This episode is brought to you by WHOOP and Inside Tracker. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. Terry Wahls to discuss the top foods and lifestyle factors that support and damage our mitochondria. Dr. Wahls shares how she healed herself from secondary progressive multiple sclerosis using the principles of Functional Medicine.Dr. Wahls is an Institute for Functional Medicine certified practitioner and clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. She is the author of The Wahls Protocol and the cookbook The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life. She has conducted several clinical trials, coauthored 24 scientific publications, and is pioneering a way to make her protocol more accessible by making it available online to the public. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Wahls talk about the damage processed foods cause for people’s health and the environment. They discuss Dr. Wahls’ story, and how The Wahls Protocol inspired clinical research that has helped thousands of people reclaim their health. In this episode, we dive into:  - The top three superfoods that Dr. Wahls uses regularly and includes in her Wahls Protocol to supercharge mitochondrial health (2:14)- The top three foods that are damaging our mitochondrial health (19:10)- The role sugar plays in our mitochondrial health (26:10)- Lifestyle factors that help and hurt our mitochondria (27:46)- How and what toxins poison our mitochondria (31:36)- Dr. Wahls’ illness and how she discovered the role her mitochondria played (50:47)- The biggest changes Dr. Wahls made to her diet on her healing journey (1:08:26)- Remarkable stories of patients following the Wahls Protocol (1:23:21)- Who might not benefit from eating plant fiber (1:40:10) Also mentioned in this episode:The Wahls ProtocolBristol Stool ChartFor more on Dr. Wahls, follow her on Instagram @drterrywahls and through her website, terrywahls.com.WHOOP is a personalized digital fitness tracker and health coaching platform that monitors your physiology 24/7 and provides personalized recommendations based on what your body needs. To get yours, go to https://www.join.whoop.com and get 15% off your membership with code DHRU15.InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to https://www.insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Gabor Maté, a renowned expert on addiction and trauma, dives deep into the complexities of addiction in this enlightening discussion. He reveals how childhood trauma often drives addictive behaviors, urging listeners to shift their perspective from blame to understanding. Dr. Maté explains the brain's physiological responses and emphasizes the importance of compassion in recovery. He also highlights how true healing involves addressing past pains and encourages a journey of self-discovery beyond addiction. Transformative insights for anyone seeking clarity and healing!

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, InsideTracker, and Big Bold Health.Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with the cofounders of the Gottman Institute, Drs. John and Julie Gottman, to discuss the “Gottman Method.” Their award-winning evidence-based approach sets out to disarm conflict and increase intimacy, respect, and empathy for happy, lasting relationships. Dr. John Gottman is a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington, where he founded the Love Lab. Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman is a highly respected clinical psychologist and cofounder of Affective Software, Inc.In this episode, we dive into: - The four horsemen of a relationship apocalypse (3:24)- The foundational things that healthy, successful relationships have (12:22)- How our past plays a role in how we relate to our partner (15:46)- The importance of turning toward your partner instead of away from them (20:22)- The impact of Covid-19 on relationships (35:47)- Practical tips for entering into a love prescription with your partner (41:34)- How to address conflict in a relationship when things aren’t going well (54:29)- The 5-to-1 positive-to-negative rule (1:09:18)- How to find a partner you can build a life with (1:11:09)- Drs. John and Julie Gottman’s favorite questions to ask your partner (1:30:04) Also mentioned in this episode:-The Love Prescription: Seven Days to More Intimacy, Connection, and Joy-Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love-52 Questions Before Marriage or Moving In Card Deck-Gottman Card Decks - Free appFor more on Drs. John and Julie Gottman, visit their website, gottman.com.Magnesium Breakthrough really stands out from the other magnesium supplements out there. BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off, so just head over to https://www.magbreakthrough.com/dhru with code DHRU10.InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to https://www.insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself.Right now, Big Bold Health is offering my listeners $20 off all of their products. Just go to https://www.bigboldhealth.com/product/dhru-purohit/ to get all of their products for $20 off with code DHRU20.