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In this column, I am mixing how every one of these vitamins will experience fewer insulin
my clinical knowledge with a and supplements helps your im- spikes during the day, and once
few practical “hacks” discovered munity and well-being. you experience the feeling of
by some brilliant physicians and This list looks like a lot, and satiety during the day, take ad-
scientists who are offering their yes, it is, however, once you get vantage of it and try not to eat
expertise to the public at zero on the path and practice the because your body is burning
costs in a language that is un- other 9 recommendations in your fat for fuel.
derstood without getting lost. this column and after this winter Try to learn about healthy
My recommendations are based passes, your need for all of these eating, prepare healthy alterna-
on my personal knowledge as a supplements will most likely not tives, and more importantly see
physician and surgeon, with an be on a daily basis. You can also how your body reacts to them.
additional background in study- take products that have a bal- This knowledge is priceless. With
ing microbiology and molecular anced mixture of all of these in this routine, eating healthy will
genetics at UCLA as an under-
a daily packet. A few examples
become second nature to you.
Ask Dr. Sudi graduate, followed by my grad- are: Nutrametrix Isotonix Daily from scratch as often as possible.
“Prepare your own meals
uate studies at the UCLA School
Essential Packets (https://www.
of Public Health, combined with
my skills as a board certified Inte- nutrametrix.com/drmoein/prod- Make healthy food choices and
be enthusiastic about it!”
uct/nutrametrix-isotonix-dai-
-Dr. William Li (https://drwil-
What You Can Do grative and Holistic practitioner. ly-essentials-packets/), or Athlet- liamli.com/masterclass/)
In my clinical practice, I al-
ic Greens (https://athleticgreens.
com/hubermanlab)
During this sixty-minute free
ways look for simple solutions
to Boost Your to complex problems. I try to masterclass, Dr. Li will break
discover the root cause of a 2. Food is Medicine:
down each of the health defense
Immune System patient’s disease and avoid or Healthy food is good medicine, systems to help you understand
lessen the need for “treating
the basics of how they function...
and unhealthy food is poison.
This Winter symptoms” with prescriptions or The human body is an incredible 3. Caloric Restriction:
surgeries.
adapting machine that tries to
In addition to keeping up
with the medical information in tolerate a lot of abuse. It also can Let's eliminate the term “diet”
and “weight loss” from our vocab-
do the opposite and thrive on
As we are going through the medicine, I also spend a good healthy food. A few important ulary. A few scientifically proven
second winter of living through amount of time carefully lis- hacks that will help reduce the hacks are, refraining from eating
a pandemic, we are battling tening to the podcasts that are inflammation in your body are: 3 hours before you go to sleep
with many challenges that will offered by reputable scientists Avoid any “seed” oil. Take ol- and 1 hour after you wake up. Set
directly affect our resilience to like Dr. Andrew Huberman at ive oil daily. Enjoy coconut, avo- a goal to ultimately eat for 8-11
fight any infection. According Stanford university or talented cado, and sesame oil. If you eat hours and fast for 13-16 hours
to CDC, over 146 million Amer- physicians and scientists like out avoid fried food. The toxic every 24 hours. “Intermittent
icans have been infected with Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. William effect of eating French fries at fasting is beneficial if not essen-
COVID so far. What concerns me Li. I am summarizing the take- a fast-food restaurant remains tial for your immune system and
the most is that some people are away messages from their latest in your body for about 4 days, health”. Dr. Eric Berg DC. (https://
now catching COVID for the sec- podcasts in addition to my own youtu.be/xF0OJh19Ubw).
ond time. This means that some clinical experience here to offer whereas the toxic effect of smok- Food is meant to be pleasur-
of us are more prone to sickness simple solutions that will keep ing one cigarette is less than 4 able! Indulge in a variety, but in
than others. We have reached a you healthy and safe through hours. You can make French fries small quantities of each variety
point in our lives where we no this winter and thereafter. with good oil at home and enjoy in one or two meals a day.
longer can stay healthy by eat- Included are the links to them without feeling guilty. It’s ok to fall off the wag-
ing the typical American diet. some of the valuable podcasts Try to wean yourself off glu- on occasionally and eat some-
The food industry seems to be and scientific papers for you to ten and corn slowly. You will thing unhealthy or not fast,
putting more harmful products listen to or read. discover a lot of delicious glu- because your body’s defenses
than healthful nutrition in their ten-free bread and pastry in the are strengthened by a mostly
processed and packaged food. Here is the list of my process. If you love gluten and healthy diet and lifestyle.
Taking vitamins and supple- TOP 10 recommendations: don’t want to quit, you can ask 4. Exercise efficiently:
ments are now the minimum your doctor to test you for gluten
requirement for our survival. sensitivity and then decide. I believe that exercise is nev-
Additionally, our lifestyles have 1. Take Vitamins & Eat fiber-rich food and con- er easy, even for hard-core
changed so much that getting Supplements daily: sume a fiber supplement twice athletes, because it demands
mentally and physically fit is a a day. My most favorite all-nat- discipline. The human body
non-negotiable task. • Multivitamin ural fiber supplement is Manna is designed to avoid pain and
As we try to figure out what • Probiotic & Prebiotic Cleanse from mannatech.com. seek pleasure. Exercise however
we need to do to get healthy • Omega 3 fatty acids Eat berries, pomegranate, offers tremendous benefits for
we find so much information • B complex kiwi, cherries, mangos, and cru- mental health, boosting immu-
on the internet intermixed with • Vitamin D +K2 ciferous vegetables EVERYDAY. nity, preventing cancer, improv-
marketing and advertisement • Vitamin C Enjoy seasonal fruits and vege- ing sexual health, and is the best
that it is difficult to discern what • Zinc tables. anti-aging tool we can have for
is important or not. • Minerals On your plate try to place free. You need about 150-180
• Echinacea 80% greens, and 20% meat or minutes of exercise per week to
• Elderberry any type of healthy protein like boost your immune system. This
• OPC3 garbanzo beans, lentils, eggs, or translates to either 30 minutes a
• Resveratrol tofu. You can eat fatty meat or day for 6 days a week or 45-60
fry your food in healthy fat. This minutes a day for 3 days a week.
This link (moeinhealth.org) will eventually make you not feel There are numerous scientif-
56 will take you to a summary of hungry as often because your ic studies demonstrating that