Summary: Eating healthy, but still gaining weight and getting sick? Then this podcast is for you! Our speaker, renowned Dr. Gundry, is a cardiologist, heart surgeon and a medical researcher. In his new book, The Plant Paradox, he reveals the results of his program over 10 years across thousands of patients and how it has helped patients with auto-immune, heart, cholesterol, cancer and other diseases. His experiments and research revealed that not all plants are good for us and in fact some are downright toxic for our gut! As he says, forget everything you know about what's healthy- tomatoes and cucumbers can cause cholesterol and weight gain. Listen to the podcast for this very revealing interview that may change your life forever. Key Questions answered and highlights: --------------------------------------------------------- 01:52 1. What inspired you to change your career and focus on diet as your instrument of choice? 09:26 2. How many successes have you had? How many patients have succeeded with your protocols? 12:35 3. What is the Plant Paradox and How are plants causing cholesterol, disease, and weight gain? - Plants are alive. "They do not want to be eaten". The initial animals were insects, and the plants had a problem. Since they couldn't run and hide, they use chemical warfare to make consumers sick or they would think twice to eat them - The microbiome in your body educates your immune system - The longer we're eating a plant, the longer microbiomes has evolved. This microbiome educates your immune system whether the plant compounds are a threat or not. - Before, the average human height was 6 feet tall and the brain size was 15% bigger. 8000 years ago, 2000 years into agriculture, we have shrunk to 4'10". Plants have diminished our size. 20:01 4. Which are the plants that we can eat without severely attacking us? 31:40 5. What is the foundation of your program? - You're not designed to eat certain food that you have not been exposed to such as grains, beans, potato, eggplant, tomato, cucumber, peanuts, cashews (part of poison ivy group). 34:56 6. What are your thoughts on rice and mung beans? - When cooking rice, the pressure cooker destroys the lectins in rice and beans. 42:48 7. What are the other aspects of your program? - Get Olive oil - You are what you eat, but you are also what the thing you're eating ate 48:23 8. Case Study: How have you healed Tony? 53:06 9. What are some tips on how we can stick to the Plant Paradox diet program? - We were designed to eat like leaves, asparagus, brocolli, flowers. We are not designed to eat grass and especially corn. - Psyllium husk are good for you. Learn all the details in the book The Plant Paradox The Plant Paradox https://www.healthbootcamps.com/product/the-plant-paradox/ KEY LINKS: WEBSITE: gundrymd.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA: www.facebook.com/GundryMD/ Liked what you heard? Love what I am doing with my mission of spreading the truth about how we can live healthier, happier and longer? Then please SUBSCRIBE, RATE AND SHARE with your loved ones!! They will thank you for it :) Till next time, wishing you health, love and joy! link: https://www.healthbootcamps.com/drgundry-kellyclarkson-weightloss-diet/
