This podcast episode is about the importance of eating real foods to get the micronutrients we need for mental and physical optimal health.
Additionally, I cover the impact lockdowns had on many people's daily outdoor activity routines, which could have put their immune systems out of whack.
This replicates effects of the aging process, as our muscle cells get smaller or are replaced more slowly and our muscles burn off less calories, meaning that more are stored as fat the older we get.
This provides a fuller context for what physical activity helps us the most. Daily life in 2021 includes much less daily, outdoor physical activity and use of our muscles compared to our parents or grandparents, which means we may need to compensate. Various ways to strengthen muscles, which get the least use in modern life, particularly during lockdowns or in the winter, can keep us feeling better, younger and maintain a healthy immune system to ward off infections and disease.
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://hearth-nutrition.com/2021/11/02/optimised-nutrition-for-prevention-protection-and-pro-active-health/
