Dr. Chanu Dasari - The Importance of Phytonutrients & Gut Health

January 07, 2021 2 min read



In This Episode:

[00:00:55] Welcome Dr. Chanu to the show. 

[00:02:00] Why skepticism is always a good thing when dealing with medicine. 

[00:04:06] How one of his most complicated cases made a complete recovery against all odds.

[00:07:06] Does he see any similarities between people who recover and those who don’t? 

[00:09:28] What are phytonutrients and why is he interested in them? 

[00:14:07] Learn more about Dr. Chanu’s personal diet? 

[00:16:31] Why meat products aren’t all bad and aren’t all good. 

[00:18:36] The nutritional value of anything fried is basically zero. 

[00:22:42] Learn why our vocabulary around healthy food and eating needs to change. 

[00:24:34] What impact does gut health have on inflammation in your body? 

[00:27:13] Learning how to hack your gut health will make the biggest impact on their health. 

[00:30:10] Why you need to stay away from sluggish foods overall. 

[00:32:04] Any particular foods that tend to stay in the GI tract for longer periods of time? 

[00:35:01] What would he recommend for cases of constipation? 

[00:37:03] Learn more about the Paleo Diet.

[00:39:10] Everything you need to know about oatmeal. 

[00:42:57] Which fruits you should stay away from.

[00:46:22] A few additional thoughts on gut health and things you need to know. 

[00:49:37] Your diet is the number one thing affecting your overall health. 

[00:50:35] Dr. Chanu discusses the importance of exercise. 

[00:53:30] What is on Dr. Chanu’s list of what’s most important in microbiome health? 

[00:57:11] Why scaling back is important in life. 

[01:00:26] It’s important when thinking about inflammation and health to realize that overworking is a sacrifice to your well-being. 

[01:05:20] Connect with Dr. Chanu.


Links and Resources:

Peak Performance Life

Peak Performance on Facebook
Peak Performance on Instagram


The Mind-Gut Connection by Emeran Mayer

Glycemic Index

Dr. Chanu Dasari’s Website

Dr. Dasari on Instagram


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