Episode 18 - Dr Alan Desmond
The impact of foods on our gut and how to achieve optimum health.
Dr Alan Desmond
In this hugely informing episode of the podcast, I’m chatting with Dr Alan Desmond, an incredible expert on the gut and microbiome health. Dr Desmond is a gastroenterologist that places a huge emphasis on nutrition.
In this episode we’ll dive deep into gut health. Why is there a sharp rise in chronic gut issues? What does the science show about diet contributing to inflammatory bowel diseases like crohns, IBD and ulcerative colitis. What about paleo, keto and the carnivore diet?..what does the research say about it?
Beyond that we chat all about studies on the Masaai and Innuit tribes, Dr Gundry’s work and what statistics show about high meat consumption in populations. All this and much more on today’s episode!
Who is Dr Alan Desmond?
Dr Alan Desmond is a renowned clinical gastroenterologist, public speaker and advocate of a plant based diet, working at the Devon gut clinic and hospitals in England. He is also an advocate of plant based diet to help combat the gastrointestinal disorders that the standard western diet creates.
Resources and Links:
Report on Additives in food that may cause colitis -https://www.mdedge.com/internalmedicine/article/193956/gastroenterology/maltodextrin-may-increase-colitis-risk
WebMd report on Broccoli effect on Crohn’s - https://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/crohns-disease/news/20100825/broccoli-plantains-help-block-crohns-disease
The Plant Paradox - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Plant-Paradox-Dangers-Healthy-Disease/dp/006242713X
Blue Zones, zones - https://www.bluezones.com/dan-buettner/
Eat lancet report - https://eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission/
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