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Lewis HowesTHIS IS WHY People Are Getting SICK & NOT STAYING HEALTHY|Dr. Steven Gundry & Lewis Howes
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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Dr. Gundry Links Leaky Gut, Diet and Immunity During Pandemic
- Gundry argues that heart disease plaques are the body's response to irritation, citing a patient called Big Ed who shrank his blockages through diet and supplements and prompting Gundry's shift toward removing the root irritants.
- He claims leaky gut underlies autoimmune disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic conditions, and that lectins from grains, nightshades, certain legumes and nuts, and American cow milk help drive it.
- Gundry says people with chronic conditions are more vulnerable to viruses because a leaky gut pulls immune defenses down into the gut, and he believes a sealed gut and well-fed microbiome let the immune system fend off viruses.
- For the pandemic he recommends avoiding simple carbohydrates and sugar, eating olive oil, mushrooms and plenty of vegetables, and taking high-dose vitamin D, timed-release vitamin C, zinc, quercetin and encapsulated probiotics.
- Gundry and Howes also discuss emotional wellbeing under social distancing, with Gundry suggesting pets, phone and video calls with eye contact, and swapping mouthwash for olive oil pulling.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasGundry treats arterial plaque like a callus.
He says plaques form in response to irritation and can go away when the irritation is removed, as he saw in his patient Big Ed, who shrank half his blockages in six months.
Leaky gut is framed as the root of chronic disease.
Gundry states that autoimmune disease, high blood pressure, coronary disease and diabetes all reflect a leaky gut, and he cites his own studies in which most autoimmune patients tested negative for their markers and came off drugs within six months.
Lectin avoidance is central to his gut-healing protocol.
He advises dropping grains including rice and corn, peeling and deseeding nightshades, avoiding peanuts and cashews, pressure cooking beans, and swapping American cow milk for goat or sheep milk.
The microbiome is treated as the core of human health.
Gundry says 99% of the genetic material in us is non-human, that gut bacteria are relatives of mitochondria, and that feeding them with fiber keeps the gut wall intact and energy production running.
Food labels can hide sugar.
He advises subtracting dietary fiber from total carbohydrates to find real sugar, using a bagel with zero listed sugar but 35 grams of carbohydrates as his example, and says sugar suppresses white blood cell function.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesWe're merely a condominium for bugs.
— Dr. Steven Gundry
So 99% of the genetic material that exists in you and me is non-human genetic material.
— Dr. Steven Gundry
So the first thing you do is you absolutely, positively stay away from simple carbohydrates.
— Dr. Steven Gundry
It is not in our DNA to social distance.
— Dr. Steven Gundry
You could swallow all the probiotics in the world, but if you don't give 'em what they need to eat, and that's soluble fiber, they're not gonna grow.
— Dr. Steven Gundry
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SPEAKERS
Lewis Howes
hostHost of The School of Greatness podcast and interviewer.
Dr. Steven Gundry
guestPhysician and health author/host of The Dr. Gundry Podcast, known for nutrition and longevity guidance.
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