Bite your way to better health

Registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller joins “GMA3” to provide simple ways to ease everyday health concerns.
4:19 | 06/06/23

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>> Eva: BACK WITH A NEW SEGMENT WE ARE CALLING FIGHT SEGMENT WE ARE CALLING FIGHT YOUR WAY TO BETTER HEALTH, WHERE YOUR WAY TO BETTER HEALTH, WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT WE EAT WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT WE EAT AND DRINK AND HELP TO EASE AND DRINK AND HELP TO EASE EVERYDAY HEALTH CONCERNS. EVERYDAY HEALTH CONCERNS. >> DeMarco: CAN MAKE A >> DeMarco: CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE COMING HERE TO TALK DIFFERENCE COMING HERE TO TALK US THROUGH IT IS OUR FRIEND AND US THROUGH IT IS OUR FRIEND AND REGISTERED DIETITIAN, MAIA REGISTERED DIETITIAN, MAIA FELLER, GOOD TO SEE YOU. FELLER, GOOD TO SEE YOU. WELCOME BACK AS ALWAYS. WELCOME BACK AS ALWAYS. >> HELLO. >> HELLO. >> DeMarco: LET'S TALK ABOUT >> DeMarco: LET'S TALK ABOUT SORE MUSCLES AND MUSCLE SORE MUSCLES AND MUSCLE RECOVERY, WHAT CAN WE DO? RECOVERY, WHAT CAN WE DO? >> THIS IS TART CHERRY JUICE, >> THIS IS TART CHERRY JUICE, AND WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS IS AND WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS IS THAT IT HELPS TO SPEED RECOVERY THAT IT HELPS TO SPEED RECOVERY AFTER INTENSE WORKOUTS, AND ALSO AFTER INTENSE WORKOUTS, AND ALSO HELPS TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION AND HELPS TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION AND WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IS THAT IT WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IS THAT IT WORKS FOR BOTH STRENGTH TRAINING WORKS FOR BOTH STRENGTH TRAINING AND ENDURANCE EXERCISE. AND ENDURANCE EXERCISE. THE RECOMMENDATION IS SOMETHING THE RECOMMENDATION IS SOMETHING AROUND 10 OUNCES BEFORE WORKING AROUND 10 OUNCES BEFORE WORKING OUT AND 10 OUNCES AFTER TO SEE OUT AND 10 OUNCES AFTER TO SEE THOSE BENEFITS THAT I SPOKE THOSE BENEFITS THAT I SPOKE ABOUT. ABOUT. >> DeMarco: IS A BETTER, IS IT >> DeMarco: IS A BETTER, IS IT SWEET? SWEET? >> IT IS PRETTY TART. >> IT IS PRETTY TART. TASTE IT, IT HAS A KICK AND TASTE IT, IT HAS A KICK AND ATTAIN, IF YOU CAN'T TOLERATE IT TASTE IT, IT HAS A KICK AND ATTAIN, IF YOU CAN'T TOLERATE I ATTAIN, IF YOU CAN'T TOLERATE IT. IT. >> IT HAS A KICK TO IT. >> IT HAS A KICK TO IT. >> YOU CAN MODERATE DOWN. >> YOU CAN MODERATE DOWN. >> SO NEXT IS SLUGGISH >> SO NEXT IS SLUGGISH DIGESTION, I LOVE, THANK YOU FOR DIGESTION, I LOVE, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS TOPIC. GIVING ME THIS TOPIC. >> ABSOLUTELY WHAT I LIKE TO >> ABSOLUTELY WHAT I LIKE TO THINK ABOUT WITH SLUGGISH THINK ABOUT WITH SLUGGISH DIGESTION IS THE COMBINATION OF DIGESTION IS THE COMBINATION OF HYDRATION AND FIBER. HYDRATION AND FIBER. THE WATERMELON THAT YOU ALL ARE THE WATERMELON THAT YOU ALL ARE DIVING INTO, DO YOU KNOW THAT DIVING INTO, DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN EAT THE ENTIRE YOU CAN EAT THE ENTIRE WATERMELON INCLUDING THE RIND, WATERMELON INCLUDING THE RIND, YES, INCLUDING THE RIND, THAT'S YES, INCLUDING THE RIND, THAT'S WHERE YOU FIND THE FIBER, AND WHERE YOU FIND THE