The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain – An NYT Bestselling Medical Nutrition Guide to Longevity and Wellness
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From renowned cardiac surgeon Steven R. Gundry, MD, the New York Times bestselling The Plant Paradox is a revolutionary look at the hidden compounds in "healthy" foods like fruit, vegetables, and whole grains that are causing us to gain weight, trigger inflammation, and develop chronic disease.Most of us have heard of gluten―a protein found in wheat that causes widespread inflammation in the body. Americans spend billions of dollars on gluten-free diets in an effort to protect their health. But what if we’ve been missing the root of the problem? In The Plant Paradox, renowned cardiologist Dr. Steven Gundry reveals that gluten is just one variety of a common, and highly toxic, plant-based protein called lectin. Lectins are found not only in grains like wheat but also in the “gluten-free” foods most of us commonly regard as healthy, including many fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, and conventional dairy products. These proteins, which are found in the seeds, grains, skins, rinds, and leaves of plants, are designed by nature to protect them from predators (including humans). Once ingested, they incite a kind of chemical warfare in our bodies, causing inflammatory reactions that can lead to weight gain, leaky gut syndrome, and serious health conditions.At his waitlist-only clinics in California, Dr. Gundry has successfully treated tens of thousands of patients suffering from autoimmune disorders, diabetes, leaky gut syndrome, heart disease, and neurodegenerative diseases with a protocol that detoxes the cells, repairs the gut, and nourishes the body. Now, in The Plant Paradox, this essential healthy eating guide shares his clinically proven program with readers around the world.The simple (and daunting) fact is, lectins are everywhere. Thankfully, Dr. Gundry offers simple hacks we easily can employ to avoid them, including:Peel your veggies. Most of the lectins are contained in the skin and seeds of plants; simply peeling and de-seeding vegetables (like tomatoes and peppers) reduces their lectin content.Shop for fruit in season. Fruit contain fewer lectins when ripe, so eating apples, berries, and other lectin-containing fruits at the peak of ripeness helps minimize your lectin consumption.Swap your brown rice for white. Whole grains and seeds with hard outer coatings are designed by nature to cause digestive distress―and are full of lectins.With a full list of lectin-containing foods and simple substitutes for each, a step-by-step detox and eating plan, and delicious lectin-free recipes, The Plant Paradox illuminates the hidden dangers lurking in your salad bowl―and shows you how to eat whole foods in a whole new way. Read more
Publisher : Harper Wave
Publication date : April 25, 2017
Edition : 1st
Language : English
Print length : 416 pages
ISBN-10 : 006242713X
ISBN-13 : 37
Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
Dimensions : 6.5 x 9.25 x 1 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #12,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in Allergies (Books) #10 in Food Allergies (Books) #11 in Immune Systems (Books)
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Format: Kindle
One can always find grounds for criticism, and that appears to be the case with this book. Critics say his citations are inaccurate, there's no evidence of peer review, marketing of supplements proves a lack of credibility, anecdotal passages indicate a flawed analysis, the understanding of lectins in the book is incomplete, etc. As a person who has suffered from psoriasis for the past 15 years, I say who cares if it works! I've tried going vegetarian, vegan, no carbs, gluten free, Chinese medicinal herbs, intermittent fasting, and just about every topical application including tar. Nothing worked or even helped in the least. Just two weeks on Dr. Gundry's diet and my psoriasis is showing improvement. I'm definitely not cured, but for the first time I actually see improvement and people notice it. Also, the diet is unfolding just as Dr. Gundry describes. After a while, I started craving the good vegetables, and my hunger is satisfied after eating a salad, and I don't get hungry again for hours. The thought of eating industrial farm raised animal protein is almost nauseating. But sometimes I go off the diet. Once day I ate pizza, and felt bloated and gained two pounds in one day. After going back on the diet both extra pounds were dropped in a couple days. Another day I ate industrial farm raised beef, and the indigestion was very unpleasant, resulting in gaining one pound overnight and my psoriasis became inflamed. Dr, Gundry does not hide the fact that his diet is the result of trial and error based upon his patients who he calls "canaries". His book is full of theories and historical observations, but it is obvious that it is all theoretical and not proven using scientific process. This makes the book interesting and helps tell a story and offers possible answers to why certain foods are bad and why certain foods are good. But the heart of the book is his lists of foods to eat and foods to avoid. Take to heart his advice to minimize animal proteins as much as possible. For me, I have never felt better than when I'm on his diet, and that is what counts. update 2/15/18 - After one month on Dr. Gundry's diet, I took my blood test. All