Jan 9, 2024
In this
week’s episode, I am joined by Dr. Steven Gundry!
Dr.
Steven Gundry is a well-known cardiothoracic heart surgeon, medical
researcher, and
author.
During
his 40-year career, Dr. Gundry has performed 10,000 surgeries and
developed
patented, life saving medical
technology.
After
discovering how diet could help his patients avoid surgery, he
wrote, “Dr. Gundry’s
Diet Evolution” in 2008 which
outlines his unique nutrition plan for wellness.
In April
2017, he released his second book, “The Plant Paradox” that further
refines this
revolutionary eating program,
helping tens of thousands of people lose weight and
achieve
better health. Following this
he released, The Energy Paradox, a New York Times
bestseller.
Dr.
Gundry is the founder of Gundry MD which has one mission: To help
dramatically
improve human health,
happiness, and longevity through his unique vision of diet
and
nutrition.
Key Points
• Gut health is key to
reversing disease.
• Why disease starts in the
gut
• Dr. Gundry's transformative
diet tips
• The power of fermented foods
for health
• Avoid certain foods for
autoimmune improvement.
• Listen to your body's
response to food.
Best Quotes
03:22 - 03:25
• "I decided to become a doctor
after reading a book in my elementary school."
11:54 – 12:03
• "But in fact, all disease does begin in the gut. And
the good news is all disease can be reversed
from the gut."
15:57 - 16:11
• "These various bacteria
produce compounds that control our brain, control our mood
control,
our hunger control, you name
it, they control it."
22:41 - 22:52
• "Every patient I've ever seen
with a disease you choose the disease has measurements
of
leaky gut that we can do a
blood test and see leaky gut."
54:03 - 54:13
• "Only the group that got the
fermented foods plus the fiber got more microbiome
diversity
and their inflammation went
down."
For more
about Dr. Gundry visit: www.drgundry.com
Make sure you check out his new book "Gut
Check" that launches January 9, 2024!