In this episode of the Restorative Longevity Podcast, Jimmy Yen—founder of the #1 acupuncture and wellness clinic in North America—dives deep into China’s LongevityVillage, also known as Bama Yao, to reveal how their real-lifelifestyle aligns with what he believes is the true perfect diet.

🥗 What You’ll Learn:
🔹 Why Bama Yao villagers live past 100 with highquality of life
🔹 Their version of the Mediterranean diet—loaded with rice,corn, veggies & fish
🔹 Why high-carb, low-fat diets actually promotelongevity (in the right form)
🔹 The truth about ginseng and ginkgo biloba—whatworks, what doesn’t
🔹 Why the Western diet is ruining your health(and what to do about it)
🔹 How culture, movement, and respect for elderscontribute to restorative longevity
🔹 Real research: 3,918-person study on ginseng andcognition

🌾 Key Takeaway:
The world’s longest-living people don’t follow fad diets or trendy supplements.They eat whole foods, live purposefully, and stay connected to community.

💡 Ready to restore yourlongevity—naturally?
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This week, we’re exposing the truth about Vitamin D—how it’s made, why your body needs more than just a supplement, and how common prescriptionpractices might actually be doing more harm than good.

👩‍⚕️ What You’ll Learn:
🔹 Why vitamin D isn’t really a vitamin—it’s a hormone
🔹 The conversion pathway from sun to liver tokidney to cell
🔹 Why big bolus doses (like 50,000 IU) candeplete your magnesium
🔹 The critical role of cofactors like magnesium,vitamin A, and K2
🔹 How statins, low cholesterol, and poor sun exposureinterfere with D
🔹 Symptoms that mimic vitamin D toxicity—but areactually magnesium deficiency
🔹 Why blood magnesium tests may mislead you (and whatto ask for instead)
🔹 The foods that actually support healthy vitamin D(and why fortified milk isn’t the answer)

💡 Key Takeaway:
Nutrients never work alone. Vitamin D needs magnesium, vitamin A, and K2to work properly—without them, you could create more problems than you solve.

📢 Subscribe for more practicalstrategies to restore your body’s ability to heal naturally!

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Tune in with Jimmy Yen, the AcuSensei, as he uncovers why the Mediterranean lifestyle — not just the diet — holds the true key to restorative longevity!🔍 In This Episode:• Why Mediterranean diet beats keto, carnivore, and other fad diets• The real reason U.S. grains and olive oil aren't the same• How lifestyle habits (like family meals and daily walking) fuel longevity• What real olive oil should taste like — and why it matters• How to slow brain aging naturally (and why your ""good feeling"" can be misleading)• Practical tips: How to start reaping benefits at ANY age• Jimmy’s personal story about his 84-year-old dad's incredible resilience💡 It's not just about living longer — it's about increasing your quality of life as you age.✨ Subscribe for more restorative longevity strategies grounded in faith, nature, and science.📺 Watch and follow us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@AchieveIntegrativeHealth🔔 New episodes every Sunday at 8AM CST!Achieve Integrative Health is the #1 rated acupuncture & wellness clinic in the United States. With over 740 five star google reviews, they are known as the Mayo Clinic of Acupuncture as people from all over the US travel to their clinic to seek help.#RestorativeLongevity #MediterraneanDiet #JimmyYen #AcuSensei #LongevityLifestyle #NaturalHealing #HealthyAging #FunctionalMedicine #MediterraneanLifestyle #BrainHealth #antiaging

Today on the Restorative Longevity Podcast, certified nutritionist Chris McKee dives deep into how antacids can disrupt your digestion, deplete essential minerals, and set you up for long-term health problems like leaky gut and nutrient deficiencies.

🔍 In This Episode:

• How your stomach acid really works (and why you need it)

• The truth about heartburn — it’s usually too little acid, not too much

• Why antacids can block Calcium, Magnesium, and Vitamin B12 absorption

• The dangerous downstream effects of long-term acid suppression

• How to safely rebuild healthy digestion and wean off antacids naturally

• A real-life case study of reversing 12 years of medication use

💡 Key Takeaway: Your body can restore itself if you give it the right tools — nutrients, lifestyle changes, and support for natural healing.

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🔔 New episodes every Thursday at 8AM CST!

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🔍 This week’s episode (Part 1):

Are Your Medications Draining Your Nutrients?

Millions rely on blood pressure meds like beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, and diuretics—but do you know how they’re impacting your body at the cellular level?

💊 Learn how common prescriptions can deplete:

• CoQ10 (your heart’s energy spark plug)

• Magnesium & potassium (essential for healthy blood pressure)

• Melatonin (your sleep hormone and antioxidant defender)

⚡ Discover what you can do to protect your nutrient levels, restore energy, support your kidneys, and maintain healthy blood pressure—naturally.

👇 Links mentioned in this episode: 🔗 Fullscript Dispensary with recommended minerals, CoQ10, & Omega-3s:https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/jyen/store-start

🧠 Next week: Part 2 dives into statins and their hidden effects.

🎧 Tune in now and reclaim your energy from the inside out!

Join functional nutritionist Chris McKee every Thursday at 8AM CST for Restorative Longevity—your go-to podcast for practical, science-backed tips to live longer, feel stronger, and reverse chronic depletion.

🔔 Subscribe for more simple, actionable tips to reverse dysfunction and support Restorative Longevity.

