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Plant Power {Episode 13 with Dr. B}

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Today's brand new podcast episode features plant power.

Plant power? That's right.

By now you've already seen, read, and heard information on both sides of the coin.

Plants are dangerous.

vs.

Plant-based anything is the best way to go.

Ultimately, you'll need to decide for yourself. Perhaps my conversation with Dr. B will help!

Resources Mentioned

  1. Dr. B on Instagram
  2. Fiber Fueled
  3. The Plant Fed Gut Masterclass
  4. Building a Healthy Gut with Dr Will Bulsiewicz (Episode 17 of the Plant Proof podcast)
  5. Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome (David Lawrence)
  6. Butyrate Foods (SCFA's conversation)
  7. Top 15 Low-FODMAP High-Fiber Foods
  8. Soluble vs Insoluble Fiber
  9. What are Digestive Enzymes?

Don’t Miss These Thoughts

  1. Dr. B's personal health story
  2. "I really had not had any nutrition training in my 16 years of medical education. Like, shockingly little." - Dr. B
  3. "We have constructed a healthcare system where we really have empowered the pharmaceutical industry, the medical device industry." - Dr. B
  4. "What makes zero sense to me is that we wait until a person is broken to try to fix a mess." - Dr. B
  5. "Short chain fatty acids are the most anti-inflammatory molecule I've ever come across. And we get them basically when we consume dietary fiber." - Dr. B
  6. "What is fiber," according to Dr B? (p.s. mushrooms also contain fiber!)
  7. "Humans cannot break down fiber, but our microbes can break them down." - Dr. B
  8. Our bacteria like all sorts of different foods; not every microbe likes kale. Diversity is key.
  9. "You don't know how to treat unless you know what you're treating. WHY are we sick?" - Dr. B (Chronic Illness Root Cause Analysis)
  10. Where and how to start?
  11. "If it's not helping you, stop spending the money on it." (AGG --> Ask yourself, "How is this working for me?")
  12. Dr. B's 3 (eh, 4!) convictions around gut health and gut healing.

More from A Gutsy Girl

1. Welcome to A Gutsy Girl Podcast
2. Hang out on Instagram
3. BFF’s on YouTube
4. Free resource: The Master Gutsy Spreadsheet
5. Rated-G Email Club

Btw – don’t forget to grab a copy of your 90-day healing journey journal (there is also a PDF e-version you can download today HERE).

Dr B

Dr. B went to med school at Georgetown School of Medicine, trained in medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and gastroenterology at The University of North Carolina Hospitals, got his Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) from Northwestern University and a certificate in nutrition from Cornell University. He’s board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology and an expert in digestive diseases and the gut.

Dr. B has won multiple awards and distinctions for his work as a clinician, and conducted research for/contributed to 20+ published scientific articles and 40+ presentations at national meetings.

He is perhaps most recently known for his New York Times Bestseller, Fiber Fueled.

He is launching his brand new online course, the Plant Fed Gut, on June 28, 2021.

You can learn more about the course and Dr. B’s incredible background and research via theplantfedgut.com.

Wrap Up

Time to wrap this up. As always, a huge goal for this show is to connect with even more people. Feel free to send an email to our team at podcast@agutsygirl.com. We want to hear questions, comments, show ideas, etc.

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Xox,
SKH

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