The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain
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Summary
Plants have an impressive array of defense tactics to protect themselves from predators of all shapes and sizes--including humans。 Stephen Gundry believes that these defense strategies make the seemingly virtuous plants that we consume every day--fruits， vegetables， grains， nuts， and seeds--far less "good for us" than we assume。
Dr。 Gundry outlines the health hazards posed by lectins。 The main sources of lectins in the American diet include conventionally-raised dairy products， beans， and other legumes， wheat and grains， and specific vegetables and fruits
With a full list of lectin-containing foods and simple substitutes for each; a step-by-step detox and eating plan; and easy lectin-free recipes， The Plant Paradox illuminates the hidden dangers lurking in your salad bowl—and shows you how to eat whole foods in a whole new way。
Dr。 Gundry outlines the health hazards posed by lectins。 The main sources of lectins in the American diet include conventionally-raised dairy products， beans， and other legumes， wheat and grains， and specific vegetables and fruits
With a full list of lectin-containing foods and simple substitutes for each; a step-by-step detox and eating plan; and easy lectin-free recipes， The Plant Paradox illuminates the hidden dangers lurking in your salad bowl—and shows you how to eat whole foods in a whole new way。
Reviews
Carley
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A book littered with pseudoscientific claims in hopes of turning a profit。 I would give this book 0 stars if I could。 I hope people take the initiative to investigate the claims found in this book， typically supported by personal antecdotes opposed to legitimate science。
The_J
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A distinct point of view of plants creating defenses against animals eating them。 Couple of tidbits: Auto immune disorders = leaky gut， the Vagus nerve = the sympathetic nervous system， 9x the nerve fibers from gut to brain as from brain to the other internal organs （hearth lung kidneys etc。）， and more neurons in the gut than in the spinal。 At the core this is an input output theory。 But it seems to me that just as plants have developed defenses against us， humans as omnivores have developed the A distinct point of view of plants creating defenses against animals eating them。 Couple of tidbits: Auto immune disorders = leaky gut， the Vagus nerve = the sympathetic nervous system， 9x the nerve fibers from gut to brain as from brain to the other internal organs （hearth lung kidneys etc。）， and more neurons in the gut than in the spinal。 At the core this is an input output theory。 But it seems to me that just as plants have developed defenses against us， humans as omnivores have developed the ability to feed on anything （or at least the ones that survived）。 We just live in an age where small difficulties are exacerbated by excess caloric intake， avoidance of movement （especially vigorous exercise）， and paucity of raw foods with fiber。 Plus out immune systems are so protected by not being exercised they just attack anything。 Exposure therapy when young， shows most of this all goes away。 If we just had Marie Antoinette here to say "Let them eat dirt，" we might be better off。 。。。more
Steve P
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I read this book on account of having some inner ear issues that seem to be autoimmune in nature and triggered by certain plant foods。 I tried a "carnivore diet" to some moderate success， but have been looking to reincorporate carbs into my diet。 I will say， there's probably something to Gundry's recommendations， since most of the foods that seemed to cause me issues （cashews， lentils， beans） are on the no go list。 I've had pretty good luck with the items on the yes please list。 That being said， I read this book on account of having some inner ear issues that seem to be autoimmune in nature and triggered by certain plant foods。 I tried a "carnivore diet" to some moderate success， but have been looking to reincorporate carbs into my diet。 I will say， there's probably something to Gundry's recommendations， since most of the foods that seemed to cause me issues （cashews， lentils， beans） are on the no go list。 I've had pretty good luck with the items on the yes please list。 That being said， some of his claims set off my bull**** alarms， mostly because I don't see many other of the reputable people I follow mentioning lectins or anything similar。 Some of the gut health and probiotics industry seems a bit snake oily as well。 If you have food sensitivities and want to follow the recommendations， you will be able to eat well and enjoy it。 I certainly do。 Just don't expect you'll shed fat by cutting out "lectins"。 Hopefully， nutritional science will make progress on the topic of food allergies and autoimmunity in the coming decades。 。。。more
Bradley Marco
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Challenges the nutrition norms and trends。 Whacky but good。 Bold diet - can help a lot of people。
Crystal
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I don't know what to think。 It sounds too good to be true。 I have read about too many diet plans that claim to cure almost any ailment。 It sounds hard to stick to。 My family is so picky， I don't see them enjoying this plan。 I don't know what to think。 It sounds too good to be true。 I have read about too many diet plans that claim to cure almost any ailment。 It sounds hard to stick to。 My family is so picky， I don't see them enjoying this plan。 。。。more
Jasmine
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Interesting。
Sherry Cook
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Thought provoking。
Roberto Parra
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Libro interesante。 Me interesa lo que plantea， le di 4 estrellas y trataré de seguir sus sugerencias。 Que funcione y lo cambio a 5！
Fiona Saunders
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Interesting concepts I am giving it three but might change the star rating after I have tried the diet。 But I like the way he thinks outside the square and has tried this on himself。 Yes there is a fair bit of scientific terms but he does explain what each means not once but multiple times through out the book。 I like that the audio book does have a pdf of the last chapter with the recepies and the meal plans to refer to。 If you have tried every other diet give this a go。
Anne
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Interesting premise regarding lectins。 I am already doing the AIP which is working for me， but the foods that I know are my biggest triggers are also the foods that are apparently high in lectins。 Beyond this， I found this audiobook repetitive and sometimes condescending。 Also， this diet is unattainable for me - too many rules。 Also， it is very US focused。 Glad I listened， though。 Food for thought， so to speak。
Nik Havert
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It's okay。 There is some good information about healthy fats and taking care of your gut biome。 There isn't much on exercise。 The diet plan is similar to primal eating， except this one puts a severe limit on protein （especially animal proteins） and fruit。 You'll love this plan if you love avocados and guacamole， because you'll be eating a lot of it （and lettuce）。I did primal eating / living for close to a year and it worked well for me。 This book put me back on a modified primal path （most carbs It's okay。 There is some good information about healthy fats and taking care of your gut biome。 There isn't much on exercise。 The diet plan is similar to primal eating， except this one puts a severe limit on protein （especially animal proteins） and fruit。 You'll love this plan if you love avocados and guacamole， because you'll be eating a lot of it （and lettuce）。I did primal eating / living for close to a year and it worked well for me。 This book put me back on a modified primal path （most carbs in the morning for early energy， more healthy fats and veggies）。 。。。more
Sally Kenney
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Finally finished this book and have been slowly trying to absorb all of the lessons。 Calls for enormous changes in eating patterns， almost impossible to do while eating out: no wheat， soy， corn， rice， sugar， nightshades， etc。 The closer I follow the program， the better I feel， clearly。
Inga Miller
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Love this author。 Dr。 Steven Gundry shows you， that it's up to you to make a choice of living comfortably in your body， or experience discomfort and continue on the same path。 He presents the map of what one should follow， and how it's up to each individual to discover of what really works for them when it comes to food consumption。 Love this author。 Dr。 Steven Gundry shows you， that it's up to you to make a choice of living comfortably in your body， or experience discomfort and continue on the same path。 He presents the map of what one should follow， and how it's up to each individual to discover of what really works for them when it comes to food consumption。 。。。more
Kenneth
