Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized professional speaker on a number of important public health issues. He scours the world's nutrition research to bring you free daily videos and articles over at NutritionFacts.org.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How Michael's grandmother inspired him to pursue a career in medicine
• Reversing disease with a plant-based diet and lifestyle modifications
• The critical role of your gut microbiome
• Our gut microbiome feeds on fibre and resistant starch
• Corrupt health and wellness research
• The truth can't remain buried (for too long)
• The Daily Dozen
• Is buying organic food really worth it?
• Are you wasting your time avoiding gluten?
• The importance (or lack thereof) of supplementation
• You have a great deal of control over your health

Related links:

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Dr. Michael Greger - How Not to Die (book)

Dr. Michael Greger's website (NutritionFacts.org)

Follow Dr. Michael Greger's (NutritionFacts.org) on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen app iOS/Android

Dr. Michael Greger (books)

Nathan Pritikin (books)

Dr. T. Colin Campbell - The China Study (book)

Forks Over Knives (documentary)

Michael Pollan - Cooked (documentary)

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