Optimal antiaging via your gut.
Dr. Raj! Double-R and double-R are back together again.
Hi, love. Hello.
I want you to know, well, first of all,
congratulations on a great book.
And, like, the coolest cover ever.
I love that it's a tool belt.
I'm so happy to hear that.
It's just so great.
Alright, so you've got some things
that we should be eating for optimal antiaging, correct?
Correct. Optimal antiaging via your gut.
So optimal gut health, which is gonna promote
the best type of aging.
So we know coffee itself is very healthy.
It contains phytonutrients, which act as antioxidants,
which are great for fighting free radicals
that damage your cells and cause aging.
It's also great for your gut healthy bacteria.
Fosters the growth of good bacteria.
But, what's another thing you can do
to kind of boost that gut health aspect of your coffee?
Just directly to the coffee grinds,
I like to add some spice.
We know that spices in themselves
have a vast variety of phytonutrients.
So, cinnamon actually has
11 different types of phytonutrients.
These are also antioxidants.
I love cinnamon in coffee! I love it!
Oh, you do? I'm happy to hear that.
Okay. So you already know this.
And, what's great about cinnamon
is then you don't need as much sugar.
You don't need other things to give you that flavor.
'Cause the cinnamon itself gives you
that amazing kind of, mm.
Perfect for winter here in the Northeast,
but all year round,
this is a way you're gonna get an added dose of cinnamon,
or a spice, every single day with your daily coffee.
So, I love that.
And then, another spice I love,
that I think you like too, is garlic or garlic powder.
Garlic is an amazing-
I smell like garlic all the time.
I smell, it smells like,
I put garlic perfume on or something.
(both laugh)
I pretty much am wearing garlic powder right now.
'Cause that's getting ready here.
But yes, I love, I love garlic and popcorn.
Great source of fiber.
So, we know that fiber, and you're gonna hear this
in the book over and over again,
fiber is so important for your gut.
So, I love a snack of popcorn.
And then, I just add the garlic powder
to give that delicious flavor.
Garlic itself is a prebiotic.
A prebiotic is something that fuels the growth of probiotic.
So, it's going to give energy and food
to your healthy bacteria, to allow them to grow
and proliferate and be more balanced.
Who doesn't want garlic popcorn?
I mean, come on people.
This is not a hard sell.
Exactly
This is not a hard sell.
Not at all.
And then, you know, I have a sweet tooth
like many people out there, but, you know,
we wanna reduce sugar as much as we can,
especially processed or refined sugar
because that actually is damaging
to your gut lining and to your healthy bacteria.
It promotes unhealthy bacteria, not the good guys.
So what do I do instead?
Well, yogurt.
We know yogurt is a great source of probiotics.
Yogurt has live and active cultures.
Yep. So what I like to do is make my own frozen yogurt
with frozen berries.
Now, why frozen berries?
I recommend in the book and it's generally recommended
to get at least five servings.
So, a half cup serving of fruits and vegetables
every single day.
But, that's kinda hard, first of all,
from a cost perspective,
but also convenience, you know.
You don't wanna run to the store every three days
'cause the fruit's spoiling.
I like to keep frozen fruit and frozen veggies.
You know, I tell people this all the time,
it's much less expensive
to buy frozen fruits and vegetables,
frozen spinach, frozen berries.
They're actually, if you look at the unit per price,
it's less expensive than the fresh,
and you always have them.
Correct. And they're just as nutritious.
People worry that oh, I'm not gonna have the same vitamins.
That's not true.
Actually the freezing process locks in the vitamins
and the nutrients.
So, I'm adding just frozen berries, yogurt.
And then, you know, we want a little sweetness.
I'm gonna get a little, just a little drop of vanilla
and a little tiny squeeze of honey.
Don't you love squeezing the honey bear?
I love squeezing your honey bottle.
It's fun.
Love honey bear.
And this is a super loud blender.
So, I'm just going to, you know,
show you what we would be doing.
But, it comes out like delicious ice cream.
Comes out like yummy, yummy dessert. Yes.
Amazing. Amazing.
It's just as satisfying as ice cream.
I thank you so much.
Thank you, Rachel.
You know, double-R.
From this double-R to this double-R, congratulations.
I mean, Gut Renovation.
What a smart, easy idea for all of us to use.
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