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Well Beyond 40

Friday Q&A: Why Do I Call Potatoes "Nature’s Diet Pill"?

Well Beyond 40

JJ Virgin

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.51K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2019

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

It’s time for another Q&A! JJ talks about potatoes in today’s Q&A episode. Recent studies show that potatoes are healthier than previously thought, high in resistant starch, and helpful with gut bacteria. Want to know JJ’s favorite way to prepare potatoes? Make sure you listen to today’s podcast to find out.   Episode Play-By-Play [0:01]  Potatoes are nature’s diet pill [1:16]  JJ used to consider them high sugar impact, but now are medium-sugar impact, because of this. [1:25] What is resistant starch, and how do you make potatoes the right way to get more of it? [2:00]  JJ’s favorite recipe to prepare potatoes, and serving suggestions for getting the most resistant starch out of them. [2:50]  Resistant starch means food resists digestion, & inhibits the rise in glucose and insulin that easy-to-digest carbohydrates cause. [3:00]  Potatoes are good for gut bacteria and help you burn more fat. [3:25]  Don’t get greedy...Only eat one cup for a serving.      Mentioned in this episode: Recipes at jjvirgin.com Reignite Wellness 365 membership Subscribe to Reignite Wellness with JJ Virgin Become part of JJ’s community JJ Virgin Official Facebook page JJ Virgin on Instagram JJ Virgin on YouTube Gut Health Guide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Potatoes are nature's diet pill. How do you make potatoes in the right waste you have the most of them?

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Here's J.J. Virgin, Triple Board certified nutrition and fitness expert and four-time New York Times best-selling

1:45.5

author. It's time Q&A Friday. Today we are talking potatoes. So I had the super fun privilege of going on

2:07.6

Dr Oz to talk about potatoes and at one point during and I said, so, potatoes are nature's

2:15.0

and I said, so potatoes are nature's diet pill and he's like what so why do I say something like that?

2:28.0

Here's why and I will tell you I used to be an anti potato person like if you've been around with me for some of you I know

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