#85 Phytonutrients | Necessary Plant Compounds for Human Health

Today I will talk about phytonutrients and that if we can understand them, their importance, and learn how to get them in our food, it’s going to make a world of difference in our health. No one is focused on phytonutrients, but tend to discuss mainly macronutrients, but I think focusing on phytonutrients is one of the number one things that we can do to take our health to the next level. In this episode I talk about what they are, the basic premise, how they work in the body, why plants use them, and then I mention a few case studies and pick out certain phytonutrients from certain foods that can really help take our health to the next level.

The basic components of plants and what phytonutrients are used for 1:39
One of the biggest reasons for the breakdown of human health 6:58
What to eat 9:12
Certain phytonutrients: grains 12:22
Soy 16:06
Pumpkin and squash 20:21
Nuts 22:58
Spices 27:14

“For us, for humans, phytonutrients are the medicinal components of plants. We’ve heard that good food is medicine and we’re not referring to macro or micronutrients, we are referring to phytonutrients. 60% of all pharma drugs are phytonutrients from plants.” 4:18