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The Daily Motivation

The Nutrition Doctor: “THESE Foods Can HEAL - REVERSE DISEASE & AGING!” (It’s SO SIMPLE!) | Dr. Michael Greger EP 551

The Daily Motivation

Lewis Howes

Education, Self-improvement

4.8893 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Michael Greger, a renowned nutrition expert, shares his insights on the top anti-aging foods. He emphasizes the remarkable benefits of legumes, such as beans, lentils, and chickpeas, for promoting longevity and reducing inflammation. Dr. Greger also highlights walnuts as the standout nut for their high omega-3 and antioxidant content, recommending a daily palmful for optimal health. He also advocates for incorporating whole, unprocessed grains like steel-cut oats and oat groats into one's diet to nourish the beneficial gut bacteria.

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0:00.0

Hi my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.

0:07.0

I swear to the top five foods that you eat every day to age longer?

0:16.4

In terms of anti-aging foods, this global burden of disease study which I mentioned before,

0:20.1

again the largest systemic analysis funded by the Bill Lundgates Foundation found that the

0:26.8

food associated with the largest expected life expectancy gains are legumes.

0:34.0

These bees, split bees, chickpeas, lentils.

0:35.8

If one thing we can do is booster intake of beans or lentil soup or

0:40.5

hummes.

0:42.2

And we think it's because they're the most concentrated sources of

0:45.4

rebiotics, the resistant starch and dietary fiber that feeds the good

0:51.0

bacteria in our gut. A lot of people are thinking probiotics, they're thinking the actual bacteria themselves, the acidophilous, the bifidobacteria. Those are the good gut bugs. The reason you don't have those good gut bugs in the first place

1:05.0

is because you're not feeding them very well.

1:07.0

So you can try to populate your gut with as many good bugs as you want.

1:11.0

They're going to die off.

1:12.8

If you continue to starve them, continue to starve your microbial self.

1:18.0

Whereas if you just ate the right foods, the good gut bugs are fiber feeders, if you eat the right foods, then your good

1:25.8

bugs will be fruitful and multiply all on their own.

1:29.5

So dramatically decrease inflammation, you can prevent asthma attacks just by feeding people's and beans.

1:35.8

I mean, it's absolutely remarkable.

1:38.4

Now, Legums rule the roost on a per-serving basis, but actually on an ounce per ounce basis nuts

1:45.2

are associated with the longest lifespan compared to any other type of food out

1:50.2

there.

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