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64: Is the Western Diet Destroying Your Gut? – The Shocking Truth About Processed Foods with Dr. Aaron Hartman

64: Is the Western Diet Destroying Your Gut? – The Shocking Truth About Processed Foods with Dr. Aaron Hartman

Update: 2025-08-29
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In this mini-episode of Made for Health, Dr. Aaron Hartman explains how the typical Western diet—loaded with processed foods, sugar, chemicals, and unhealthy fats—damages the gut lining and disrupts the microbiome, especially after antibiotic use.

He highlights how this diet not only drives inflammation and chronic disease risk, but also reduces the effectiveness of even advanced treatments like fecal microbial transplants. Dr. Hartman underscores the power of whole foods, fiber, polyphenols, and healthy fats in repairing the gut, lowering inflammation, and protecting against conditions such as colon cancer.

This episode is both a warning and a call to action: true gut recovery requires moving beyond processed foods and embracing real nutrition.

✅ Show Highlights:

  • How the Western diet damages the gut lining and microbiome
  • Why processed foods impair gut healing and recovery
  • The impact of antibiotics and how diet affects microbiome restoration
  • Why advanced treatments like fecal transplants fail without dietary change
  • The protective role of whole foods, fiber, polyphenols, and healthy fats
  • How reducing processed food intake lowers the risk of colon cancer and other chronic diseases

💡 In This Episode, You Will Learn:

  • Why your diet is foundational for gut recovery and long-term health
  • The hidden dangers of processed foods and additives on gut integrity
  • How to nourish the microbiome for resilience and healing
  • Practical steps to replace processed foods with nutrient-dense options
  • How diet-driven gut health influences inflammation, immunity, and disease prevention

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64: Is the Western Diet Destroying Your Gut? – The Shocking Truth About Processed Foods with Dr. Aaron Hartman

64: Is the Western Diet Destroying Your Gut? – The Shocking Truth About Processed Foods with Dr. Aaron Hartman