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Lectins are a type of protein that can bind to cell membranes and cause damage to the body. They are found in many common foods, including grains, legumes, certain types of dairy, fruit, and nightshade and cucumber-family vegetables. According to Gundry, lectins can disrupt the balance of bacteria in the gut, leading to inflammation and a range of health problems
 
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 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, he shares this 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.
 
Dr. Gundry’s dietary recommendations involve avoiding or minimizing the consumption of foods like beans, grains, nightshade vegetables (e.g., tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants), and certain fruits, as he believes they are high in lectins. Instead, he promotes the consumption of foods that are low in lectins, such as leafy greens, non-nightshade vegetables, and certain animal proteins.
 
The book also suggests other lifestyle changes, such as regular intermittent fasting, getting sufficient sleep, avoiding certain chemicals like the herbicide Roundup, avoiding genetically modified foods, and taking a large number of supplements. Some of the claims made in the book, such as the ability of the Plant Paradox program to prevent and reverse obesity and most chronic diseases, are poorly supported by scientific evidence.
 
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.
 
Overall, “The Plant Paradox” suggests that people should focus on whole, unprocessed foods and avoid certain plant-based foods that are high in lectins. The book also recommends certain cooking methods and supplements to support gut health and reduce inflammation.
 
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About the Author :
 
Steven R. Gundry, MD, is the director of the International Heart and Lung Institute in Palm Springs, California, and the founder and director of the Center for Restorative Medicine in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. After a distinguished surgical career as a professor and chairman of cardiothoracic surgery at Loma Linda University, Dr. Gundry changed his focus to curing modern diseases via dietary changes.
 
He is the bestselling author of The Longevity Paradox, The Plant Paradox, The Plant Paradox Cookbook, The Plant Paradox Quick and Easy, and Dr. Gundry’s Diet Evolution, and has written more than three hundred articles published in peer-reviewed journals on using diet and supplements to eliminate heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, and multiple other diseases. Dr. Gundry lives with his wife, Penny, and their dogs in Palm Springs and Montecito, California.