dr. gundry and dr. bredesen have joined forces in the fight against brain disease. >> if it's in your family, you want to come in in your 40s and say, "where do i stand?" we want everyone to get on prevention. we really can reduce the global burden of dementia if we do that. >> it completely changed my life. >> i feel hope. i'm celebrating being the first person in south carolina to reverse alzheimer's. if my story can help one person, then my embarrassment at having no brain -- i joke about -- is worth it. >> dr. steven gundry is here from his medical facilities in palm springs with these incredible books, which we're gonna talk about in just a few minutes. he has had a brilliant career as a renowned cardiologist and heart surgeon. he is one of the fathers of robotic heart surgery. but now, you -- i read your bio. [ both laugh ] but now you're fixing hearts and brains through food, not medicine or surgery. >> i know. what kind of crazy idea is that? >> where's the money in that, right? but you say, in

dr. steven gundry to find out. how did you come up with this idea?i used to be 70 pounds bigger than i am now, despite running 30 miles a week and going to the gym one hour a day. and so i eliminated foods that turned on our immune system which are called lectins. we attack ourselves by mistake. >> lectin, what exactly is it? when i pick up this, where is it? >> great, it's in the skin and the seeds of that ma >> and it's in skin and the seeds of that cucumber. traditional societies have actually always peeled and deseeded their cucumbers. >> dr. gundry says there are lectins in lots of plant-based foods like grains, oatmeal, brown rice, and pasta to name a few. >> over the last 50 years we have increased our lectin consumption unknowingly and coinciding with that our autoimmune disease has skyrocketed. >> his solution to eliminate lectins is simple -- >> so the first thing you do is you make some swaps, just like kelly clarkson did. >> i'm going to be real with you, it's real expensive to do. >> so, you get rid of oatmeal. it's a grain, a really nas

dr. gundry and dr.against brain disease. >> it's in your family you want to come in your 40s and say where do i stand? we want everyone to get on prevention. we really can reduce the global burden of dplentia if we do that. >> it completely changed my life. >> i feel hope. i'm celebrating being the first person in south carolina to reverse alzheimer's. if my story can help one person, then my embarrassment at having no brain i joke about is worth it. >> sheryl jennings, abc 7 news. >> and you can see the full interviews with dr. gundry and dr. brettison in our upcoming show on brain health on "beyond the headlines." it's this sunday at 4:30 on abc 7 news. >>> and we're going to post the stories by sally, deborah and ada on there so you can learn about their challenging journey to better brain health, which also have a list of resources for you. if you're concerned about a loved one who might have symptoms of alzheimer's disease, that's all on our website, abc7news.com. >>> all right. wow. a mild hot day