419. The Gut-Brain Paradox with Dr Steven Gundry - how bacteria rule the roost on your health - for better or worse!

The Gut-Brain Paradox is Dr Steven Gundry’s latest book, now available for pre-order. 

People know Dr Gundry as ‘the guy who told us plants were evil foods’ but have they read his books, I wonder?  The key to enjoying the wide variety of foods we must enjoy to have a healthy, diverse microbiome that promotes overall health, is to have a robust and diverse terrain - it’s a positive feedback loop we must create, and when we don’t? A whole host of issues can occur that eventually lead to a whole host of diseases and diagnoses. 

We cover a LOT of ground on the show this week: 

• Why the doctor he dedicated his book to, was beaten to death in an asylum
• How our terrain matters and why it took so long to understand it better. 
• How you can trace different addictions to different microbiome populations/overgrowth
• How “plants don’t kill you” much as many social media accounts might try to tell you - BUT… you have to have what it takes to enjoy and process them.
• The difference between protein sources 
• The label that Dr Gundry’s been given and is puzzled by “the father of carnivore diets”. 
• The miracles Dr Gundry sees every day in medical practice, as he helps heal people’s terrain - heal the terrain, heal many, many different illnesses, in so many cases. 

And, believe it or not, we cover even more than that list!

Enjoy the show, 

Your Host, Alexx Stuart, Founder, LOW TOX LIFE

Steven Gundry, MD, is the director of the International Heart and Lung Institute in Palm Springs, California, and the founder and director of the Center for Restorative Medicine in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. You can grab the Gut-Brain Paradox on Pre-order, HERE.

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