Optimizing Gut Health With Dr. Gundry: Lectins are the Root Cause of Inflammation and Disease | Throwback Episode #01

This episode was originally published on April 18th, 2017 on SelfHacked Radio – now known as The Joe Cohen Show.

It’s been 6 years since this episode aired, and yet a lot of health issues in society that were mentioned, alongside revolutionary health strategies that Dr. Gundry shares, are still more relevant than ever!

In an episode that clearly shows Dr. Gundry was way ahead of his time, Joe and Steven Gundry discuss the prominence of leaky gut, how inflammation is the cause of the majority of health issues, and the root cause of all of this – LECTINS!

You’ll also discover the best ways to approach an elimination diet and how to optimize your gut health!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) – Intro

(15:52) – Lectins number one cause of gut issues?

(22:15) – TH2 dominance and the immune system

(27:55) – The process of healing your gut to introduce more foods

(31:49) – Starting with a lectin-free diet

(34:17) – Fibrous carbs vs non-fibrous carbs

(44:17) – Low histamine foods relation to lectins

(48:00) – The cannabinoid system and the CNR1 Gene

(52:48) – Best probiotics to restore the gut

(55:52) – Most important supplements to take

(58:56) – Keto Plant Paradox

(1:01:47) – Animal protein and mTOR

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