Fighting inflammation by eating anti-inflammatory foods is like fighting a forest fire with a garden hose.

And you could eat all the turmeric in the world.

And it's not going to make one bit of difference on the actual cause of inflammation.

And we see these markers of inflammation and to measure them.

Well, where the heck is it coming from?

What is causing the inflammation?

Hello, my friends.

Welcome back to another episode of Better with Dr. Stephanie.

It's me, your host, Dr. Stephanie, Esteema.

Today we're talking all about gut health and maybe more than any other episode that I've had,

what to actually do about it. So if you are somebody whose gut is just not gutting,

you know, it's like you are having distress, whether it is

distension, bloating, gas, you are not digesting your foods. Or if you're a woman in

menopause and you're noticing that your gut is changing. This is very, very common in those

perimenopausal and menopausal years. My guest today is Dr. Stephen Gundry, and we were talking all about

the gut brain link and his new book, The Gut Brain Paradox. So Dr. Stephen Gundry is a renowned

cardiac surgeon and multiple New York Times bestselling author. He has had a distinguished career

in performing thousands of surgeries, and he made a pretty

dramatic shift upon discovering that he could reverse chronic disease using diet alone. He is the author

of the groundbreaking book, The Plant Paradox, and he is here today to discuss his new book,

The Gut Brain Paradox, which reveals the stunning connection between our microbiome and our mental

health. You are going to learn so much today about the modern insults to our gut, the history of that,

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