What if your anxiety, low mood, or brain fog isn’t just “in your head”?

Brainshaping Academy from Dr. Mark Hyman shows how mental health symptoms can often start in your body—and gives you a complete plan for what you can do about it. Join the waitlist to learn more.

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What is Brainshaping Academy?

A new approach to mental health—that addresses root causes, not just symptoms.

Your brain
is struggling.

Maybe you suffer from low mood. Everyday anxiety. Or brain fog that makes it hard to feel like yourself.

You’ve looked for answers—but they haven’t helped the way you hoped.

So what can you do?

The standard playbook
isn't working.

First-line solutions like medication and therapy often fall short. 

That can leave you feeling frustrated. Discouraged. Defeated. 

But… maybe you’re looking at the problem wrong. What if you’ve only been treating your mind, when you should also be treating the systems below your neck?

The solution could
be inside your body.

Brainshaping Academy reveals the root-cause biology that influences your mental, emotional, and cognitive health.

It shows how your gut, genes, and immune system impact your mind.

And it gives you natural ways to support long-term brain health.

Reclaim
your brain.

A healthy mind starts with a healthy body.

Discover how to use nutrition, lifestyle, and supplements to support the systems that shape your mental health—so you can build a sharper, calmer, healthier mind.

Join the waitlist to learn more.

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How Brainshaping Is Different

Brainshaping Academy isn’t a replacement for medication or therapy. But by improving your body’s biological health, it can give you a powerful way to improve how you think and feel.

Traditional Care
Brainshaping
Medication for managing symptoms; therapy for behavioral skills
Focuses on the biological root causes of mental health issues and cognitive decline “Root causes” are biological imbalances, deficiencies, and dysfunctions that can lead to symptoms. In some cases, a single root cause may lead to multiple symptoms, such as brain fog, irritability, and poor memory. While traditional medical care typically attempts to treat these symptoms individually, Brainshaping Academy targets them directly at their root.
Uses drugs like SSRIs to help the serotonin you have stay active longer
Helps you get the nutrients needed for natural serotonin production To build serotonin, your brain needs essential nutrients like tryptophan, iron, and vitamin B6. If you're not consistently getting enough of these nutrients, serotonin production could be affected. SSRIs don't increase your serotonin levels. They make the serotonin you have stay active longer. So if you're nutrient-depleted, and it's affecting your serotonin production, the medications aren't resolving your root cause problem.
Treats symptoms without addressing the causes of chronic inflammation
Uses research-based strategies to calm chronic inflammation Chronic inflammation is your body's long-term immune response to ongoing stress, injury, or exposure. When it persists, it can affect how your brain works—contributing to symptoms like low mood, anxiety, brain fog, and emotional ups and downs. Over time, it may also increase your risk of neurodegenerative conditions, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Often overlooks food sensitivities and environmental exposures
Aims to eliminate foods and toxins that can disrupt brain function “Toxins” include a variety of compounds that can damage neural tissue or overstimulate your brain. These include heavy metals, food additives, agricultural chemicals, and unfriendly bacteria that slip through the gut lining.
Rarely considers how the brain's energy systems affect mental health
Supports mitochondrial health so your brain can produce the energy it needs Your brain consumes 20%–25% of your body’s total energy. If it’s unable to use that energy efficiently—often due to “mitochondrial” stress—your attention, memory, and emotional regulation can all suffer. You might also be at a higher risk for depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and dementia.
Helps you cope, but not improve your brain health
Gives you the “operating instructions” for a healthy brain Brainshaping Academy shows you what your brain needs to create energy, regulate its chemistry, and defend itself from everyday toxins. Once you know how it operates, you’ll be able to make smarter brain-health decisions for the rest of your life.