"Nutrition for Longevity" with Jennifer Maynard

Jennifer Maynard spent over twenty years in the field of Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals, where she focused mainly in Oncology, Ophthalmology and Hematology, working to try to make a change for the better in human health. She left her career as a Pharma Executive to pursue her passion for “Food as Medicine,” as she believes that only by addressing what we put on our plates can we begin to truly combat chronic illness. In this pursuit she founded Greater Greens, a regenerative farming operation that combines modern Ag technology, like vertical aquaponics, with regenerative farming practices to harvest the greatest benefits of nature, while still preserving and regenerating it.  She focuses on the connectivity of soil health, plant health and human health. Once the farm was fully operational, she co-Founded Nutrition for Longevity (www.nutritionforlongevity.com) with L-Nutra (www.L-Nutra.com) to provide clean, healthy, farm fresh produce, precisely tailored meal kits, and lifestyle programs that follow the Longevity Diet and bring Food as Medicine to life.Recently Jennifer founded United4Longevity (www.United4Longevity.com), a non-profit focusing on Food as Medicine and in collaboration with Nutrition for Longevity, provides nutritional solutions to address chronic illnesses to the most underserved communities across the US.In this conversation Jennifer talks about the basics of longevity diet - focusing on whole, minimally processed foods, with high nutritional density and in optimal proportion of macronutrients. Should you eat raw? Is portion control important, or should we pay more attention to calories? Can you be full on plant-based diet? Can you get enough protein? How important is knowing where our food comes from? Tune in to get answers for all of these questions and more!This podcast is brought to you by Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more about our work, please visithttps://bit.ly/EmoryLM