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Hey, everybody. You know, I get a lot of questions about if I'm going to take away most grains from you,

which are loaded with lectins, what the heck can I use instead?

And invariably, what comes up that I recommend is sorghum.

Now, what the heck is sorghum?

Well, sorghum actually is a cereal grain that's been cultivated for thousands of years.

It actually originated in Africa, and it spread to Asia and finally the America.

Now, even though this is a grain, it's unique among grains in that it does not have a haul.

And the hall is actually where most of the lectins are.

Now, the unique thing about sorghum is that it's very resilient,

and it thrives in climates with low water availability.

As many of you know, I'm a big supporter with Gundry MD of charity water,

which drills wells for deprived people

to bring them clean water.

And having done missions in Ethiopia,

it's incredibly important crop in Ethiopia,

which is constantly in drought-like conditions.

And so sorghum thrives in desert environments. What makes sorghum so good

is that it's incredibly friendly instead of water-intensive grains like rice and wheat. Now, interestingly,

today the U.S. is one of the largest producers of sorghum, where it's valued for both human consumption, but

having grown up in Nebraska, sorghum was used to feed animals.

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