A Conversation with Dr. Steven Gundry | Dr. Li and Friends 

I have to side with Dr Gundry on this one, because we do not need tomatoes to survive or even thrive. So why take the chance.

Dr gundry says the tomatoes have lectins and Dr Li says that tomatoes and red peppers are great for you to eat (as well as beans). Dr. Mark Hyman also suggests that we eat lots of tomatoes to help with prostate cancer (Dr Li has said that multiple times on various videos and in his books). It's hard to believe who knows what. I'm Italian, my mother is 99 years old, may aunt is 102 years old, and my other aunt is 98 years old. They have been eating tomatoes and peppers all their lives almost daily. They are all mentally and physically healthy, never had a problem with either of those 2 foods. My mother still (at 99) grows tomatoes and peppers in her garden here in Canada , we often eat them together. They taste fantastic and apparently help with prostate cancer...according to Dr Li lol - Read his book - Eat to beat decease. There is nothing wrong with tomatoes, beans, peppers, pumpkin seed etc. My mother has been soaking and eating beans for ever! During WW2 in Italy that's all they had to eat, BEANS. They ate beans everyday for 4 years! Ever hear of Pasta Fazool (Pasta e Fagioli). Fagioli are BEANS in tomato sauce! She is 99, my father (also Italian passed away at 93)! Just understand the source of the food we are eating.

@@mikepetrilli4686 thank you for sharing this. God bless your family. You got good genes and good recipes for longevity! :)

Dr Li recommends cooking tomatoes to increase bioavailability of licopene; I believe this reduces the number of lectins.

Living in Italy, Sicily and USA. There is a reason why Italians peel the skin and remove the seeds since beginning of time.

did she also tell you that Lectins can be reduced in foods by cooking them? (see artcle from Eating Well, "What are lectins and is eliminating them healthy")

You are so fortunate! My grandfather was a farmer & he didn't know any of this.

My Dad is Portuguese and has eaten olive oil for ever and eats a Mediterranean diet. He is 85 and has been able to overcome serious health issues that other people at younger ages couldn’t. He doesn’t have any wrinkles either. I love food from Portugal 🇵🇹 It is delicious!

I LOVE olives - very healthy, but I avoid the oil. Why not eat the fruit with the fiber?

@@annemccarron2281 We do both!

Very cool.

Wow… Why do you then question his knowledge? I’ve yet seen an answer from these guys.

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Just ferment the beans and ensure the tomatoes are cooked. Then youll get the lectin out of the picture.

He knew you have to soak beans, what he said he wasn't aware of was that soaking beans was starting the fermentation process

if u follow him on other sessions.. my understanding is that he emphasizes that lectins are hard to destroy and soaking does somewhat, but not completely and it is advisable to pressure cook , just to be sure. 🤔

YES!

I am the same, I couldn’t understand why he didn’t like beans, so thought he was a crank.I can’t believe he doesn’t know to soak dried beans!

He has always said beans should be pressure cooked. I've followed him for 8 or9 yrs now. He hasn't changed his position on that but soaking them for 24 /48 hours perhaps is okay.

Sounds like he may have turned position on beans. Hopefully he admits to error!

No, he is fine with beans that are soaked and pressure cooked from what I've heard

absolutely. I think these health gurus are just finding their own niches in the market that nobody else has capitalized upon to push product. I started buying and eating tomatoes again, making sauce without olive oil, and Dr. Li said alcohol is bad. I use wine in cooking. A lot. Next someone is going to come up with dealcoholized high polyphenol wine for $50 for 8 oz. LOL

​@@wmbinnj2763Doesn't the alcohol evaporate when used in cooking? You are right about Gundry getting carried away with the tomato thing. I never paid attention to that. You have to watch a lot of videos and read a lot of books to decipher for yourself what you believe is true.

yup.. Dr LI says limit all oils

Seriously?? Haha

Gundry the Quack is a walking infomercial. His own legendary RU-vid advertorials are annoying come-ons that deserve to be ignored.

I think everything Dr. Gundry does is an infomercial

You’ll find out that Dr. Gundry is anti tomatoes and Dr. Li is big on to tomatoes and tomato sauce. I followed Dr. Gundry for a long time until I ran into Dr. Li. They agree on olive oils which Dr. Gundry sells but Dr. Li does not believe lectins are harmful. Me either. I eat what grows on the ground, lectins or no lectins. My two cents worth. Decide for yourself.

​@@exchng4n I have decided for me, it's Dr Gundry. No one will die because they did not eat tomatoes, on the other hand, perhaps your health won' t be as good because of tomatoes. It's very important to be informed and we all have choices. Thanks for your comments.

Dr Grudry says tomatoes are just fine to eat after you remove the skins and seeds that contain the anti-nutrient lectins.

@@beardumaw24 He does say that and if he wasn't such a hassle I would eat tomatoes way more often.

@@markrobertdevison1227 maybe they won't die, unless they have advanced GERD, then tomatoes will be too acidic and will cause digestive juice to erupt out of their throat burning everything in the process

He has always said to either pressure cook beans or soak them.

Berg is a bigger joke than Gundry. At least Gundry is a real doctor. Berg is a Scientologist chiropractor who spreads a lot of very dangerous advice about high fat diets and other health advice he is totally unqualified to give.

Gundry is a joke.

@@Nicksonian I agree but I don't understand why so many reputable doctors give him a platform.

@@rccantrell4436 Dr. Li, I’m afraid, is trying to break into the world of celebrity doctor/nutrition guru. The guys like Dr. Hyman, et Al. are far more concerned with their bankable image than anything else. One celebrity guru talking to another celebrity guru hits all the internet algorithm magic boosting the clicks of both gurus into the stratosphere. There are much better sources of nutrition and wellness info than Quack Gundry, you just have to look for them.

@@Nicksonian Dr Li's program has really helped me a lot though. I'm eating a lot more fruit & veg than I used to and I even have the energy to clean the house on a hot day. His suggestion of adding good things instead of restricting makes perfect sense for a long term weight regainer like me.

@@Nicksonian Gundry is a con!

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You can get olive oil where the olives are grown, harvested and pressed on the same estate. What is important is the Harvest date rather than the expiration date. Most of the olive oils on the shelf are "processed." There are web pages that show "imposters." You will be very surprised.

@@Lorrieonline Thank you for the information. I stopped using any oil/fat following Dr.McDougall. I am trying everything to stay healthy in this unhealthy world.🙏

@@hooshikstephen9117 I began to listen to McDougall but I think the vegetable oil industry has sponsored too many of the findings that sway results to their monetary gain. I have been getting healthier since dropping all the fruits and sugars and high glycemic starchy vegetables from my diet. I tweak my diet as I learn new things.

@@Lorrieonline Isn’t olive oil still processed (regardless of the harvest/press date) since it is concentrated and not in it’s original state. Why not just eat the olives? That way you get the fiber as well.

@@bethanylyles2182 I wonder the very same thing!!!

Dr G has said before that your microbiome will process the olive oil for you. I am up to about a half liter a week and so far losing weight. You have to start off low and build up or else you won't like what happens. I have just started so too early to know if I will continue losing weight.

Thanks!