FIBER, AND THEN CUCUMBER, SAME THING, YOU THEN CUCUMBER, SAME THING, YOU CAN EAT TO THEN CUCUMBER, SAME THING, YOU CAN EAT T TO THE ENTIRE CUCUMBE. CAN EAT T TO THE ENTIRE CUCUMBE. ALL OF THESE ARE REALLY ALL OF THESE ARE REALLY HYDRATING WITH THE HIGH WATER HYDRATING WITH THE HIGH WATER CONTENT AND I WILL GIVE YOU SOME CONTENT AND I WILL GIVE YOU SOME GOOD FIBER TO KEEP THAT SYSTEM GOOD FIBER TO KEEP THAT SYSTEM NICE AND FLUSH. NICE AND FLUSH. >> Eva: I LIKE THAT I GOT THE >> Eva: I LIKE THAT I GOT THE END PIECE. END PIECE. NOW TALK ABOUT SEASONAL NOW TALK ABOUT SEASONAL ALLERGIES, THIS IS SOMETHING WE ALLERGIES, THIS IS SOMETHING WE ALL DEAL WITH. ALL DEAL WITH. >> THIS YEAR IT HAS BEEN KICKING >> THIS YEAR IT HAS BEEN KICKING ME SO HARD. ME SO HARD. SO SEASONAL ALLERGIES ARE REALLY SO SEASONAL ALLERGIES ARE REALLY THE RESULT OF A HISTAMINE THE RESULT OF A HISTAMINE REACTION. REACTION. BECAUSE THE BODY THINKS THAT BECAUSE THE BODY THINKS THAT THERE IS THIS FOREIGN SUBSTANCE THERE IS THIS FOREIGN SUBSTANCE THAT IT HAS TO FIGHT AGAINST. THAT IT HAS TO FIGHT AGAINST. IT IS AMAZING BECAUSE WITH PLANT IT IS AMAZING BECAUSE WITH PLANT MEDICINE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE MEDICINE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT POSSIBILITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT NATURALLY. NATURALLY. I LIKE TO THINK ABOUT USING I LIKE TO THINK ABOUT USING THESE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, THEY THESE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, THEY ARE PLANTED DRINKS THAT YOU CAN ARE PLANTED DRINKS THAT YOU CAN TAKE AN OVER THE COURSE OF A TAKE AN OVER THE COURSE OF A DAY. DAY. SO REALLY IT IS THREE BAGS OF SO REALLY IT IS THREE BAGS OF TEA, IT IS THREE BAGS OF TEA AND TEA, IT IS THREE BAGS OF TEA AND A CUP WHICH I THINK IS A CUP WHICH I THINK IS INCREDIBLE, YOU'LL SEE HERE THAT INCREDIBLE, YOU'LL SEE HERE THAT THIS IS STINGING METAL TEA, AND THIS IS STINGING METAL TEA, AND THAT IS REALLY GREAT WHEN YOU THAT IS REALLY GREAT WHEN YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT REDUCING THAT ARE THINKING ABOUT REDUCING THAT HISTAMINE REACTION. HISTAMINE REACTION. >> DeMarco: YOU DON'T THINK >> DeMarco: YOU DON'T THINK IT'S TOO MUCH? IT'S TOO MUCH? >> IT IS SUPER CONCENTRATED. >> IT IS SUPER CONCENTRATED. THE IDEA IS ACTUALLY TO HAVE THE IDEA IS ACTUALLY TO HAVE THESE OVER THE COURSE OF THE THESE OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY. DAY. LET IT BUILD UP IN YOUR BODY. LET IT BUILD UP IN YOUR BODY. SO REMEMBER THAT PLANTS ARE SO REMEMBER THAT PLANTS ARE DIFFERENT IN PHARMACOLOGY, THIS DIFFERENT IN PHARMACOLOGY, THIS IS REALLY GOOD RESEARCH BACKING IS REALLY GOOD RESEARCH BACKING NEST. NEST. THE ONE THAT I LOVE IS THE THE ONE THAT I LOVE IS THE REISHI MUSHROOM WHICH IS REISHI MUSHROOM WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO HELP WITH THE IMMUNE SUPPOSED TO HELP WITH THE IMMUNE RESPONSE, AND BREATHE EASY WHICH RESPONSE, AND BREATHE EASY WHICH IS A EUCALYPTUS MENTOR REALLY IS A EUCALYPTUS MENTOR REALLY HELPS WITH THE RESPIRATORY HELPS WITH THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. TRACT. SO DIFFERENT AND WHEN YOU SIT SO DIFFERENT AND WHEN YOU SIT DOWN TO A PEPPERMINT TEA AND DOWN TO A PEPPERMINT TEA