my numbers were good. Prior to the diet, I was pre-diabetic and with high cholesterol. Also, the weight loss continues without effort. The psoriasis is still present, but the patches are slowly clearing. Do yourselves a favor and start eliminating lectins from your diet. update 3/7/18 - This diet continues to work. My psoriasis continues to clear. I can see improvement every week. My weight is still decreasing, about one pound every two weeks. There is no craving to go off diet, so it is easy to enjoy the foods that are recommended. By far the most difficulty with this diet is dealing with a social life. Eating in restaurants is always hazardous, as is dealing with friends and family who give foods as gifts. But the results don't lie, so it's all worth the effort. update 10/10/18 - My psoriasis is slowly clearing, mostly around my torso. My weight is stable around 165 pounds. The same amount I weighed in high school over thirty years ago. I stay on diet but I eat as much as I can until I'm very full, but weight never fluctuates. I'll be taking my blood test again in January and will report back. update 1/24/19 - Psoriasis continues to slowly get better. I would guess that about 20% of my plaque psoriasis has cleared up. My weight is stable at 165. I have been allowing myself to eat more farm raised meat, but I stick to what I consider the core of the diet - no grains, no night shade, no legumes, and no dairy. Here's another observation of this diet - you need to be ready to go alone on this diet. 100% of all people I've spoken with reject this diet. They cannot believe that tomatoes, cucumbers, tofu, whole wheat bread and many others are bad for you. Either that or they don't care. After a while, you just stop talking about the diet and I avoid answering questions like "why are you so thin?" Just do it for yourself and forget about what everybody says. update 2/19/19 - I should have mentioned the use of supplements to help block lectins. Dr. Gundry sell his "Lectin Shield" which you take when you can't avoid eating lectins. But you can buy supplements that are in his Lectin Shield that do the same thing for less money. So when I do go off diet, I take glucosamine, D-Mannose, okra, bladderwrack and larch arabinogalactans. These supplements help with digesting lectins so they don't get into the bloodstream.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2018 by huntinghawk
Format: Hardcover
I've been on this diet since Jan 2, 2018. I started this diet not to lose weight, which I have, but to see how this would help the eczema, which wasn't too bad, and to see what else would happen. For almost 20 years, I've been on an organic, gluten-free, no nightshade, no dairy, no seafood diet. Over the years, my diet has gotten more restrictive. With this diet and various alternative medical therapies (currently doing Chinese Medicine), the eczema has calm down significantly and the asthma went away. My friend gave me this book (I've since bought this book for my brother) because she saw that my diet was very similar to this diet, but thought I could learn somethings. The book sat on the table for a couple of months. On day 1 of the 3-day cleansing phase, the restless leg issue stopped. My legs were seriously CALM. I've suffered from restless leg syndrome since I was a preteen. Being on a anti-inflammatory diet helped the restless leg issue, but I still suffered from it. I'm on phase 2 of the diet now and the restless leg issue has calm down about 90%. Periodically it happens. I can usually figure out what I ate that may be triggering it and then avoid that food. That has worked so far. I still can't eat many things on the phase 2 list of foods, so I'm going to continue with phase 2 until I can eat more of the foods. I'm excited to one day eat some wild caught fish! The eczema is better, but it wasn't too bad in the first place. My skin glows and feels more supple (my acupuncturist and massage therapist have commented on this). Because I was already on anti-inflammatory diet, my energy level was quite good so no significant change there. I've lost some belly weight which I really like but this wasn't too much of an issue to begin with. The significant shift in the restless leg issue was totally unexpected, although I did suspect it was food related--I'm deeply grateful for the Plant Paradox diet in that it gave me information that helped me to fine tune my diet so that the restless leg issue does not make my life miserable. Update May 14, 2018: For the last 6 weeks or so I've noticed that the back/hip pain that I've had for decades has gone away. I can get some pain/soreness after a long hike, but it goes away with a good night sleep. Before it would take days, weeks and even then the pain never really went away. I've done many things for this pain: acupuncture, massage, physical therapy, rolfing, hellerwork, feldenkrais, etc. I even had an MD x-ray it to see if there was anything out of the ordinary. He couldn't find anything wrong. I was talking to a friend the other day about how the back/hip pain has gone a way, she mentioned that maybe the Plant Paradox diet helped that also. I think she maybe right, that in addition to the additional supplements that I'm taking. Regarding the restless leg, they continue to be much calmer. It is not totally gone - I think when I eat something that my body is still not okay with, I get some inflammation in my legs and that contributes to some short term restless leg pain. I'm still not able to eat