Dr. Steven Gundry began his career as a highly-successful cardiologist and heart surgeon. In more recent years, he has pivoted away from surgery and more into preventive medicine at his clinic in souther California. Dr. Gundry is a highly vocal advocate for a wide variety of highly controversial health claims, often centered on the gut microbiome and "lectins", which are found inside foods like tomatoes and bell peppers that he claims have disastrous effects on your health. Over the years, I've had issues with many of the things Dr. Gundry has said, so when his team reached out about having him come on the show to promote his new book "Gut Check", I was eager at the oppurtunity. That being said, I was quickly to communicate to Dr. Gundry's team that not only would this be a contentious discussion, but that I would also bring in my friend Dr. Danielle Belardo, a heart and diet expert in her own right, to join the discussion and get down to the truth about a number of Dr. Gundry's most extreme claims. To his credit, Dr. Gundry accept, and this conversation is what followed.

Follow  Dr. Gundry here:

Website and pre-orders for Gut Check: https://drgundry.com/

YouTube Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DrGundry

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GundryMDYT

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GundryMD/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gundrymd

Follow Dr. Danielle Belardo here:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/daniellebelardomd/

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-belardo-366369241/

Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/DBelardoMD

02:02 Smoking / Blue Zones

17:50 Dr. Gundry's Studies / The Data

37:07 Lyon Heart Study / Autoimmune Disease

45:40 Gut Microbiome

53:30 Are Fruits Unhealthy?

1:05:07 Specific Claims

1:27:27 My Problem With The System

1:31:43 "I Can Eliminate All Disease"

Host and Executive Producer: Doctor Mike

Produced by Dan Owens and Sam Bowers

Art by Caroline Weigum