Dhru Purohit Show

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Pendulum. We know that eating a variety of plant foods is linked to a more diverse gut microbiome, which is associated with less risk of chronic disease and greater overall health and longevity. But what we don’t talk about enough is the fact that including more spices in our diet is one of the simplest ways to achieve this variety. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru shares his list of the top three most underrated herbs and spices, why they are so beneficial, and how to incorporate them into your life to experience their insane healing effects. Also mentioned in this episode: -Try This: My Top 3 Spices -Butternut Taco Wraps with Hemp Seed Cream For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, Facebook @dhruxpurohit, Twitter @dhrupurohit, YouTube @dhrupurohit, and TikTok @dhru.purohit. Text Dhru at 302-200-5643 or click here. Interested in joining Dhru’s Facebook community? Submit your request to join here. This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Pendulum. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker. Traditionally, advocates of nutrition for health maintain that with the right diet, medicine isn’t necessary—in other words, food is superior to medicine. Traditional advocates of medicine, by contrast, believe nutrition takes a back seat to medicine, which is all-powerful. A growing body of data says both sides are wrong and that food and medicine can work together harmoniously, each enhancing the value of the other. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks with Dr. William Li about how food has the ability to combat and prevent things like cancer, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, and illness. They also discuss how certain foods can positively impact the effectiveness of medicine. Dr. Li is a world-renowned physician, scientist, speaker, and author of Eat to Beat Disease—The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. He is best known for leading the Angiogenesis Foundation. His groundbreaking work has had an impact on more than 70 diseases, including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. His TED Talk, Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?, has garnered more than 11 million views, and he has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Martha Stewart Live, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and Voice of America. In this episode, we dive into: -Grand slammer foods that light up our five health defense systems (2:48) -Longevity and DNA protection (13:51) -How to slow down the aging process (17:51) -How to maximize the benefits of consuming coffee (21:44) -How food and medicine can work together (27:16) -The key to successful immunotherapy cancer treatment (40:10) -Foods that help our body produce nitric oxide (45:16) -What is causing the most damage to our vascular health (50:26) -The importance of food sequencing (54:11) -The benefits of eating seasonal produce (1:07:50) For more on Dr. William Li, follow him on Instagram @drwilliamli, Facebook @drwilliamli, Twitter @drwilliamli, YouTube @drwilliamli, and through his website, drwilliamli.com. Get his book, Eat to Beat Disease, here. This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker. Magnesium Breakthrough from BiOptimizers really stands out from the other magnesium supplements out there. It contains 7 different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. There isn't anything else like it on the market. BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off, just head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru, with code DHRU10. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Birch Living. Women have an important biological rhythm they experience every month that affects their productivity, weight, sex drive, energy, and mood. It’s essential to stay aware of, but it has been widely ignored by medical, nutritional, and fitness research. Women often diet, deprive themselves, and cram as much as possible into their day, striving to accomplish impossible to-do lists. I see so many of them scheduling their lives based on a 24-hour time cycle, ignoring the intuitive time their bodies naturally keep: a monthly cycle with four hormonal phases. Understanding this offers some incredible advantages. That’s what today’s episode is all about. If you’re a woman in your reproductive years who’s feeling burnt out, low on energy, or just “off,” this one’s for you. And men, this one is also for you—understanding a woman’s unique rhythms can only improve and enhance your relationships with your wife, daughters, friends, and colleagues. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru dives into the world of the infradian rhythm and hormones with Taylor Groff, a Certified Nutrition Specialist, and cowriter of the Try This Newsletter. In this episode, we dive into: -The infradian rhythm (6:14) -The pros and cons of hormonal birth control and correcting hormonal imbalances (26:10) -The root causes of hormonal imbalances (30:15) -The Cycle Syncing Method and understanding the four phases of a woman’s menstrual cycle (43:04) Also mentioned in this episode: -Try This: The Cycle Syncing Method -Beeya Wellness -MyFLO Period Tracker App -In the FLO: Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life -Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage by Harnessing the Power of Your Infradian Rhythm with Alisa Vitti -Dr. Afrouz Demeri For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, YouTube @dhrupurohit, and TikTok @dhru.purohit. Text Dhru at 302-200-5643. You can follow Taylor on Instagram @foodhappywithtaylor. Interested in joining Dhru’s Facebook community? Submit your request to join here. This episode is brought to you by Birch Living. Birch mattresses by Helix are made of only four non-toxic, natural materials. To get $200 off your Birch Living mattress plus two free Eco-Rest Pillows, head over to birchliving.com/dhru. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Pendulum. The world of pharmaceuticals is a deceiving one. While it might be easy to trust that any drug on the market today has been rigorously tested for efficacy and safety, that’s not always the case, especially when it comes to psychiatric drugs. We’ve all heard the term “chemical imbalance,” and many people struggling with depression or other mood disorders have had this narrative hammered into them. They’re told that elevated or inadequate levels of neurotransmitters are to blame, but this theory is being increasingly questioned. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru digs into the questions surrounding psychiatric drugs with Robert Whitaker. Robert Whitaker is the author of four books and coauthor of a fifth, three of which tell of the history of psychiatry. In 2010, his Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness won the US Investigative Reporters and Editors book award for best investigative journalism. Prior to writing books, he worked as a science reporter at the Albany Times Union newspaper in New York, for a number of years. He is the founder of madinamerica.com, a website that features research news and blogs by an international group of writers interested in “rethinking psychiatry.” In this episode, we dive into: -Does long-term use of psychiatric drugs do more harm than good? (4:29) -How short-term clinical trials are built to market drugs by pharmaceutical companies (23:59) -The chemical imbalance theory (31:04) -The long-term effects of psychiatric drugs (39:36) -Psychiatry’s disease model (49:18) -Rethinking the use of antipsychotics (50:14) -The importance of creating a new environment when it comes to treating mental illness (1:03:33) For more on Robert Whitaker, follow him on Instagram @madinamerica, Facebook @madinamerica, Twitter @mad_in_america, and through his website, madinamerica.com. Get his book, Anatomy of an Epidemic, here. This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Pendulum. For a limited time, new subscribers to ButcherBox will receive free ground beef FOR LIFE. When you sign up today, ButcherBox will send you 2 lbs of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef free in every box for the life of your subscription + $10 off. To receive this offer, go to ButcherBox.com/dhru. Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Pendulum. Walking is absolutely the most underrated form of movement ever. People who walk more live longer and are generally healthier. Studies even show that people who walk more are just all-around happier about life! Everyone knows that walking is a good idea. But ask yourself, how many people do you know who are actually incorporating it into their daily or weekly routines? Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks about why walking is so underrated and why we need more of it in our lives. If you want to improve your mood, reduce your stress, get some mental space or clarity, or even improve your blood sugar, walking is absolutely your best friend! In this episode, we dive into: -How walking can help you get “unstuck” in life -How to incorporate walking into your routine to improve your metabolic health -The least amount of time you need to walk to get the greatest results Also mentioned in this episode: Try This: Walk Your Way into Optimal Physical and Mental Health For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, Facebook @dhruxpurohit, Twitter @dhrupurohit, YouTube @dhrupurohit, and TikTok @dhru.purohit. Text Dhru at 302-200-5643 or click here. Interested in joining Dhru’s Facebook community? Submit your request to join here. This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Pendulum. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Vivobarefoot, and WHOOP. Chances are, you’ve heard a lot of buzz about the ketogenic diet. This high-fat, low-carb approach to eating has become extremely popular in recent years for helping with everything from weight loss to cognition. One cornerstone of the ketogenic diet is the idea that ketones are a powerful alternative fuel source for the human body. But as it turns out, ketones are not the magical fuel source they’ve been made out to be; in fact, the body cannot run on ketones and fats alone. Over the long term, a very low-carb diet can lead to muscle wasting and poor cognitive health. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks with Dr. Steven Gundry about the new science about what actually makes a keto diet so successful: a cellular process known as “mitochondrial uncoupling.” Dr. Gundry shares why it's the key to reversing your age and living your best, healthiest life. In this episode, we dive into: -Lifestyle factors that are contributing to metabolic inflexibility (3:48) -Understanding the history of ketones and what we got wrong about using them as fuel (7:33) -Mitochondrial uncoupling and how it impacts cellular aging (20:02) -Brown fat and mitochondrial uncoupling (27:12) -Why getting into ketosis is so difficult (29:04) -Traps of a keto diet (44:51) -The keys to mitochondrial uncoupling (1:05:44) -Dairy and the connection to longevity (1:29:06) -Traditional keto diet vs. Unlocking The Keto Code program (1:41:03) -Two powerful mitochondrial uncouplers (1:44:26) Follow Dr. Gundry on Instagram @drstevengundry, and through his website, drgundry.com. Get his book, Unlocking The Keto Code, here. This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Vivobarefoot, and WHOOP. Magnesium Breakthrough from BiOptimizers contains seven different forms of magnesium, all of which have different functions in the body. There isn't anything else like it on the market. BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off, so just head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru with code DHRU10. Vivobarefoot footwear is designed to be wide, thin, and flexible—as close to barefoot as possible. They promote your foot's natural strength and movement, allowing you to feel the ground beneath your feet. Vivobarefoot is offering 20% off your first order at vivobarefoot.com/DHRU. WHOOP is a personalized digital fitness tracker and health-coaching platform that monitors your physiology 24/7 and provides personalized recommendations based on what your body needs. For me, it's been a game-changer to optimize my sleep and improve my fitness, performance, and overall health. To get yours, go to join.whoop.com and get 15% off your membership with code DHRU15. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Pendulum and InsiderTracker. There’s a compound in coffee that can disrupt our metabolic health that most people aren’t aware of: cafestol. Cafestol is responsible for the oil in roasted coffee beans and is linked to high LDL cholesterol levels. Studies show that cafestol increases LDL cholesterol by suppressing LDL receptor activity and reducing the breakdown of LDL cholesterol. It has also been linked to higher total cholesterol and triglycerides, with little effect on HDL cholesterol. If you’re someone who drinks a lot of French press coffee and you have unexplained high LDL levels, this topic might be worth paying attention to. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru shares a super-simple hack to cut down on the cafestol in your cup that he learned from a recent conversation he had with our dear friend Max Lugavere in honor of the launch of his latest cookbook, Genius Kitchen. Also mentioned in this episode: -Try This: How to Hack Your Coffee to Lower Your LDL -Try This: Why You Need a Coffee Break and How to Do It -Top Food Hacks to Supercharge Your Health with Max Lugavere For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, and YouTube @dhrupurohit. Text Dhru at 302-200-5643 or click here. Interested in joining Dhru’s Facebook community? Submit your request to join here. For more on Dhru Purohit, be sure to follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, on Facebook @dhruxpurohit, on Twitter @dhrupurohit, and on YouTube @dhrupurohit. You can also text Dhru at (302) 200-5643 or click here https://my.community.com/dhrupurohit. This episode is brought to you by Pendulum and InsiderTracker. Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Pendulum and WHOOP. Most people don’t realize what kind of negative impact their favorite foods have on their blood sugar, and subsequently their entire body. The symptoms of blood sugar imbalances are everyday occurrences for most people—things like cravings, fatigue, acne, and moodiness—but they don’t have to be! Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks with Jessie Inchauspé, also known as the “Glucose Goddess,” all about simple, realistic actions we can take to balance our blood sugar throughout the day. Jessie Inchauspé is the founder of the wildly popular Instagram account GlucoseGoddess, where she teaches life-changing food habits to hundreds of thousands of people. In her first book, Glucose Revolution, Jessie shares her startling discovery about the essential role of blood sugar in every aspect of our lives, from cravings to fertility, and the surprising hacks to optimize it while still eating the foods we love. In this episode, we dive into: -Two hacks to keep glucose levels steady throughout the day (2:30) -Why it’s so important to flatten your glucose curve (12:40) -The connection between hunger, weight gain, and glucose levels (16:42) -The three things that happen in your body when you have a large glucose spike (22:47) -The connection between glucose and wrinkles (25:21) -Food sequencing to reduce a glucose spike (30:25) -How to eat rice and have a steady glucose response (48:27) -The right order to eat pasta (56:30) -The long-term consequences of glucose spikes (1:01:55) -Blood sugar, aging, and longevity (1:09:02) -How sleep impacts glucose response (1:18:50) -A day in the life of a glucose goddess (1:36:51) For more on Jessie Inchauspé, follow her on Instagram @glucosegoddess, Twitter @glucosegoddess, and through her website jessieinchauspe.com. Get her book, Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar, here. This episode is brought to you by Pendulum and WHOOP. Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. WHOOP is a personalized digital fitness tracker and health-coaching platform that monitors your physiology 24/7 and provides personalized recommendations based on what your body needs. For me, it's been a game-changer to optimize my sleep and improve my fitness, performance, and overall health. To get yours, go to join.whoop.com and get 15% off your membership with code DHRU15. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Pendulum and Birch. I’m currently reading a book called Sickening. It’s a no-holds-barred exposé on the lies and deceptions of Big Pharma. In the book Dr. John Abramson, a physician, Harvard faculty member, and the world’s most notable expert on the drug industry’s deceptive tactics, reveals how the financial interests of Big Pharma have become the main factor that influences the way we practice medicine. Okay, so what? We all know that Big Pharma doesn’t always play by the rules and is primarily driven by profit. What’s new? Well, these three mind-blowing facts that I’m about to share are something that most people—including your family doctor—have no idea about. Links * Try This: Three Super Crazy Facts about Big Pharma: https://dhrupurohit.com/try-this-three-super-crazy-facts-about-big-pharma/ * Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It: https://www.amazon.com/Sickening-Pharma-American-Health-Repair/dp/1328957810/ * Newsletter: https://dhrupurohit.com/newsletter/ Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Pendulum and Birch. This episode is brought to you by Pendulum: Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. I recently upgraded to a Birch mattress by Helix. The Birch is made right here in the US, out of 4 non-toxic, natural materials: organic latex, organic cotton, New Zealand wool, and American steel springs. If you’re looking for a new mattress, I highly recommend checking out the Birch. Right now they are giving my community $200 off all mattresses, plus 2 free eco-rest pillows. Just head over to https://birchliving.com/dhru. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker. Processed foods, sedentary lifestyles, and mixed messages about nutrition have completely disrupted our health, leading us to feel awful and long for better health. While it might seem complicated, identifying and turning around the unique offenders in your own life is simpler than you might think. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks with his good friend Max Lugavere about streamlining your health so you can get back to feeling great. Max Lugavere is a health and science journalist and the author of the New York Times bestselling book Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life, now published in 10 languages around the globe. His sophomore book, also a best-seller, is called The Genius Life: Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary. His upcoming cookbook, Genius Kitchen, hits shelves on March 29. Max is the host of a #1 iTunes health and wellness podcast, called The Genius Life. In this episode, we dive into: -The best time to eat dessert (5:23) -Understanding sugar alcohols (10:22) -Max’s approach to dairy consumption (16:30) -The benefits of vitamin K2 (20:45) -The relationship between full-fat dairy consumption and metabolic health (22:13) -How to make coffee healthier (34:28) -The benefits of saturated fat and how much value we should place on LDL levels (43:24) -How salt can positively impact your health (51:41) -Max’s approach to fasting (1:00:31) -The power of movement and exercise for brain health (1:09:01) -Max’s favorite recipes from his book (1:23:02) For more on Max Lugavere, follow him on Instagram @maxlugavere, Facebook @maxlugavere, YouTube @maxlugavere, and through his website maxlugavere.com. Get his book, Genius Kitchen, at geniuskitchenbook.com. Listen to his podcast, The Genius Life, here. This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker. Magnesium Breakthrough from BiOptimizers really stands out from the other magnesium supplements out there. It contains 7 different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. There isn't anything else like it on the market. BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off, just head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru, with code DHRU10. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Vivobarefoot and Pendulum. Poor metabolic health and blood sugar imbalances are the largest drivers of chronic disease. At least 50 percent of adults in the United States have abnormal blood sugar levels and/or insulin resistance. Research shows that of those with pre-diabetes, more than 84 percent do not know that they have it. A large contributor is a lack of access to information about your body. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru and Brigid Titgemeier talk about why tracking blood sugar is important, the benefits of wearing a continuous glucose monitor, and factors to consider when interpreting your data. Brigid Titgemeier is a Functional Medicine Registered Dietitian. She founded BeingBrigid Nutrition, in 2019 to offer individuals, and groups virtual programs and coaching that provide a data-driven, personalized, food-is-medicine approach to health. She teaches integrative and functional nutrition at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine. Brigid was also a founding dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, working under Dr. Mark Hyman. In this episode, we dive into: -The importance of having access to vital health metrics (6:25) -The accessibility of continuous glucose monitors (12:48) -Why one diet doesn’t work for everyone and the key to personalization (16:05) -The myth of needing to have a flat glucose line (24:10) -How stress impacts glucose response (35:24) -Understanding how saturated fat affects blood sugar (40:24) -Brigid’s Blood Sugar Reset Program (46:23) -Brigid’s health journey (48:35) Also mentioned in this episode: -Blood Sugar Reset Program For more on Brigid Titgemeier, follow her on Instagram @beingbrigid, Facebook @beingbrigidfunctionalnutrition, Twitter @beingbrigid, YouTube @beingbrigid, and through her website beingbrigid.com. If you are interested in working with Brigid, email [email protected] to learn more about her programs. This episode is brought to you by Vivobarefoot and Pendulum. Vivobarefoot footwear is designed to be wide, thin, and flexible—as close to barefoot as possible. They promote your foot's natural strength and movement, allowing you to feel the ground beneath your feet. Vivobarefoot is offering 20% off your first order at vivobarefoot.com/DHRU. Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox, InsideTracker, and WHOOP. Mainstream medicine often fails us when it comes to hormonal imbalances. Hormones aren’t commonly tested, even when there is a high likelihood of an issue (like cortisol in our overly stressed culture). Since there are so many hormones that can become dysregulated, presenting with a wide variety of symptoms, many of the symptoms are written off to aging and never addressed. On today’s episode of The Dhru Purohit Podcast, we are re-sharing Dhru’s interview with Dr. Sara Gottfried. Dhru and Dr. Gottfried take a deep dive into the topic of hormonal imbalances, along with what you can do to get them back on track. Dr. Gottfried is a board-certified physician who practices evidence-based integrative, precision, and Functional Medicine. She is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University, and Director of Precision Medicine at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health. In this episode, we dive into: -Common hormone imbalances that have become normalized in society (7:30) -Signs and symptoms of hormone imbalances (11:06) -Dr. Gottfried’s personal journey of learning how to balance her hormones (19:56) -The top 3 things to prioritize when addressing hormone imbalances (34:31) -Understanding the unique biology of women when it comes to balancing hormones (46:08) -How to uncover the root cause of hormone imbalances (52:07) -How chronic cardio negatively impacts cortisol levels (1:00:58) -The top 3 mistakes when it comes to diet and how it impacts our hormones (1:08:02) -How to improve metabolic flexibility (1:12:07) -The key pillars of The Gottfried Protocol (1:25:17) For more on Dr. Gottfried, visit her website saragottfriedmd.com. Get her book Women, Food, and Hormones here. To become a patient in Dr. Gottfried’s practice, go to marcusinstitute.jeffersonhealth.org. This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox, InsideTracker, and WHOOP. For a limited time, new subscribers to ButcherBox will receive free ground beef FOR LIFE. When you sign up today, ButcherBox will send you 2lbs of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef free in every box for the life of your subscription. To receive this offer, go to ButcherBox.com/dhru. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. WHOOP is a personalized digital fitness tracker and health-coaching platform that monitors your physiology 24/7 and provides personalized recommendations based on what your body needs. For me, it's been a game changer to optimize my sleep and improve my fitness, performance, and overall health. To get yours, go to join.whoop.com and get 15% off your membership with code DHRU15. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Pendulum. These days, we hear a lot about fasting. Intermittent fasting, time-restricted eating, and water fasting are just some of the many terms being thrown around in support of better health. But which one is best? And what does it all mean for our longevity, brain health, and overall wellness? Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru and Dr. Alan Goldhamer dive deep into the topic of water-only fasting: how it can troubleshoot our biology, boost our energy, and decrease our risk of disease. Dr. Alan Goldhamer is one of the world’s leading experts on medically supervised, water-only fasting. In 1984, Dr. Goldhamer founded and became director of TrueNorth Health Center in Santa Rosa, California; since then, he has supervised the fasting and care of more than 20,000 patients. The center is the largest facility in the world specializing in medically supervised, water-only fasting, and it is one of the premier training facilities for doctors to gain certification in the supervision of therapeutic fasting. Dr. Goldhamer is the author of The Health Promoting Cookbook and coauthor of The Pleasure Trap—Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health & Happiness. He is also the principal author of two landmark studies that showed evidence of the benefits of water-only fasting, as well as numerous case reports published in peer reviewed indexed journals evaluating the effects of water-only fasting in the treatment of a variety of conditions. In this episode, we dive into: -Misconceptions about water-only fasting (4:22) -Who is a candidate for a medically supervised, water-only fast (8:09) -Body composition changes in long-term fasting (10:53) -The benefits of long-term, medically supervised, water-only fasting (13:13) -Gender considerations for fasting (16:08) -Fasting safety study (17:57) -What happens in the body during a long-term, water-only fast (22:11) -How fasting has the ability to reset our dopamine dependency (31:05) -The best way to fast from the comfort of your home (35:07) -How fasting impacts lifespan (46:45) For more on Dr. Alan Goldhamer, follow him on Instagram @thetruenorthhealthcenter, Facebook @truenorthhealth, and through his websites truenorthhealthfoundation.org and healthpromoting.com. Get his book, The Pleasure Trap, here. For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, and YouTube @dhrupurohit. This episode is brought to you by Pendulum. Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and InsideTracker. We’re living in an extremely divisive time, where many people want to put a clear label on other people and topics. This makes it easier to file them under something we either agree or disagree with and takes the effort of thoughtfulness out of the process. But this approach isn’t serving us well. It limits us from discovering common ground and changing our minds. It only leads to more close-mindedness and more division. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to Africa Brooke about breaking free from tribalism and learning how to exist, and even celebrate, being in the gray area. Africa Brooke is a globally recognized consultant, coach, speaker, and writer who specializes in helping people move through self-censorship and other forms of self-sabotage. Her work takes a close look at the complexity, mess, and glory that is the human experience, and she makes a strong case for why we need to accept discomfort as an essential part of the growth process. In this episode, we dive into: -Celebrating and living in the gray (9:17) -Why we can’t project our opinions and viewpoints on other people (13:52) -Understanding how people arrive at their thinking (22:57) -Africa’s sobriety journey (32:54) -Examples of how self-censorship shows up in our lives (1:08:52) -Cancel culture and collective sabotage (1:15:07) -How outrage can be a very useful tool (1:21:08) -The power of discernment and why it’s a valuable tool we can all benefit from (1:32:21) -How polarization is dividing us (1:34:26) -Acceptance and holding multiple truths (1:40:42) Also mentioned in this episode: -Beyond the Self Podcast - Episode 18 - Do you know what you stand for? For more on Africa Brooke, follow her on Instagram @africabrooke and through her website, africabrooke.com. Listen to her podcast, Beyond The Self, here. For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, and YouTube @dhrupurohit. This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and InsideTracker. Cozy Earth are the most comfortable, temperature-regulating, and nontoxic sheets on the market. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code DHRU. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and Vivobarefoot. Welcome to the Big Idea of the Week! On today’s episode of The Dhru Purohit Podcast, we are resharing a solo episode with Dhru where he talks about five common reasons why we say “I don’t know what I want!” and strategies to get around them. These reasons include: 1) We haven’t taken the time to slow down, cut out the distractions, and ask ourselves the question. 2) We don’t even know what’s possible because we haven’t looked outside our comfort zone. 3) We’re too focused on making the wrong decision instead of just taking the first step. 4) We actually do know what we want; we’re just afraid to be honest and admit it to ourselves. 5) We are trying to rush an answer in an area of life that just takes time. For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, Facebook @dhruxpurohit, Twitter @dhrupurohit, and YouTube @dhrupurohit. Text Dhru at 302-200-5643 or click here. Interested in joining Dhru’s Facebook community? Submit your request to join here. This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and Vivobarefoot. Cozy Earth are the most comfortable, temperature-regulating, and nontoxic sheets on the market. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use the code DHRU. Vivobarefoot footwear is designed to be wide, thin, and flexible—as close to barefoot as possible. They promote your foot's natural strength and movement, allowing you to feel the ground beneath your feet. Vivobarefoot is offering 20% off your first order at vivobarefoot.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker. Seventy-four percent of products in the grocery store are spiked with some kind of sugar. The food industry has done this on purpose to keep you coming back for more. Here’s the thing: The liver can innately process a small amount of sugar packaged in a real food, like a piece of whole fruit. But when it comes to large amounts in our food supply—and regularly eating lots of concentrated fructose in particular—we are poisoning our liver and mitochondria, and severely disrupting our microbiome. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to Dr. Robert Lustig about the real dangers of eating too much sugar and how to take better care of our metabolic health. Dr. Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist with expertise in metabolism, obesity, and nutrition. He’s the Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology and a member of the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF. He is also one of the leaders of the current “anti-sugar” movement that is changing the food industry, in part through his game-changing books. His latest work is Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine. In this episode, we dive into: -Understanding the difference between cells growing and burning, and what this has to do with disease (7:51) -The eight chronic metabolic diseases (16:04) -The eight subcellular pathologies that underlie metabolic diseases (19:24) -How to fix the eight subcellular pathologies (22:47) -The calorie myth (31:10) -The biggest sources of fructose in our diet (45:40) -The four substrates in our food supply that damage mitochondria (53:11) -How fructose can cause leaky gut (58:24) -Alcohol, sugar addiction, and how to safely enjoy dessert (1:19:24) -What you can do to create change in our food system (1:33:49) For more on Dr. Robert Lustig, follow him on Facebook @drrobertlustig, Twitter @robertlustigmd, YouTube @robertlustig, and through his website https://robertlustig.com/. Get his book, Metabolical here. This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker. Magnesium Breakthrough from BiOptimizers really stands out from the other magnesium supplements out there. It contains seven different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. There isn't anything else like it on the market. BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off. Just head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru and use code DHRU10. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and Vivobarefoot. People-pleasing looks like saying “yes” to everything or being the person who’s always there for anything that’s needed. People-pleasing comes from codependency dynamics—where we gain our sense of self through what other people think of us. This usually means having no boundaries and neglecting our own needs in the process. On today’s episode of The Dhru Purohit Podcast, we are resharing a solo episode with Dhru where he talks to us about how to stop being a chronic people-pleaser. In this episode we dive into: -10 signs you’re a people-pleaser -The definition of people-pleasing -Understanding the origins of people-pleasing -How to break free from people-pleasing -Why you have a difficult time saying no -Why you don’t admit when your feelings are hurt -Why you apologize way too often -How to get out of chronic people-pleasing Also mentioned in this episode: -10 Signs You’re a People-Pleaser -Anthropological Aspects of Ostracism -The Tim Ferriss Show with Jerry Colonna For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, Facebook @dhruxpurohit, Twitter @dhrupurohit, and YouTube @dhrupurohit. Text Dhru at 302-200-5643 or click here https://my.community.com/dhrupurohit. Interested in joining Dhru’s Facebook community? Submit your request to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2819627591487473/. This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and Vivobarefoot. Cozy Earth are the most comfortable, temperature-regulating, and non-toxic sheets on the market. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code DHRU. Vivobarefoot footwear is designed to be wide, thin, and flexible—as close to barefoot as possible. They promote your foot's natural strength and movement, allowing you to feel the ground beneath your feet. Vivobarefoot is offering 20% off your first order at vivobarefoot.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and InsideTracker. The word “metabolism” gets tossed around quite a bit, usually in the context of weight loss. It’s important to realize that our metabolic health is so much more than that—it’s the way our 37 trillion cells create energy, so that we can do all the things we want to do in life, big and small. With that in mind, it’s pretty alarming to note that nine of the ten leading causes of death in the US are directly caused or worsened by poor blood sugar control and declines in other metabolic markers. Chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s, cancer, and more are all linked in one way or another to various metabolic dysfunctions. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to Dr. Casey Means about the best ways to dial-in our metabolic health and take back control of how we feel and how we age. Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford-trained physician, Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder of metabolic health company Levels, an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, and a lecturer at Stanford University. In this episode, we dive into: -The top three lab tests to determine if your metabolic health is optimal (6:25) -The cholesterol panel and heart disease risk (22:52) -Why triglycerides are so important to look at when it comes to metabolic health (25:53) -Optimal triglyceride levels and understanding the triglyceride/HDL ratio (32:57) -Optimal fasting insulin levels (35:50) -How long it takes to adjust numbers on lab tests (46:27) -Optimal hemoglobin A1c levels (52:18) -Inflammation and C-reactive protein (1:04:36) -How exercise impacts glucose and insulin response (1:18:29) -Recommended yearly lab tests and optimal levels (1:33:00) For more on Dr. Casey Means, follow her on Instagram @drcaseyskitchen and @levels, Twitter @drcaseyskitchen and @levels, and through her website https://www.levelshealth.com. Sign up to Levels Metabolic Fitness Program (a yearly membership to Levels is required for access to the Metabolic Health Panel) at levels.link/dhru. This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and InsideTracker. Cozy Earth are the most comfortable, temperature-regulating, and non-toxic sheets on the market. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code DHRU. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Pendulum. What do obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and Alzheimer’s disease all have in common? They all—along with a host of other diseases—involve a component of blood sugar dysregulation. Considering the rampant use of sugar and flour in our food supply, managing blood sugar is something we should all be thinking about if we want to protect or improve our health. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to Kelly LeVeque about her Fab Four approach to balancing blood sugar and how to transform your health, your body, and your relationship with food. Kelly LeVeque is a holistic nutritionist, wellness expert, celebrity health coach, and the best-selling author of Body Love and Body Love Every Day. In this episode, we dive into: -The Fab 4 approach to supporting blood sugar balance (8:18) -Kelly’s go-to snacks for balancing blood sugar (8:56) -The right amount of fruit to have in your diet (13:29) -Building Fab 4 meals and snacks for infants, toddlers, and kids (18:41) -Kelly’s approach to fasting (26:34) -Pregnancy and balancing blood sugar (37:36) -Hacks if you have a protein aversion during pregnancy (41:55) -Kelly’s go-to smoothie recipe (44:41) -Weekly rituals that Kelly incorporates with her family (1:09:07) -Surprising things that throw off Kelly’s blood sugar (1:17:12) Also mentioned in this episode: -Fab 4 Courses - https://www.kellylevequecourses.com/ -Be Well by Kelly Protein Powder - https://bewellbykellyshop.com/ -Be Well by Kelly Podcast - https://kellyleveque.com/be-well-by-kelly-podcast -Body Love - https://www.amazon.com/Body-Love-Balance-Yourself-Forever/dp/0062569147 -Body Love Every Day: - https://www.amazon.com/Body-Love-Every-Kelly-LeVeque/dp/0062870807/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0062870807&psc=1 -Levels Health - https://levels.link/kelly For more on Kelly LeVeque, follow her on Instagram @bewellbykelly, Facebook @bewellbykelly, YouTube @bewellbykelly, and through her website https://kellyleveque.com/. This episode is brought to you by Pendulum. Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, InsideTracker, and Eight Sleep. What if we thought about social media the same way we think about sugar? With this ancestral perspective, it might be easier to see the benefits we can gain from more time away from something that’s become so ingrained in our daily lives. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to Cal Newport about this and so much more. Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, and the author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. Cal is also a contributing writer for the New Yorker and the host of the Deep Questions podcast. If you’ve ever wondered how social media might be affecting you, your productivity, and even your reality, this is the podcast for you. In this episode, we dive into: -Why you should be as concerned about your iPhone and Instagram usage as you are about grains and sugar (7:31) -How technology is designed to feed into implicit expectations (14:43) -Falling off the bandwagon when it comes to technology use (19:35) -How to become a digital minimalist (22:40) -How to create healthy boundaries around social media and technology use (35:49) -Why the advice of “follow your passion” is completely missing the mark when it comes to fulfillment (38:53) -Cultivating a deep life and creating keystone habits (58:38) -How to plan your time for optimal productivity (1:02:48) -How social media use and gaming impacts kids and their brain development (1:05:30) -Minimizing technology that isn’t useful (1:16:52) Also mentioned in this episode: -The Time-Block Planner - https://www.timeblockplanner.com/ For more on Cal Newport, follow him on YouTube @CalNewport and visit his website, https://www.calnewport.com/. This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, InsideTracker, and Eight Sleep. Magnesium Breakthrough from BiOptimizers really stands out from the other magnesium supplements out there. It contains seven different forms of magnesium, all of which have different functions in the body. There isn't anything else like it on the market. BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off—just head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru and use code DHRU10. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Mattress is so smart that it adjusts your temperature and can even give you individualized recommendations on how to sleep better the next night. To get yours, go to eightsleep.com/dhru to check out the Pod Pro Mattress or mattress cover and save $150 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Vivobarefoot and Pendulum. When it comes to air pollution, most of our collective attention is focused on outdoor air quality, especially with wildfires and general pollution on the rise. But what if I told you that our indoor air can be anywhere from 200 to 500 percent more toxic than our outdoor air? And according to the EPA, it can even get up to 1,000 percent more toxic than outdoor air. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru walks us through why indoor air quality deserves attention and provides some free and cheap solutions to radically improve your air quality. In this episode, we dive into: -What poor indoor air does to the body (7:17)-Particulate matter and why it’s so important (8:14)-Sources of indoor air pollution (9:10)-The costs of air pollution (10:36) -Air pollution and your brain (12:57) -Strategies to improve your indoor air quality (17:29) Also mentioned in this episode: -Try This: How Indoor Air Quality Impacts Your Brain and What to Do About It - https://dhrupurohit.com/try-this-indoor-air-quality/ -Indoor Exposure to Selected Air Pollutants in the Home Environment: A Systematic Review - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7729884/ -AirDoctor Air Filter - https://www.airdoctorpro.com/?c=hyman&affid=3&oid=31 -Air quality monitor - https://www.getawair.com/ -doTERRA essential oils - https://www.doterra.com/US/en -Young Living essential oils - https://www.youngliving.com/us/en -Aura Cacia essential oils - https://www.auracacia.com/ For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, and YouTube @dhrupurohit. Text Dhru at 302-200-5643. This episode is brought to you by Vivobarefoot and Pendulum. Vivobarefoot footwear is designed to be wide, thin, and flexible—as close to barefoot as possible. They promote your foot's natural strength and movement, allowing you to feel the ground beneath your feet. Vivobarefoot is offering 20% off your first order at vivobarefoot.com/DHRU. Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and InsideTracker. Researchers around the globe over the past decade have revealed that uric acid, previously thought of only in terms of gout, actually plays a central role in metabolic disorders. So, how is uric acid orchestrating this metabolic mayhem? This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Dr. David Perlmutter to talk about how uric acid plays a major role in fat storage, insulin resistance, and other metabolic and chronic degenerative diseases that are driving illness and death in our country. Dr. David Perlmutter is a board-certified neurologist and five-time New York Times bestselling author. He serves on the board of directors and is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition. He is the author of Grain Brain, among other works, and his upcoming book, Drop Acid, comes out February 15, 2022. In this episode, we dive into: -Surprising foods that drive uric acid levels (7:23) -How elevated uric acid levels directly lead to increased fat storage (9:16) -The consequences of elevated uric acid (15:38) -The main culprits that lead to elevated uric acid levels (17:42) -How to test uric acid levels and what the optimal range is (29:49) -The relationship between elevated uric acid and the risk of heart disease and Alzheimer’s (35:38) -The biggest drivers of fructose in our diet (46:43) -The connection between foods rich in purines and uric acid (1:09:15) -Why you should avoid agave at all costs (1:25:34) -Quercetin and how it helps lower uric acid levels (1:31:11) Also mentioned in this episode -UASure Uric Acid Meter - https://www.uasure.com/ For more on Dr. David Perlmutter, follow him on Instagram @davidperlmutter, Facebook @davidperlmuttermd, Twitter @davidperlmutter, YouTube @davidperlmuttermd, and through his website https://www.drperlmutter.com/. Get his book Drop Acid at https://www.drperlmutter.com/books/drop-acid/. This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and InsideTracker. For a limited time, new subscribers to ButcherBox will receive ground beef FOR LIFE. When you sign up today, ButcherBox will send you 2 lbs of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef free in every box for the life of your subscription. To receive this offer, go to ButcherBox.com/dhru. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering our podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Pendulum: Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. One of the most valuable, affordable, and overlooked brain-boosting bio-hacks out there is… Drum roll, please... Proper hydration! In fact, water is so essential for our brains that a loss of just 1-2% can significantly impact our cognitive function, making it harder to focus, concentrate, make decisions, or even connect with others. When we aren’t getting enough water, or the correct type of water (more on that below), we starve every cell in our bodies and prevent them from working optimally. And worst of all, so many people have no clue that the reason they’re in a funk or feel like garbage is directly tied to a lack of hydration! That's why today's podcast is focused on changing that with a simple 7-Day Challenge anyone can do! Mentioned Links * Try This: Morning Hydration Challenge: https://dhrupurohit.com/try-this-hydration-challenge/ * Survey: https://dhrupurohit.com/fan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, InsideTracker, and Eight Sleep. The United States spends an excess of $1.5 trillion annually on health care compared to other wealthy countries—yet the amount of time that Americans live in good health ranks at 68th in the world. At the heart of the problem is Big Pharma, which funds most clinical trials and therefore controls the research agenda, withholds the real data from those trials as corporate secrets, and shapes most of the information relied upon by health care professionals. This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Dr. John Abramson to talk about the inside story of how Big Pharma’s relentless pursuit of ever-higher profits corrupts medical knowledge—misleading doctors, misdirecting American health care, and harming our health. Dr. Abramson is the author of the new book, Sickening, and has been on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for twenty-five years, where he teaches health care policy. He also served as a family physician for 22 years, during which he was named a “top doctor” six times in local, state, and national surveys. He served as an unpaid consultant to the FBI and Department of Justice, including in a case that resulted in the largest criminal fine in U.S. history. He is also the author of Overdo$ed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine. In this episode, we dive into: -Big Pharma’s best-kept secret (10:25) -The first trial of a drug company found guilty of fraud and racketeering (25:34) -Insulin and the exploitation of diabetes (26:37) -The core relationship between pharmaceutical companies and doctors (27:39) -Understanding absolute risk vs. relative risk for pharmaceutical drugs (31:16) -How data manipulation led to excess deaths from the drug Vioxx (40:39) -Why pharmaceutical companies are able to skirt accountability (44:09) -Where the budget for the FDA to oversee human products comes from (49:52) -Vaccines for children, boosters, political inputs, and FDA resignations (58:16) -What we can do to actually change the system (1:24:00) This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, InsideTracker, and Eight Sleep. Magnesium Breakthrough from BiOptimizers really stands out from the other magnesium supplements out there. It contains 7 different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. There isn't anything else like it on the market. BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off, just head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru, with code DHRU10. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount code and try it out for yourself. Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro mattress is so smart that it adjusts your temperature and also gives you individualized recommendations on how to sleep better the next night. To get yours, go to eightsleep.com/dhru to check out the Pod Pro mattress or mattress cover and save $150 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Pendulum and Vivobarefoot. Sometimes, a lot of big benefits can be found in quite a small package. Believe it or not, this is very true for broccoli sprouts. In the world of nutrition, people have known for a long time that the sprouts of cruciferous vegetables and legumes are powerhouses of valuable nutrients. The secret to the health benefits of this remarkable food lies in the bioactive compound sulforaphane, which is generated in high concentrations when broccoli sprouts are consumed. Over a thousand published studies have identified sulforaphane as one of the most potent food-derived molecules of our era, and that some truly remarkable health benefits that can be accessed through its main source, broccoli sprouts. This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Dr. Jed Fahey to talk about the healthspan-promoting power of broccoli sprouts, and how sulforaphane shows promise as a therapeutic agent against a wide range of diseases including autism, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, among others. Dr. Fahey is a nutritional biochemist with an extensive background in plant and human nutrition and phytochemistry. Dr. Fahey was an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins Medical School, where he directed the Cullman Chemoprotection Center, a leading center for the study and development of plant-based protective agents. He held faculty appointments in three departments at Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine and Public Health where he conducted laboratory and clinical trials, taught graduate courses, and mentored students since 1993. In this episode, we dive into: -The most underrated food that most people are missing in their diet (6:47) -The health benefits of broccoli sprouts (9:53) -The benefits of sulforaphane (12:03) -The dangers of low levels of sulforaphane in the body (18:38) -How our gut bacteria makes use of phytochemicals (30:42) -The best way to make and eat broccoli and broccoli sprouts (36:17) -The quantity of broccoli sprouts you need to eat to receive the benefits (46:01) -Autism research and the neuroprotective compounds of broccoli sprouts (1:07:21) -The role the gut microbiome plays in the manifestation of autism (1:19:13) -The fever effect and autism study (1:21:13) For more on Dr. Jed Fahey, follow him on Twitter @jedosan, and through his website https://www.jedfahey.com/. This episode is brought to you by Pendulum and Vivobarefoot. Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. Vivobarefoot footwear is designed to be wide, thin, and flexible—as close to barefoot as possible. They promote your foot's natural strength and movement, allowing you to feel the ground beneath your feet. Vivobarefoot is offering 20% off your first order at vivobarefoot.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Rupa Health. Most people are pretty confused when it comes to metabolic health. Fasting, macronutrient ratios, and blood glucose regulation are only a few of the topics that trip people up when it comes to managing a healthy weight and relationship to food. Naturally, I like to look to the latest research to find a clearer picture. And science has come a long way since the “eat less, exercise more” paradigm was first introduced. If you’ve wondered what aspects of your diet and lifestyle made the biggest impact on your metabolic health and how to make subtle tweaks for maximum impact, this episode of The Dhru Purohit Podcast is for you. Today I talk to my good friend, Dr. Ben Bikman about all this and more. Dr. Bikman is a renowned metabolic research scientist and a popular speaker on human metabolism and nutrition. He is the author of the book, Why We Get Sick, which offers a thought-provoking yet real solution to insulin resistance and reversing pre-diabetes, improving brain function, shedding fat, and preventing diabetes. In this episode, we dive into: -The best approach to take when you start fasting (6:27) -Why eating fruit first thing in the morning is not the best thing for our health (9:00) -Dr. Bikman’s daily eating routine (11:40) -What Dr. Bikman feeds his kids (17:32) -The debate around fat metabolism and obesity (24:26) -The implications for following the advice of “eat less, exercise more” (35:13) -The two-steps to weight loss (36:44) -Weight loss and psychological addictions (40:51) -Dr. Bikman’s go-to snacks (46:23) -The unique metabolic state in pregnancy and physiological insulin resistance (54:52) For more on Dr. Bikman, follow him on Instagram @BenBikmanPhD, and through his websites http://bikmanlab.byu.edu/ and https://www.insuliniq.com/. Get his book, Why We Get Sick at https://benbellabooks.com/shop/why-we-get-sick/. Find Dr. Bikman's HLTH Code Meal Replacement Shake at https://gethlth.com/. This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Rupa Health. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount code and try it out for yourself. Rupa Health is a place for Functional Medicine practitioners to access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, Great Plains, and more. You can check out a free live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Pendulum. We’re constantly learning more and more about COVID-19. How it interacts with our immune systems, risk factors, and hospitalization and death rates are all topics that are extensively covered in the news. But the origin of COVID is something that is much less talked about. Why does this even matter? Understanding COVID’s origin story is key in helping us prevent a future pandemic. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to Dr. Steven Quay to hear about his investigation into how COVID infected humans in the first place. Dr. Steven Quay has 360+ published contributions to medicine and has been cited over 10,000 times, placing him in the top 1% of scientists worldwide. He holds 87 US patents and has invented seven FDA-approved pharmaceuticals which have helped over 80 million people. He is the author of the bestselling book on surviving the pandemic, Stay Safe: A Physician's Guide to Survive Coronavirus. He is the CEO of Atossa Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for oncology and infectious diseases. In this episode, we dive into: -The two competing hypotheses of COVID-19 (7:13) -How SARS-CoV-1 began (12:23) -Gain of opportunity vs. gain of function research (13:46) -Dr. Quay’s research concluding that SARS-CoV-2 is laboratory-derived (17:19) -International inquiry into the origins of this particular coronavirus (44:08) -The implications if we don’t learn the lessons of the true origin of SARS-CoV-2 (55:03) -Natural immunity vs. vaccinated immunity (1:11:17) -Understanding the omicron variant (1:14:21) Also mentioned in this episode: -"A Bayesian analysis concludes beyond a reasonable doubt that SARS-CoV-2 is not a natural zoonosis, but instead is laboratory-derived" - https://zenodo.org/record/4642956#.Yeo1SljMKBR -Paris Group Letter - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/04/us/covid-origins-letter.html -Did COVID-19 Leak From A Lab? A Reporter Investigates—And Finds Roadblocks - https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/1007539626/did-covid-19-leak-from-a-lab-a-reporter-investigates-and-finds-roadblocks For more on Dr. Steven Quay, visit his website www.drquay.com. Email him at [email protected], Check out his book, Stay Safe: A Physician’s Guide to Survive Coronavirus at https://drquay.com/survivalguide/. This episode is brought to you by Pendulum. Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep, InsideTracker, and BiOptimizers. We’ve all gone through phases where we feel lost or stuck. It might be that you don’t know how to reach a goal you already have in mind, or maybe you don’t even know what your next chapter looks like. The steps for figuring out your purpose are simpler than you might think, and you can even work through them solo. It just takes some dedicated time and thoughtfulness. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to Alex Banayan about his 30-day challenge for rediscovering your calling and pursuing the things that light you up. Alex Banayan is the youngest bestselling business author in American history. His book, The Third Door, chronicles Alex’s seven-year quest to uncover the definitive mindset of exponential growth and success. The book is a #1 international bestseller and has been translated into more than a dozen languages. In this episode, we dive into: -The 30-day challenge for uncovering your purpose (8:11) -The most common reason why people quit the challenge (22:20) -How Alex got clear on his unique skills and goals, and broke free from the expectations of his family (31:15) -An exercise for when you feel stuck and need clarity (43:32) -Miscommunication and expectations (1:00:58) -One of the top regrets of the dying (1:06:11) -The Third Door framework (1:09:41) -The number one reason people don’t go after their dreams (1:10:13) -Alex’s quest to uncover success (1:30:01) For more on Alex Banayan, follow him on Instagram @alexbanayan, and through his website http://thirddoorbook.com/. Get his book The Third Door at https://amzn.to/3cnzT1L. This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep, InsideTracker, and BiOptimizers. Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro mattress is so smart that it adjusts your temperature and also gives you individualized recommendations on how to sleep better the next night. To get yours, go to eightsleep.com/dhru to check out the Pod Pro mattress or mattress cover and save $150 at checkout. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Magnesium Breakthrough from BiOptimizers really stands out from the other magnesium supplements out there. It contains 7 different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. There isn't anything else like it on the market. BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off, just head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru, with code DHRU10. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Pendulum. Magnesium participates in over 600 enzymatic reactions in the body—it’s used for so much, yet 60% of Americans aren’t getting enough of this key nutrient. So what’s the deal? Why is magnesium so essential? What makes us so deficient? What does deficiency look like? And, most importantly, what can we do to bring up our levels? Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru walks us through all of that and more. In this episode, we dive into: -What magnesium does in the body (8:08) -Why we’re so deficient in magnesium (10:00) -Signs of magnesium deficiency (16:02) -How to test magnesium levels (18:12) -Stress and magnesium deficiency (20:08) -Muscle cramps and magnesium (24:12) -Magnesium and the cardiovascular system (28:02) -How magnesium can help with constipation (28:59) -How to resolve magnesium deficiency (30:11) -The top forms of magnesium (32:24) -Vitamin B6 and magnesium absorption (46:14) Also mentioned in this episode: Try This: The Ultimate Magnesium Cheat Sheet - https://dhrupurohit.com/try-this-magnesium-cheat-sheet/ For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, and on YouTube @dhrupurohit. Text Dhru at (302) 200-5643. Sign-up for Dhru’s newsletter at https://dhrupurohit.com/newsletter/. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Pendulum. Rupa Health is a place for Functional Medicine practitioners to access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, Great Plains, and more. You can check out a free live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com. Pendulum is the first to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum’s Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and InsideTracker. Feeling like crap has become pervasive. In fact, in 2018, the World Health Organization added “burnout” as a diagnosable medical condition. Today, more than 90 percent of US workers say they feel it’s difficult to wake up and they don’t have the will or a way to try. On top of that, one in five Americans has clinical anxiety. One in twelve has major depression. Ten percent of all kids are diagnosed with ADHD, a condition that doesn’t magically disappear on someone’s 18th birthday. This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Dr. Robin Berzin to talk about why we are all anxious, tired, burned out, and depressed, and what we can do about it. Dr. Berzin is the Founder and CEO of Parsley Health, America's leading holistic medical practice designed to help women overcome chronic conditions. She founded Parsley to address the rising tide of chronic disease in America through personalized holistic medicine that puts food, lifestyle, and proactive diagnostic testing on the prescription pad next to medications. Parsley is available online nationwide. In this episode, we dive into: -The top three things that are zapping our energy (6:50) -What is a “state change” and how can someone establish a new normal for how they feel on a daily basis (12:01) -Dr. Berzin’s first state change, and how it led to a major shift that ultimately changed her life (17:03) -The most common drivers of anxiety (28:18) -The core actions that have the biggest effect on our mood (32:33) -Common beliefs about sleep that are not true (39:58) -How Dr. Berzin supports her physical, emotional, and mental health (45:18) -How to reboot our relationship with technology (49:57) -How to personalize intermittent fasting (57:38) -Promising research around psychedelics and how they are capable of reversing mood disorders (1:01:51) For more on Dr. Robin Berzin, follow her on Instagram @robinberzinmd and through her website http://robinberzinmd.com. Get her book State Change at https://www.parsleyhealth.com/state-change/. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and InsideTracker. Rupa Health is a place for Functional Medicine practitioners to access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, Great Plains, and more. You can check out a free live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com. InsideTracker looks at everything from metabolic and inflammatory markers to nutrients and hormones. Traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own, but InsideTracker makes their results easy to understand and provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by HigherDOSE. Our bodies come equipped with some pretty amazing defense mechanisms to protect us against a wide range of potential dangers. But, like so many other aspects of dis-ease, modern insults like stress, nutrient deficits, and toxins can reduce our immune strength. This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Chris Kresser to talk about the most critical factors that determine our natural immunity with evidence-based action items you can use to start improving yours right away. Chris Kresser is a renowned expert, leading clinician, and top educator in the fields of Functional Medicine and ancestral health, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Cure. Listed among the 100 most influential people in health and fitness by Greatist.com, he was awarded “Best Inspirational Voice” and “Best Health & Wellness Website” by Paleo magazine in 2019. Chris founded the Kresser Institute to provide the next generation of Functional Health practitioners and coaches with the skills and tools they need to turn the tide of chronic disease—and change the future of medicine. In this episode, we dive into: -The top things that are taxing our immune system (3:22) -How inflammation wreaks havoc on our immune system (17:05) -The shortcomings and risks of OTC medications for cold & flu (27:58) -Vitamin D supplementation and testing (37:58) -The best food sources of vitamin A and K2 (42:18) -The powerful benefits of zinc (49:21) -Most people will get Covid-19 and why it’s important to understand this (51:57) -Why building your immune system is so crucial (1:00:45) -Early intervention for reducing the severity of a Covid infection (1:04:43) -Three little-known but powerful nutrients that will boost your natural immunity (1:05:43) Also mentioned in this episode: -How to Boost Your Immunity Naturally Workshop - https://kresser.co/dhru -Vitamin D Test - https://omegaquant.com/vitamin-d-test/ -Beekeepers Naturals B.Immune Throat Spray - https://beekeepersnaturals.com/products/bimmunethroatspray For more on Chris Kresser, follow him on Instagram @chriskresser, on YouTube @chriskresser, and through his website https://chriskresser.com. This episode is brought to you by HigherDOSE. Sauna use can reduce inflammation, stress, and improve detoxification and energy production down to the cellular level. So when I was introduced to the portable HigherDose Infrared Sauna blanket, I got super excited because it’s actually an affordable way to get all of the benefits of sauna use including increased blood flow, better sleep, a calmer nervous system, and more. Right now, you can get 15% off your own Infrared Sauna Blanket at HigherDOSE.com with my exclusive promo code DHRU15. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker, BiOptimizers, and Eight Sleep. It’s true: getting older is inevitable and our chronological age can only move in one direction. But we also have a biological age, which scientists can measure by assessing how our genes are expressed through epigenetics. This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald to talk about the exciting new research that shows that our biological age can actually move in reverse and her groundbreaking, clinical trial that proved it’s possible. Dr. Fitzgerald received her doctorate of naturopathic medicine from the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She is on faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine, and is in private practice in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Her study Potential Reversal of Epigenetic Age Using a Diet and Lifestyle Intervention: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial is the first of its kind to show biological age reversal in humans. In this episode, we dive into: -The top three things you can do to age in reverse (6:56) -Why stress is one of the biggest drives of aging (8:43) -How much of our genes are set in stone (13:17) -How epigenetics are involved in cellular aging (18:58) -DNA methylation and how it powerfully influences epigenetic expression (22:03) -Zombie cells and aging (32:35) -What we can learn from the centenarians of Sardinia (41:33) -Biological age vs. chronological age (45:56) -Dr. Fitzgerald’s study for aging in reverse (50:41) -How trauma can impact genetic expression (1:15:34) This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker, BiOptimizers, and Eight Sleep. InsideTracker looks at everything from metabolic and inflammatory markers to nutrients and hormones. Traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own, but InsideTracker makes their results easy to understand and provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU. BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough contains 7 different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. I haven’t found anything else like it on the market. Right now, BiOptimizers is offering my audience 10% off. Just head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru, with code DHRU10. Eight Sleep is the only system on the market that actively regulates temperature using their patented hydro-powered cooling technology and automatically gives you personalized recommendations on your ideal temperature zone. Go to eightsleep.com/dhru and use code DHRU to check out the Pod Pro mattress or mattress cover and save $150 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker. When you think back to what you ate today, yesterday, three weeks ago or even last year, how different is the food on your plate? Some people naturally include a wide range of diverse food when choosing their meals, but for many of us, it is easy to fall into a trap of eating the same foods day in and day out. Did you know that by not consuming a diverse range of foods, you are missing out on the potential for many health benefits? Despite the promotion of superfoods, no single food contains all the necessary nutrients for overall health and wellness. By eating a balanced diet filled with a wide range of foods, it is easy to ensure that you consume adequate amounts of all essential nutrients. This not only reduces the risk of nutritional deficiencies; it also provides numerous health benefits. This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Dr. Deanna Minich to talk about one simple thing anyone can do today to improve immune resilience, reduce overall chronic inflammation, and improve cognitive health. Dr. Deanna Minich is an internationally-recognized teacher, author, scientist, speaker, and artist. She has more than 20 years of diverse, well-rounded experience in the fields of nutrition and Functional Medicine, including clinical practice, research, product formulation, writing, and education. She has authored six books on health and wellness and over forty scientific publications. Currently, she is Vice President of Scientific Affairs for Organic India USA, President of the American College of Nutrition, and Faculty for the Institute for Functional Medicine and the University of Western States. In this episode, we dive into: -What diversity in our diet really means (10:29) -How diversity in our diet impacts immune health (12:52) -Why diversity of our gut microbiome is so integral to overall health (22:43) -Phytochemicals, polyphenols, and how they influence the gut microbiome (26:15) -How heart health is impacted by gut microbiome diversity (36:15) -How to get your kids to eat more diverse foods (46:05) -How to test your food variety level (1:00:42) -How to incorporate more spices into your diet (1:11:47) -Physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual diversity (1:24:42) -How being in nature changes your immune system (1:29:51) For more on Dr. Deanna Minich, follow her on Instagram @deannaminich, and through her website www.deannaminich.com. Check out her podcast, Color Can Heal Your Life at https://deannaminich.com/podcast-2/. This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker. InsideTracker looks at everything from metabolic and inflammatory markers to nutrients and hormones. Traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own, but InsideTracker makes their results easy to understand and provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by AirDoctor. The most common explanation for why exercise makes us happy is far too simplistic. The psychological effects of movement cannot be reduced to just an endorphin rush. Physical activity influences many other brain chemicals, including those that give you energy, alleviate worry, and help you bond with others. It reduces inflammation in the brain, which over time can protect against depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Regular exercise also remodels the physical structure of your brain to make you more receptive to joy and social connection. In today’s mini-episode, Dhru speaks with Dr. Kelly McGonigal, Ryan Glatt, and Dr. Rangan Chatterjee about how exercise can improve the treatment outcomes for depression and anxiety, how exercise decreases our chance of cognitive decline, and simple ways to build exercise into your everyday life. Dr. Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist who specializes in understanding the mind-body connection. She is the bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct and The Upside of Stress. Her latest book, The Joy of Movement, explores why physical exercise is a powerful antidote to the modern epidemics of depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Ryan Glatt is a personal trainer and brain-health coach with over a decade of experience in the health and fitness industry. He currently works alongside clinicians and researchers to study the effects of cognitively-enhanced and comprehensive exercise plans at the Pacific Brain Health Center in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Rangan Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most influential medical doctors in the UK and wants to change how medicine will be practiced for years to come. His mission is to help 100 million people around the globe live better lives. He hosts the most listened to health podcast in the UK and Europe, Feel Better, Live More—which regularly tops the Apple Podcast charts and is listened to by over 2 million people every single month. Each of Dr. Chatterjee’s four books have been Sunday Times bestsellers including his latest, Feel Great, Lose Weight This episode is brought to you by AirDoctor. AirDoctor has an UltraHEPA filter that is 100 times more effective than ordinary HEPA filters plus a dual-action Carbon/Gas Trap/ VOC Filter, so it removes 100% of particles in the air and the vast majority of volatile organic chemicals and gases, like formaldehyde and ozone. It’s the best home air purifier I’ve found because it combats all the different forms of toxins in our air and can be used in any room of the house. Right now AirDoctor is offering my community $300 off. Just go to drhyman.com/filter, Make your home a sanctuary, clean up your air, and feel better— it’s an easy step towards optimizing your health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker. We now know that food is medicine, perhaps even the most powerful drug on the planet with the power to cause or cure most disease. If food is more than just calories, if food is information that controls every aspect of our biology and health, then the fundamental question is what should we eat to feel good, lose weight, and stay healthy? This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Simon Hill to talk about why we are confused about what to eat, how our food choices affect our health, and the key things we can do today to improve our overall health. Simon Hill is a physiotherapist and nutritionist who is passionate about making nutritional information simple and accessible, so that people can make informed decisions about the food they feed themselves and their families. He is the founder of the hugely popular Plant Proof podcast and blog, and the Nutritionist in Chris Hemsworth’s fitness app, Centr. Simon is also the author of the newly released book, The Proof Is in The Plants. In this episode, we dive into: -The benefits of polyphenols (7:19) -How fermented foods impact our microbiome (14:00) -Personalization when it comes to dietary recommendations (22:10) -Why the South Asian population is having the highest risk of cardiovascular disease (25:46) -Understanding saturated fat, cholesterol, and heart disease (44:53) -Insulin resistance in the liver (54:10) -Seed oils and inflammation (1:20:25) -Lean mass hyper-responders (1:37:11) -What Simon’s diet consists of (1:51:01) -Understanding how the human diet has evolved (2:00:35) For more on Simon Hill, follow him on Instagram @plant_proof, on Facebook @plantproofnutrition, on Twitter @plant_proof, and through his website https://plantproof.com/. Get his book, The Proof Is In The Plants at https://plantproof.com/book. Check out his podcast The Plant Proof Podcast at https://plantproof.com/all-podcasts. This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker. BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough contains 7 different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. I haven’t found anything else like it on the market. Right now, BiOptimizers is offering my audience 10% off. Just head over to magbreathrough.com/dhru, with code DHRU10. InsideTracker looks at everything from metabolic and inflammatory markers to nutrients and hormones. Traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own, but InsideTracker makes their results easy to understand and provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep. We all know the importance of getting enough sleep, though many of us scrape by with as little as possible. It turns out that sleep can make or break your ability to lose weight, age slowly, prevent cancer, and perform at a high level. When your sleep suffers, you suffer major consequences far beyond the dark circles under your eyes. In today’s mini-episode, Dhru speaks with Shawn Stevenson and Dr. Carlos Ritter about how sleep is the foundation of health and how it impacts your body, brain function, performance, and so much more. They discuss how to create the ideal sleep sanctuary, how to regulate your circadian rhythm, and the most important sleep nutrients. They also talk about how EMFs interfere with sleep pathways and what we can do about it. Shawn Stevenson is the author of the international bestselling book, Sleep Smarter and creator of The Model Health Show, featured as the #1 health podcast on iTunes. Shawn is the founder of the Advanced Integrative Health Alliance, a company that provides wellness services for individuals and organizations worldwide. Dr. Carlos Ritter has spent the last 15 years working to actively mitigate the effects of electromagnetic radiation. Now as CEO of EMF Knights, Dr. Ritter shields homes from EMFs, protecting individual’s “biological restoration pathways” during sleep. As a doctor in pediatric neurology and extensive research in brain function, biology, and physics, Dr. Ritter has developed new protective technologies to safeguard people from the harmful effects of EMFs. Find Dhru’s full-length conversation with Shawn Stevenson here: https://lnk.to/dhru-53/ Find Dhru’s full-length conversation with Dr. Carlos Ritter here: https://lnk.to/dhru-106/ For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, on Facebook @dhruxpurohit, on Twitter @dhrupurohit, and on YouTube @dhrupurohit. You can also text Dhru at (302) 200-5643. This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep. There’s nothing worse than restlessness, nasty night sweats, and constant tossing and turning when you just want some restful deep sleep. If any of these problems are plaguing your sleep, it might be time to get serious about your sleep hygiene by investing in Eight Sleep. Eight Sleep is the only system on the market that actively regulates temperature using their patented hydro-powered cooling technology and automatically gives you personalized recommendations on your ideal temperature zone. Go to eightsleep.com/dhru and use code DHRU to check out the Pod Pro mattress or mattress cover and save $150 at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker. Why do we get fat? As Americans have gotten heavier over the past century, and disease rates have skyrocketed, there have been many theories: We’re eating too much fat. Too many carbs. An excess of sugar. Is it our lifestyle or our diet that’s to blame? Or could there be a single common cause that explains the sharp increase in not only obesity, but conditions as disparate as heart disease, cancer, and dementia? This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Dr. Richard Johnson to talk about his team’s discovery of the fructose-powered survival switch—a metabolic pathway that animals in nature turn on and off as needed, but that our modern diet has permanently fixed in the on position, becoming a fat switch—and how it has revolutionized the way we think about why we gain weight. Dr. Richard Johnson is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado in Denver and has been a practicing physician and clinical scientist for over 25 years. He is internationally recognized for his seminal work on the role of sugar and its component fructose, in obesity and diabetes. His work has also suggested a fundamental role for uric acid (which is generated during fructose metabolism) in metabolic syndrome. His new book is entitled Nature Wants Us to Be Fat and will be published on February 8, 2022. In this episode, we dive into: -Why nature wants us to get fat and why it’s important for survival (5:44) -What triggers the fat storage switch (9:05) -The central function of uric acid in the body (16:32) -How uric acid, previously thought of only in terms of gout, is actually playing a central role in metabolic disorders (20:54) -Understanding the difference between fructose and glucose (26:12) -Why obesity is not a calories in, calories out problem (29:38) -Why it’s fructose (not glucose) that drives insulin resistance and metabolic disease (49:51) -The survival switch: why humans become fat (1:10:38) -Alcohol consumption and obesity (1:33:54) -The surprising role salt and dehydration play in fat accumulation (1:48:45) Also mentioned in this episode: -Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent—and Reverse—It - https://benbellabooks.com/shop/nature-wants-us-to-be-fat/. For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, and on YouTube @dhrupurohit. You can also text Dhru at (302) 200-5643. This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker. InsideTracker looks at everything from metabolic and inflammatory markers to nutrients and hormones. Traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own, but InsideTracker makes their results easy to understand and provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and Cozy Earth. These days, we hear a lot about fasting. Intermittent fasting, time-restricted eating, and water fasting are just some of the many terms being thrown around in support of better health. Which one is best? What does it all mean for our longevity, brain health, and overall wellness? This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Dr. Pradip Jamnadas to talk about how fasting can troubleshoot our biology, boost our energy, and decrease our risk of disease. Dr. Pradip Jamnadas is the founder and medical director of Cardiovascular Interventions and has practiced in Central Florida for over 32 years. Widely recognized for his skill in interventional cardiology, Dr. Jamnadas has been awarded Orlando Top Doctor by Orlando Magazine consecutively for over a decade. In this episode, we dive into: -Why we get fat (10:57) -Glucose intolerance and hyperinsulinemia (18:46) -The #1 cause of hypertension (27:10) -The surprising truth about salt (32:08) -Why seed oils are not really “heart healthy” (38:05) -How fiber impacts the gut microbiome (48:11) -The top benefits of fasting (56:26) -How to prepare for a fast (1:13:48) -How your mental state affects your physiology (1:21:37) -Dr. J’s #1 recommendation for his patients with leaky gut (1:41:35) For more on Dr. Pradip Jamnadas, follow him on Instagram @PradipJamnadasMD, on Facebook @PradipJamnadasMD, on YouTube @DrPradipJamnadas and @TheGalenFoundation, and through his website https://orlandocvi.com/. This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and Cozy Earth. BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough contains 7 different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. I haven’t found anything else like it on the market. Right now, BiOptimizers is offering my audience 10% off. Just head over to magbreathrough.com/dhru, with code DHRU10. If you’re looking for super comfortable and stylish men’s and women’s pajamas, joggers, robes, pullovers and hoodies, basically all the stuff we’re all wearing working from home these days, Cozy Earth has got you covered! So what’s Cozy Earth’s not-so-secret fabric that powers their superior comfort? It's the miracle plant bamboo! Right now, Cozy Earth is offering my audience 40% off. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use the discount code DHRUPODCAST. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and ButcherBox. Most of us hear the term “metabolic health” and think it only applies to our ability to burn food and manage our weight. And while those are certainly big pieces of metabolic health, it also impacts everything from our cardiovascular health to cognition, mood, infertility, and so much more. That’s because our metabolism is actually our body’s ability to create energy and this happens all over the body. If our energy production in the brain is hindered, we could have memory loss; if it’s not functioning properly in muscle cells, we may see chronic pain—and the list goes on. In today’s mini-episode, Dhru speaks with Dr. Benjamin Bikman and Dr. Casey Means about why insulin resistance has become so prevalent, and what makes us insulin resistant in the first place. They discuss how our diet and lifestyle have fundamentally changed in a way that greatly impacts how we regulate blood sugar, and how it’s wreaking havoc on our metabolic health. They also talk about how to reverse and prevent insulin resistance through specific diet and lifestyle modifications, and how we can use continuous blood glucose monitoring to dramatically improve our health. Dr. Benjamin Bikman is a renowned metabolic research scientist, and a popular speaker on human metabolism and nutrition. He is the author of Why We Get Sick, which offers a thought-provoking yet real solution to insulin resistance and how to reverse pre-diabetes, improve brain function, shed fat, and prevent diabetes. Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford-trained physician, Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder of metabolic health company Levels, and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention. Find Dhru’s full-length conversation with Dr. Benjamin Bikman here: https://lnk.to/dhru-154/ and Dr. Casey Means here: https://lnk.to/dhru-170/. This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and ButcherBox. InsideTracker looks at everything from metabolic and inflammatory markers to nutrients and hormones. Traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own, but InsideTracker makes their results easy to understand and provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU. When I made the leap from being a vegetarian back to eating meat, my biggest focus was quality. With ButcherBox, I know I’m serving the people I love the highest quality clean protein, which means no inflammatory fats, antibiotics, or weird toxins. ButcherBox has a variety of different boxes, and you can choose your box and frequency. For a limited time, you can sign up today and get 2lbs of ground beef free in your first box plus $10 off by going to butcherbox.com/dhru. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and InsideTracker. As human beings, relationships are fundamental to who we are. We know that relationships can be a big source of happiness and fulfillment in our lives, but they can also be a major source of stress. So, why is it that we often find relationships so hard? This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Esther Perel to talk about how we can begin to navigate roles, expectations, and flexibility in our relationships, how we are under pressure not only to have the perfect relationship, but also to portray this illusion to others, and why so many couples get it wrong when trying to solve differences. Esther Perel is a psychotherapist and is recognized as one of today’s most insightful and original voices on modern relationships. Her bestselling books, Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs, are global phenomena translated into nearly 30 languages. Esther is an executive producer and host of the podcasts Where Should We Begin? and How’s Work? In this episode, we dive into: -The need to be right in our relationships (7:00) -Reflective listening and having the ability to see multiple truths (14:51) -Role models in relationships (18:23) -Expectations in relationships (23:59) -The core pillars of why couples really fight (32:07) -Polarity in relationships (35:21) -Questions we can ask our partner that allows us to step into their perspective (39:18) -Where Should We Begin - A Game of Stories (49:01) For more on Esther Perel, follow her on Instagram @estherperelofficial, on Facebook @esther.perel, on Twitter @estherperel, on YouTube @estherperel, and through her website https://www.estherperel.com. Get her board game Where Should We Begin at https://www.estherperel.com/where-should-we-begin-the-game. This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and InsideTracker. If you’re looking for super comfortable and stylish men’s and women’s pajamas, joggers, robes, pullovers and hoodies, basically all the stuff we’re all wearing working from home these days, Cozy Earth has got you covered! So what’s Cozy Earth’s not-so-secret fabric that powers their superior comfort? It's the miracle plant bamboo! Right now, Cozy Earth is offering my audience 40% off. Head over to cozyearth.com and use the discount code DHRUPODCAST. InsideTracker looks at everything from metabolic and inflammatory markers to nutrients and hormones. Traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own, but InsideTracker makes their results easy to understand and provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Go to insidetracker.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Detox Your Mind by Stepping Into Minimalism | This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Cozy Earth. Imagine a life with less: less stuff, less clutter, less stress and debt and discontent—a life with fewer distractions. Now, imagine a life with more: more time, more meaningful relationships, more growth and contribution and contentment—a life of passion. What you’re imagining is an intentional life, and to get there, you’ll have to let go of some clutter that’s in the way. This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down with Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, known to their audience as The Minimalists, to talk about how to live a fuller, more meaningful life with less. In this episode, we dive into: -Consumerism (8:48) -The Packing Party (12:47) -The No Junk Rule (17:44) -The Just in Case Rule (22:35) -What is essential (34:24) -Not getting caught up in the next big thing (47:42) -Wait for It Rule (1:08:58) -Spontaneous Combustion Rule (1:10:45) -The 5 things to ask ourselves before buying something (1:16:59) -Setting boundaries around social media use (1:30:31) -Why debt-free is the new American dream (1:41:55) For more on The Minimalists, follow them on Instagram @theminimalists, on Facebook @theminimalists, on Twitter @theminimalists, on YouTube @theminimalists, and through their website https://www.theminimalists.com/. You can find their book, Love People, Use Things at https://www.theminimalists.com/lovepeopleusethings/. Listen to their podcast The Minimalists at https://www.theminimalists.com/podcast/. This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Cozy Earth. InsideTracker looks at everything from metabolic and inflammatory markers to nutrients and hormones. Traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own, but InsideTracker makes their results easy to understand and provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU. If you’re looking for super comfortable and stylish men’s and women’s pajamas, joggers, robes, pullovers and hoodies, basically all the stuff we’re all wearing working from home these days, Cozy Earth has got you covered! So what’s Cozy Earth’s not-so-secret fabric that powers their superior comfort? It's the miracle plant bamboo! Right now, Cozy Earth is offering my audience 40% off. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use the discount code DHRUPODCAST. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stop Suffering by Letting Go of Your “Story” | This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Cozy Earth. We create our own realities—it’s all in how we think about life. Ever notice how a growth mindset leads to opportunity and success and how a poverty mindset leaves you with nothing but want, and often spirals downwards into an ongoing funk? We have to use our physical state to change our mental state, and vice versa. There’s a feedback loop between our bodies and brains, which is why mindset and behavior are so powerful for creating the reality we desire. This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sat down for an insightful talk with poet IN-Q, on how to break free from the stories we create for ourselves, how to step into a growth mindset, and how to cultivate intentional and meaningful relationships. IN-Q is a National Poetry Slam champion, award-winning poet, and multi-platinum songwriter. His groundbreaking achievements include being named to Oprah's SuperSoul 100 list of the world's most influential thought leaders, being the first spoken word artist to perform with Cirque Du Soleil, and being featured on A&E, ESPN, and HBO's Def Poetry Jam. In this episode, we dive into: -“Goldfish,” a poem by IN-Q (6:12) -One of the most meaningful things we can do to grow (22:28) -Dhru’s gratitude hack (25:24) -Creating a meaningful tribe around you (26:54) -What is Love,” a poem by IN-Q (40:48) -The illusion of time (55:44) -Who would you be without your problems (59:29) -Rituals and traditions that Dhru and IN-Q have brought into their partnerships (1:18:21) -The practice of loving yourself (1:37:46) -“Breathe,” a poem by IN-Q (1:52:55) For more on IN-Q, follow him on Instagram @inqlife, on YouTube @inqonline, and through his website https://in-q.com. You can find his book, Inquire Within at https://in-q.com/inquirewithin/, and his podcast at https://in-q.com/podcast/. This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Cozy Earth. InsideTracker looks at everything from metabolic and inflammatory markers to nutrients and hormones. Traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own, but InsideTracker makes their results easy to understand and provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU. If you’re looking for super comfortable and stylish men’s and women’s pajamas, joggers, robes, pullovers and hoodies, basically all the stuff we’re all wearing working from home these days, Cozy Earth has got you covered! So what’s Cozy Earth’s not so secret fabric that powers their superior comfort? It's the miracle plant bamboo! Right now, Cozy Earth is offering my audience 40% off. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use the discount code DHRUPODCAST. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Unconventional Path to Treating Autoimmune Disease | This episode is brought to you by Vivobarefoot and Cozy Earth Dr. Cynthia Li seemingly had it all—a successful career in medicine, a loving marriage, and children. But it all came crashing down after developing an autoimmune thyroid condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, and dysautonomia. Mysterious symptoms began consuming her body—test after test came back “within” normal limits,” baffling her and her doctors. She was housebound for two years with two young children, and she began a solo odyssey from her living room couch to find a way to heal. In this episode of The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. Cynthia Li to talk about her disabling autoimmune illness, the limitations of Western medicine, and her hard-won lessons on healing—mind, body, and spirit. Dr. Cynthia Li received her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Her personal health challenges led her to integrative and Functional Medicine, and she currently has a private practice in Berkeley, CA. She serves on the faculty of the Healer’s Art program at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, and she is the author of Brave New Medicine: A Doctor’s Unconventional Path to Healing Her Autoimmune Illness. In this episode, we dive into: -How Dr. Li came to discover her autoimmune disease (5:56) -The importance of not being attached to one healing modality (12:53) -How Dr. Li’s mindset was a big obstruction to seeking alternative help (18:06) -Why we have to distance ourselves from our diagnosis (33:22) -One of the first things Dr. Li did to heal her illness (39:35) -How Dr. Li learned to tune into her own intuition and use it to guide her (43:19) -Key pillars that were crucial in Dr. Li’s healing (55:55) -The impact qigong had on her healing journey (59:01) -Hitting rock bottom for the second time (1:00:34) -Dr. Li’s qigong practice (1:12:33) For more on Dr. Cynthia Li follow her on Facebook @dr.cynthia.li and through her website https://cynthialimd.com/. Get her book Brave New Medicine at https://cynthialimd.com/brave-new-medicine/. This episode is brought to you by Vivobarefoot and Cozy Earth. Vivobarefoot footwear is designed to be wide, thin, and flexible, so you feel as close to barefoot as possible. They promote your foot's natural strength and movement and studies show that foot strength increases by 60% in a matter of months just by walking around in them. Right now they’re offering my community 20% off their first order at vivobarefoot.com/DHRU. If you’re looking for super comfortable and stylish men’s and women’s pajamas, joggers, robes, pullovers and hoodies, basically all the stuff we’re all wearing working from home these days, Cozy Earth has got you covered! So what’s Cozy Earth’s not so secret fabric that powers their superior comfort? It's the miracle plant bamboo! Right now, Cozy Earth is offering my audience 40% off. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use the discount code DHRUPODCAST. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Miracle Nutrient Will Add 5 Years to Your Life | This episode is brought to you by Vivobarefoot and Cozy Earth. There was a time when we were told all fat was bad, and we should limit it as much as possible to protect and improve our health. Now, not only do we know that’s not true, we know that we need to actually get more of certain fats in order to optimize our health. That’s where omega-3s come in. They are integral to the structure, function, and fluidity of virtually every cell in the human body, but most of the world is deficient in them. EPA and DHA are the key players, with major organs like our brains, hearts, eyes, and skin all depending on them to do their jobs properly. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru walks us through the importance of omega-3s for our health, inside and out. In this episode, we dive into: -Why we are so deficient in omega-3 fats (8:47) -The challenge with plant-based omega-3s (10:12) -Why a balanced omega-6 to omega-3 ratio is important (12:12) -How to test omega-3 levels (13:56) -Who would benefit most from testing their omega-3 index (15:38) -Signs and symptoms of omega-3 deficiency (24:30) -Concerns about mercury in seafood (29:26) -Pregnancy and fish consumption (32:02) -How to lower your omega-6 intake (34:37) -Why you should consider supplementing with omega-3s (37:42) -Omega-3 supplement brand recommendations (40:01) Also mentioned in this episode: -Try This: Raise Your Omega-3s - https://dhrupurohit.com/try-this-raise-your-omega-3/ -Sign up for Dhru’s Try This Newsletter - https://dhrupurohit.com/newsletter -Omegaquant Test - https://omegaquant.com/shop/ For more on Dhru Purohit, follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, and on YouTube @dhrupurohit. Text Dhru at (302) 200-5643. This episode is brought to you by Vivobarefoot and Cozy Earth. Vivobarefoot footwear is designed to be wide, thin, and flexible, so you feel as close to barefoot as possible. They promote your foot's natural strength and movement and studies show that foot strength increases by 60% in a matter of months just by walking around in them. Right now they’re offering my community 20% off their first order at vivobarefoot.com/DHRU. If you’re looking for super comfortable and stylish men’s and women’s pajamas, joggers, robes, pullovers and hoodies, basically all the stuff we’re all wearing working from home these days, Cozy Earth has got you covered! So what’s Cozy Earth’s not so secret fabric that powers their superior comfort? It's the miracle plant bamboo! Right now, Cozy Earth is offering my audience 40% off. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use the discount code DHRUPODCAST. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Top Toxins That Damage Your Gut | This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and Vivobarefoot. Gut health is at the forefront of complaints of Americans. Some 80% of our population now recognizes some disorder within the gastrointestinal tract—everything from reflux, to food allergies, to inflammatory bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel diseases—we are a suffering population when it comes to gut health. In this episode of The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru takes a deep dive into the topic of gut health with Dr. Zach Bush. Dr. Zach is a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology, and hospice care. He is an internationally recognized educator and thought leader on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems. In this episode, we dive into: -The biggest misconception about gut health (6:10) -What Dr. Zach learned from his mom’s health challenges (13:17) -How all diseases are the byproduct of miscommunication (21:16) -Antibiotic use and the susceptibility to depression (27:14) -The first steps to take to balance the gut (32:12) -Why glyphosate is ground zero of the chronic disease epidemic (49:43) -The connection between sleep and gut health (1:05:05) -How movement impacts the microbiome (1:08:52) -The power of fermented foods (1:13:05) -Why Dr. Zach is terrified of fake meats (1:16:10) For more on Zach Bush you can follow him on Instagram @zachbushmd, on Facebook @zachbushmd, on Twitter @drzachbush, on YouTube @zachbushmd, and through his websites https://zachbushmd.com, https://farmersfootprint.us, and https://intelligenceofnature.com/ This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and Vivobarefoot. BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough contains 7 different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. Right now, BiOptimizers is offering my community a few special bundles, and for a limited time they are also giving away free bottles of their bestselling products P3OM and Masszymes with select purchases. Head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru and use code DHRU10. Vivobarefoot footwear is designed to be wide, thin, and flexible, so you feel as close to barefoot as possible. They promote your foot's natural strength and movement and studies show that foot strength increases by 60% in a matter of months just by walking around in them. Right now they’re offering my community 20% off their first order at vivobarefoot.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New Mind-Blowing Science of Breathing | This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and Cozy Earth. Most of us go throughout the day without giving the act of breathing a single thought. Considering how impactful the way we breathe is on our physical and mental health though, I think it’s time we change that. Breathing is such an underrecognized topic in the health space that today we’re resharing an in-depth episode all about it, with author James Nestor. How well our body takes in oxygen impacts our health on every level. From how well we sleep to our stress response and even our metabolism, breath is an incredible tool for optimizing health. On this episode of The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to James Nestor about the forgotten power of breathing and how we can tap into it to dramatically improve how we feel. James Nestor is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside, The New York Times, and more. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, was released in May of this year and was an instant New York Times bestseller. Breath explores how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly--and how to get it back. In this episode, we dive into: -How important our breathing process is to human health (2:59) -How our breath influences so much of our health (10:43) -Stanford University breathing experiment (12:40) -How our modern industrial diet has impacted the way we breathe (16:08) -How lung capacity is synonymous with longevity (25:54) -How breathing less increases oxygen and CO2 (31:01) -How to establish better nasal breathing (47:39) -Mouth breathing and dehydration (54:45) -The importance of eliciting a parasympathetic response before you eat (59:39) -How to breathe in order to reduce inflammation in the body (1:00:56) -Are we getting enough oxygen when we wear a mask? (1:04:07) For more on James Nestor follow him on Instagram @MrJamesNestor, Facebook @MrJamesNestor, Twitter @MrJamesNestor, and through his website https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/. Get his book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art at https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath. This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and Cozy Earth. BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough contains 7 different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. BiOptimizers is offering my community a few special bundles for a limited time, with select purchases. Just head to magbreakthrough.com/dhru with code DHRU10. If you’re looking for super comfortable and stylish men’s and women’s pajamas, joggers, robes, and hoodies, Cozy Earth has you covered! Cozy Earth is offering my audience 40% off. Just head to cozyearth.com and use the discount code DHRUPODCAST. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking Free of Old Habits, Addiction, and Past Traumas | This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Vivobarefoot. Many of us carry around unrecognized guilt, different forms of addiction, and other types of destructive coping mechanisms—all of which can be traced back to traumatic childhood experiences. It’s never too late to address trauma and improve our emotional, mental, and physical health in the process. This is such a critical topic for optimal wellness and self-growth, that today we’re resharing one of our most popular episodes exploring it, with the one and only Dr. Gabor Maté Dr. Maté is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. Gabor is the bestselling author of four books published in twenty-five languages, and is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship between stress and illness. In this episode, we dive into: -The pain-body concept (4:06) -Dr. Maté’s definition of addiction (9:57) -How a painful experience or trauma is at the center of all addictions (15:03) -Dr. Maté’s childhood trauma and how it led to his own addictive behaviors (22:01) -Understanding the difference between responsibility and blame, and why “it’s not all our parents’ fault” (30:29) -What is happening physiologically in the brains of addicted people (39:36) -The key to healing painful experiences (46:37) -What does it mean to recover (47:56) -How to approach the healing of behavior addictions fostered by our culture (51:11) -Dr. Maté’s non-negotiable self-care practice (1:00:03) For more on Dr. Gabor Mate you can follow him on Facebook @DrGaborMate, on Twitter @DrGaborMate, on YouTube @DrGaborMate, and through his website https://drgabormate.com/. This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Vivobarefoot. ButcherBox only partners with farmers and ranchers who believe in going above and beyond when it comes to caring for animals, the environment, and sustainability. For a limited time, new subscribers to ButcherBox will receive 2 lbs of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef free in every box for the life of your subscription. To get this limited-time offer go to ButcherBox.com/DHRU. Vivobarefoot footwear is designed to be wide, thin, and flexible, so you feel as close to barefoot as possible. They promote your foot's natural strength and movement and studies show that foot strength increases by 60% in a matter of months just by walking around in them. Right now they’re offering my community 20% off their first order at vivobarefoot.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Use Intermittent Fasting to Lose Weight, Live Longer, and Feel Better | This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker. Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is nothing at all. That’s how I like to look at intermittent fasting. Embracing planned periods without eating has numerous well-researched benefits for our health and longevity. And it’s not just about weight; it’s also about cellular clean-up, which reduces the risk of chronic disease and increases our healthspan in the process. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to Dr. Jason Fung about using intermittent fasting as a tool for optimal health and why dietary advice based on the energy-balance model has only made the obesity epidemic worse. In this episode, we dive into: -What role fasting plays when it comes to optimal health and longevity (6:34) -Why autophagy is so important for health and longevity (7:46) -The most important thing for turning on and off autophagy (11:28) -Why we age and common things that contribute to it (14:52) -How calorie restriction increases longevity (24:34) -Calorie restriction vs. fasting (28:11) -The calorie debate (32:07) -Understanding calorie deficit, weight loss, and the energy-balance model (40:12) -The problem with the “calories in, calories out” model of weight management (48:04) -How Dr. Fung incorporates fasting into his life (53:50) -Three key things to focus on for successful behavior change (57:10) For more on Dr. Jason Fung you can follow him on Instagram @DrJasonFung, on Twitter @DrJasonFung, on YouTube @drjasonfung, and through his website https://thefastingmethod.com/. For more on Dhru Purohit, you can follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, and on YouTube @dhrupurohit. Text Dhru at (302) 200-5643 and sign up for his Try This Newsletter - https://dhrupurohit.com/newsletter. This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and InsideTracker. BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough contains 7 different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. Right now, BiOptimizers is offering my community a few special bundles and for a limited time BiOptimizers with select purchases, just head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru with code DHRU10. InsideTracker looks at everything from metabolic and inflammatory markers to nutrients and hormones. Traditional lab tests can be hard to read on your own, but InsideTracker makes their results easy to understand and even provides tips on how to use food first for optimal nutrition. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why We Get Fat and How to Actually Lose Weight with Gary Taubes | This episode is brought to you by Vivobarefoot and InsideTracker. For decades we have been taught that fat is bad for us, and that the key to a healthy weight is eating less and exercising more. Yet despite this advice, we have seen unprecedented epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to Gary Taubes, an award-winning science and health journalist, and co-founder and director of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI). He is the author of The Case Against Sugar, Why We Get Fat, Good Calories, Bad Calories, and, most recently, The Case for Keto. Gary is a former staff writer for Discover and correspondent for Science. He has written three cover articles on nutrition and health for The New York Times Magazine, and his writing has also appeared in The Atlantic, Esquire, and numerous "best of" anthologies, including The Best of the Best American Science Writing (2010). He has received three Science in Society Journalism Awards from the National Association of Science Writers, and is also the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research. In this episode, we dive into: -The real cause of weight gain and obesity (7:53) -The missing piece when it comes to obesity research (8:55) -Why people who fatten easily can get fat eating exactly as lean healthy people do (14:39) -Why the obesity and diabetes epidemics continue to get worse (19:33) -The safety of a low-carb, high-fat diet (29:09) -Why obesity is not a calories in, calories out problem (42:44) -The carbohydrate-insulin model and obesity (47:26) -Foods that cause hormonal imbalances and cause our body to store excess fat (53:29) -Why carbohydrate abstinence needs to be approached the same way we approach other addictions (1:02:01) -The connection between insulin resistance and chronic disease (1:07:48) Also mentioned in this episode: -The Carbohydrate-Insulin Model: A Physiological Perspective on the Obesity Pandemic - https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajcn/nqab270/6369073 -How a ‘Fatally, Tragically Flawed’ Paradigm has Derailed the Science of Obesity - https://www.statnews.com/2021/09/13/how-a-fatally-tragically-flawed-paradigm-has-derailed-the-science-of-obesity/ -What If It’s All Been A Big Fat Lie - https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/07/magazine/what-if-it-s-all-been-a-big-fat-lie.html -The Doctor’s Farmacy Podcast Episode #166 - Who Should Eat Keto and Why - https://drhyman.com/blog/2021/04/14/podcast-ep166/ -Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health by Gary Taubes - https://amzn.to/3CTeWXr For more on Gary you can follow him on Twitter @garytaubes, and through his website http://garytaubes.com/. Get his book The Case for Keto: Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of Low-Carb/High-Fat Eating, at https://amzn.to/3m2eAai. Interested in joining The Dhru Purohit Podcast Facebook Community? Submit your request to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2819627591487473/. This episode is brought to you by Vivobarefoot and InsideTracker. Vivobarefoot footwear is designed to be wide, thin, and flexible, so you feel as close to barefoot as possible. They promote your foot's natural strength and movement and studies show that foot strength increases by 60% in a matter of months just by walking around in them. Right now they’re offering my community 20% off their first order at vivobarefoot.com/DHRU. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 25% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Use the Power of Mirror Neurons to Radically Transform Every Relationship in Your Life | This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and BiOptimizers. Connection is at the root of being human. We all want to feel connected to our tribe, we want to feel seen and heard, and we need to help others feel the same in order to have healthy relationships. I think most people would agree, this is an important thing to work on. What most people don’t want to hear, is that the work begins with getting to a good place with ourselves, and even becoming our own best friend in order to create deeper connections with others. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru talks to Jennifer Kolari, about all this and more. Jennifer Kolari is a Child and Family Therapist and one of the nation’s leading parenting experts and the founder of Connected Parenting. She is the author of Connected Parenting: How To Raise A Great Kid and You’re Ruining My Life! (But Not Really) Surviving the Teenage Years with Connected Parenting. Jennifer is a frequent guest on Canada AM, CBC, Breakfast Television, CTV News Channel, and Global’s The Morning Show. Her advice can be found in many Canadian and US magazines, such as Today’s Parent, Redbook, Parent Magazine and Canadian Family. She is also on the health advisory board for Chatelaine Magazine. Her entertaining workshops and insightful strategies, shared with warmth and humor, make her a highly sought-after speaker with schools, corporations, and agencies throughout North America. In this episode, we dive into: -Why so many people have a hard time truly connecting with the people in their life (7:25) -Where the feeling and need to prove ourselves comes from (9:45) -What we lose when we cannot connect with people (15:24) -People-pleasing and having a difficult time saying “no” (24:02) -Understanding the difference between being kind and nice (28:08) -Overfunctioning for your child (32:25) -Storytelling and playing the victim (41:38) -The importance of having empathy and compassion for others (45:09) -The CALM technique for connecting with others (52:13) -Navigating couple dynamics when there is a breakdown in communication (1:07:20) -How to use the CALM technique on yourself (1:34:59) Also mentioned in this episode: -Connected Parenting: How to Raise a Great Kid by Jennifer Kolari - https://connectedparenting.com/books/connected-parenting-book/ -You’re Ruining My Life!: Surviving The Teenage Years with Connected Parenting by Jennifer Kolari - https://connectedparenting.com/books/youre-ruining-my-life/ -Connected Parenting Podcast - https://connectedparenting.com/podcasts/ -Connected Parenting MasterClass - https://connected-parenting-online.mykajabi.com/connected-parenting-masterclass-1 For more on Jennifer Kolari, you can follow her on Instagram @jenniferkolari, on Facebook @connectedparenting, on Twitter @connectedparent, on YouTube @connectedparenting, and through her website https://connectedparenting.com/. Sign up for Dhru’s Try This Newsletter - https://dhrupurohit.com/newsletter. This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and BiOptimizers. Right now, Cozy Earth is offering my audience 40% off. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use the discount code DHRUPODCAST. Right now, BiOptimizers is offering my community a few special bundles and for a limited time BiOptimizers is also giving away free bottles of their bestselling products P3OM and Masszymes with select purchases, just head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru with code DHRU10. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices