The Plant-Based Gut Health & Longevity Summit
How to Support a Healthier Gut and Age Better
Brain health, gut health, and healthy aging come together in this summit exploring how the gut microbiome, plant-based nutrition, fiber, inflammation, metabolism, and the gut-brain connection relate to memory, cognitive health, and longevity. Across five days, learn practical ways to better understand the connections between what you eat, gut health, and healthy aging.

What This Summit Covers
Explore how the gut microbiome and longevity are connected, including the role of fiber in feeding the microbiome, emulsifiers and food additives, gut-healthy cooking, and plant-based nutrition. Sessions also examine how gut health relates to the nervous system, chronic health concerns, metabolism, GLP-1 pathways, heart health, and cholesterol, helping attendees understand common questions about food, digestion, and whole-body health.
The final days turn to questions about when healthy foods may not feel right, cellular health, autoimmune conditions, Alzheimer’s disease beyond amyloid, and the relationship between plant protein, strength, gut health, and healthy aging. Whether you are exploring these topics for yourself or supporting a loved one, the summit offers accessible education on how nutrition, the microbiome, brain health, and aging intersect.
Summit Chapters
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Chapter 1 — Understanding Gut Health and the Microbiome
8 sessions

Why Am I So Bloated?


Gut-Healthy Cooking Made Simple


Akkermansia: The Gut Bacterium That Could Change Metabolic Health


Emulsifiers, Additives, and Your Gut Microbiome


The Fiber Factor: Feeding the Microbiome for Longevity


30 Plants a Week for a More Diverse Gut


Five Pathways, One Daily Ritual


Is Your Cookware Working Against Your Health?

Meet Your Summit Hosts & Experts
Leading health experts guiding you through this transformative event

Summit Host
Monisha Bhanote, MD, ABOIM, FCAP, CCMS
Dr. Monisha Bhanote, MD
Welcome to the official channel of Dr. Monisha Bhanote — quintuple board-certified physician, bestselling author, and founder of the WELLKULÅ Institute.
This is where modern science meets intentional living.
If you’re seeking trusted guidance on how to support your gut, calm your system, and age with clarity—not chaos—you’re in the right place.
Each week, you’ll find practical, science-backed insights on:
🌱 Plant-based nutrition for real life
🧬 Cellular health and longevity
🧘♀️ Stress relief and nervous system support
🌍 Wellness rituals from around the world
💊 Functional and lifestyle medicine made simple
This channel is your invitation to feel better in your body, protect your energy, and live each day on purpose—with expert guidance you can trust.
✨ Subscribe and join the #CellCare movement—because your cells are listening.

Matthew Nagra, ND
Dr. Matthew Nagra, ND

Joel Fuhrman, MD
President, Nutritional Research Foundation

Joel Kahn, MD, FACC
Founder, Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity

Michael Greger, MD, FACLM
Founder and President at NutritionFacts.org

Brooke Goldner, MD
Autoimmune Professor, Cornell University

Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Cyrus Khambatta, PhD
PhD, Nutritional Biochemistry

Kim Murphy
Founder, Simply Plant Based Kitchen

Ocean Robbins
CEO of Food Revolution Network

Nathan Crane
Founder of The Panacea Community

Bojana Jankovic Weatherly, MD, FACP, MSc, FMCP-M, MSCP

Chef AJ

Melissa Mondala, MD
Lifestyle Medicine Director, Rheumission

Meg Mill, PharmD, AFMCP
Founder at Women's Functional Health Institute

Brenda Davis, RD

Klaus Mitchell
PLANT BASED NEWS

Uma Naidoo, MD
Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital

Melissa Sundermann, DO, DipABLM, FACLM

Srini Pillay, MD
Harvard-trained psychiatrist, brain researcher and technology entrepreneur

Koya Webb

Ritamarie Loscalzo, MS, DC, CCN
Founder of the Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology

Brian Vaszily
Founder of The Art of Anti-Aging

Claudia Muehlenweg
Founder, Holistic Vision

Radka Toms, MD

Scott Stoll, MD, FABPMR
Co-founder, Plantrician Project

Geoff Palmer
Owner of Clean Machine Plant-Based Fitness Nutrition

Felice Gersh, MD
Founder & Director, Integrative Medical Group of Irvine

Anneleen Segers

Joshua Helman, MD
Summit Bonuses
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Free Ebook/PDFWhy Am I Always Bloated?
Free Ebook/PDFWhy You Can't Focus Anymore
Free Ebook/PDFYou Slept 8 Hours. So Why Are You Still Exhausted?
Free Ebook/PDFYour Immune System Is Sending You A Signal
Free Ebook/PDFThe Exhausted Cell Effect
Free Ebook/PDF30 Plants, 7 Days
Free Ebook/PDFSmart Immunity: Harness The Healing Power Of Food For Optimal Health And Resilience
Free Ebook/PDFBeginner's Guide To The Nutritarian Diet Bundle
Free Ebook/PDFEssential Guide To Histamine Intolerance
Free Ebook/PDF7-day Embody Breath
Free Ebook/PDFThe 7 Hidden Patterns Ebook
Free Ebook/PDFPlant-based Nutrition For Dry Eye
Free Ebook/PDF50 Best High Fiber Foods
Free Ebook/PDF10 Vision Habits For Lifelong Clear Vision
Free Ebook/PDFAdhd Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
The Plant-Based Gut Health & Longevity Summit
On Day 1, you’ll learn how dietary fiber can help feed the gut microbiome and why eating a wider variety of plants is relevant to microbiome diversity and longevity. The sessions explore practical ways to incorporate more fiber and plant foods into everyday meals while understanding the connection between gut health and healthy aging.
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Day 2 explores the two-way relationship between the gut and nervous system, including how food, the microbiome, and brain function can be connected. You’ll learn about the gut-brain connection, culinary psychiatry, and the biology of focus in an educational context.
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On Day 3, you’ll learn about the relationship between the gut, food, GLP-1 signaling, and metabolic health. Sessions examine how gut-related biology intersects with blood sugar and energy, helping you understand why the gut is an important part of conversations about nutrition and metabolic function.
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Day 3 covers the gut-heart connection and explores how gut bacteria may be part of the broader relationship between the microbiome, cholesterol, and cardiovascular biology. You’ll learn how researchers and educators are looking beyond the traditional view of heart health to consider interactions between nutrition, the gut, and the arteries.
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On Day 4, you’ll learn about the gut microbiome’s relationship with immune function and explore connections between the gut and systems such as the thyroid, eyes, and joints. The sessions are designed to help you understand how these biological systems can communicate and why gut health is increasingly discussed as part of whole-body health.
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Day 4 explores why individual responses to food can vary and why foods commonly viewed as healthy may not feel the same for everyone. You’ll learn about the gut microbiome, food responses, and the importance of understanding the biological context behind nutrition rather than assuming that one approach works identically for every person.
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On Day 5, you’ll explore how plant protein, gut health, and healthy aging intersect, alongside sessions examining the biology of rest, repair, and brain health. The summit also considers factors beyond individual foods, helping you understand how nutrition, the gut, and longevity can be viewed as interconnected areas of health research and education.
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Day 5 goes beyond the plate to examine how environmental factors such as soil, pesticides, and water fit into conversations about the gut microbiome and healthy aging. You’ll learn how nutrition and the broader food environment can be considered together when exploring the factors that shape gut health and longevity.
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