author Dr Daniel Wang, assistant professor in the Department Of Nutrition at the Harvard TH Chan School Of Public Health, said: 'People might want to consider that a simple dietary swap - replacing butter with soybean or olive oil - can lead to significant long-term health benefits. 'From a public health perspective, this is a substantial number of deaths from cancer or from other chronic diseases that could be prevented.' Cardiovascular disease and cancer are America's two biggest killers, taking 900,000 and 600,000 lives every year, respectively. The average American consumes almost 100lb of seed oils per year, according to some estimates, which is up about 1,000-fold compared to the 1950s. Seed oils became popular in the U.S. after WW2 thanks to agricultural advances. Meanwhile, the latest data from the U.S. Department Of Agriculture (USDA) found most Americans ate 6.5lb of butter in 2023, which could signal a growing movement away from butter and toward seed oils. But despite clear proof, some of America's biggest restaurant chains are signing on with the RFK Jr's mission to get rid of seed oils and started changing how they cook. Earlier this year, burger chain Steak 'n Shake announced it was officially switching from vegetable oil to beef tallow for cooking fries in all of their restaurants nationwide. Popeyes, which uses oil to fry both their chicken and fries, has also switched to beef tallow. Outback Steakhouse noted that they have been preparing wings, fried mushrooms, fried shrimp, coconut shrimp, and their famous Bloomin' Onion in beef tallow since 1988 and have never stopped. Meanwhile, Buffalo Wild Wings reportedly now uses beef shortening made from beef fat to cook their French fries, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, chicken tenders, and wings. As for salad chain Sweetgreen, they've switched from seed oils to extra virgin olive oil and avocado oil for roasting vegetables and proteins. Those changes could go even further soon, as RFK Jr has also met with the CEOs of major food companies, including General Mills, Kellogg's, Kraft Heinz and Pepsi.
