High Copper, Zinc and Selenium Foods
- At July 30, 2022
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Education, Health & Wellness, New Video
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Sample of common foods high in the essential trace minerals, copper, zinc, and selenium.
In this video:
• What are trace minerals? 00:39
• Copper’s functions, RDA and foods. 1:40
• Selenium’s functions, RDA and foods. 4:10
• Zinc’s functions, RDA and foods. 6:11
Diet And Direct Access Tests (DAT)
- At June 02, 2022
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Education, Health & Wellness, New Video
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Some US states allow some direct access lab tests (DAT) that used to require a doctor’s order. These test can check for anemia, diabetes, A1-c, and some nutrient deficiencies like potassium, iron, and calcium. Although most insurance does not cover DAT, the cost is is usually about the same or slightly higher than insurance covered tests.
If available in your state, you can use direct access laboratory tests to help monitor your health and diet. DATs do not replace a doctor’s care. Discuss all abnormal results with a healthcare provider.
In this video:
• What are essential nutrients? 00:48
• What is direct access testing? 1:06
• Which states allow direst access tests? 2:20
• Why use direst access tests? 2:42
• Common DAT tests. 3:44
• Direct testing advantages & disadvantages. 6:50
Mindful Eating Part II
- At January 20, 2022
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Education, Health & Wellness, New Video
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Mindful eating is a diet that provides the nutrients your body needs while reducing the risk for chronic diet related disease. Obesity and chronic diet related disease are usually caused by diets high in prepared foods engineered to satisfy wants and not your bodies needs. Part II of this of this two part video provides mindful eating tips.
In this Video:
• Mindful Eating tips.
Mindful Eating Part I
- At January 17, 2022
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Education, Health & Wellness, New Video
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Mindful eating is a diet that provides the nutrients your body needs while reducing the risk for chronic diet related disease. Obesity and chronic diet related disease are usually caused by diets high in prepared foods engineered to satisfy wants and not your bodies needs. In Part I of this two part video:
Part I
• Diet versus dieting. 0:38
• Wants versus needs. 2:03
• Letting food be your medicine. 4:32
• Why fad diets fail. 5:53
Part II
• Mindful Eating tips.
Should You Eat A High Or Low Potassium Diet?
- At December 04, 2021
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Health & Wellness, New Video
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Potassium is an essential mineral. Many Americans eat a high sodium, low potassium diet. One reason is diets high in meat and ultra-processed foods. Potassium is abundant in plant foods. Many fad diet experts and health and wellness websites recommend obtaining about 4,500 mg of potassium daily.Do healthy adults need 4,000 to 5,000 mg a day? Your kidneys help control blood potassium levels. People with chronic kidney disease must eat a low potassium diet. But, low potassium does not mean little or no potassium. This video shares information about eating a high or low potassium diet.
In this video:
• Why is potassium essential?
• Why you need potassium.
• What is an electrolyte?
• Recommend dietary requirement (RDA) versus adequate intake (AI) and daily value (DV).
• Should you eat a high or low potassium diet?
Related videos:
20 High Potassium Foods: https://youtu.be/5fJdQyGdlNE
30 Low Potassium Foods: https://youtu.be/tUSkdc5AsE4
Honey, Maple Syrup, And Sugar
- At May 12, 2020
- By Daniel
- In Health & Wellness
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This video compares the nutrition values of honey (filtered and raw) and maple syrup to refined white sugar. Many diets claim honey and maple syrup are “natural” alternatives to refined sugars and provide essential vitamins and minerals absent from refined sugar. In this video:
• Refined Sugar vs honey & maple syrup.
• Raw vs. refined honey.
• Raw honey health risks.
• Nutrition Facts
• Vitamin & minerals