12 05 2022 Empower Hour! Food for Quality Of Life

by | EH! Aging, EH! Nutrition

SUMMARY: During tonight’s Empower Hour! webinar speaker, Dr. Sue Howell discussed foods that improve (life essence) and can slow aging and reduce dis-eases.​

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  • 00:00 Introductions
  • 05:00 Jing – life essence
  • 08:40 Nutrigenomics
  • 09:40 Biological vs. chronological aging
  • 13:20 Cell danger response
  • 15:45 Microbiome
  • 17:30 How to support your pet with food
  • 32:30 Detoxifying foods
  • 34:20 Adaptogenic foods
  • 36:30 Fermented foods for QOL
  • 38:00 Supplements to support longevity and QOL
  • 46:20 Are probiotics necessary?
  • 48:30 Recipes that support QOL & longevity
  • 53:40 Q&A: liver raw or cooking
  • 54:28 Q&A: supplements

Take aways:

You can’t alter what your genes are but you can alter how they are expressed. And one way to do it is through food. Food will affect wellness and longevity at the level of the cell and DNA expression. And it’s not only what your pet eats, but also, what their parents ate. You can turn bad genes off and good genes on by feeding fresh foods.

Cell danger response (CDR) is a natural immunity and healing response triggered by the environment and regulated by the mitochondria of the cells. Chemicals and stress can lead to chronic CDR activation and incomplete healing. This can lead to illness, reduced quality of life and speed up aging.

Importance of mibrobiome:

  • Supports brain function,
  • maintains healthy GI system and poop consistency,
  • maintains healthy skin & coat,
  • helps support immune system,
  • maintains a healthy weight, supports longevity,
  • protects the heart

Why to avoid ultra processed foods:

  • it’s pro-inflamatory,
  • shortens DNA telomeres and increases cell aging,
  • damages the gut microbiome,
  • may contain molds and other toxins,
  • many contain non-functional ingredients: corn, wheat, soy, hydrolyzed proteins, menadione

Foods that support Jing:

  • eggs,
  • kidney,
  • reishi/shiitake mushrooms,
  • sprouts,
  • dark leafy greens,
  • bee pollen,
  • oats and millet,
  • goji berries,
  • almonds,
  • bone broth

Foods that are methylators, meaning – they increase longevity:

  • dark leafy greens (chard, beet greens, collards),
  • cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, brussel sprouts, arugula, cabbage, cauliflower and radish),
  • liver and organ meat,
  • medicinal mushrooms (always cooked, unless it’s supplements),
  • beets and berries

Adaptogenic foods:

  • many herbs, especially
  • eleuthero (Siberian ginseng)
  • Indian gooseberry (amla),
  • ashwaganda,
  • medicinal mushrooms

Detoxifying foods:

  • dark leefy greens,
  • beets,
  • Spanish black radish,
  • milk thistle,
  • buckwheat

Supplements to support longevity and QOL:

  • SP AF betafood,
  • SP spanish black radish,
  • SP canine/feline whole body support,
  • Real mushroom five defenders,
  • Herbsmith milk thistle

When choosing supplements, no need to buy everything on the list. Pick a couple of things and most importantly, record the effects or work with a holistic vet to help you track the effectiveness and changes.