Nutrition

Episode 7 - Protect your cells with vitamin C

Episode 7 - Protect your cells with vitamin C

In this podcast episode we chat about nutrition insights on vitamin C with Jim McAfee, a Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist. Below are a few highlights of the topics we touch on:

  • Vitamin C and Scurvy.

  • Vitamin C’s role:

    • As an antioxidant bolstering glutathione.

    • In collagen formation, strengthening connective tissue, and reducing skin wrinkles.

    • As a histamine scavenger.

  • Humans ability to synthesize vitamin C and the ability to have a vitamin C deficiency.

  • Role that doctors plays in prescribing vitamin C for a vitamin C deficiency.

    • Vitamin C may not be patented unless it is changed into a synthetic form.

  • Medical literature on Vitamin C (1) (2).

    • High dosages of vitamin C that medical literature suggests.

  • Forms of vitamin C supplementation*:

    • Threshold controlled vitamin C such as Super C.

    • Powder form of Vitamin C such as PERQUE Potent C Guard Powder.

  • Factors that affect different brands of vitamin C supplements.

Learn more about Jim McAfee directly on his website at imageawareness.com

*consult with a medical professional before taking any nutrition supplements

Episode 6 - How can I improve my child's IQ scores?

Episode 6 - How can I improve my child's IQ scores?

In this podcast episode we chat about nutrition insights for young children with Jim McAfee, a Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist. Below are a few highlights of the topics we touch on:

  • Nutrition supplements that may be acceptable for small children*:

  • Nutrition’s role in raising healthy children.

    • We discuss content from “Nutrition and Physical Degeneration” by Weston Price (1) and “Nutrition and Health” by Sir Robert McCarrison (2).

  • Nutrition’s impact on behavior (3).

  • Nutrition’s impact on IQ scores (4).

  • Most important time for good nutrition in child’s development.

  • Difference in health outcomes from good nutrition versus poor nutrition.

  • Important principles for nutrition in children.

    • Focus on cellular nutrition.

    • Quality milk fortifies nutrition (6).

Learn more about Jim McAfee directly on his website at imageawareness.com

*consult with a medical professional before taking any nutrition supplements

Episode 5 - Nutrition Insights for Pregnancy

Episode 5 - Nutrition Insights for Pregnancy

In this podcast episode we chat about nutrition insights during pregnancy with Jim McAfee, a Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist. Below are a few highlights of the topics we touch on:

  • Understanding a pre-natal vitamin from a nutrition perspective and high-quality nutrition supplements that may be acceptable during pregnancy*:

  • Effects of environmental factors and nutrition on pregnancy.

  • Aspects of nutrition often overlooked before and during pregnancy.

  • Importance of healthy nutrition in the father.

  • Possibility of an apparently healthy person having problems with pregnancy.

  • Causes of parental malnutrition.

Learn more about Jim McAfee directly on his website at imageawareness.com

*consult with a medical professional before taking any nutrition supplements

Episode 4 - Ounce of Prevention Worth Pound of Cure

Episode 4 - Ounce of Prevention Worth Pound of Cure

In this podcast episode we chat about the research behind the nutrition supplements Formula IV and Tre-en-en and their corresponding nutritious benefits. Below are a few highlights of the topics we touch on:

  • 12-year medical research project to understand symptoms of growing fatigue

  • Modern day processing of wheat, rice, and soybeans removes lipids and sterols

  • Tre-en-en supplement includes lipids and sterols removed from grains during processing

  • Lab test for Tre-en-en on rats showed the following:

    • Improved nutrient utilization

    • Improved adrenal function

    • Nourished hormones

  • Research on Tre-en-en with athletes included reduced fatigue

Learn more about Jim McAfee directly on his website at imageawareness.com

Episode 3 - Junk-food Junkie

Episode 3 - Junk-food Junkie

In this podcast episode we chat about food cravings and digestion with Jim McAfee. Below are a few highlights of the topics we touch on:

  • 2 main components for healthy nutrition

    • Eat the best nutrition you can

    • Avoid loading the body with toxins

  • Drink enough water equivalent to about 1/2 your body weight in grams

  • Some causes of food cravings like hidden hunger

  • Options for digestive aids like Beta-Zyme

  • Benefits of getting 35g of fiber a day for digestion and an optional fiber supplement

Learn more about Jim McAfee directly on his website at imageawareness.com