Welcome to Care More Be Better. I'm your host, Karina Belizzi. From time to time, I'll be sharing

important conversations from my earlier podcast, Nutrition Without Compromise. While that show is no

longer recording new episodes, many of the discussions remain deeply relevant, grounded in science,

and aligned with our shared mission of supporting regeneration

for people and planet. This conversation with Dr. Michael Greger is one of those essential episodes.

If we're going to talk about caring more and being better, we must understand the role that

nutrition plays in extending not just our

lifespans, but our health span. What we eat affects inflammation, metabolic health,

cognitive resilience, and even how we age at the cellular level. In this episode, originally

recorded in 2024, shortly after I met Dr. Greger in person,

I explore the science behind aging, protein myths, plant-based nutrition, autophagy,

Alzheimer's research, and the daily habits that support long-term vitality.

I'm grateful for permission to share this conversation with you here

on Care More Be Better. Please note that this episode and others like it are not intended to treat,

diagnose, or cure any ailments at all. It's shared for informational, educational, and

entertainment purposes only. If you have a specific health

concern, please connect with your medical professional. With that, enjoy. This whole concept of

personalized nutrition, personalized medicine is because that's how you make money.

It's generic advice. No one's willing to pay for generic advice. Eat your greens, whatever.

But you take

someone's swab with someone's cheek and read their DNA, put it through the fancy machines,

digital readouts, or, you know, whatever, they do some metabolomics and some blood sample. And they're

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