fish and nuts. If I do, the restless legs get going. I may not ever be able to eat these things, but I'll continue with this diet and pray that my body heals enough that I can. Update March 24, 2018: Legs are still very calm except the occasional occurrence. Usually I can tie it back to something I ate. I'm still on phase 2 of diet (I can't yet eat many of the things on the phase 2 list). In the beginning of the phase 2 diet I made a vegan flat bread out of cassava flour, but I found that irritated my system. Now I can eat this flat bread - Yay! I've started eating a small bite of chicken and wild caught fish here and there. I'm finding no irritation (meaning no restless leg) as a result. I'll continue this approach for a while, hopefully building up to being able to eat a meal of chicken or wild caught fish. The very small patches (only a couple of them) of ezcema I had prior to the diet have significantly reduced - they were dime sized and are now more like 1/6 the size or smaller. The patches will get a bit bigger if I eat something my body is not yet ready for. I'm still happy about this diet. It has only been about 2.5 months, and I'm hopeful that I'll be able to eat more of the things on the phase 2 list.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2018 by L. Capa
Format: Kindle
Really interesting book. I think his explanation of lectin sensitivity and leaky gut is one of the best I've read. He does a good job of explaining why it didn't used to be as much of an obvious issue and why innovations the last 50 years have made it worse, which is something that I wasn't able to fully reconcile in my head before. It's almost comical, though, the way he slams paleo and says his diet is different, because it's nearly identical. Especially when compared to the autoimmune protocol (AIP) version of paleo which omits nightshades and other allergenic/high lectin foods and limits fruit. His diet is slightly more restrictive, but overlaps probably 90%. There are obviously some in the paleo community that go crazy on the meat, but if you read anything by Loren Cordain, Rob Wolff, Terry Wahls or Sarah Ballantyne, they say a lot of the same things he does in the Plant Paradox, including avoiding foods for the same reasons he lists and focusing on veggies, especially greens and cruciferous vegetables, good oils and eating pastured/wild/grass fed when meat is eaten. Meat is not the basis of the diet they advocate for - it's veggies. I am someone with autoimmune issues - I have Celiac Disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, fibromyalgia, reactive arthritis, chronic gastritis and lots of allergies. So I'm a “canary”, as he calls it. Several years ago I read Rob Wolf's book and went paleo for a year and it's the healthiest I've ever been in my life. I had energy, my pain levels were low, my digestion was normal, my skin was amazing, I was able to tolerate foods that had previously given me reactions, and I was a very healthy weight. It was fantastic. But then due to a messy divorce, sudden single-momhood, and working multiple jobs, I fell off the diet wagon. My symptoms slowly came back and got worse and I gained 40 lbs. I had started having chronic infection and neurological problems and ended up taking several rounds of steroids and antibiotics. The last year I've been trying to get the motivation to eat AIP, but it's been difficult to get back on it and this book has helped explain why it’s been so hard! My microbiome is messed up from the antibiotics and immunosuppressants and the “gangs” have moved in and they are telling my body what to crave. I am not sure if I’ll do his program completely, but I am motivated now to work on my gut health and go AIP again. Parts of his program were confusing and contradictory, so I will probably just stick to what I know while incorporating some of the info from the book. Note about the narration on the audio version - the guy who read it is a little hard to listen to. He’s somewhat robotic sounding and slow. I listened to it at 1.25x speed just so it was a normal cadence. Overall good info. I don’t think it’s as revolutionary as the author likes to think it is - the paleo and whole30 people have been saying it for years. I’m also wary of the “miracle cure” type marketing. But he explains it well and I know the principles do work - at least they have for me.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2018 by Sarah Beth
Format: Hardcover
Five easy stars from me for quality of content, ease of reading, arrangement of information, and quick and easy recipes using ingredients found in the average grocery store (with possible minor exceptions to the latter). My typical diet is plant based and includes brown rice, oatmeal, and other whole grain foods -- foods I had thought to be "healthy." I noticed, however, that when I ate brown rice, the following day I experienced discomfort in my knees. While doing some online research, I came across this book and purchased it after reading some sample pages. What an eye opener! I never would've guessed that whole grains are the culprit! ABOUT THE BOOK ITSELF: The author's voice/style is relaxed and easy to follow. And I LOVE the fact that he's given a list of "Yes" foods and a list of "No" foods in the book. Also, when he refers to something, he typically gives the page number right there in the text so you can easily find it. The BEST PART is the recipe section. It's very well laid out. The author gives the name of the recipe/meal, the components (chicken, dressing, salad, etc.) followed by how to prepare each part. And the recipes are quick and easy! For vegans and vegetarians, he includes simple alternatives. The meals are CREATIVE, REASONABLY PRICED (although some can get pricey), and DELICIOUS, consisting of things I've never thought of, such as cauliflower rice, cabbage steak, cauliflower steak, etc. I really like the cauliflower steak. Dr. Gundry's plan to rid your system of "aliens" is set up in three stages. You can skip the first stage if you like, but he says your results will not be as rapid. I'm doing all three stages because I LOVE the looks of the recipes in the first phase, which is the cleansing phase, and am well familiar with the positive effects of eating foods like these. I've had good results by eating a plant-based diet (lost 20+ pounds, lowered cholesterol by 30+ points, lowered blood pressure, etc.) -- until recently when the knee pain kicked in. The author's explanation of why this happened is easy to understand. I'm almost through the entire book. It's so easy to understand and will help you to "stay the course" because you will have an understanding of what's going on inside you that you cannot see -- until it manifests with some disorder/sickness. DISCLAIMER: I'm NOT a physician, nutritionist, nurse, etc. But I do know what has worked for ME. I'm 72 years of age and take zero prescription drugs, zero over-the-counter antacids, and zero over-the-counter pain killers/medications of any kind. I'm active, strong, and in excellent health -- until the recent knee discomfort, which has eased considerably already and will be completely gone as soon as all the aliens are out of my system. And I'm just following the easy instructions in this book. Too bad the one reviewer who said it would require too much of a change wouldn't at least give it a try. It is NOT that expensive (give it to the grocer or give it to the doctor) and can be controlled. Going by the copyright date of this work, this information is quite recent. Certainly, I've never heard of it. So, it's time to adapt my diet to the most up-to-date information. I could say a LOT more about this great find, but . . . BOTTOM LINE: BUY THE BOOK! UPDATE: Phase 1 of this clean-out-your-gut program is very inexpensive. The remainder can become a bit pricey if you use certain of the author's recipes and follow ALL of his advice. The fact is, though, you'll either spend it on foods that are genuinely healthy for you, or you'll give it to the doctors when you become sick/diseased in some way. I tend to take the "all things in moderation" approach. So, I suggest reading the entire book and learning what and what not to eat. Pay attention to what your body tells you. It's definitely advisable to buy the pure inulin, Just Like Sugar and/or Sweet Leaf Stevia, the fish oil, and the glucosamine with MSM that he suggests. Those items are not pricey and will prove to be very helpful in obtaining and maintaining a healthy gut. You can adapt the must-have items to your situation. If at all possible, buy beef from grass-fed animals and chicken from free-range birds. Otherwise, what was fed to them or shot into them will end up in you. Price shop also. All things considered, this IS a must-have book for those who want to live a long and healthy life.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2017 by Retired High School Teacher
Format: Kindle
I've never dieted in my life, always been slim, in shape, and ate pretty much whatever I wanted. I definitely lived to eat! Once I finished menopause, I found myself at 55 years old, 20 pounds heavier, hypertensive, and feeling like I've started the big decline into old age. I happened upon a video by Dr. Gundry and only watched it because I was doing dishes at the time and didn't want to turn it off with wet hands. By the end of it, however, I was intrigued and purchased his first book, diet evolution. This was two weeks ago. The video was a promotion for his new book that I'm reviewing here. I read the first book in a night and thought it made sense scientifically, so I gave it a try. I found it extremely easy to follow once I went to Whole Foods and purchased a few things. I prepared the snacks in advance and had lots of lettuce on hand. My main motivation was getting my levels under control, particularly my blood pressure. My weight is not obese, but I feel is not where it should be. After one week I started weighing myself each day. I lost 9 pounds after about a week and a half. A lot is water, just as he says, but it was an amazing start and very encouraging. At this week and a half mark, I received this book, the Plant Paradox, that I preordered. It makes changes to the old diet program based on the very latest research. And, yes, it will surprise you that certain foods you thought were healthy, are no longer acceptable--not for weight loss necessarily, but for overall health. I want the little health problems I'm having at 55 and the hypertension, to regress, and feel better and live better. My mindset is changing from living to eat to eating to live. I very much like all the healthy alternatives and ideas Gundry gives to eat delicious meals with healthier foods. This is a book for people who are serious about changing their health. If you are, I think this is the best program out there. One more thing. My father is 85 years old and has never had a surgery, never taken a prescription drug other than an occasional antibiotic years ago, has moderately exercised every day his whole life, and has eaten fresh foods his whole life. Although he eats sugar and carbs, he has had such moderation and eaten so many things on Gundry's diet by chance, that I have to think there is really something to this. I don't know anyone who has heard of Dr. Gundry--perhaps because this is not a fad diet. He makes sense, is serious about people being healthy, and can definitely help you if you want to make a change. Oh, and my blood pressure is way down!!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2017 by Christine A. Miller