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Big Bold Health.A woman’s hormonal landscape changes dramatically throughout her life. Because of this unique biology, understanding her menstrual cycle and its rhythm can be incredibly useful for optimizing productivity, weight, sex drive, energy, and mood.On today’s mini-episode, Dhru sits down with Dr. Stephanie Estima to talk about how to eat and work out in a way that honors a woman’s natural cycle in her reproductive years. They also talk about how chronic stress affects women differently than men, the importance of listening to your body, and why loving yourself is one of the most radical things you can do.Dr. Estima is an expert in female metabolism and body composition. She is a doctor of chiropractic with a special interest in functional neurology, brain metabolism, and the specific application of the ketogenic diet and fasting to female physiology. She is particularly focused on distilling strategies in nutritional proxies, movement, posture, and mindset to actualize human potential, healthspan, longevity, and achievement. In this episode we dive into:- The big mistake women make when it comes to their hormonal health- How the accumulation of low-grade stress impacts metabolic health- The importance of listening to your body and attuning to your symptoms- The Estima Method for optimal hormone health Listen to the full episode here. For more on Dr. Estima, follow her on Instagram @Dr.Stephanie.Estima and through her website, hellobetty.club. Get her book, The Betty Body here.For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, Facebook @dhruxpurohit, Twitter @dhrupurohit, YouTube @dhrupurohit, and TikTok @dhru.purohit. Text Dhru at 302-200-5643 or click here. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to https://www.insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself.Right now, Big Bold Health is offering my listeners $20 dollars off all of their products. Just go to https://www.bigboldhealth.com to get all of their products for $20 off with code DHRU20.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and WHOOP.Today on the Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. Nicole LePera to discuss how both her personal and clinical experiences taught her the importance of cultivating emotional awareness and how to use tools like breathwork to step out of our thinking brains and into our bodies.Dr. Nicole LePera was trained in clinical psychology at Cornell University, The New School for Social Research, and the Philadelphia School of Psychoanalysis. She's the author of the number-one New York Times bestselling book How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self and the host of the SelfHealers Soundboard podcast. Her latest workbook, How to Meet Your Self, will be released on December 6.  As a clinical psychologist in private practice, Dr. Nicole often found herself frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy. Wanting more for her patients—and for herself—she began a journey to develop a united philosophy of mental, physical, and spiritual health that equips people with the tools necessary to heal themselves. In this episode, we dive into: -(1:41) The top things that get in the way of people getting what they want in life-(3:08) Examples of unconscious habits that hold us back-(14:15) What it looks like to be living as your authentic self-(20:12) The cost of living your entire life without knowing your true self-(32:07) Tools for how to get out of your head and into your body-(37:27) Why we look for external validation to feel safe -(50:22) How the feelings of not being considered and not feeling good enough are related-(56:34) Examples of common narratives we tell ourselves that get in the way-(1:14:10) How to rediscover what you loved to do as a kid-(1:22:32) How fear of our authentic self can hold us back Also mentioned in this episode:-Dr. Nicole’s book How to Meet Your Self: The Workbook for Self-DiscoveryFor more on Dr. LePera, follow her on Instagram @the.holistic.psychologist and through her website, theholisticpsychologist.com. Preorder her book, How to Meet Your Self: The Workbook for Self-Discovery, here. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to https://www.insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself.WHOOP is a personalized digital fitness tracker and health coaching platform that monitors your physiology 24/7 and provides personalized recommendations based on what your body needs. To get yours, go to https://www.join.whoop.com and get 15% off your membership with code DHRU15.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and AirDoctor.Depression and anxiety disorders are rising, affecting more than 58 million people in the United States alone. Many rely on therapy and medications to alleviate symptoms, but often this is not enough. The latest scientific advances in neuroscience and nutrition, along with our understanding of the mind-gut connection, have proven that how and what we eat greatly affects how we feel physically, cognitively, and emotionally. On today’s mini-episode, Dhru sits down with Dr. Drew Ramsey to talk about the powerful relationship between food, depression, and overall mental health. Dr. Ramsey shares the top foods for fighting depression and why certain nutrients are key in that process. Dr. Ramsey is a psychiatrist, author, farmer, and founder of the Brain Food Clinic in New York City, offering treatment and consultation for depression, anxiety, and emotional wellness concerns. He is the author of three books, most recently the award-winning cookbook Eat Complete: The 21 Nutrients That Fuel Brain Power, Boost Weight Loss, and Transform Your Health. He lives with his wife and two children in New York City and on their 127-acre organic farm in rural Indiana.  