📗 Libro en inglés THE PLANT PARADOX

p strong From renowned cardiac surgeon Steven R Gundry MD the em New York Times em bestselling em The Plant Paradox em is a em em revolutionary look at the hidden compounds in healthy foods like fruit vegetables and whole grains that are causing us to gain weight and develop chronic disease strong p p Most of us have heard of gluten& 8212 a protein found in wheat that causes widespread inflammation in the body Americans spend billions of dollars on gluten free diets in an effort to protect their health But what if we& 8217 ve been missing the root of the problem In em The Plant Paradox em renowned cardiologist Dr Steven Gundry reveals that gluten is just one variety of a common and highly toxic plant based protein called lectin Lectins are found not only in grains like wheat but also in the & 8220 gluten free& 8221 foods most of us commonly regard as healthy including many fruits vegetables nuts beans and conventional dairy products These proteins which are found in the seeds grains skins rinds and leaves of plants are designed by nature to protect them from predators including humans Once ingested they incite a kind of chemical warfare in our bodies causing inflammatory reactions that can lead to weight gain and serio