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In this book Dr。 Gundry initially discusses the various foods we eat in the usual American diet and how they have changed over the years。 Many plants， particularly grains， have a substance called "lectins" in them which are part of a plant's defensive system against being eaten， and they can do bad things to you - make you sick and fatten you up。 Also many crops today are GMO and have roundup and other insecticides & herbicides sprayed on them， which carry over to the foods made from them。 Also， In this book Dr。 Gundry initially discusses the various foods we eat in the usual American diet and how they have changed over the years。 Many plants， particularly grains， have a substance called "lectins" in them which are part of a plant's defensive system against being eaten， and they can do bad things to you - make you sick and fatten you up。 Also many crops today are GMO and have roundup and other insecticides & herbicides sprayed on them， which carry over to the foods made from them。 Also， such plants， especially corn & soy beans， are fend to cattle， pigs， chicken so they carry over to their meats， milk products， eggs， etc。 These and other issues are discussed。 In the second part of the book， the author discusses his "Plant Paradox Program" whose purpose is to cleanse his patient of all the toxic effects he/she has been experiencing and to get them on a much better diet and hopefully to better health - he gives a lot of examples of patients who have profited from his program。 He also has a chapter discussing supplements， including ones that he sells。 The last part of the book consists of a bunch of recipes。 Overall， this is a great book to make one think about one's own health and diet， but at the same time， since we are all different， some people are undoubtedly more susceptible to the problems caused by lectin intake， by the usual American diet， than others。 If his diet works for you， go for it。 Myself， I will probably pick and choose。 For several years now， I have eaten a gluten-free diet。 。。。more
Jaclyn Rosamond
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There is no one-size-fits-all diet。 Ever。Dr Gundry has many brilliantly informative suggestions to make about the food we eat。 His belief， based on his knowledge of the toxicity of lectins in many of the foods we eat， is very persuasive。 His point about casein A-1 in milk， that many people are intolerant to， has been especially helpful。 I buy only A-2 milk now – I’m even tempted， and will likely follow through， on making my own butter from the milk I buy， as I haven’t yet found a brand of butter There is no one-size-fits-all diet。 Ever。Dr Gundry has many brilliantly informative suggestions to make about the food we eat。 His belief， based on his knowledge of the toxicity of lectins in many of the foods we eat， is very persuasive。 His point about casein A-1 in milk， that many people are intolerant to， has been especially helpful。 I buy only A-2 milk now – I’m even tempted， and will likely follow through， on making my own butter from the milk I buy， as I haven’t yet found a brand of butter made from A-2 milk。 Cheese is available， not butter。 Buying French or Italian A-2 organic butter may be available in New Zealand’s city supermarkets， but not in the rural sector in which I live。As for acid-blockers – another useful insight， and one I knew a little of a few years ago。 And now know a lot more。 For which I am grateful。 These PPIs did damage my microbiome， my GP prescribed them （not available over-the-counter in Australia， where I lived at the time） for fifteen years， not the recommended two weeks。 Eating fresh foods in season also makes sense to me。 I’m not yet a convinced vegetarian， but I no longer buy meat from my supermarkets or butcher。 Utterly convincing information on the pesticide sprayed non-food fed to cattle to fatten them for market， along with hormones and antibiotics – and PPIs（！） – turned me away from meat presented this way。 We are able to buy wild game meat elsewhere。The problem I have with Dr Gundry’s solution for unhealthy guts is the limitations。 Plus， the cost。 Prebiotics and probiotics are available in food such as yoghurt， nuts， seeds， berries， bananas， etc。 I have no interest in buying his various formulas when I can eat these healthy additions in locally grown actual food。 There is also the severe limitation on the types of food he includes in dietary suggestions。 For sure， an increasing number of people around the world find it hard to digest gluten， including me。 Even gluten-free flour can give me heartburn。 But why would I want to purchase garlic or onion powder when I can grow my own garlic and onions？ Ditto dried herbs， which lose their best flavour when dried， when I grow my own herbs？What makes sense to me is a measured approach to assessing how my gut responds to each food。 A slow task spread out over time。 There is no one-size-fits-all diet that works for every person。 There is only responsibility for our individual gut health。 In the western world there is a lot of over-processed junk available in supermarkets， marketed by those with an interest in making money from our poor choices – food-like substances to be avoided。 Dr Gundry’s diet， from my perspective， is a careful approach to beginning to reduce， and maybe eliminate， the “bad guys” in our microbiome， but it’s not a way to live for the rest of our lives。 。。。more
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Complicated
Ingrid
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I've read it with interest， always something new to learn。 It's obviously written for the USA。 I've read it with interest， always something new to learn。 It's obviously written for the USA。 。。。more
Alexxandria
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First segment : extended biography， qualifications and self congratulatory pats on the back。 Obnoxious but not the end of the world， the name dropping and weird segment/segway from legitimate medical and surgical experience into dietician and nutrition information was unprofessional however。 Dismissing other nutritionists， gut specialists， nutritionist ect。 As stupid and uneducated in comparison to himself flagged the Dr。 as rude and narcissistic。The second segment got into some semi-legit if th First segment : extended biography， qualifications and self congratulatory pats on the back。 Obnoxious but not the end of the world， the name dropping and weird segment/segway from legitimate medical and surgical experience into dietician and nutrition information was unprofessional however。 Dismissing other nutritionists， gut specialists， nutritionist ect。 As stupid and uneducated in comparison to himself flagged the Dr。 as rude and narcissistic。The second segment got into some semi-legit if theoretical and stretched information， the citations he bases his ideas on are O。K。 If not stellar but he makes some LARGE reaches from their。 And 。。。more
Shudi89
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Completely revolutionised the way I look at food。
Kzg
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Surprising information。 Title rings true
Hanna
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My review in Short （TL;DR）-tDo buy this book if you want incomplete scientific information on lectins， digestion or fighting inflammation。-tDo buy this book if you enjoy bold and unsupported claims， unverified success stories and unscientific terms such as "gut bugs"。I'm giving it two stars because there are some interesting anecdotes in this book， and the topic itself is interesting， but it reads like someone who is trying to sell you a pyramid scheme， so I am deducting points for that。I went a My review in Short （TL;DR）-tDo buy this book if you want incomplete scientific information on lectins， digestion or fighting inflammation。-tDo buy this book if you enjoy bold and unsupported claims， unverified success stories and unscientific terms such as "gut bugs"。I'm giving it two stars because there are some interesting anecdotes in this book， and the topic itself is interesting， but it reads like someone who is trying to sell you a pyramid scheme， so I am deducting points for that。I went all out on this one， and not only am I reviewing the book， but also the diet of phase 1 for 3 days as recommended， and phase 2 for 2。5 weeks。The BookDr。 Gundry talks about the beginning of his career， and although it should seem like a positive thing， my antennae went up when he talked about leaving a well-paying job to teach people about a healthy diet。 I am sure there are altruistic people out there， but often stories beginning with "I had the chance to become successful in a trade I learned， but chose otherwise" are signs that either you were not excelling in your field， or there were other undisclosed reasons。But let's give Dr。 Gundry the benefit of a doubt， and say that he was so enthused with his discovery that he really did want to do good and get people healthy。Half an hour into the book， he starts talking about lectins and how some people are sensitive to them。 Interesting for me， because my son cannot eat certain foods like peanuts， beans， lentils， and even whole grain bread without getting a bad stomach ache， so he just avoids them。 