202: Dr. Steven Gundry - The Plant Paradox • What Are Lectins? • Fruit Might As Well Be Candy

Dr. Steven Gundry has worked in medicine for over 40 years and is probably best known for my work as a cardiologist and heart surgeon. He now teaches people how to avoid surgery by using his unique vision of human nutrition.

Dr. Gundry is the director of the International Heart and Lung Institute and he's the founder and director of the Center for Restorative Medicine.

Dr. Gundry is the author of two books and over three hundred articles published in peer-reviewed journals. His latest book is titled The Plant Paradox and is the focus of today's show.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Dr. Gundry was eating "healthy" and exercising daily but his health was falling apart
• The war that goes on between plants and animals
• What are lectins?
• Lectins are one of fundamental causes of autoimmune disease
• Reversing vitiligo by following The Plant Paradox program
• Quinoa, squash, cucumbers, and pumpkin aren't healthy foods
• The microbiome-immune system connection
• Lectins are found primarily in the peels and seeds
• Half the world's production of Tums (calcium carbonate) is mixed into cattle food so they keep eating
• Pressure cookers destroy all lectins minus gluten
• Stop eating brown rice
• Should you keep some gluten in your diet?
• Are grains & beans making you gain weight?
• Lectins can appear in the flesh of animals
• Animal protein ages us
• Why wild seafood gets two thumbs up
• Shrimp and crabs are not bottom feeders
• Fruit might as well be candy
• You weren't designed to eat grains, beans, nightshades, peanuts, cashews, and chia seeds

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Related links:

Dr. Steven Gundry - The Plant Paradox (book)

Dr. Steven Gundry - Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution (book)

Dr. Steven Gundry's websites - gundrymd.com & drgundry.com

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Dr. Gundry's YouTube Channel

Marni Wasserman - Plant-Based Diet For Dummies (book)

Michael Pollan - The Botany of Desire (book)

Loren Cordain (books)

The Okinawa Diet (book)

William Warner - Beautiful Swimmers (book)

Related episodes:

287: Dr. Steven Gundry – The Longevity Paradox • Exercise Impacts Your Microbiome • Top Sources Of Polyphenols

273: Dr. David Perlmutter – Grain Brain • Cholesterol Is Your Friend • What Is Keto Cycling?

203: Focus Friday – To Eat Or Not To Eat… Lectins

159: Dave Asprey – Block Junk Light From Your Life • Head Strong • The One Minute Cold Shower Challenge

153: Dr. William Davis – Gluten Free Isn’t Enough • Undoctored • The Importance Of A High Potency, Multi-Species Probiotic

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