Part 127 - Dr. Pran Yoganathan on Gut Health & Chronic Disease, Human Gut Evolution, and Plant vs. Animal Food

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Today I’m talking to Dr. Pran Yoganathan who is a Gastroenterologist and Gastrointestinal endoscopist based in Sydney. He aims to empower his patients to embark on a journey of self-healing using the philosophy of “let food be thy medicine”.

Dr. Pran has a special interest in conditions such as Gastro-oesophageal Reflux (GORD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and abdominal bloating. He takes a very thorough approach to resolve these issues using dietary manipulation In conjunction with an accredited highly qualified dietician rather than resorting to long-term medications.

We talk about many of the main chronic diseases we face today on the worldwide scale and how gut health and your diet contribute to these. Anyone with a stomach and/or who eats food should find interest in this episode. Hopefully both. We talk about animal vs. plant based diets, meat and cancer, how the human gut evolved, the necessity (or lack thereof) of fiber, protein amount, meal timing, GERD and heartburn, gout, personal fat threshold, height of populations in relation to their diet, and much more.

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SHOW NOTES:

 

• [2:50] His experience and background. 

• [7:35] The correlation between gut health and chronic disease. 

• [11:15] Triggers for gut intestinal permeability. 

• [13:50] Best ways of eating to have a healthy gut. 

• [17:35] Some issues that may occur to the gut from a plant based diet. 

• [19:50] Animal based diets to heal the gut. 

• [24:20] Does meat cause cancer?

• [29:20] How the gut evolved through the years to favor more animal based food sources. 

• [37:35] What is the optimal fuel source for our gut and body?

• [43:20] Is fiber necessary in high amounts?

• [49:10] How important is animal protein in your diet?

• [52:30] Timing and consistency of meals.

• [56:30] Resistance training to improve metabolic health. 

• [58:20] Personal fat threshold in differences in nationalities and ethnicities. 

• [1:04:20] The correlation of height and protein consumption in different nationalities. 

• [1:12:00] Gerd and Gout.

 

 

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