In Episode 56 I sit down with Gastroenterologist Dr Alan Desmond to talk about restoring and maintaining good digestive health with healthy eating habits. With digestive health issues like IBS, IBD, Coeliac and SIBO on the rise globally understanding how to take control of your own gut health is enormously important. In this episode we specifically covered: •How Alan ended up in the Medical world & what his training was like •Why he has a passion for gut health and what fascinates him about this area of medical practice •Lots and lots of scientific evidence to support health eating habits •Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Chron's & Ulcerative colitis), colon cancer, IBS, SIBO •Specific studies on IBD and a Whole Food Plant Based Diet •What foods he recommends his patients and the general population eat more of and what he recommends people eat less of •What the typical western diet looks like compared to optimal diet for gut health •What he makes of various mainstream eating tren...