
Southwest Florida In Focus | Episode 315 | June 29th, 2026
6/29/2026 | 25m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Join Jennifer Crawford and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.
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Southwest Florida In Focus | Episode 315 | June 29th, 2026
6/29/2026 | 25m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipTHIS IS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUS COMING UP, HELPING KIDS BUILD A BANK ACCOUNT FOR THEIR FUTURE.
WE LEARN MORE ABOUT A NEW PROGRAM THAT GETS KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS INVESTING EARLY WITH WHAT'S CALLED TRUMP ACCOUNTS.
BUT HE IS HERE AND IT FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES ARE HITTING TRIPLE DIGITS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
WE SHARE SOME HEALTH TIPS TO SURVIVE THE SWELTERING HEAT AND MAKING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM STRONGER AS MORE PEOPLE REPORT DEALING WITH CHRONIC INFLAMMATION.
THE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO MAKE SURE YOUR BODY IS RECOVERING FASTER AND EFFICIENTLY.
HELLO, I'M JENNIFER CRAWFORD.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
AS WE APPROACH THE NATION'S 200 50TH BIRTHDAY ON THE 4TH OF JULY, A NEW FINANCIAL PLATFORM WILL TAKE EFFECT.
IT'S CALLED A TRUMP ACCOUNT AS PART OF OUR DIVE INTO BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS.
WE'RE EXAMINING WHAT THIS ACCOUNT ACTUALLY NEEDS.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THIS IS FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR CHILDREN THAT BEGINS BEFORE.
THEY'RE 18 YEARS OLD.
IT WOULD GIVE PARENTS OF BABIES BORN BETWEEN 2025.
TO 20 28 $1000 TO INVEST BEGINNING JULY 4TH.
>> FOR MORE ON THE NEW TRUMP ACCOUNT'S FOR KIDS, I AM NOW JOINED BY STEVE QUIRK.
>> HE IS THE CHIEF BROKERAGE OFFICER AT ROBIN HOOD.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
WE GET THE BIG LAUNCH SATURDAY.
>> WHAT IS A TRUMP ACCOUNT FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW?
>> TRUMP ACCOUNT IS PART OF A PROGRAM THAT IS PUT IN PLACE THROUGH THE TREASURY TO OPEN ACCOUNTS FOR CHILDREN, EVERYBODY UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
IS IT ELIGIBLE TO OPEN THE TRUMP ACCOUNT?
AND A TRUMP ACCOUNT AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT WHERE PEOPLE CAN MAKE.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND HAVE THOSE INVESTMENTS GROW IN A TAX FREE MANNER.
UNTIL THEY'RE 18 YEARS OLD.
THE SECOND COMPONENT OF TRUMP IS IS ANYBODY WHO WAS BORN?
BETWEEN JANUARY FIRST 2025?
ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END OF 28.
WILL RECEIVE A FREE $1000 FROM TREASURY.
AND THAT STARTS TO THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS COME IN.
THEY START IN ON JULY 4TH THIS SATURDAY.
>> HOW CAN A FAMILY ACTUALLY OPEN ONE?
>> SO THERE 60 MILLION, ROUGHLY 60 MILLION.
>> CHILDREN THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT.
>> THEIR PARENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT ON THEIR BEHALF.
THE EASIEST AND BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TO GO TO TRUMP ACCOUNTS, DOT GOV.
AND ALL THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR OPENING THAT ACCOUNT ALONG WITH ALL THE INFORMATION NECESSARY AND UNDERSTANDING THE COUNT IS AVAILABLE.
THERE AND THERE YOU WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO DOWNLOAD AN APP.
WITCHES.
A VERY INTUITIVE APP AND HELP YOU UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT THESE ACCOUNTS ARE ALL ABOUT.
IT'S A SO FAR WE'VE GOT ABOUT 6 MILLION PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.
>> AND YOU MENTIONED THE GOVERNMENT CEDES ELIGIBLE ACCOUNTS WITH $1000.
WHERE DOES THAT MONEY GOING AND HOW DOES IT GROW?
>> YEAH, IT GOES.
SO TREASURY FUNDS THAT IF YOUR NEWBORN THAT MONEY IMMEDIATELY GOES INTO AN INVESTMENT VEHICLE.
SO IT THINK OF A BROAD BASED IN IN THIS INDEX VEHICLE THAT IS VERY LOW COST SO THAT MORE OF THE RETURNS ARE ACCRUED TO THE INDIVIDUAL.
THE CHILD.
AND IT MIMICS THE BROAD BASE MARKET.
SO HOW DOES IT HOW DOES IT PERFORM OVER TIME?
I MEAN, IF I LOOK AT HIS HISTORICAL RETURNS, YOU KNOW, THE MARKET ON AVERAGE SINCE 1950, IS PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, FEEL THAT ABOUT 9% A YEAR AND THERE'S US THERE'S THE THERE'S THE THE THE SIMULATOR WITHIN THE APP THAT SHOWS THE PARENTS AND THE CHILDREN WHEN THEY GET TO THAT AGE, YOU KNOW HOW THIS MONEY IS GOING TO GROW OVER TIME WITH CONTRIBUTIONS.