In this episode we dive into:-The top nutrients for brain health-Why iron is important for brain health -The importance of omega-3 fats for brain health and tips for incorporating more seafood into your diet -The Antidepressant Food Scale (AFS) -The top food categories to beat depression and anxiety -The connection between metabolic health and mental health Listen to the full episode here. For more on Dr. Ramsey, follow him on Instagram @drewramseymd, Facebook @drewramseymd, Twitter @drewramseymd, and through his website, drewramseymd.com. Get his book, Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety: Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks, here. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community $200 off the Ultimate plan, or 34% off any other plan, at https://www.insidetracker.com/DHRU until the end of the month. AirDoctor is an affordable and efficient way to create clean air in your home. Right now, AirDoctor is offering my community $300 off of their air purifier. That's 50% off their normal price! Visit https://www.drhyman.com/filter to redeem this amazing offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Bioptimizers and InsideTracker.Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. Jeff Bland to discuss the importance of immune resilience and the many different factors that impact it. They talk about the gut-brain connection and how dysbiosis and leaky gut drive diseases of inflammaging. They also discuss how we can slow, and in many cases reverse, the aging process through the use of powerful superfoods, hormetic stressors, and diet and lifestyle tools. Jeffrey Bland, PhD, is the founder of Big Bold Health, a company that’s on a mission to transform the way people think about the immune system. At Big Bold Health, Dr. Bland advocates for the power of immunorejuvenation to enhance immunity through the rediscovery of ancient food crops and superfoods.In 1991, he and his wife, founded the Institute for Functional Medicine, and he has traveled the world many times in his role as the “father of Functional Medicine.” Dr. Bland is the author of The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life and countless other books and research papers.In this episode, we dive into: - The top things that cause people to age prematurely (3:02)- How leaky gut and dysbiosis are connected to premature aging (14:35)- How toxic thoughts and experiences can accelerate the aging process (22:36)- The top foods that prematurely age us (27:10)- Tests and biomarkers to understand and track your metabolic health (30:08)- What is immunorejuvation and why is it important? (41:35)- Different ways to prevent inflammaging using diet and lifestyle (45:03)- The role of phytochemicals and polyphenols in healthy aging (48:20)- Hormetic vs episodic stressors and how they can benefit immunity and aging (1:07:33)- How Dr. Bland reversed his biological age by 20 years (1:13:28) Also mentioned in this episode:-Big Bold Health-Study on microplastic in Teflon pans-Try This: Optimal Metabolic Health Reference RangesFor more on Dr. Bland, follow him on Instagram @drjeffreybland, YouTube @bigboldhealth, and through his website, jeffreybland.com.From now until November 28, you can get not only Magnesium Breakthrough but all of Bioptimizers’ products at 25% off. Just go to https://www.Bioptimizers.com/dhru and use code DHRU10.InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community $200 off their Ultimate Plan, or 34% off any other plan, until the end of the month. Just go to https://www.insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Birch Living and InsideTracker.Blood sugar is starting to get more of the attention it deserves in terms of optimizing metabolic health, but there’s one issue that often gets left out of the equation—anxiety. The way our blood sugar, insulin, and other hormones respond to sugar and starch wreaks havoc on our mental and emotional wellness. Yet most people struggling with anxiety and depression are given medications without any consideration of their diet and lifestyle choices.On today’s mini-episode, Dhru sits down with Dr. Ellen Vora to talk about the hidden root causes of anxiety and what you can do to beat it today.Dr. Vora is a board-certified psychiatrist, acupuncturist, yoga teacher, and author of The Anatomy of Anxiety. She takes a Functional Medicine approach to mental health—considering the whole person and addressing imbalance at the root. Dr. Vora received her BA from Yale University and her MD from Columbia University.  