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Is there such a thing as the perfect diet? YES—and you’ve probably heard of it. But what if the perfect diet isn’t a strict set of rules… but a lifestyle variation practiced by the healthiest people in the world?

In this episode, Jimmy Yen, L.Ac., unpacks why the Mediterranean diet—and its many Blue Zone variations—may be the ultimate restorative longevity plan.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

🔹 What IS the Perfect Diet?

Hint: It’s not keto, paleo, or intermittent fasting.

🔹 Mediterranean Diet Basics:

Discover the real Mediterranean food pyramid—from vegetables and beans at the base to occasional sweets at the tip.

🔹 Why Blue Zones All Follow a Version of It:

Even in Japan! A traditional Japanese breakfast mirrors the Mediterranean diet more than you think.

🔹 Why Olive Oil Deserves the Crown 👑

The world’s healthiest oil is more than just hype—it scrubs your arteries and protects your brain. But here’s the kicker: if your olive oil tastes good, it’s probably fake.

🔹 The Truth About Whole Grains, Gluten, and Sugar:

It's not just what you eat—it's how, where, and why you eat that affects your longevity.

🧬 Real-Life Insight, Not Just Theory

At Achieve Integrative Health, Jimmy and his team have helped thousands of patients restore organ function, reverse inflammation, and reclaim their quality of life—starting with diet. This episode is based on real clinical experience—not lab rats.

📌 Episode Takeaways:

✔️ All 5 Blue Zones eat a version of the Mediterranean diet

✔️ It’s not just a diet—it’s a lifestyle of fresh, local, and simple eating

✔️ Don’t just eat better—live better

✔️ True health isn’t about rules—it’s about restoring balance, daily

📸 Watch the Episode to See:

🍱 A real Japanese breakfast breakdown (and how it aligns with the Mediterranean diet)

🫒 Why Jimmy calls olive oil the MVP of restorative longevity

🔁 Coming Up Next:

In Part 2, Jimmy will dive into how to apply the Mediterranean lifestyle beyond just diet—movement, purpose, and real strategies for restorative longevity.

📅 Note: No live podcast next week (Jimmy’s flying back to the U.S.)—but catch us the following week as we continue this powerful series!

💬 Drop your questions in the comments!

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Do you wake up tired? Feel like you're dragging through the day, even after “sleeping” all night? You're not alone—and it's not just about getting more rest. Fatigue is a signal. And in this episode, we're breaking down the root causes that go beyond coffee and quick fixes.

💥 What You’ll Learn:

🔹 Why Your Doctor Might Be Missing It:

Allopathic medicine has a limited toolbox—here’s what holistic care looks at instead.

🔹 Top Hidden Causes of Fatigue:

From hormone imbalances to poor detox, gut inflammation, and even low good carbs.

🔹 How Light, Screens & Sleep Cycles Mess You Up:

Blue light, circadian rhythms, and why your Kindle may be keeping you up.

🔹 Hormones 101:

Progesterone, cortisol, thyroid, and the cascade effect—especially for women in perimenopause or menopause.

🔹 The Mitochondria-Carb Connection:

Why cutting carbs might actually be draining your energy (and what type of carbs your body is begging for).

🔍 Episode Highlights:

✔️ How adrenal fatigue and cortisol spikes ruin your sleep

✔️ What your mitochondria really need to fuel your brain and body

✔️ Why “clean” carbs from fruits and veggies = better energy

✔️ The truth about low-carb diets and brain fog

✔️ How stress, gut health, and digestion impact your ability to rest and recharge

✔️ BONUS: Tips on how to support your thyroid, hormones, and nervous system naturally

🧬 Real Talk From Real Experience

This episode isn’t about trendy diets or supplements—it’s about getting to the root of why you feel exhausted, wired-but-tired, and out of sync. Whether it's hormone imbalance, blue light exposure, gut inflammation, or stress overload, there’s a path to real energy—and it starts here.

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Are you doomed by your DNA? Not even close. In this powerful episode, we dive deep into the world of epigenetics—wherelifestyle and nutrition can literally turn off bad genes and turn onvibrant health.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

🔹 What is Epigenetics?
Discover how your environment, not just your inherited genes, determinesyour health outcomes.

🔹 Genetic Testing Insights
Explore how cheek swabs and DNA reports reveal key pathways like:

🔹 Real-Life Case Study
Hear a moving story of a cancer survivor who beat the odds by unknowingly doingeverything right with his nutrition and lifestyle—proving that genes arenot your destiny.

🔹 Inflammation: Friend or Foe?
Learn the difference between healthy immune activation and chronicinflammation—and how genes affect your ability to turn it off.

🔹 Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition 101
How to reduce hidden inflammation through:

🔹 How to Eat for Your Genes
✓ Easy smoothie recipe for busy mornings
✓ What your dinner plate should look like
✓ How antioxidants support detox and methylation

🧠 Epigenetics & Brain Health

Your mitochondria(your body’s energy factories) have their own DNA. Learn how compounds in foodslike blueberries, ginseng, pomegranate, and reishi mushrooms can help rejuvenateyour mitochondrial gene expression and slow aging from the inside out.

🔁 “Your Genes Are Not Your Destiny.”

You mighthave a loaded gun, but your daily choices—what you eat, how you live, how youmanage stress—pull

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