667: Why this doctor stopped fearing sugar, ice cream, & alcohol | Keshav Grover, D.O, M.S.

"What is the lowest dose of intervention that can have the maximum effect to help the body heal itself?” asked Keshav Grover, D.O., M.S., IFMCP.

Grover is the founder of Grover Health and Wellness, PLLC. He is a physician, keynote speaker, and champion of functional/integrative medicine and of eating a whole foods, plant-based diet. He holds a Doctorate in osteopathic medicine from Michigan State University College and a Master of Science from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed the prestigious Andrew Weil Center of Integrative Medicine fellowship at the University of Arizona and is a certified functional medicine practitioner by the Institute for Functional Medicine. He has spoken to leading organizations about holistic health and has been featured on CBS and Fox News as a wellness expert. His first book, Wellness Bridge, was published this August. 

00:00 - The "Wellness Bridge"

05:37 - Why medicine doesn't have to be either/or

08:55 - A simple at-home gut health check

11:21 - There’s no universal cure

13:37 - Peptides 101

19:30 - Who should avoid peptides entirely

22:21 - Smallest dose, maximum effect 

24:27 - Grover’s approach to testing

30:29 - Where health testing is headed next

33:38 - The connection between glyphosate & cancer

40:38 - His brother's warts & a homeopathy win

44:37 - Why he stopped being the ingredient police

47:31 - Gut health & food sensitivity

49:55 - Why genetics isn't your destiny

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For more about Grover, visit: https://www.drkeshavgrover.com/

Buy Grover’s book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZMP5BQX/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?tag=mind0a3-20 

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