This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and Pendulum . Our food supply is dramatically less nutrient-rich than it has ever been, and it’s taking a toll on our health. A shocking 99 percent of Americans are nutrient deficient, including over 90 percent who are deficient in omega-3 fats and 50 percent who are deficient in magnesium. Add to that chronic stress and a heavily processed diet, and it’s a recipe for nutrient deficiency disaster. Today, we’re sharing a Masterclass episode with Dhr...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 108
This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and BiOptimizers . Want to know a simple way to improve your insulin sensitivity, fasting insulin, and HbA1c that you can start doing today? Sit for one hour less per day—just one hour less! This is something anyone can do. I know that doesn’t sound like much, but according to a recent study, reducing sedentary time by just one hour per day can have remarkable benefits for your metabolic health. Our modern-day sedentary lifestyle puts us at risk ...
May 30, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 107
This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Pendulum . Most of us do not recognize the degree to which digestive problems can wreak havoc in the entire body, leading to allergies, arthritis, autoimmune disease, rashes, acne, chronic fatigue, mood disorders, autism, dementia, cancer, and more. So having a healthy gut means more than simply being free of annoyances like bloating or heartburn; it is absolutely central to your health. Your gut is connected to everything that happens in your ...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 106
This episode is brought to you by Vivobarefoot and InsideTracker . Humans and plants co-evolved to help each other survive, and polyphenols were integral for nurturing this relationship. Even though they aren’t considered “essential nutrients,” the latest research is starting to suggest otherwise. Polyphenols help prevent disease by interacting with our DNA and modulating our gut microbiome; they are not just antioxidants as we once thought. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast , Dhru talks about w...
May 23, 2022•41 min•Season 2Ep. 105
This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and Birch Living . Skeletal muscle is a widely overlooked part of our metabolic health. From how well we control glucose and insulin to how well we age, skeletal muscle regulates many processes. One of the most important factors for how much muscle we create and retain is our protein intake, which has become a divisive topic in the nutrition world and one still hotly debated in some dietary camps. Today’s guest on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dr. Gabri...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Season 2Ep. 104
This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Cozy Earth . What if you could have your cake and eat it too? Well, according to the latest research, it turns out that maybe you can! Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast , Dhru walks us through a super-simple hack that can help you dramatically improve your blood sugar and overall metabolic health. In this episode, we dive into: -The impact vinegar can have on curbing glucose spikes -How vinegar stabilizes our blood glucose -Tips for how to use ...
May 17, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 103
This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and InsideTracker . We all know that fasting has amazing benefits: reduced inflammation, increased cognitive function, fat loss, decreased risk of metabolic dysfunction, and the list goes on and on. But is there a correct way to fast? Is fasting for everyone? Should we exercise while we fast? How do we make the most of our fasts and how do we optimize our diets when we aren’t fasting? Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast , Dr. Valter Longo answers all of...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 102
This episode is brought to you by Pendulum and InsideTracker . We all know how amazing meditation is for our overall health, yet so many people struggle to practice it consistently. If that’s you, I have some good news. What if I told you there was a way to unlock the powerful healing benefits of meditation without actually having to meditate? Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast , Dhru introduces us to a unique spin on meditation that he has been into since his college days called yoga nidra, whic...
May 09, 2022•24 min•Season 2Ep. 101
This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and HigherDOSE . Tapping into love and connection is one of our greatest tools for improved health, happiness, and longevity. This is an area many of us struggled with pre-pandemic, and it has only become more overwhelming and destructive over the last few years. And while our relationships with others are vital to our well-being, our degree of self-love is a key player as well. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast , Dhru talks to Dr. Molly Maloof abou...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 100
This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Vivobarefoot . Are you a fan of morning routines but have trouble staying consistent with them? If your answer is “YES!” this episode is for you! Here’s the thing about morning routines: how you start your morning often sets the tone for the rest of your day. When we jump straight into our social media feed, the news, or the priorities of others, our day gets hijacked right from the start, leaving us feeling unrooted, ungrounded, scattered, unf...
May 03, 2022•44 min•Season 2Ep. 99
This episode is brought to you by Pendulum and Cozy Earth . If you haven’t heard, me and Dr. Mark Hyman have been teaming up to do weekly podcast episodes called “Masterclasses.” We sit down and have deep conversations about the most important health topics of our time and give you all the answers you’ve been after. This week on The Dhru Purohit Podcast , I am featuring two of our favorite Masterclass episodes all about creating optimal brain health and reducing inflammation. We talk about the t...
Apr 28, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 98
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 ...
Apr 25, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 97
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 Th...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 96
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 c...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 95
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...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 94
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 ...
Apr 13, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 93
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;...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 2Ep. 92
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...
Apr 04, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 91
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 ca...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 90
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 alwa...
Mar 28, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 89
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 t...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 88
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...
Mar 21, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 87
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 ,...
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 86
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...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 85
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 T...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 2Ep. 84
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 outsid...
Mar 07, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 83
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...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 2Ep. 82
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...
Feb 28, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 81
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 ...
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 80
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 LeVe...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 79