Firstly I must say that I have been listening to audiobooks for 20+ years and have never encountered a narration even close to being this bad. My wife didn't even believe it was a real person reading it but instead thought it was synthesized. Be aware of that if you're thinking of buying the audio version it's very tough to get through. The book though has some fascinating content and if what Dr Gundry is saying is even half true about the negative effect a protein called lectin are having on our gut, brain, joints etc, then it is indeed groundbreaking. He acknowledges the problem that gluten (which is a lectin) can have but points to other lectins that cause even more disruption higher up in the gut where there are harder to see. I loved the fact that is was packed with medical research rather than opinions, but didn't like the amount of repetition and it feels as though he was writing to a word count rather than just delivering the message. I also wasn't keen when Gundry says this is nothing like Paleo. yes it is, it's very similar to Paleo in many respects, BUT it approaches it from a different scientific point of view. Gundry makes the sweeping statement that Paleo encourages meat and saturated fat eating. It really doesn't, it says they are ok if they are pastured animals but it really encourage green leafy vegetables and some fruits. Having said that, The Plant Paradox really discourages most fruit eating except organic in-season fruit and even then nothing that contains a seed in it. He is also dead against any fruit that we tend to think of as veg such as tomatoes, bell peppers, zucchini etc. It's interesting how more and more people engaged in this kind of work are turning against fruit because of the sugar content (and lectin content in this case). It's kind of hard to get your head round the fact that something we have been told for decades is good for us, may not be. It's easy to dismiss this kind of opinion because we are so invested in our current beliefs. I have read reviews where people have slammed the book because it's hard to stick with the diet changes it calls for. Well come on, that isn't the books fault. If you try it and it doesn't work, then sure, slam it, but otherwise just admit you haven't got the commitment. I cannot make my mind up about Gundry. I hate the hard sell he engages in for his supplements, but you cannot ignore the guys credentials and the fact that he supports all of his claims with plenty of scientific data. As a layman I have no way of knowing if that data is accurate and/or relevant, but that is the gamble you take. He's either due a Nobel Prize or needs locking up and I'm leaning toward the former. I'm going to try it out as I did get great results on the Paleo and because it cannot do any harm I'd suggest anybody with autoimmune issues, IBS, brain fog, arthritis, high BP or cholesterol, heart problems, acid reflux .... and the list goes on, do the same. The reality is this book should really be either 5 stars because it's genius or 1 star because it's quackery. I'm hedging my bets and going for 3 stars.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2017 by Tim Brownson
Format: Hardcover
My initial exposure to Dr. Gundry was watching an interview that was conducted with him by a well-known and respected doctor in this country. This video made me want to purchase this book, so that I would have the complete information at hand, to easily locate material at any time. His book mirrors his interview, in terms of how the information that he gives the public is arranged. For example, during the first and second parts of the book, Dr. Gundry clearly, and at times, with a sense of humor, lays out his professional and personal background, which drove him to set the groundwork for using his professional knowledge of scientific and medical research into the human body and lectins to write this coherent book. He also includes some interesting case studies, making what he says come to life. During the third part of the book, Dr. Gundry goes into meal plans and recipes. At the end of the book is the Notes section, which contains 13 pages. Following that section is the Index, which also has 13 pages. From a general reader’s standpoint, this book is very interesting, especially at the beginning, because the author presents the information in a relaxed, informal, and sometimes, personally-engaging way; this type of presentation guarantees that the general audience will keep its interest and not get hung up and bogged down unduly with too much science or medical jargon. For those of us who do love the science and research aspect to this book, the Notes section will satisfy our cravings. For those readers who want to skip around, I would suggest that they DO NOT do this because the material is laid out in such a way that the reader may not understand a concept that may have been discussed at an earlier time in the book. One last thing that may not be