Ep. 335 Gut Check: Understanding Gut Diversity, Leaky Gut and Ways to Heal with Dr. Steven Gundry

Published: Feb. 14, 2024, 8 a.m.

I am delighted to reconnect with Dr. Steven Gundry today. He last joined me for episode 236.\xa0\nDr. Gundry is one of the world's leading cardiothoracic surgeons and a nutrition pioneer. He hosts the highly acclaimed Dr. Gundry Podcast, on which I was honored to be a featured guest. He is the Founder and Director of the International Heart and Lung Institute Center for Restorative Medicine and the author of several New York Times bestselling books, including his most recent, Gut Check.\xa0\nIn our conversation, we dive into gut diversity, exploring the interrelationship between specific parasitic organisms like toxoplasmosis and behavior. We share information on mitochondrial DNA and polyphenols and uncover the synergistic relationships they share with our gut microbiome. We also get into Resveratrol and Urolithin A and discuss pre-, pro-, and post-biotics, the impact of leaky gut, glyphosate, statin therapy, and Dr. Gundry's new Gut Check program.\xa0\nI am honored to facilitate this insightful dialogue with Dr. Steven Gundry and feel confident you will find it as engaging as I did while recording.\nIN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:\n\nWhy should your spouse clean the cat litter tray if you are pregnant?\n\nThe synergistic relationship that exists between the gut microbiome, mitochondrial DNA, and polyphenols\n\nHow resveratrol in red wine activates mitochondrial DNA repair compounds\n\nWhy a diverse microbiome is the key to longevity\xa0\n\nHow do fermented foods improve gut health?\n\nHow a leaky gut impacts bone health\n\nWhat bacterial translocation can lead to in men and women\n\nHow does glyphosate affect our health?\n\nHow gut sealing can reverse a leaky gut and autoimmune diseases\n\nDr. Gundry explains how statins affect the gut microbiome\n\nBio:\xa0\nSteven R. Gundry, MD, is the founder and director of the International Heart and Lung Institute in Palm Springs, California, and the Center for Restorative Medicine in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. 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\u2019s Diet Evolution, and Unlocking the Keto Code, and 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 is the host of the weekly Dr Gundry Podcast and founder of wellness brand, Gundry MD. Dr. Gundry lives with his wife, Penny, and their dogs in Palm Springs and Montecito, California\nAbout GUT CHECK:\nUnleash the Power of Your Microbiome to Reverse Disease and Transform Your Mental, Physical, and Emotional Health\nBy Steven R. Gundry, MD\nIn the latest addition to his New York Times bestselling Plant Paradox series, GUT CHECK: Unleash the Power of Your Microbiome to Reverse Disease and Transform Your Mental, Physical, and Emotional Health (Harper Wave, January 9, 2024; ISBN: 978-0062911773; $32.00; 352 pages), Dr. Steven Gundry offers a definitive guide to the gut biome and its control over its home \u2013 us! Revealing the unimaginably complex and intelligent ecosystem controlling our health, Gut Check teaches us how to heal our gut to prevent and reverse every type of disease.\nConnect with Cynthia Thurlow\n\nFollow on Twitter\n\n\nInstagram\n\nLinkedIn\n\nCheck out Cynthia\u2019s website\n\n\nSubmit your questions to support@cynthiathurlow.com\n\n\n\nConnect with Dr. Steven Gundry\n\nOn his website or Gundry MD\n\n\nGundry Health.Com\n\n\nThe Dr. Gundry Podcast on YouTube\n\n\nEp. 236 Keto Code: Unlocking Mitochondrial Health with Dr. Steven Gundry