Eat More Vegetables: The 4 Foods That Beat Ozempic (Naturally)

Eat to Live

Jenna Fuhrman, Dr. Fuhrman

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Health & Fitness:nutrition

4.8 • 583 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

On this mini episode of the Eat to Live Podcast, Jenna Fuhrman is joined by her sister, naturopathic oncologist Dr. Cara Fuhrman, for a quick, fun sister “riff” that turns into a serious PSA: Eat more vegetables. After hosting a wellness + Pilates event with LongevityRx, they brought a carotenoid scanner (a tool that measures antioxidant levels in the skin)… and the results were shocking. Even many “healthy-looking” people scored low, showing they weren’t eating nearly enough fruits and vegetables. They break down why focusing too much on animal protein crowds out nutrient-dense foods, and why greens, beans, nuts, and seeds may be one of the most powerful combinations for satiety and long-term health. Key Takeaways: • Eating Vegetables Is NOT Enough: Portions matter - a LOT • Animal Protein vs Plant Protein: You can get plenty of protein without crowding out nutrient-dense foods • Nutrient Density = Real Health: High nutrients per calorie is the Fuhrman gold standard • Fruit is NOT the Problem: Berries and colorful fruits are loaded with disease-fighting antioxidants • Nature’s Ozempic: Greens, beans, nuts, seeds can dramatically increase satiety and curb cravings • Longevity Starts on Your Plate: Eat the foods that prevent disease before it starts

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0:00.0	Today on the Eat to Live podcast.
0:03.7	And when you eat greens, beans, nuts, and seeds at the exact same time in the same meal,
0:10.2	it's four times more effective than the drug.
0:14.7	Like, goes out there.
0:15.3	No way.
0:15.9	Yeah.
0:16.3	Eat your vegetables.
0:35.5	Yeah. eat your vegetables. Hey everyone. Hey everyone. Welcome to this mini episode of the Eat to Live podcast where me and my sister, Dr. Kara Furman, are just
0:40.2	going to riff. We're just going to go off about a topic, pop off, talk to each other.
0:44.6	And today's topic, I'm so excited. Are you excited?
0:47.8	I'm pumped. I'm pumped. I don't even know what it is. It's a surprise topic. It's a public
0:53.2	service announcement to eat your vegetables.
0:57.6	So, Dr. Kara, we did an event this weekend. We did a Pilates event where we educated people
1:02.9	in longevity RX about nutrition. Can you talk about the keratenoid scanner and what it was?
1:07.7	We brought a keratenoid scanner, which is a scanner that you put your hand up to
1:12.1	because it can read a pigment with light in your hand, and keratinoids are antioxidant. So it's reading
1:18.0	how many antioxidants are in the skin, and how you get antioxidants in the skin is by eating fruits and
1:23.7	vegetables, any sort of color that you're eating. And we were at a Pilates event where we
1:28.3	brought the carotenoid scanner, which a lot of people were there, very focused on how they look,
1:33.4	how they feel, very into health and wellness. It was a good looking bunch. It was a great looking
1:37.8	bunch. And so many people were in the standard American diet, keratenoid scanner, very low. And what's so interesting
1:46.9	about the cratinoid scanner is eating your vegetables could mean a lot of different things. It could
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