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This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Thrive Market, and Pendulum.\n\xa0\nThe number-one reason people visit the doctor is problems with the gut. Not only do gut issues impair gut function, making life miserable, but they also are a contributing factor to many serious conditions such as cancer, heart disease, autoimmune disease, diabetes, and more.\n\xa0\nIn this episode of my Masterclass series, I am interviewed by my good friend and podcast host, Dhru Purohit, about the three biggest contributing factors to compromised gut health. We discuss the importance of looking at gut function, the top foods that typically cause gut problems, and the top substances that support healing the gut.\n\xa0\nDhru Purohit is a podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and investor in the health and wellness industry. His podcast, The Dhru Purohit Podcast, is a top 50 global health podcast with over 30 million unique downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.\n\xa0\nThis episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Thrive Market, and Pendulum.\n\xa0\nRupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.\n\xa0\nJoin Thrive Market today to receive an extra 40% off your first order and a free gift worth over $50 at thrivemarket.com/hyman.\n\xa0\nPendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum\u2019s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code MARK20.\n\xa0\nIn this episode, we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\n\nThree main things that destroy your gut health (4:11 / 1:00)\xa0\n\nDiving into dysbiosis (8:18 / 5:00)\xa0\n\nMicrobiome testing and gut-health evaluation (13:12 / 10:00)\xa0\n\nToxins that harm the gut (16:48 / 13:34)\xa0\n\nHow and why stress is bad for your gut (21:45 / 17:18)\xa0\n\nMy personal gut-health story (26:16 / 21:44)\xa0\n\nBest and worst things for your gut (29:15 / 24:45)\xa0\n\nQuestions from our community, including constipation and heartburn (31:57 / 27:44)\n\n\xa0\nMentioned in this episode:\nAn Epidemic of Absence by Moises Velasquez-Manoff\nMissing Microbes by Martin J. Blaser, MD\nBreaking the Vicious Cycle by Elaine Gottschall\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices