From renowned cardiac surgeon Steven R. Gundry MD the New York Times bestselling The Plant Paradox is a 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. Most of us have heard of gluten--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 ve been missing the root of the problem? In The Plant Paradox 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 gluten-free 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 serious health conditions. At his waitlist-only clinics in California Dr. Gundry has successfully treated tens of thousands of patients suffering from autoimmune disorders diabetes leaky gut syndrome heart disease and neurodegenerative diseases with a protocol that detoxes the cells repairs the gut and nourishes the body. Now in The Plant Paradox he shares this clinically proven program with readers around the world. The simple (and daunting) fact is lectins are everywhere. Thankfully Dr. Gundry offers simple hacks we easily can employ to avoid them including: Peel your veggies. Most of the lectins are contained in the skin and seeds of plants; simply peeling and de-seeding vegetables (like tomatoes and peppers) reduces their lectin content.Shop for fruit in season. Fruit contain fewer lectins when ripe so eating apples berries and other lectin-containing fruits at the peak of ripeness helps minimize your lectin consumption.Swap your brown rice for white. Whole grains and seeds with hard outer coatings are designed by nature to cause digestive distress--and are full of lectins. With a full list of lectin-containing foods and simple substitutes for each a step-by-step detox and eating plan and delicious lectin-free recipes The Plant Paradox illuminates the hidden dangers lurking in your salad bowl--and shows you how to eat whole foods in a whole new way.