youngerU with Matt McGovern

Plant-based milks offer a gentler, more sustainable alternative to dairy, both for our bodies and the planet. Many people turn to options like oat, almond, soy, or coconut milk to avoid lactose, reduce inflammation, or align with ethical or environmental values. Nutritionally, these milks vary—oat milk is often praised for its fiber and lower environmental impact, while almond milk is light and lo...

Healing eczema naturally involves addressing the root causes rather than just treating symptoms. This often means shifting to an anti-inflammatory diet rich in whole, unprocessed foods, identifying and eliminating personal triggers (like dairy, gluten, or added sugars), and supporting gut health through probiotics and fermented foods. Stress reduction through practices like meditation, gentle move...

A plant-based diet plays a fundamental role in skin health by providing essential nutrients that combat oxidative stress, support hydration, balance hormones, and promote gut health. Antioxidants like polyphenols and carotenoids protect against premature aging, while omega-rich fats from seeds and nuts maintain skin hydration and elasticity. The gut-skin axis highlights how fiber and fermented foo...

Protein quality has long been defined by how efficiently a protein supports growth, favoring animal sources due to their complete amino acid profile. However, this metric was shaped by outdated research, industry influence, and a narrow focus on growth rather than long-term health. While plant proteins are often labeled as “lower quality” due to slightly lower digestibility and amino acid content,...

In this episode, you’ll learn how vitamin C played a crucial role in saving sailors' lives, why it's essential for collagen production and immune function, and how its deficiency leads to scurvy. We’ll explore the best natural sources of vitamin C, debunk myths about megadosing when sick, and uncover how our ancestors lost the ability to produce it. By the end, you'll have a clear, sci...

Overfed Yet Malnourished – Our modern diet is high in calories but stripped of essential nutrients, leaving us overfed yet malnourished. Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s simple equation, H = N/C (Health = Nutrients / Calories), highlights how processed foods—loaded with artificial sweetness, refined grains, juices, and oils—have hijacked our natural instincts and led to a health crisis. From the ancient roots o...

Ep. 6

Can Food Naturally Enhance Sleep? In this episode, we explore how certain foods and nutrients can naturally improve sleep quality by supporting essential processes in the body: Tryptophan → Serotonin → Melatonin: Foods rich in tryptophan (e.g., pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, turkey) help produce serotonin and melatonin, which regulate sleep. Vitamin B6: Found in chickpeas, bananas, and salmon, B6 is...

In this episode we will discuss 5 ways we can protect ourselves from breast cancer. Those include: 1.) Lowering Cholesterol 2.) Increasing Fiber 3.) Eating more flaxseeds 4.) Increasing Melatonin 5.) Decreasing exposure to HCAs

In this episode I reviewed five potential answers as to how we can improve our mental health through nutrition. Those 5 points summarized are: - Reducing Arachidonic Acid from meat - Consuming more tryptophan from seeds - Eating foods that inhibit MAO (apples, grapes, berries) - Coffee consumption -Consuming more antioxidants Thanks for listening to my first ever attempt at a real podcast :)

Hey there! This is just a simple introduction to what this podcast is and what topics well be exploring here. Im not expecting anyone to read this or listen but have to start somewhere! More of just a test run to see how things work.