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.

Ever think about this fact? Besides water, it's the most frequent medicine or poison,

depending on what you eat, our bodies deal with multiple times a day. And that's exactly why

food is the reason you're healthy or not. In fact, I so believe this, the principal

hypocrite said, long ago, let food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.

That food and the foods to avoid are my go-to prescription for healing my patients

and in all my books too. So today, it's all about the essential foods you need to feed your

gut buddies so you can thrive. I'll talk about the five essential foods to always have in your

kitchen for health, the best fermented foods to eat, and also reveal the truth behind big foods

misleading nutrition labels. Let's dive right in. I know I can get pretty busy and a busy schedule

can often lead to very poor food choices. That's why I always keep these five essentials in stock

and you should too. First of all, always have some dark bitter greens and lectin-free vegetables

in your refrigerator. One of my favorite things is more bitter, more better.

Interestingly enough, almost all long-lived societies have preferred very bitter greens in their

diet, whether they're dark green leaves like arugula or Swiss chard or bok choy or radicchio,

which many people call that Italian red lettuce, but is actually part of the chickery family.

There are some great varieties of broccoli that are extremely bitter, like broccoli,

raw bay or broccoli, rave, and you can find it usually right next to the broccoli in most grocery

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