Lectins are a protein form， which we assume plants created to keep from humans and animals eating them， a sort of defense mechanism。 Fair enough。So I keep listening to the book， although rather annoyed at the tone he is taking。 His "success stories" sounded rather incredulous， such as his tale about the person with vitiligo。 He said he "checked" his blood （with no data given as to what was screened， how and for what markers）， and the body supposedly attacked the melanocytes thinking they were lectins。 （Again， how did they come to this conclusion？） So they removed the lectins from his， and voilà， no more vitiligo。 Now， if vitiligo was really reversed， wouldn't we see this in Medical reviews seeing as this has never happened before and is considered incurable？ What annoyed me were the hyperbolic statements such as "All my patients' problems were based on eating lectins"， followed by unverified success stories of people who follow his diet and have any and all ailments magically disappear within two weeks， and reappear if they try a conventional diet。Him calling Tony Robbins a God was not surprising， to say the least， and now I know why the book is full of embellished and self-serving miracle stories。 Which are peppered throughout the book and extremely irritating and repetitive。The language he uses is inconsistent， in the sense that he will use a term like "bioavailability"， but then pair it with "gut bugs" instead of "gut bacteria"。 It loses any scientific feel with these infantile descriptions， and most readers are perfectly fine with terminology such as “gut microbiome”。 After 11 hours of the torturous Audible book at an extremely slow pace （I had to speed it up to 1。6x to just have a regular pace）， I was relieved to be done with this book and decided to put it to the test for a real review。The DietFor 3 days， you will eat completely lectin-free in phase 1， which means no nuts， seeds， beans， nightshades （potatoes， zucchini， eggplant）， no dairy， no roots or tubers， certainly no wheat or grains and only certain oils。 Sugar is off the table as well， easy for me as I have fructose malabsorption and can’t have it or most fruits anyhow。 For everyone else， skipping fruit might not be so fun。Being a vegetarian， this was extremely limiting as the only soy product you can have is tempeh， which isn’t so easy to find。 Seitan is off the table， as are most processed vegan foods， as well as beans and lentils。 Three days are short though， I figured I would survive。Morning smoothies are made with green leafy things such as spinach， mint， and then added fat in the form of avocado， and some lemon。 Lunch was basically lettuce with nuts and salad dressing。 （No carrots， tomatoes， cucumbers， remember？）Dinners as a vegetarian was not easy， but I found some tempeh and had it along with some fried radishes。Very boring， but I did feel a little lighter after 3 days and had far less bloating。Whether that was due to not eating lectins and starches， or whether I was under 800 kcal in a day is up to you to decide。Phase 2 had me very confused。I live in Europe。 In the book， Dr。 Gundry gives an example of how a women he treated did very poorly eating bread and cheese in America， but upon returning to Greece and eating bread and cheese there， she was fine。 His opinion is that European cheeses and the sourdough bread such as the ones in the bakeries here， aren’t as bad for you as the bad American food。 Does that mean I can eat Lectins in Europe， then？How does that work？I couldn’t get a clear answer on this， but stuck to his suggestion of only sheep and goat cheese， eggs， certain nuts and oils， no legumes other than tempeh， and my green smoothie in the morning。Breakfast was the green smoothie， to which I now added coconut milk instead of my regular oat milk since oats are a no-no despite being lectin-free， as is buckwheat。Lunch was a big salad with some walnuts， kohlrabi， lettuce， carrots （we can now eat tubers again）， and maybe a bit of goat cheese。 Dinners were usually cooked veggies like cabbage， broccoli and radishes （remember， no peas or beans）， and then maybe a bit of tempeh。3 days and two weeks later， I lost about 5 cm in circumference from not having a bloated belly， and also about 2 kg in weight。 We visited our friends and had some fresh bread and cow cheese， but I didn’t have the extreme adverse reactions which were portrayed in the book。 I did react poorly to a Gluten product， and to another product made with pea protein。 These were also highly processed foods with many other ingredients， so I can’t be sure that it was only that。 So yes， I did well on the diet， but was it because I excluded lectins， or was it because I excluded almost all processed foods？ What will happen if I eat natural foods like beans？Conclusion-While I am sure that some people are sensitive to Lectins， that doesn’t mean everyone is， and that doesn’t mean that everyone benefits from removing them。-Some of the science didn’t add up。 He mentions glyphosate， the main ingredient in RoundUp， being responsible for mutations in the wheat in the USA， and that this influences the lectins。 However， although RoundUp is banned in the EU， glyphosate is not， and is freely used on a lot of wheat and other grains。 Perhaps the sourdough breads are better than the soft “turbo breads”， but would this be due to glyphosate？ And why would it differ in countries？- Why are there no studies or evidence on his miracle workings？ （No， his website doesn’t count）- Why are so many processed foods on his “yes” list？ - Some foods are off the list because they cannot be pressure cooked， such as oats。 What about groats？ I pressure cook those， so can I eat them then？ They are gluten free and considered lectin-free。 Make up your mind， Dr。 Gundry！This book was tedious to read， it could have been summarized a lot faster， and all the success stories could have been weeded out and have included references and not sounded like a cheesy fake news account。 I’m sure there is truth to lectins aggravating your gut microbiome， and thus， affecting your immune system。 However， I can’t get on board with it being THE truth to EVERYTHING。 I will perhaps peel and deseed my zucchini and cucumbers from now on， as well as go easy on processed foods with wheat in it， but if I eat something and do not have an adverse effect from it， I will probably continue to eat it。 。。。more
Anna Bagriy
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I hardly believe the author， so a desire to check the information that is narrated in the book is now strong。 The theses are really contraversive to everything I have heard before， but it was interesting to dive into some unusual and new info。
Bruce Roberts
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You get what you expect but it reads like a college textbook rather than self help。 I believe the plan will work but it's a steep price to pay。 If your health is in desperately poor condition this is well worth the read。 If not， maybe stay with traditional medicine for now。 You get what you expect but it reads like a college textbook rather than self help。 I believe the plan will work but it's a steep price to pay。 If your health is in desperately poor condition this is well worth the read。 If not， maybe stay with traditional medicine for now。 。。。more
Toan Ho Huu
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Mọi sinh vật đều sở hữu động cơ sinh tồn được kế thừa qua các thế hệ。 Chúng ta xem thực vật là bạn vì chúng nuôi sống chúng ta， nhưng thực vật lại xem mọi giống loài săn mồi， bao gồm cả chúng ta， là kẻ thù。 Tuy nhiên， ngay cả kẻ thù cũng có công dụng của chúng。 Từ đó xuất hiện thế lưỡng nan mà những người ăn thực vật như chúng ta phải đối mặt: Chính những thực phẩm mà ta cần phải ăn đều có cách riêng để khiến chúng ta hoảng sợ không dám ăn chúng cũng như các thế hệ sau của chúng。 Kết quả là xuất Mọi sinh vật đều sở hữu động cơ sinh tồn được kế thừa qua các thế hệ。 Chúng ta xem thực vật là bạn vì chúng nuôi sống chúng ta， nhưng thực vật lại xem mọi giống loài săn mồi， bao gồm cả chúng ta， là kẻ thù。 Tuy nhiên， ngay cả kẻ thù cũng có công dụng của chúng。 Từ đó xuất hiện thế lưỡng nan mà những người ăn thực vật như chúng ta phải đối mặt: Chính những thực phẩm mà ta cần phải ăn đều có cách riêng để khiến chúng ta hoảng sợ không dám ăn chúng cũng như các thế hệ sau của chúng。 Kết quả là xuất hiện một trận chiến không ngừng nghỉ giữa thế giới động vật và thế giới thực vật。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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Very informative。 I had heard his podcast years before and pretty much wrote him off as a quack （sorry， Doc！）。 I have now - without a doubt - changed my mind。 Had I listened to him earlier I wouldn't have had many years of discomfort， bloating， inflammation， and pain。 Now that I'm following his book and biohacking my body with Bulletproof I feel amazing。 Very informative。 I had heard his podcast years before and pretty much wrote him off as a quack （sorry， Doc！）。 I have now - without a doubt - changed my mind。 Had I listened to him earlier I wouldn't have had many years of discomfort， bloating， inflammation， and pain。 Now that I'm following his book and biohacking my body with Bulletproof I feel amazing。 。。。more
J R