THAT'S PRETTY POWERFUL.
AND THAT AND COMPOUNDING, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE A PRETTY MAGNIFICENT FOR KIDS WHEN THEY GET TO THAT AGE OF 18.
>> CANNED LOVED ONES, RELATIVES OR EMPLOYERS CONTRIBUTE.
>> YEAH.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, SO YOU YOU MENTION LOVED ONE.
SO GRANDPARENTS, UNCLES, AUNTS, COUSINS CAN ALL CONTRIBUTE AS CAN PARENTS, BUT A LOT OF CORPORATIONS LIKE ROBIN HOOD.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE MATCHING EMPLOYEE DONATIONS TOO ROBINHOOD ACCOUNTS.
THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPANIES THAT HAVE ALREADY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL DO SO.
AND THERE ARE STATES THAT ARE GOING TO DO IT FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE ARE RESIDENTS OF THOSE STATES.
AND THEN FINALLY THERE ARE SOME WEALTHY DONORS THAT HAVE ALREADY PLEDGED MICHAEL AND SUSAN DELL ALREADY PLEDGED OVER 6 BILLION DOLLARS THAT WILL GO TO THESE TRUMP SO AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT THAT'S JUST GOING TO PICK UP STEAM.
AND SO I THINK IT'S IT'S A REALLY UNIQUE WAY.
YOU HAVE A MUCH, MUCH LARGER SEGMENT OF THE U.S.
POPULATION PARTICIPATE IN OWNERSHIP OF AMERICA.
>> WHAT HAPPENS ONCE THE CHILD TURNS 18?
>> YEAH.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE TRUMP ACCOUNTS QUITE UNIQUE.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THE ACCOUNT TYPE IS SUCH THAT WHEN I TURNED 18, I HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO TAKE THAT MONEY AND SAY ONLY USE IT FOR EDUCATION.
I'D LIKE TO PUT A DOWN PAYMENT ON A HOME.
I WANT TO START A BUSINESS.
WERE I WANT TO KEEP IT IN THAT ACCOUNT.
AND IF I KEEP IT IN THAT ACCOUNT, IT BECOMES OR A TAX ADVANTAGE RETIREMENT ACCOUNT AND CONTINUES TO GROW WITHOUT BEING TAXED.
SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF FREEDOM THAT CHILD WILL HAVE A LOT OF FREEDOM WHEN THEY TURN 18 COULD CHOOSE TO DO WITH THAT.
WHATEVER THEY WOULD LIKE.
>> SINCE THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY MINORS.
DO PARENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THESE FUNDS AT ALL THROUGHOUT THE CHILD'S LIFE?
UP TO 18 FEET?
>> THEY HAVE ACCESS TO VIEW THE VIEW ON AND TO, YOU KNOW, DO LIKE THE HOPE IS THAT THERE'S EDUCATIONAL ELEMENTS TO THIS.
THERE'S SOME GREAT EDUCATIONAL MODULES IN THIS APP.
SO THE CHILD AND THE PARENT CAN YOU THOSE TOGETHER AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE INVOLVED IN, YOU KNOW, IN THE U.S.
IN THE CAPITAL MARKETS.
BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IT.
ANY DISTRIBUTION.
THAT'S PURELY HAPPENS WITH THE CHILD AND AGE 18.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
SO THE CHILD IS THE ONE.
IT IS ACTUALLY THERE THEIR MONEY AND IT IT CANNOT BE USED TAKEN BY ANYBODY ELSE AS WE KNOW IN FAMILIES WHERE THERE'S DIVORCE, THIS WOULD BE A POINT OF CONTENTION.
I COULD IMAGINE.
>> YEP, IT'S PURELY IN IN THAN IN THE NAME OF A CHILD.
IT'S LIKE A CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT.
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
HOW CAN FAMILIES LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS?
>> I THINK THE EASIEST PATH TO LEARN MORE AS TRUMP ACCOUNTS DOT GOV.
THERE YOU'LL FIND ALL THE INFORMATION, THE APP AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WHOLE PROGRAM AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO OPEN THAT ACCOUNT.
IT CERTAINLY APPEARS EQUINE TRANSFORMATIVE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF INVESTORS.
THEY'LL BE JUST MANY MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN.
I THINK THAT BODES REALLY WELL.
>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.
MISTER CLARK.
>> THANK YOU.
PRIEST.
>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND OUR ECONOMIC AND TOURISM STORIES ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
VISIT WGCU DOT ORG.
COMING UP, GIVING YOUR BODY AN ADDED BOOST IF YOU SUFFER FROM CHRONIC INFLAMMATION.
DOCTORS SAY WHAT YOU EAT CAN HELP IMPROVE YOUR SYMPTOMS.