AND HAVE THAT ONE BAG, WITH THE IF HAVE THAT ONE BAG, WITH THE IF YOU ARE TAKING THREE BAGS AT YOU ARE TAKING THREE BAGS AT ONCE AND YOU CAN DO IT UP TO 2-3 ONCE AND YOU CAN DO IT UP TO 2-3 TIMES PER DAY TO GET THE MAXIMUM TIMES PER DAY TO GET THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT. BENEFIT. >> SO MANY PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE >> SO MANY PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE MEDICATIONS COME FROM PLANTS. MEDICATIONS COME FROM PLANTS. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> SO THERE IS ACTUAL SCIENCE. >> SO THERE IS ACTUAL SCIENCE. >> AND ALL OF THAT TEAM MEANS >> AND ALL OF THAT TEAM MEANS THAT YOU ARE SUPER HYDRATED. THAT YOU ARE SUPER HYDRATED. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT >> I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT PLANTS, THERE ARE GUARDRAILS, WE PLANTS, THERE ARE GUARDRAILS, WE CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH PLANTS IN OUR CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH PLANTS IN OUR LIFE JUST LIKE YOU SAID. LIFE JUST LIKE YOU SAID. >> FOR THOSE OF US WHO STRUGGLE >> FOR THOSE OF US WHO STRUGGLE WITH SLEEP, WHAT DO YOU HAVE? WITH SLEEP, WHAT DO YOU HAVE? >> OH, MY GOODNESS, SLEEP IS A >> OH, MY GOODNESS, SLEEP IS A BIOLOGICAL NEED. BIOLOGICAL NEED. I KNOW THAT YOU ALL AGREE. I KNOW THAT YOU ALL AGREE. IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS SO IMPORTANT WHEN WE ARE SO IMPORTANT WHEN WE ARE THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THE THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THE SYSTEMS FUNCTIONING OPTIMALLY IN SYSTEMS FUNCTIONING OPTIMALLY IN OUR BODY. OUR BODY. SO WHAT I HAVE HERE IS A SOURCE SO WHAT I HAVE HERE IS A SOURCE OF MAGNESIUM IF SOMEONE HAS NOT OF MAGNESIUM IF SOMEONE HAS NOT ALLERGIES, THIS IS NOT FOR THEM. ALLERGIES, THIS IS NOT FOR THEM. THIS IS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT CAN THIS IS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT CAN NAVIGATE NUTS, CASHEWS, ALMONDS, NAVIGATE NUTS, CASHEWS, ALMONDS, AND BRAZIL NUTS, GREAT SOURCE OF AND BRAZIL NUTS, GREAT SOURCE OF MAGNESIUM THAT IS ACTIVE IN THE MAGNESIUM THAT IS ACTIVE IN THE BODY AND THEN LEMON BOND TV, BODY AND THEN LEMON BOND TV, THERE ARE SOME GOOD RESEARCH THERE ARE SOME GOOD RESEARCH LOOKING AT LEMON BALM TV, LOOKING AT LEMON BALM TV, DRINKING MULTIPLE BAGS TWICE A DRINKING MULTIPLE BAGS TWICE A DAY FOR THREE MONTHS HELPING TO DAY FOR THREE MONTHS HELPING TO PROMOTE THAT FEELING OF CALM PROMOTE THAT FEELING OF CALM THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND SUPPORT RESTFUL AND RESTORATIVE SLEEP. RESTFUL AND RESTORATIVE SLEEP. OH, MY GOODNESS, NOT THE WHOLE OH, MY GOODNESS, NOT THE WHOLE BOWL OF NUTS. BOWL OF NUTS. >> Eva: JUST A LITTLE BIT. >> Eva: JUST A LITTLE BIT. >> A LITTLE BIT IN MODERATION >> A LITTLE BIT IN MODERATION COME YOU TAKE A HANDFUL, HAVE A COME YOU TAKE A HANDFUL, HAVE A CUP OF TEA, THAT IS YOUR CUP OF TEA, THAT IS YOUR ROUTINE. ROUTINE. LOVE IT. LOVE IT. IT'S GOING GOOD TO SEE YOU. IT'S GOING GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> Eva: THANK YOU FOR JOINING >> Eva: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY,

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