316: Your fruits & veggies are not as healthy as they could be | Emeran Mayer, M.D., Ph.D.

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🗓️ 16 June 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Emeran Mayer, M.D., Ph.D.: “[The gut is] essentially our own pharmacy—the manufacturing site for a lot of molecules that are good for us.” Mayer, a gastroenterologist and neuroscientist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to make sure your fruits and veggies have the most antioxidants, plus: - The best polyphenol-rich foods to add to your plate - How to strengthen your gut-immune connection - The link between soil health & gut health - What to look for in a high-quality probiotic - Why you shouldn't restrict carbs when fasting Referenced in the episode: - Mayer's book, The Gut-Immune Connection. - Patagonia Provision's Regenerative Organic Agriculture program. - An article explaining how soil health can affect nutrition quality of vegetables. Don't forget to use the code PROBIOTICPOD at checkout to save 25% off your first month subscription of mbg's probiotic+. It's the only blend in the world with our unique combination of four strains to beat bloating, aid digestion, and reset your gut.* To learn more about the supplement Jason swears by, visit mindbodygreen.com/probioticpod. Enjoy this episode sponsored by Penguin Random House! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking medications, consult with your doctor before starting a supplement routine. It is always optimal to consult with a health care provider when considering what supplements are right for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen and your host.
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0:45.6	Dr. M. Ron Meyer has studied mine brain body interactions for over 40 years with a particular
0:54.8	emphasis on bi-directional communication between the brain, the gut and its microbiome. He's the
1:00.8	executive director of the Oppenheimer Center for Stress and Resilience and the co-director
1:05.6	of the Digestive Diseases Reach Search Center at UCLA. He's the author more than 300
1:12.4	scientific publications and several books and his research has been supported by the National
1:16.9	Institutes of Health for the past 25 years. And today we're going to go deep on all things gut health
1:23.8	as we discuss his latest must read book titled The Gut Immune Connection. How understanding
1:29.3	the connection between food and immunity can help us regain our health.
1:33.6	Dr. M. Ron Meyer, welcome. Thanks for immune on the show Jason's pleasure.
1:40.0	So the book is titled The Gut Immune Connection, which we love here at my buddy Green.
1:47.6	And there's so much developing science in that area. So I'd love to start with what do we know
1:54.7	about that connection today? You start off the book, you're talking about allergies, immune
1:59.6	disorders, metabolic syndrome, brain disorders, all really serious ailments if you will that
2:05.4	we're paying a lot of attention to and we're also specifically paying attention to the gut
2:10.0	and the microbiome and the role plays in all of these bad things and then the role plays in all
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