The Mind Your Body Show is a weekly show, hosted by Certified culinary nutritionist, TV guest expert and author Trudy Stone, where you’ll learn how to get your mind right so that your body will follow. After self hacking her mind and body to lose 30lbs, she now helps busy overwhelmed women use stress as their superpower so that they can RISE above it and become more calm, resilient and physically fit. Each week not only will you learn nutrition & stress management habits, you’ll also learn about the power of food to enhance your mental and physical wellbeing and how to overcome your battles with living a healthier lifestyle. For more nutrition tips and recipes head over to trudyestone.com.
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Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
To mark Black History Month this February, I thought it would be fun to share the benefits of some of the Caribbean’s most popular foods.
The Caribbean has much more to offer than just a warm and sunny vacation escape.
Some of the foods in the Caribbean are overflowing with an abundance of nutrients, minerals and antioxidants which makes them overlooked when we think about superfoods to boost our health.
In this episode I share 6 Caribbean superfoods that you may want to add to your diet.
Here’s a sneak peek of what’s in this episode:
[1:30] The Caribbean is just overflowing with an abundance of nutrients, minerals and antioxidants, which makes them overlooked when we think about superfoods to boost our health.
[2:36] Breadfruit is a great source of complex carbohydrates, which help to manage your blood sugar.
[3:09] Plantains may help with digestion and are also really rich in potassium with about 20% of your daily recommended amount.
[7:03] Sea moss is also known as Irish Moss, and it's a type of seaweed that's made into a drink, and it has a lot of different nutrients.
[7:19] Sea moss has been called a sex potion because it's really high in zinc, which has a strong impact on testosterone levels so amazing for men's health.
[8:26] In my free e-book, you'll learn how to stock your kitchen and remove the confusion about what's actually healthy. The e-book also contains healthy, delicious recipes so that you can put those ingredients into action and give your body the nutrients that it needs. Grab it now at trudyestone.com/pantry.
[9:06] Adding high potassium foods, like sea moss to your diet can significantly improve mental function.
[9:53] Cassava is high in resistant starch, a type of starch that bypasses digestion, which feeds your beneficial gut bacteria, which may help to reduce inflammation and also promote digestive health.
[10:37] Having a healthy gut is also important for your body to assimilate the nutrients from the foods that you're eating, because sometimes you might be eating the healthiest of foods. But if your gut isn't healthy, your body is not able to fully absorb those nutrients.
[10:49] Okra is a nutritional powerhouse typically added to gumbos or stews. Okra is high in fibre which helps to improve digestion, as well as helping you to manage those cravings. It's also high in calcium, vitamin C, and folic acid. folic acid is actually really great for mental health as well.
[13:07] Sorrel is known best as a rich red Jamaican punch or tea that's made from dried hibiscus flowers. It offers many nutrients such as calcium and ir
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