🚨Stunning Fact About Berries & Purple Veggies 🫐
Those vibrant reds, blues, and purples come from anthocyanins.
Scientists used to think they were barely absorbed (<1%).
Yet they powerfully support heart, brain, metabolism, and inflammation.
A human study found absorption to be around 12%.
Your body rapidly converts them into phenolic metabolites that stay active in your blood for up to 48 hours.
Even better:
~70% reach your colon, where gut bacteria turn them into bioactive compounds that act as prebiotics, feeding Akkermansia and Bifidobacterium while crowding out the bad guys.
What looked like poor stability is actually their superpower.
Add more color to your plate for smarter aging. 🫐
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#GutHealth
#Microbiome
最新|野菜・果物摂取と認知症リスク:18,339人コホートが示した関連|Japan Health
45歳以上18,339人を7〜13年追跡した3つのコホート研究で、野菜・果物の摂取量が多い人ほど認知症リスクが低い関連。
緑葉野菜は1食分増えるごとにリスクが下がる関連が見られ、222,108人のメタ解析でも同様の傾向でした。
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💪 Think muscle is just for looks? Think again.
Every 10% boost in muscle mass slashes insulin resistance by 11% — and cuts prediabetes risk by 12%.
Your muscles are metabolic powerhouses that suck up excess blood sugar like a sponge, improving glucose control way beyond what cardio alone can do.
The vicious cycle? Losing muscle (which happens naturally with age) worsens insulin resistance, spikes blood sugar, and accelerates fat gain + fatigue.
Strength training breaks it.
As a physician, I've seen this transform patients’ bloodwork and energy levels.
Start today:
Add 2-3 simple strength sessions a week — bodyweight squats, push-ups, or resistance bands.
Your future blood sugar (and waistline) will thank you.
What’s your go-to strength move? Drop it below 👇
#MuscleHealth
#BloodSugar
#DiabetesPrevention
"When we try to protect ourselves from the inevitability of change, we are not listening to the soul. We are listening to our fear of life and death, our lack of faith, our smaller ego's will to prevail.
To listen to your soul is to stop fighting with life-- to stop fighting when things fall apart, when they don't go our way, when we get sick, when we are betrayed or mistreated or misunderstood.
To listen to the soul is to slow down, to feel deeply, to see ourselves clearly, to surrender to discomfort and uncertainty and to wait.”
- Elizabeth Lesser | 🖌️ Lily Greenwood, "Summer Butterflies" (acrylic on canvas)