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Bigworld, OT - The diet recommended by cardiac surgeon Steve Gundry is really interesting. He discovered the mechanism by which 'leaky gut' occurs (it's due to plant lectins in the diet), and his dietary approach is designed to avoid these lectin containing foods. In addition he adds foods that feed the 'good' gut bacteria, and removes those (mostly sugar) that feed the bad flora.

It took a while to find some of the food items he recommends, but I feel a big difference in less than a week. He's also big on polyphenols, which are found in dark berries like blueberries, blackberries, etc. Though the diet isn't really for weight loss, Gundry himself lost 70 lbs.

He explains how leaky gut occurs and how it triggers a chronic immune reaction and inflammation. Lectins are proteins in plants which protect the plant species from over-feeding by predators. If the predator overgrazes a high lectin containing plant species, they will experience GI distress, and thus seek food elsewhere.

Lectins are sugar-binding proteins that bind to the sugar moiety on molecules that line the villi in the wall of the small intestine. The immune system attacks these bound lectins and sets up an inflammatory process which over time damages the intestinal lining and interferes with nutrient absorption.

As the damage continues, eventually pores open up in the intestinal lining and toxins, bacteria/viruses, and undigested food and waste pass thru the pores and into the circulatory system, spreading throughout the body. This then triggers a huge immune response, and you end up with autoimmunity. Gundry has had autoimmune patients (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, even some diabetics) return to normal after removing the lectins from their diet.

Anyway, very interesting, and it shows how much a single researcher can accomplish compared to the entire medical establishment.


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxo0nTZjzlKJq5-vJq6s6g