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“This episode of the Aliquot features FoundMyFitness guests with expertise in fields including lipid metabolism, Alzheimer's disease, and micronutrient biochemistry sharing their recommendations regarding blood tests that a person should consider adding to their yearly checkup.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick reviews how multivitamins, vitamin D, omega-3s, and magnesium address cognitive, cardiovascular, and micronutrient needs.

Dr. Rhonda Patrick outlines how vigorous exercise, micronutrients, berries, and omega-3s can support memory and cognitive function.

“Several vitamins, including vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D, E, and folate; and trace elements, including zinc, iron, selenium, magnesium, and copper, play important and complementary roles in supporting both the innate and adaptive immune systems. Deficiencies or insufficiencies in micronutrients negatively affect immune function and can decrease resistance to infections.”

“These roles provide the biological basis for Dr. Patrick's discussion of micronutrient triage, in which limited nutrients may be directed toward processes needed for immediate survival. Many Americans consume less magnesium than the estimated requirement.”

“Maternal cigarette smoking impairs the uptake of some micronutrients into breast milk, including vitamins A and C and iodine, a mineral. Poor micronutrient status can have both acute and long-term effects on the growing infant.”

“Consuming too much food can lead to obesity, while eating too little can result in insufficient micronutrients needed for important cellular functions. Dr. Cronise describes his extended, unsupplemented fast after which he observed no apparent metabolic changes, and he challenges the paradigm that nutrients need to be balanced daily.”

“He postulates that future technology will be able to quickly detect micronutrient deficiencies in your body. He further explains that this individualized preventive medicine is critical because of the wide variety of genetic make-ups in our society.”

“Macronutrients (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins), micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), and fiber are the core components of the diet. Inadequate intake of these nutrients can impair biological processes and cause both acute and chronic health problems.”

“Dietary fiber is a broad term that refers to the non-digestible components of fruits and vegetables. Gut microbes break down certain types of fiber, releasing micronutrients trapped in the fiber matrix and producing beneficial metabolic byproducts, such as short-chain fatty acids.”