Five Foods Proven to Boost Your Immune System | Dr. Niki Davis

Huge, huge, huge thank you to Dr. Niki Davis from Lifestyle Telemedicine for joining us and raising our health IQs here on the show today.

Producer Ali, right after the show was over, they messaged me and they said, hey, great show today.

That was fire.

I'm inclined to agree.

I thought that today's show was excellent.

And so if you are getting your grocery list ready for the next time you head to the store, Let's look back and build that list out with our five takeaways from today's conversation with Dr. Davis.

Now, takeaway number one, make room for mushrooms.

You heard her talk about beta-glucans.

That's the type of fiber that mushrooms contain and the role that that has in your immune function.

Now, shiitakes, that was just one example that she mentioned.

So when you're thinking about what you want to add to your next meal, edible mushrooms are worth a look just make sure you get the right kind edible mushrooms are worth a look and then also you know we talked about the steak made from mushrooms at crossroads definitely ready for another trip out there that steak was incredible Incredible.

Mushroom steak.

Unbelievable.

Okay, what else should you be eating? Well, for that, we turn to takeaway number two.

Feed your gut with beans, peas, and lentils.

The fiber that these foods contain, that helps feed your gut bacteria.

And as Dr. Davis was explaining, those bacteria produce butyrate, something that Dr.

Will Bulsiewicz has talked about here on the show.

Now, butyrate Your colon cells use that for fuel.

And that's one of the connections between what you eat and the health of your gut.

Just one of them.

There are so many.

But in this case, a bowl of lentil soup or maybe eating some beans, adding those to your dinner, that can be a great place to start to get your butyrate on track.

Okay, takeaway number three, mix up your greens and your cruciferous veggies.

Yeah, we're talking about broccoli, kale, bok choy, cauliflower, plenty of options that you can choose from.