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Lewis HowesThe ROOT CAUSE Of Alzheimer's & How To PREVENT IT! |Dr. Steven Gundry
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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Dr. Gundry Explains Microbiome Control Over Alzheimer's Risk, Longevity, and Aging
- Gundry claims genes account for only about 6% of health outcomes, while the microbes that make up most of our cells and nearly all of our genetic material control our fate.
- He links the oral microbiome to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, heart disease and pancreatic cancer, citing a gum-disease bacterium found in Alzheimer's brains and his own flossing experiment that lowered CRP.
- He ties longevity to microbial diversity, pointing to the naked mole rat and 105-year-olds, and recommends roots, tubers, mushrooms and bitter polyphenol-rich plants to feed beneficial bugs.
- His core longevity list covers olive oil, vitamin D3, vitamin C, DHA fish oil, polyphenols, and suppressing mTOR through a periodic fasting-mimicking diet or time-restricted eating.
- He closes by stressing continued work and social connection, saying retirement starts a downward spiral because the social network disappears.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasGenes play a small role in health outcomes
Gundry says a large study puts DNA influence at about 6%, and that family disease patterns reflect shared eating habits and shared microbiomes rather than inheritance. He cites identical twins raised apart whose health tracks their acquired microbiome.
The mouth is a direct route to the brain and body
He says a gum-disease bacterium has been isolated from Alzheimer's brains, and that oral bacteria were found in pancreatic tissue. In his experiment of about 500 people, flossing every other day brought elevated CRP back to normal.
Microbial diversity is linked to long life
He says 105-year-olds have the gut diversity of a 30-year-old, and naked mole rats, which eat roots, tubers and fungi, share that diversity. Typical aging, by contrast, narrows the microbiome to a few species.
Mushrooms and polyphenols feed brain-protective bacteria
Gundry cites a Singapore study he says showed that eating two cups of mushrooms weekly corresponds to no Alzheimer's, because bacteria convert mushroom polyphenols into compounds that protect the brain. He also favors bitter, stressed, organic plants and leaf extracts for their higher polyphenol content.
A short list of daily habits and supplements drives his longevity advice
He recommends heavy olive oil use (and says cooking with it is fine), roughly 10,000 IU of vitamin D3, 1,000 mg of time-release vitamin C twice daily, and about 1,000 mg of DHA daily. He also advises limiting sushi because of mercury.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotes90% of the cells that make up you, me, are non-human. They are bacteria, viruses, fungus, uh, parasites, uh, worms.
— Dr. Steven Gundry
So you're basically a condominium for what I call bugs.
— Dr. Steven Gundry
Your intestines are your skin turned inside out. That's all it is.
— Dr. Steven Gundry
If I can teach somebody how to fish, I don't have to give them a fish.
— Dr. Steven Gundry
Vitamin D is probably one of the best antivirals that's ever been discovered.
— Dr. Steven Gundry
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SPEAKERS
Dr. Steven Gundry
guestPhysician and former cardiac surgeon, author of The Plant Paradox and The Longevity Paradox, focused on diet, microbiome, and longevity.
Lewis Howes
hostHost of The School of Greatness podcast and interviewer.
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