Welcome to the Dr. Gundry podcast, where Dr. Stephen Gundry shares his groundbreaking

research from over 25 years of treating patients with diet and lifestyle changes alone.

Dr. Gundry and other wellness experts offer inspiring stories, the latest scientific advancements,

and practical tips to empower you to take control of your health and live a long, happy

life.

The shocking benefits of eating pistachios every day for 30 days. Do you need a healthy movie snack

or something easy to eat on the go? Look no further than pistachios. Not only are they delicious,

but they are also one of the healthiest nuts on the planet. What's the benefit of pistachios?

Well, first of all, if you've read my most recent book Unlocking the Keto Code,

you know that pistachios are one of the richest sources of melatonin that there is.

Now, what the heck is melatonin? Well, most of you think about melatonin and you think about

the sleep home hormone. And in fact, it's true. Our pineal gland, this little bitty gland in the

middle of our brain, produces melatonin at the time or just before we go to sleep. And we have

elevated melatonin levels during sleep. And so for many, many years, we've associated melatonin

with production of sleep. But as you found out, in fact, the reason melatonin rises during the

time we're asleep is because melatonin is only one of two available antioxidants inside mitochondria.

And mitochondria, of course, are the energy producing organelles in all of ourselves,

including our brain. So the recent research is that melatonin is produced during sleep because

that's when the repair work of our brain and our brain's mitochondria takes place. And so naturally,

you'd want more antioxidant melatonin production during sleep. But surprisingly, because melatonin

is our preferred antioxidant, getting melatonin throughout the day also protects our mitochondria

during daytime. And the best source for melatonin is pistachios. So it's not going to put you to

...