Plant-Based Diet Evolution

Humans transitioned from primarily eating leaves and birds to consuming grains and beans, a shift that introduced lectins into our diet. Lectins, like gluten, are plant defense proteins that can damage the gut lining, leading to various health issues like acne and irritable bowel syndrome. The podcast emphasizes that our bodies have not evolved to efficiently process certain plant-based foods introduced only in the past 500 years, advocating for peeling, deseeding, or pressure cooking items like peppers and tomatoes to neutralize lectins.