3216: [Part 1] 7 Big Benefits of Blending, 5 Shocking But Healthy Foods You Can Safely Put In Your Blender and Does Blending Destroy Fiber by Ben Greenfield

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🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3216: Ben Greenfield breaks down why blending might be your best-kept secret for boosting nutrient absorption, digestion, and energy. Learn how properly blended smoothies can enhance bioavailability, unlock hard-to-digest plant compounds, and help you maximize the health benefits of whole foods without sacrificing convenience. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/article/nutrition-articles/benefits-of-blending/ Quotes to ponder: "Blending is like pre-digesting your food, your blender becomes your second stomach." "Some of the most nutrient-dense parts of fruits and vegetables are trapped in fibrous matrices that your teeth and gut can’t easily break down." "When you blend, you increase the surface area of the food, allowing digestive enzymes to act more efficiently." Episode references: Nourishing Traditions: https://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Traditions-Challenges-Politically-Dictocrats/dp/0967089735 The Bulletproof Diet: https://www.amazon.com/Bulletproof-Diet-Lose-Pounds-Increase/dp/162336518X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.4	This is Optimal Health Daily. Seven big benefits of blending. Five shocking but healthy foods you can
0:32.9	safely put in your blender. And does blending destroy fiber? Part 1 by Ben Greenfield of Ben
0:39.5	GreenfieldLife.com. And I'm your host, Dr. Neil Malick. It's another Monday episode of Optimal
0:46.0	Health Daily. If you're new here, this is the podcast where I read to you from some of the
0:50.0	best health and fitness blogs out there. And that includes Ben Greenfield, who I'm reading today and
0:55.1	tomorrow. This article is on the longer side, so I'll read the first half today and finish it for you
1:00.0	tomorrow. And now, let's hear part one of Ben's post and start optimizing your life.
1:09.4	Seven big benefits of blending. Five shocking but healthy foods you can safely put in your blender,
1:15.4	and does blending destroy fiber? Part 1 by Ben Greenfield of Ben GreenfieldLife.com.
1:22.8	It's no secret that I'm a big fan of blending, and I've definitely been seen on YouTube
1:27.4	producing some pretty
1:28.4	weird things in my blender, including my high-fat ketogenic kale smoothie. But why exactly am I such
1:34.4	a blender nerd? And why is my blender a staple in my kitchen so that it ranks right up there
1:38.9	with a fork, a plate, and my giant red wine glass? First, let's delve into seven big benefits of blending.
1:46.6	1. Blending is fast. I sometimes use an omega-masticating juicer, but it can take a very long
1:53.0	time to prepare fruits and vegetables for juicing, and the cleanup is a big headache. So I juice
1:58.4	about one-tenth as much as I blend. Speed is important to me,
2:02.1	especially in the morning. Two, blending is filling if you blend at the right thickness.
2:07.9	I blend my smoothie super thick so that I can chew the smoothie and eat it with a spoon,
2:12.8	which allows the digestive enzymes in my mouth to pre-initiate digestion and make me fuller, faster.
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