June 3, 2020

You’d Be Shocked to Find These Foods Are Killing You | Dr. Steven Gundry on The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes

“10,000 years ago (Neolithic Revolution), we switched over to things that we had never eaten before and those were the grains of grasses and beans” – Steven Gundry
- The human body didn’t evolve to eat these plants
- “There’s never been documentation of an ape eating grass or grains”
Many of these plants have high concentrations of lectins; these are proteins formed by a plant’s defense system that kill organisms if ingested
- Lectins cause eczema, acne, brain fog, and irritable bowels
Avoid eating American plants unless properly prepared. None of us were exposed to American plants until 500 years ago.
- Evolutionarily speaking that’s like a one night stand
Dr. Gundry’s patients have improved their health simply by taking grains, beans, and nightshades out of their diets

Dr. Steven Gundry (@DrGundry) is a renowned cardiologist, surgeon, medical device inventor, and now a best-selling author focused on the effects of your diet on your health
Host: Lewis Howes (@LewisHowes)

“10,000 years ago (Neolithic Revolution), we switched over to things that we had never eaten before and those were the grains of grasses and beans” – Steven Gundry
- The human body didn’t evolve to eat these plants
- “There’s never been documentation of an ape eating grass or grains”
These plants have high concentrations of lectins; lectins are proteins formed by a plant’s defense system that kill organisms if ingested
- “It’s a protein that is actually designed to act like incoming guided missile attacks on the inside wall of our gut” – Steven Gundry
- The infamous poison ricin is actually a lectin found in castor beans. Four molecules will kill an adult human instantaneously.
Lectins cause eczema, acne, brain fog, and irritable bowels
None of us were exposed to American plants until 500 years ago. Evolutionarily speaking that’s like a one night stand.
- Italians didn’t eat tomatoes for 200 years after Columbus brought them over and even now only eat them if they are peeled and deseeded
  - Plant peels and seeds have the vast majority of lectins

Dr. Gundry’s patients have solved their health problems simply by taking grains, beans, and nightshades out of their diets
- The gluten found in grains is actually a lectin which is why many people have problems with gluten
“Beans are so lethal that 5 raw kidney beans will kill a human being in 5 minutes by coagulating their blood” – Steven Gundry
- They are only safe to eat if properly cooked, but considering how naturally toxic they are why would you want to
Peanuts aren’t actually nuts. They are legumes and thus more akin to beans than anything.
- Rhesus monkeys, genetic cousins to humans, when given peanut oil will develop heart disease
- Rats who eat human peanut excrement will develop cancerous cells in their colons