FMP Essentials: Functional Medicine Practitioner Show · Dr. Yousef Elyaman

Eating the Rainbow for Brain & Gut Health with Dr. Deanna Minich

·23 min·1 clip
88% of Americans are deficient in blue-purple foods - and blue-purple is the color of the brain.
Nutritionist and researcher Deanna Minnich explains her eat the rainbow framework, connecting phytochemical color codes to specific organ systems and health outcomes. The conversation covers chrononutrition (how meal timing affects health), the importance of dietary diversity for gut microbiome health, and her four principles of eating: color, creativity, diversity, and rhythm.

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Color, timing, and circadian rhythm turn food into a clinical conversation.

Eating the Rainbow for Brain & Gut Health with Dr. Deanna Minich keeps the focus on more than what is on the plate. It moves through four principles - color, creativity, diversity, and rhythm - and then into chrononutrition, where meal timing can shape how food serves the body.

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Blueberries, body clocks, and Vegas light.

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