noticeable: Unfortunately, from an editing/ publishing perspective, the page numbers seem to employ multiple fonts and sizes - together in 1 number, which is not at all standard or even accepted in properly-published materials! His editor should have corrected this before the book was published. For example, on page 232, the page is published as 232 (with the 3 raised up to several different font sizes), while on page 233, it is published as 233 (with the 33 raised up several different font sizes). There is no reason why this publishing problem could have occurred unless the editor was rushed and made some last-minute additions, which threw the entire numbering and font systems off. I have never seen anything like this in a professionally-printed book from a major publisher before. (Hopefully, one day, this 1st edition will become a '1st edition collector’s item'!) I’m sure that Dr. Gundry, the editor, and the publisher, Harper Wave, a division of Harper Collins, a well-known and respected company, know this and will have it corrected in the second edition of the book when it comes out. The general public probably won’t notice it, and it doesn’t obstruct what the author says in this book in any way. Dr. Gundy has a private practice, and he understands that most people won’t be able to visit him for a consultation, so this book is especially written for them. After reading this book and practicing what the Dr. says, those people who can visit him professionally may be compelled to do so. For the rest of us, we have a great book on health and diet (with the science to back this up) to add to our bookshelves, written by a very interesting person. I highly recommend this book (even for people who only want to buy it for the recipes or as a '1st edition collector's item')!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2017 by Suzanne Natafji
Format: Hardcover
This book is life changing. A must for everyone who wants improve their life situation. I'm 66 years old and have always been in pretty good health, but always knew something was not right. Have taken supplements for decades, and was still not feeling 100%. Have been buying and eating a so-called healthy diet most of my life. My Dad lived 84 years, and my Mom 97 years. Two years ago I got DVT (deep vein thrombosis) in my left leg, and started to research this condition and found a book on prevention and reversing it. Vegetarian diet totally with lots of beans, legumes, fruit, no eggs, no fish, no oil especially extra virgin olive oil, whole grains, no nuts except walnuts, no avocados, and no coconut. Well, I adhered to this as much as possible, but my entire gastro-intestinal system was still a mess, and to be quite honest, the food did not taste that well. I got introduced to Dr. Gundry with an infomercial about his PrebioThrive powder with an attached email. Sounded interesting, so I clicked on the link and watch. Like what he said so I bought a 3 month supply. This was back in February. As soon as I started taking this product I notice a change right away. I have been battling basal cell carcinoma for over 40 years, and when I hear anything related to skin issues, I get very interested. What I noticed with his powder is that my skin started to feel smoother. Very impressed, so when this book came out, I ordered it immediately. I haven't even got through the first part (Part I), but I got a list of the foods I needed to start his diet, and the results are a miracle for me. Still taking the powder and have been on this diet for a week now. The following is a list of observations so far. Some of this is graphic so I hope not to offend. 1. My stools used to have lots of deposits of mucous attached when looking into the bowl as it flushed. Those are totally gone and my stools have never looked better, and no more mucous. 2. My urine used to be a very deep and dark yellow in spite of drinking many fluids throughout the day. That is completely gone as well. Now when I look into the bowl, it is a very light yellow. 3. On the old diet, the food did not taste that well. Now my taste buds are in absolute heaven. Food has not tasted this good in a very long time. 4. On the old diet, which included a lot of grains, I was craving food all day long, and never felt satisfied, with a slightly upset stomach. Now, I don't crave food all day, and when I eat, I really enjoy it. Have noticed that the food is so enjoyable that I'm actually chewing it longer. 5. For most of my life, my muscles tighten throughout the day with an activity, so I started doing stretching over 40 years ago. The old diet contributed to a lot of inflammation that if I did not stretch before I went to bed, I would wake up with cramps in my left leg and would not sleep well the rest of the night. Now that I'm on this new diet, I can really tell that a huge portion of my inflammation is going away. I really notice this in the morning when I first wake up. Before this diet, I could really feel the inflammation. And now, I hardly notice it. And that is only one week folks!!! For the first time in my life so far, I have found the answer to restore my health. This book is an eye opener and will change your life only for the better. I highly recommend this book, and I also recommend his PrebioThrive powder. Everything that affects your life starts with what you put into your mouth. I am still in shock how all of this has changed so dramatically in just one week.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2017 by Robert Young