Duckweed Unleashed: Twice the Heart Health Power of the Traditional Mediterranean Diet
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A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed that eating a greener version of the Mediterranean diet that includes duckweed and other high polyphenol foods was twice as effective in reducing life-threatening blood vessel stiffness. Listen in this week as Dee explains what the "Green Mediterranean Diet" consists of, what duckweed is, and how you can benefit from both.Reference: Tsaban, G., Shalev, A., Katz, A., Yaskolka Meir, A., Rinott, E., Zelicha, H., Kaplan, A., Wolak, A., Bluher, M., Stampfer, M. J., & Shai, I. (2023). Effect of lifestyle modification and Green Mediterranean Diet on proximal aortic stiffness. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 81(16), 1659–1661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.02.032 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.02.032)Link to Podcast on Duckweed: https://processedfreeamerica.org/is-duckweed-a-reliable-source-of-plant-based-vitamin-b12/ (https://processedfreeamerica.org/is-duckweed-a-reliable-source-of-plant-based-vitamin-b12/)Link to Purchase Duckweed: https://amzn.to/42eM7mx (https://amzn.to/42eM7mx)
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