598: Your guide to superfoods, cravings, & blood sugar | Amy Shah, M.D.

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 25 May 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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“Movement in nature helps your gut health, reduces inflammation, improves your mood, and supports your hormones,” explains Amy Shah, M.D. Amy Shah, M.D., double board-certified physician, bestselling author, and nationally recognized expert in nutrition and integrative medicine, joins us today to explain how to eat for longevity, get the most out of your walks, and so much more: - Foods with powerful benefits (~2:00) - Should you be drinking celery juice? (~7:55) - The power of flavanols (~8:30) - Ancient knowledge & modern science (~10:38) - The health benefits of cocoa (~15:30) - Hunger vs cravings (~17:30) - Caffeine & sleep (~22:10) - Alcohol consumption (~23:50) - Tips for satiety (~27:45) - The power of walking (~29:20) - How to get more out of your walks (~31:40) - Body weight squats for blood sugar (~33:10) - The importance of leg strength (~34:55) - Improving sleep (~37:00) - Exciting changes for health & nutrition (~41:15) Referenced in the episode: - Follow Amy Shah on Instagram (@dramyshah) - Check out her website (https://amymdwellness.com/) - Research on benefits of cocoa & cardiovascular disease (PMC9170467) This podcast was created in partnership with CocoaVia. Every CocoaVia™️ supplement is made with Cocoapro™️ extract, the most concentrated and proven cocoa flavanol source on the market. In robust research, this extract has been shown to promote a strong heart, circulatory system, and brain function.* With CocoaVia, you can harness the power of cocoa flavanols. *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Disclaimer: If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking medications, consult with your doctor before starting a supplement routine. It is always optimal to consult with a health care provider when considering what supplements are right for you. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the My Buddy Green podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of My Buddy Green, and your host.
0:07.2	This podcast was created in partnership with Cocoa Villa. By 2034, Americans age 65 and older will
0:13.6	outnumber children under 18, a first in U.S. history. Living longer means we have to care for our bodies
0:19.1	differently, especially when it comes to brain health.
0:21.6	Age, poor lifestyle choices, and screen heavy workdays all chip away at cognitive health.
0:26.4	But there are solutions to help.
0:28.0	Cocoa-Memory and Cocoa-Memory and Focus capsules harness the power of cocoa flavanols.
0:33.8	Research finds these bioactive compounds help to improve healthy brain function and cognitive performance as we age.
0:39.9	They are neuroprotective and promote healthy circulation and the delivery of oxygen and nutrients into the brain,
0:45.7	which improves cognitive function and certain types of memory during aging.
0:49.3	Both cocoa via memory and cocoa via memory and focus capsules use Cocoa Pro.
0:53.9	Use Cocoa Pro cocoa extract, which is the most concentrated, clinically studied, memory and cocoa via memory and focus capsules use cocoa pro use cocoa pro
0:54.7	cocoa extract which is the most concentrated clinically studied source of cocoa flavanols on the
1:00.0	planet and those studies show some pretty impressive stats for example they have shown that
1:03.9	with daily intake of 750 milligrams of cocoa flavanols the same amount in cocoa via's memory plus
1:09.6	supplement participants improved word recall by 31%,
1:13.1	spatial memory by 24%, and long-term memory by 14% in as little as 8 to 12 weeks. These supplements
1:19.7	are third-party certified by non-GMO, NSF, and vegan.org, making them a safe addition to a holistic
1:25.5	approach to health. Ready to future proof your focus?
1:28.4	Learn more and try it today by visiting cocoavia.com. That's c-o-c-a-v-a-a-com.com.
1:39.3	What if the secret to feeling energized, balanced, and truly well wasn't hidden in the latest fad diet
1:44.8	or complicated biohack, but in ancient wisdom, everyday foods, and a few simple lifestyle shifts.
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