Book · 2018 · Health & Fitness

The Plant Paradox

The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain

by Steven Gundry · Recommended by 5 people on 3 podcasts

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You wrote a book called the plant paradox about lectins really good book about yeah psoriasis.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2017 Listen at 1:49:33

What they say about it

Grouped from 7 mentions
  • Recommends the book to others“order your books”
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The best things said about it

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Recommended
I want to recommend to everyone who's been listening and watching go and grab a copy of The Energy Paradox, which is Dr. Gundry's new book, and go and grab a copy of The Plant Paradox.
Jay Shetty On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Aug 2021
Discussed
This is based on a book that was published I think about two years ago called The Plant Paradox by Dr. Steven Gundry and he talks about how lectins are these built in natural plant defense mechanisms.
Ben Greenfield The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2019
Discussed
Stephen Gundry has his book to plant paradox and he has like he has like a ketogenic version in that book that's like very plant rich.
Ben Greenfield The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2018

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Why people recommend it

Steven Gundry authored The Plant Paradox to explain how lectins function as natural plant defense mechanisms that can negatively impact human digestion and overall health. On On Purpose with Jay Shetty, host Jay Shetty enthusiastically recommended both this text and a subsequent publication titled The Energy Paradox to listeners seeking guidance on diet and gut health. Similarly, Kyle Kingsbury brought up Gundry's work on The Joe Rogan Experience during a conversation about casein proteins and dietary variations, while Joe Rogan discussed the book's dietary frameworks in relation to conditions like psoriasis during a Fight Companion episode. Ben Greenfield also referenced the publication during multiple appearances on Rogan's podcast, analyzing the concept of plant defense mechanisms and noting that the volume offers a plant-rich variation of a ketogenic diet. Conversely, cardiologist Joel Kahn offered a brief critique of the book's assertions regarding lectins and legumes during an appearance on The Rich Roll Podcast. Across these various programs, fitness experts, medical professionals, and interviewers debated the validity of the dietary restrictions proposed by Gundry, making the volume a prominent touchstone in discussions concerning modern nutritional science, elimination diets, and the ongoing debate between plant-based and low-carbohydrate nutritional paradigms.

Every mention

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Jay Shetty I want to recommend to everyone who's been listening and watching go and grab a copy of The Energy Paradox,… 2
Recommended
“and I'm hoping that after this podcast many people are going to go and order your books, The Energy Paradox and The Plant Paradox.”
Recommended
“I want to recommend to everyone who's been listening and watching go and grab a copy of The Energy Paradox, which is Dr. Gundry's new book, and go and grab a copy of The Plant Paradox.”
Joe Rogan you wrote a book called the plant paradox about lectins really good book about yeah psoriasis 1
Recommended
“you wrote a book called the plant paradox about lectins really good book about yeah psoriasis”
Kyle Kingsbury do you ever read the plant paradox by dr. Stephen Gundry 1
Recommended
“do you ever read the plant paradox by dr. Stephen Gundry”
Ben Greenfield this is based on on a book that was published I think about two years ago called the plant paradox by dr. S… 2
Discussed
“this is based on on a book that was published I think about two years ago called the plant paradox by dr. Stephen Gundry and he talks about how lectins are these built in natural plant defense mechanisms”
Discussed
“Stephen Gundry has his book to plant paradox and he has like he has like a ketogenic version in that book that's like very plant rich”
Joel Kahn and the plant paradox which we haven't talked about is worth maybe two minutes 1
Critiqued
“and the plant paradox which we haven't talked about is worth maybe two minutes”

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