LECTINS: Good guys or bad? A Top 10 Episode with Dr. Steven Gundry

<p><strong>Welcome to Your Upgraded Summer!</strong></p><p>This new series revisits the Top 10 Bulletproof Radio episodes of all time. The topics cover essentials like nutrition, energy, hormones, sleep and autophagy, as well as gut, brain, autoimmune and women's health.</p><p>You'll get the main points in a shortened version so you can get the good stuff and get on with your summer plans. And if you want to listen to more, tune in to the original episode.</p><p>&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Steven Gundry takes the No. 2 spot with:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://daveasprey.com/how-nutrition-can-reverse-disease-and-the-impact-of-lectins-dr-steven-gundry-417/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>How Nutrition Can Reverse Disease and the Impact of Lectins – Dr. Steven Gundry – #417</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>More than two decades ago, cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Gundry decided to help people&nbsp;<em>prevent</em>&nbsp;health issues. He retired as a cardiologist to teach patients how to eat, guiding them on how to get ahead of the problem, not fixing it after the fact. He shifted toward a more proactive approach to health through food and diet changes and has since become a pioneer in nutrition.</p><p>As a medical researcher and author, he’s spent the last 16 years studying the microbiome and now helps patients use diet and nutrition as a key form of treatment. You may know of his&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;best-selling books, “<a href="https://gundrymd.com/books/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Plant Paradox</a>,” “<a href="https://gundrymd.com/books/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Longevity Paradox</a>” and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Energy-Paradox-Being-Tired-Finally/dp/0063005735/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Energy Paradox</a>.”</p><p>Simply, paradox mean confusing information. What sounds reasonable isn’t or what sounds absurd turns out to be true. There’s no better example than plants. Plants can help your body or try to kill you