106: Dr. Michael Greger - Are You Wasting Your Time Avoiding Gluten?

Published: June 21, 2016, 3:27 p.m.

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Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized professional speaker on a number of important public health issues. He scours the world\'s nutrition research to bring you free daily videos and articles over at NutritionFacts.org.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • How Michael\'s grandmother inspired him to pursue a career in medicine
  • Reversing disease with a plant-based diet and lifestyle modifications
  • The critical role of your gut microbiome
  • Our gut microbiome feeds on fibre and resistant starch
  • Corrupt health and wellness research
  • The truth can\'t remain buried (for too long)
  • The Daily Dozen
  • Is buying organic food really worth it?
  • Are you wasting your time avoiding gluten?
  • The importance (or lack thereof) of supplementation
  • You have a great deal of control over your health

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Dr. Michael Greger - How Not to Die (book)

Dr. Michael Greger\'s website (NutritionFacts.org)

Follow Dr. Michael Greger\'s (NutritionFacts.org) on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Dr. Greger\'s Daily Dozen app iOS/Android

Dr. Michael Greger (books)

Nathan Pritikin (books)

Dr. T. Colin Campbell - The China Study (book)

Forks Over Knives (documentary)

Michael Pollan - Cooked (documentary)

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