#253: The Power of Plants with Simon Hill

Published: Dec. 23, 2021, 11 a.m.

b'This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker.\\nWe now know that food is medicine, perhaps even the most powerful drug on the planet with the power to cause or cure most disease. If food is more than just calories, if food is information that controls every aspect of our biology and health, then the fundamental question is what should we eat to feel good, lose weight, and stay healthy?\\nThis week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Simon Hill to talk about why we are confused about what to eat, how our food choices affect our health, and the key things we can do today to improve our overall health.\\xa0\\nSimon Hill is a physiotherapist and nutritionist who is passionate about making nutritional information simple and accessible, so that people can make informed decisions about the food they feed themselves and their families. He is the founder of the hugely popular Plant Proof podcast and blog, and the Nutritionist in Chris Hemsworth\\u2019s fitness app, Centr. Simon is also the author of the newly released book, The Proof Is in The Plants.\\nIn this episode, we dive into:\\xa0\\xa0\\n-The benefits of polyphenols (7:19)\\n-How fermented foods impact our microbiome (14:00)\\xa0\\xa0\\n-Personalization when it comes to dietary recommendations (22:10)\\xa0\\n-Why the South Asian population is having the highest risk of cardiovascular disease (25:46)\\n-Understanding saturated fat, cholesterol, and heart disease (44:53)\\n-Insulin resistance in the liver (54:10)\\n-Seed oils and inflammation (1:20:25)\\n-Lean mass hyper-responders (1:37:11)\\n-What Simon\\u2019s diet consists of (1:51:01)\\n-Understanding how the human diet has evolved (2:00:35)\\nFor more on Simon Hill, follow him on Instagram @plant_proof, on Facebook @plantproofnutrition, on Twitter @plant_proof, and through his website https://plantproof.com/. Get his book, The Proof Is In The Plants at https://plantproof.com/book. Check out his podcast The Plant Proof Podcast at https://plantproof.com/all-podcasts.\\nThis episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker.\\nBiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough contains 7 different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. I haven\\u2019t found anything else like it on the market. Right now, BiOptimizers is offering my audience 10% off. Just head over to magbreathrough.com/dhru, with code DHRU10.\\n\\xa0\\nInsideTracker looks at everything from metabolic and inflammatory markers to nutrients and hormones. Traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own, but InsideTracker makes their results easy to understand and provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition. Right now, they\\u2019re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'