
The Only 5 Food Rules You Need To Know To Heal The Body & Prevent Disease | Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
Rangan Chatterjee
Jul 5, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Choose fermented foods over high-fiber plants for digestive comfort
Contrary to popular advice, some people cannot tolerate a high-fiber diet with many plants and may experience bloating and discomfort, making fermented foods a better alternative for them.
Incorporate top five prebiotic-rich foods for gut health
A recent study identified the top five foods for prebiotic fiber as leeks, garlic, onions, Jerusalem artichokes, and dandelion greens.
Utilize continuous glucose monitors for personalized blood sugar insights
Even if you don't have diabetes, using a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) can provide powerful, real-time feedback on how different foods personally affect your blood sugar.
Start your day with a savory dinner to stabilize blood sugar
Eating a savory, protein-and-fat-rich meal like dinner for breakfast can stabilize blood sugar, prevent mid-morning hunger, and improve concentration.
Follow five-ingredient rule to avoid ultra-processed foods
As a general rule, you should try to avoid any food product that contains more than five ingredients, as it is likely to be ultra-processed.
Avoid ultra-processed foods to reduce disease risk at any weight
Even if you are at what is considered a healthy weight, eating ultra-processed foods still increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, dementia, and cancer.
Recognize addictive nature of ultra-processed "Blissey foods"
Ultra-processed foods, or "Blissey foods," are intentionally designed with the perfect combination of salt, sugar, and fat to spike the bliss point in your brain, making them hard to stop eating.
Eat within a 12-hour window to support circadian rhythms
Based on research by Professor Satchin Panda, you should aim to consume all your daily food within a 12-hour window to support your body's circadian rhythms and repair processes like autophagy.
Address emotional hunger to manage eating habits
We often eat not because of physical hunger but to fill an emotional hole in our hearts, using food to manage feelings of stress, loneliness, or boredom.
Reclaim downtime to boost creativity and problem-solving
The modern habit of constantly being on our phones has stolen our downtime, which is crucial for the brain's Default Mode Network to solve problems and be creative.
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