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The Plant Paradox is a must read for all who aspire to improving your health。 I’ve been doing Keto IF for years and have improved my health， mind and feel like a kid again。 Good Read Indeed
Kusa A Nomad
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Nghịch lý là một lượng nhỏ rau củ quả sẽ tốt cho sức khỏe nhưng số lượng lớn lại không tốt – Steven Gundry Chính tiêu đề là thứ quyến rũ mình đầu tiên。 Bởi nó “lật lại” tư duy một chiều về thức ăn có nguồn gốc thực vật trong đa số chúng ta – vốn coi đấy là thực phẩm lành mạnh， ăn càng nhiều càng tốt。Mình đọc cuốn này 2 lần， lần đầu chật vật hơn 2 tuần mà hiểu được dưới 10% nội dung， lần hai hiểu hơn 40-50%， đấy là sau khi đã đọc 3 cuốn về dinh dưỡng và sinh lý học ạ。 Nên với ai có ý định đọc Nghịch lý là một lượng nhỏ rau củ quả sẽ tốt cho sức khỏe nhưng số lượng lớn lại không tốt – Steven Gundry Chính tiêu đề là thứ quyến rũ mình đầu tiên。 Bởi nó “lật lại” tư duy một chiều về thức ăn có nguồn gốc thực vật trong đa số chúng ta – vốn coi đấy là thực phẩm lành mạnh， ăn càng nhiều càng tốt。Mình đọc cuốn này 2 lần， lần đầu chật vật hơn 2 tuần mà hiểu được dưới 10% nội dung， lần hai hiểu hơn 40-50%， đấy là sau khi đã đọc 3 cuốn về dinh dưỡng và sinh lý học ạ。 Nên với ai có ý định đọc cuốn này， lời khuyên là bạn nên có kiến thức nền sẵn。 Lý do bởi nó chứa nhiều thông tin mới cho non-nutritionist， nhiều liên đới đến physiology và không ít thông tin chưa được kiểm chứng， không có reference rõ ràng。 Nếu đọc ngay thì dễ gây buồn ngủ， hoặc muốn cãi lộn với tác giả。 Điều mình thích: -tTác giả là bác sĩ tim mạch tài giỏi， xin nhắc lại là tim mạch 😊 không giới hạn hiểu biết của mình trong chuyên môn。 Biết liên kết dinh dưỡng với sinh lý: bản chất của một thức ăn tốt hay xấu là do chất hóa học cấu thành nó tác động ntn lên hệ tiêu hóa， miễn dịch và vận hành của cơ thể， vì thế cung cấp gốc nhìn toàn diện cho người đọc。 -tGiải thích cặn kẽ gốc rễ của vấn đề， như quá trình tiến hóa hàng triệu năm của thực vật và ảnh hưởng của công nghiệp hóa giúp xác định thực vật đó tốt/không tốt。 Từ ngữ dễ hiểu， ấn tượng。 VD thay vì chỉ viết “lọai bỏ những gen có hại cho sức khỏe” thì lại viết “loại bỏ những gen gây hại cho bạn và vòng eo của bạn。 Trời cái chữ “vòng eo” nó đắt giá。 -tBiên dịch xuất sắc， lại được hiệu chính bởi một PGS trong ngành nên câu văn rõ nghĩa。 Điều mình ko thích: -tTính xác thực của các kết luận về dinh dưỡng， lập luận ổn nhưng dẫn chứng không thuyết phục， không kèm thông tin nghiên cứu， giả như lấy việc răng của người Ai Cập cổ đại bị hư tổn mà quy cho việc ăn nhiều lúa mạch là weird rồi。 Là một người làm khoa học， tác giả phải nắm rõ điểm này khi đưa ra bất kỳ kết luận nào chứ。 -tPhần 2 - chế độ dinh dưỡng y như mấy chương trình bán đồ ăn 30 ngày ngoài thị trường， kèm với cả tá TPCN bán kèm của ông bác nên mình không buy-in。 Chung quy tác giả muốn bán hàng nên mới mắc công viết cái nền về dinh dưỡng ở phần 1 đúng hông？ -tGiải thích cho Plant Paradox của tác giả thì là do chất lectin và các chất độc hại tương tự （What）。 Nhưng nếu đọc kỹ và refer thêm thì bản chất lại là How – cách thức mà con người trồng cây ảnh hưởng đến chính sức khỏe của họ。 Cuốn ăn gì cho không độc hại làm rõ ý này hơn， mn có thể tham khảo thêm。 Bottom line: cuốn này dù khá controversial， nhưng nếu tiếp cận mindfully và có kiến thức nền thì mình vẫn recom vì nó cung cấp góc nhìn khá bao quát: từ dinh dưỡng -> ảnh hưởng lên vận hành của cơ thể và sức khỏe nói chung。 。。。more
Kimberly Thomas
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Getting into the science-y stuff can be quite boring， but Dr。 Gundry does a fantastic job of making it understandable and fun。 I have read and re-read so many parts of this book。 I love that he included stories of people following this way of eating and how it has changed their lives。 I have been studying different ways to approach nutrition for many years and have tried SO many things for my specific problems。 This seems like a winner to me。
Christine
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This book is probably better "read" than listened to。 Information overload with lots of scientific mumbo jumbo。 If you are wanting to eat cleaner and can follow this text book it would probably provide a bunch of insight。 I put it on hold again to give it more attention at a different time。 This book is probably better "read" than listened to。 Information overload with lots of scientific mumbo jumbo。 If you are wanting to eat cleaner and can follow this text book it would probably provide a bunch of insight。 I put it on hold again to give it more attention at a different time。 。。。more
Igor
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