In this episode we dive into:-The hidden root causes of anxiety -The connection between blood sugar dysregulation and anxiety -Women, intermittent fasting, and anxiety -Caffeine consumption and anxiety -Understanding psychiatric medication in treating anxiety -Tools to help mitigate anxiety Also mentioned in this episode:-4-7-8 Breathing Technique-Amma (Extended Mix) by James Asher Listen to the full episode here. For more on Dr. Ellen Vora, follow her on Instagram @ellenvoramd, Facebook @ellenvoramd, TikTok @ellenvoramd, YouTube @ellenvoramd, and through her website, ellenvora.com. Get her book, The Anatomy of Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Body’s Fear Response, here.Birch mattress by Helix is made out of organic latex, organic cotton, New Zealand wool, and American steel springs. To get $200 off your Birch Living mattress plus two free eco-rest pillows, head over to https://www.birchliving.com/dhru today.InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community $200 off Ultimate or 34% off at https://www.insidetracker.com/DHRU until the end of the month.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox, InsideTracker, and Colima Salt. We are in the midst of a global mental health crisis, and mental illnesses are on the rise. But what causes mental illness? And why are mental health problems so hard to treat?Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. Chris Palmer to discuss a revolutionary new way of understanding and treating mental illness, specifically with a ketogenic diet and mitochondrial repair. Dr. Palmer shares some truly amazing stories about patients struggling with severe psychiatric illnesses who have been able to regain their health and independence along with a greater quality of life.Dr. Palmer is a psychiatrist and researcher working at the interface of metabolism and mental health. He is the Director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For over 25 years, he has held leadership roles in psychiatric education, conducted research, and worked with people who have treatment-resistant mental illnesses.In this episode, we dive into:  -The number-one driver of mental health disorders today (1:48)-The role metabolism plays when it comes to mental health disorders (2:42)-The patient who changed the way Dr. Palmer treats mental illness (8:10)-The long-term outcomes of using medical interventions for depression (18:32)-Dr. Palmer’s personal history with mental illness and what he noticed after making changes to his diet (23:44)-The role mitochondria play in mental disorders (53:11)-The causes of mitochondrial dysfunction (1:01:26)-Pharmaceutical drugs and mitochondrial dysfunction (1:14:23)-Understanding the current treatment model of mental health disorders (1:21:30)-How to address metabolic health to improve mental disorders (1:30:17)For more on Dr. Chris Palmer, visit his websites, chrispalmermd.com and brainenergy.com. Get his book, Brain Energy, here. ButcherBox has a variety of different boxes, and you can choose your box and frequency. For a limited time, you can sign up and get two pounds of ground beef free for a whole year PLUS $10 off by going to https://www.butcherbox.com/dhru.InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to https://www.insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself.Right now, you can get a bag of Ava Jane’s Kitchen Colima Sea Salt for free and just pay for shipping and handling. Head on over to https://www.dhrusalt.com and try Colima Sea Salt for free today!Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and InsideTracker.In an ideal world where soils are rich and the air and water are pure, we would be able to get the vitamins and nutrients we need to optimally support and sustain a disease-free life through diet alone. However, that’s just not practical for most of us in our toxic, modern world.On today’s mini-episode, Dhru sits down with Chris Kresser to talk about the increasing issue of nutritional deficiencies, how we got here, and how to add back in what the modern world squeezed out. Chris Kresser is the co-founder of the California Center for Functional Medicine, the founder of Kresser Institute, the host of the top-ranked health podcast Revolution Health Radio, the creator of ChrisKresser.com, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Cure and Unconventional Medicine. He is one of the most respected clinicians and educators in the fields of Functional Medicine and ancestral health and has trained over 2,000 clinicians and health coaches with his unique approach. He has recently launched Adapt Naturals, a supplement line designed to add back into your diet what the modern world has crowded out and help people perform and feel their best. In this episode we dive into: -The top three nutrient deficiencies -Signs of nutrient deficiencies-Nutrients people can get too much of-Optimal vitamin D levels -Nutrients people should people be careful supplementing with -The importance of vitamin K2 and choline -Understanding calcium and vitamin A deficiencies-Why phytonutrients are so important-Chris’s new supplement line, Adapt Naturals  Listen to the full episode here. For more on Chris Kresser, follow him on Instagram @chriskresser, Facebook @chriskresslac, Twitter @chriskresser, YouTube @chriskresser, and through his website, chriskresser.com.Cozy Earth are the most comfortable, temperature-regulating, and nontoxic sheets on the market. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to https://www.cozyearth.com and use code DHRU.InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to https://www.insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices