Foundational Health Principle 6: Hunt for Micronutrients
Fact of the day: 90% of Americans lack one or more key nutrients.
What diet is best?
Countless books, podcasts, companies, and Instagram influencers strive to answer this question.
Keto, paleo, vegan, carnivore… We’ve all heard the debates.
This is not the right question. Instead of asking what diet is best, we should be asking:
What nutrients do I need from food to keep my cells thriving?
As my sister Casey has often said, food is nothing more than genetic information. We should always analyze food through the lens of the positive and negative elements inside it that either help or hurt our cells or help them.
Focusing on dietary ideology is less important than focusing on principles. Humans around the world have had varied diets for millennia. The key focus of any dietary strategy should be ensuring what you are eating has the necessary components to support optimal cellular biology.
The message of the best health influencers – from carnivores to vegans – sticks to this idea of seeing food through the lens of how its composition helps our cells.
The key is hunting for the right micronutrients.
Micronutrients are essential for cells to function and maintain properly in the body. These nutrients play various roles, including helping build and repair tissues, supporting the immune system, and converting food into energy. They also play a role in the production of hormones and enzymes. Adequate intake of micronutrients is essential for maintaining healthy cells, as they help cells to grow and repair themselves. A deficiency in any micronutrients can lead to health problems and affect the overall health and functioning of cells in the body.
Here’s a list of 8 crucial micronutrients — currently lacking in the American diet — that we should hunt for:
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