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Dhru Purohit Show

#254: The #1 Thing You Can Do to Reduce Inflammation & Diversify Your Microbiome with Dr. Deanna Minich

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.73.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2021

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker. When you think back to what you ate today, yesterday, three weeks ago or even last year, how different is the food on your plate? Some people naturally include a wide range of diverse food when choosing their meals, but for many of us, it is easy to fall into a trap of eating the same foods day in and day out.   Did you know that by not consuming a diverse range of foods, you are missing out on the potential for many health benefits? Despite the promotion of superfoods, no single food contains all the necessary nutrients for overall health and wellness. By eating a balanced diet filled with a wide range of foods, it is easy to ensure that you consume adequate amounts of all essential nutrients. This not only reduces the risk of nutritional deficiencies; it also provides numerous health benefits.   This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Dr. Deanna Minich to talk about one simple thing anyone can do today to improve immune resilience, reduce overall chronic inflammation, and improve cognitive health.   Dr. Deanna Minich is an internationally-recognized teacher, author, scientist, speaker, and artist. She has more than 20 years of diverse, well-rounded experience in the fields of nutrition and Functional Medicine, including clinical practice, research, product formulation, writing, and education. She has authored six books on health and wellness and over forty scientific publications. Currently, she is Vice President of Scientific Affairs for Organic India USA, President of the American College of Nutrition, and Faculty for the Institute for Functional Medicine and the University of Western States. In this episode, we dive into:   -What diversity in our diet really means (10:29)  -How diversity in our diet impacts immune health (12:52) -Why diversity of our gut microbiome is so integral to overall health (22:43) -Phytochemicals, polyphenols, and how they influence the gut microbiome (26:15) -How heart health is impacted by gut microbiome diversity (36:15) -How to get your kids to eat more diverse foods (46:05) -How to test your food variety level (1:00:42) -How to incorporate more spices into your diet (1:11:47)  -Physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual diversity (1:24:42)  -How being in nature changes your immune system (1:29:51) For more on Dr. Deanna Minich, follow her on Instagram @deannaminich, and through her website www.deannaminich.com. Check out her podcast, Color Can Heal Your Life at https://deannaminich.com/podcast-2/. This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker. InsideTracker looks at everything from metabolic and inflammatory markers to nutrients and hormones. Traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own, but InsideTracker makes their results easy to understand and provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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And I don't think that many people appreciate that even something like getting more diversity in our diet can actually impart more immune resilience.

0:09.7

That that in and of itself is changing our gut microbiome even in short order.

0:14.6

I've won Drupal here. Today we're talking with Dr. Diana Minnick on one simple thing that anyone can do starting today to improve their immune resilience,

0:25.1

reduce overall chronic inflammation and improve their cognitive health. One simple thing no matter who's watching, you can do it today.

0:34.1

One simple thing. Find out what that thing is. Stay tuned.

0:38.5

Have you ever gone to your doctor for your normal annual physical and after sitting with them for 10 minutes,

0:44.9

they quickly look at your labs and tell you, hey, everything looks normal. Keep it up and I'll see you again next year.

0:52.1

Maybe even give you a nice little pat on the back. I can't tell you how many listeners the podcast have told me that they've had this exact experience and how honestly how frustrating it can be.

1:03.1

Now, we all know that normal isn't always optimal just because something's not wrong doesn't mean that we feel great.

1:12.1

So traditional medicine is great at finding out when something is blatantly wrong, but they don't always do the best job when we need to highlight how we can do better.

1:22.1

So what if you could get detailed nutritional and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs.

1:30.1

That's what inside tracker does inside tracker was founded in 2009 by top scientists from acclaimed universities in the field of aging genetics.

1:41.1

And biometrics, its mission is to help people live long healthy productive lives by optimizing their bodies from the inside out inside tracker is cutting edge technology and it looks at your blood DNA lifestyle and it has fitness tracker data and they give you science back recommendations for positive changes to your daily habits.

2:05.1

It's all about the daily habits with their app you can track your progress every day and they have an amazing support team to help you with any questions you might have inside tracker looks at everything for metabolic and inflammatory markers to top nutrients and hormones it even test your cholesterol levels to help you better manage stress.

2:25.1

And you have the option to see how your inner age compares to your chronological age traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own but inside tracker makes their results easy to understand and even provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition right now inside trackers offering my podcast community 25% off their system just go to inside tracker dot com slash drew.

2:54.1

That's D H R U to get your discount code and try it out for yourself that's inside tracker I N S I D E tracker T R A C K E R dot com back slash drew D H R U for your 25% off welcome to the Drew pro at podcast each week we explore the inner workings of the brain and the body with one of the brightest minds and wellness medicine and mindset.

3:23.1

This week's guest is doctor Diana minick doctor minick is a nutrition researcher educator and functional medicine trained clinician with a unique approach to nutrition that combines physiology and psychology.

3:36.1

She served on the Institute of Functional Medicine's nutrition advisory board and curriculum committee in addition to being a faculty member teaching nutrition for the advanced practice module for environmental health.

3:50.1

She currently serves in the board of directors for the American nutrition association and its president of the American college of nutrition her academic background is in nutritional sciences including a master's degree in human nutrition and a PhD in medical sciences nutrition in conjunction with her academic degrees and extensive teaching experience at the university level.

4:15.1

She's also a fellow of American college of nutrition and certified nutrition specialist for over 20 years now she's worked in both food and dietary supplements industry and is the vice president of science affairs of organic India an incredible company and serves as an advisor to various food academic and health organizations and has more than 40 published scientific articles in journals such as nutrients,

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journal of nutrition and metabolism and nutrition reviews.

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Dr. Diana minick teaches the graduate program for human nutrition and functional medicine at the University of Western states she's the author of six books on nutrition wellness and psychology and is passionate about helping others live well using therapeutic lifestyle changes and speaking of those changes there's one simple change that we're diving deep into today that anybody can do.

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