In this episode, I am joined once again by cardiologist, heart surgeon, medical researcher, author, and good friend, Dr. Steven Gundry. With the recent release of his newest book, Gut Check: Unleash the Power of Your Microbiome to Reverse Disease and Transform Your Mental, Physical, and Emotional Health, Dr. Gundry offers his definitive guide to the gut microbiome and its control over its home, us. By sharing the emerging science on the microbiome, we can understand that Hippocrates was right - all disease does begin in the gut. From more mainstream topics such as bacterial diversity, prebiotics vs. probiotics vs. postbiotics, and top gut-healing food medicines, to debunking myths on lesser known topics such as fecal transplants, saturated fats, endotoxemia, and xenobiotics, this episode will teach you exactly how to heal your gut to prevent, and even reverse, every type of disease.

Dr. Steven Gundry is one of the world’s top cardiothoracic surgeons and a pioneer in nutrition. He hosts top-rated health show, The Dr. Gundry Podcast, is the Founder and Director of The International Heart and Lung Institute Center for Restorative Medicine, and founder of Gundry MD, a line of wellness products and supplements. 

After a distinguished surgical career as a professor and chairman of cardiothoracic surgery at Loma Linda University, Dr. Gundry changed his focus to curing modern diseases via dietary changes. He is the author of New York Times bestsellers The Plant Paradox, The Plant Paradox Cookbook, The Plant Paradox Quick & Easy, and The Longevity Paradox, along with national bestsellers The Plant Paradox Family Cookbook, The Energy Paradox, Dr. Gundry’s Diet Evolution, and Unlocking the Keto Code, and has had more than 300 articles published in peer-reviewed journals on using diet and supplements to eliminate heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, and multiple other diseases. He will also be releasing his next book Gut Check: Unleash the Power of Your Microbiome to Reverse Disease and Transform Your Mental, Physical, and Emotional Health on January 9, 2024.

A few of my favorite things we cover this episode:

• Why you should care about gut microbiome diversity
• The importance of urolithin A + where to get it
• Everything you need to know about pre, pro, and postbiotics
• Benefits of heat-killed probiotics vs. live
• Top probiotic-rich foods to incorporate into your diet
• The truth behind beans
• The WORST types of yogurt to buy
• The best gut-healthy sweetener option
• Best + worst spices for gut health
• The detrimental impacts of xenobiotics
• Fecal transplants - the good + the bad
• Saturated fats + endotoxemia
• Debunking blue zone myths

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Dr. Will Cole