I wanted to kick off the new year discussing ways we can optimize our health. We don’t often think about our overall health – instead we think about what the number on the scale says.  I’m going to give you my top 7 strategies to improve your health. I will preface this by saying that I believe we need all of these 7, not just to pick one or two and run. Then, we will get into supplements that can be very beneficial as an adjunct to these 7 key strategies.

Just a quick disclaimer that this podcast is meant for educational purposes only and is not meant to diagnose or be a substitute for medical advice from your practitioner. 

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**Interesting articles for more information**

Current Evidence to Propose Different Food Supplements for Weight Loss: A Comprehensive Review : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7551574/pdf/nutrients-12-02873.pdf

Determinants of weight loss maintenance: a systematic review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7416131/pdf/OBR-20-171.pdf

World Heart Federation Policy Brief: Front-Of-Pack Labelling: Unhealthy Changes in the Global Food System: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33150135/

Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture: a comprehensive review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5658984/pdf/12940_2017_Article_315.pdf

Glyphosate, a chelating agent—relevant for ecological risk assessment?: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823954/pdf/11356_2017_Article_1080.pdf

Nanovesicles from Organic Agriculture-Derived Fruits and Vegetables: Characterization and Functional Antioxidant Content: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8347793/pdf/ijms-22-08170.pdf

Alpha-lipoic acid: https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/supplement/alpha-lipoic-acid

calcium glucarate: https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-drug/def/calcium-saccharate