Dr. Anthony Youn
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And so the idea is by eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in a plethora of different colors, and you're gonna get a variety of different antioxidants that's gonna give you even better protection overall. And so that's in general what I recommend. Now, ideally too, there are certain, especially fruits that have a higher glycemic index than other types of fruits.
And so the idea is by eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in a plethora of different colors, and you're gonna get a variety of different antioxidants that's gonna give you even better protection overall. And so that's in general what I recommend. Now, ideally too, there are certain, especially fruits that have a higher glycemic index than other types of fruits.
And so the idea is by eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in a plethora of different colors, and you're gonna get a variety of different antioxidants that's gonna give you even better protection overall. And so that's in general what I recommend. Now, ideally too, there are certain, especially fruits that have a higher glycemic index than other types of fruits.
And so essentially they may raise your blood pressure faster. And we mentioned earlier about sugar being a cause of inflammation. So ideally staying with some of the lower glycemic index fruits, if you can.
And so essentially they may raise your blood pressure faster. And we mentioned earlier about sugar being a cause of inflammation. So ideally staying with some of the lower glycemic index fruits, if you can.
And so essentially they may raise your blood pressure faster. And we mentioned earlier about sugar being a cause of inflammation. So ideally staying with some of the lower glycemic index fruits, if you can.
uh fruits essentially berries are a really good source of great antioxidants lower glycemic index so you can kind of help with the inflammation part of it and you can help with the oxidation part of it at the same time so that's going to be my favorite type of fruit with vegetables you know i'm a big fan of green green leafy vegetables and darker green leafy vegetables like spinach i think is great kale all those i think are really really good but ideally you do want to focus once again on the rainbow it's not good if all you eat are green leafy vegetables if all you eat are just
uh fruits essentially berries are a really good source of great antioxidants lower glycemic index so you can kind of help with the inflammation part of it and you can help with the oxidation part of it at the same time so that's going to be my favorite type of fruit with vegetables you know i'm a big fan of green green leafy vegetables and darker green leafy vegetables like spinach i think is great kale all those i think are really really good but ideally you do want to focus once again on the rainbow it's not good if all you eat are green leafy vegetables if all you eat are just
uh fruits essentially berries are a really good source of great antioxidants lower glycemic index so you can kind of help with the inflammation part of it and you can help with the oxidation part of it at the same time so that's going to be my favorite type of fruit with vegetables you know i'm a big fan of green green leafy vegetables and darker green leafy vegetables like spinach i think is great kale all those i think are really really good but ideally you do want to focus once again on the rainbow it's not good if all you eat are green leafy vegetables if all you eat are just
you know orange fruits you really want to mix it up yeah people can even toss in things like kimchi right kind of like that you grew up eating kimchi yes and so you know that too when you talk about inflammation there are inflammation reducing foods i think that are super important and you know when i look at inflammation reducing foods you know going back i know we're talking about free radicals but when you go back to inflammation and kimchi is a huge thing um
you know orange fruits you really want to mix it up yeah people can even toss in things like kimchi right kind of like that you grew up eating kimchi yes and so you know that too when you talk about inflammation there are inflammation reducing foods i think that are super important and you know when i look at inflammation reducing foods you know going back i know we're talking about free radicals but when you go back to inflammation and kimchi is a huge thing um
you know orange fruits you really want to mix it up yeah people can even toss in things like kimchi right kind of like that you grew up eating kimchi yes and so you know that too when you talk about inflammation there are inflammation reducing foods i think that are super important and you know when i look at inflammation reducing foods you know going back i know we're talking about free radicals but when you go back to inflammation and kimchi is a huge thing um
i look at two main ways to reduce inflammation in the diet okay and that would be eating monounsaturated uh fatty acids and omega-3 fatty acid rich foods and then eating um probiotic rich foods as well okay and so there are foods we mentioned earlier that add to the inflammation in our body. There are foods that can reduce inflammation.
i look at two main ways to reduce inflammation in the diet okay and that would be eating monounsaturated uh fatty acids and omega-3 fatty acid rich foods and then eating um probiotic rich foods as well okay and so there are foods we mentioned earlier that add to the inflammation in our body. There are foods that can reduce inflammation.
i look at two main ways to reduce inflammation in the diet okay and that would be eating monounsaturated uh fatty acids and omega-3 fatty acid rich foods and then eating um probiotic rich foods as well okay and so there are foods we mentioned earlier that add to the inflammation in our body. There are foods that can reduce inflammation.
So for the omega-3 fatty acids, you're looking at cold water fish. So salmon, tuna, trout, mackerel, that type of thing. For monounsaturated fatty acids, olive, olive oil, olives, olive oil, avocados, nuts, and seeds, I think are great sources. And then the other group, once again, is gonna be hitting the microbiome. And I'm happy to go over that. That is where kimchi kind of comes into play here.
So for the omega-3 fatty acids, you're looking at cold water fish. So salmon, tuna, trout, mackerel, that type of thing. For monounsaturated fatty acids, olive, olive oil, olives, olive oil, avocados, nuts, and seeds, I think are great sources. And then the other group, once again, is gonna be hitting the microbiome. And I'm happy to go over that. That is where kimchi kind of comes into play here.
So for the omega-3 fatty acids, you're looking at cold water fish. So salmon, tuna, trout, mackerel, that type of thing. For monounsaturated fatty acids, olive, olive oil, olives, olive oil, avocados, nuts, and seeds, I think are great sources. And then the other group, once again, is gonna be hitting the microbiome. And I'm happy to go over that. That is where kimchi kind of comes into play here.
Yeah. And that's one thing is when you do look at free radicals and oxidation, fried foods, ultra processed and fried foods are the two big sources that you want to try to avoid, period. But it's tough because in our society, it's just everywhere. And so trying to do your best to try to avoid that definitely is a way to go.
Yeah. And that's one thing is when you do look at free radicals and oxidation, fried foods, ultra processed and fried foods are the two big sources that you want to try to avoid, period. But it's tough because in our society, it's just everywhere. And so trying to do your best to try to avoid that definitely is a way to go.