WITH A HEAT INDEX SOARING INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.
DOCTORS SAY HEAT EXHAUSTION AND ILLNESS CAN HAPPEN VERY QUICKLY.
WHEN YOU HEAD OUTSIDE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, RAINFALL OF THE WEEKEND HELPED DELIVER SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT, BUT IT'S STILL BGC USE.
TEDDY BEAR REPORTS IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS, ALWAYS TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS.
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
>> AS THE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO CLIMB THE SUMMER, SO DOES THE RISK FOR DEHYDRATION, WHICH IS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
>> THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT DEHYDRATION.
>> IT'S A TAKEN CONTINUOUS WATER THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
>> AND WHILE YOU'RE DRINKING WATER, MAKE SURE USING ELECTRONICS AS WELL.
>> THAT CAN COME THROUGH FOOD OR ELECTROLYTE SUPPLEMENTATION.
IN ADDITION TO EATING FOODS WITH IT, WATER IN THEM SUCH AS FRUITS LIKE WATERMAN CAN HELP MAKING SURE YOU MONITOR AND LIMIT YOUR CAFFEINE AND ALCOHOL INTAKE AND MONITOR ENVIRONMENT.
>> DR BRIAN BASKIN IS AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN.
HE SAYS THE EARLY SIGNS OF DEHYDRATION CAN BE SUBTLE.
YOU MAY FEEL THIRSTY AND GET A HEADACHE OR NOTICE THAT YOUR URINE IS DARKER IN COLOR IF LEFT UNTREATED SYMPTOMS CAN PROGRESS.
YOU MAY START TO FEEL TIRED, GET DIZZY AND COULD EVEN PASS OUT.
DR BASKIN SAYS AT THAT POINT A PERSON NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY, BUT IT'S NOT JUST DEHYDRATION.
THAT'S A RISK THIS SUMMER.
>> THE OTHER 2 THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE, HEAT EXHAUSTION IS WHEN YOUR BODY.
HAS A DIFFICULT TIME RECOVERING FROM INCREASED TEMPERATURE AND HEAT STROKE IS WHEN IT LOSES ITS ABILITY TO RECOVER AND THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF THAT CAN BE SIMILAR TO DEHYDRATION.
>> AND BE SURE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN THIS SUMMER.
DOCTOR BASKIN SAYS THEY CAN'T ALWAYS REGULATE FLUIDS THE SAME WAY YOUNGER ADULT CAN WHICH PUTS THEM AT A HIGHER RISK FOR DEHYDRATION.
WGCU NEWS.
I'M TEDDY BYRNE >> THE WAY STRESS RESPONSE WORKS IS IT'S OUR BODY'S NATURAL RESPONSE AGAINST A PERCEIVED THREAT AND THAT THREAT CAN BE EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL.
IT'S MENTAL HELP US.
RUN AWAY FROM THE THREAT.
FIND OUT THE THREAT AND FROM THE INJURY AND TRAUMA THAT MAY HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF THE THREAT.
IT IS REALLY MEANT TO BE A SHORT-TERM RESPONDS.
>> REPORTS SHOW THAT MOST AMERICANS ARE DEALING WITH SOME KIND OF STRESS AND IT'S TAKING A TOLL NOT JUST ON OUR MENTAL HEALTH, BUT PHYSICAL AS WELL.
INTEGRATED MEDICINE SPECIALIST DOCTOR YUFANG LIVES SAYS LONG-TERM STRESS CAN LEAD TO A NUMBER OF HEALTH ISSUES.
THAT INCLUDES AN INCREASE IN HEART RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE.
YOU CAN ALSO CAUSE INFLAMMATION.
INSOMNIA AND CONTRIBUTE TO OBESITY.
HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES.
THERE ARE A FEW WAYS TO RELIEVE STRESS, BUT ONE GOOD PLACE TO START MAINTAINING A DIET THAT IS RICH IN NUTRIENTS.
>> OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO INCLUDES EXERCISE STUDY SHOWS US EQUALLY EFFECTIVE AS A MEDICINE.
WE ARE UNDER STRESS.
IN ADDITION.
SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS, DO SOMETHING JOYFUL, MAKING SURE YOU PRIORITIZE SLEEP.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP, YOU TEND TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABILITY TO DEAL WITH STRESS.
>> DOCTOR LYNN ALSO SAYS IT COULD HELP TO DRINK, CALLING TEAS AND PRACTICE DEEP BREATHING EXERCISES.
IF YOU NOTICED OR STRESSED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE IMPROVING.
DOCTOR LYNN SAYS IT'S BEST TO TALK TO A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.
DOCTORS SAY TAKING AN ACTIVE APPROACH TO YOUR HEALTH CAN ALSO HELP YOUR BODY DEAL WITH INFLAMMATION INFLAMMATION IS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM'S NATURAL DEFENSE AGAINST INJURY INSPECTION OR TOXINS?
A STUDY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE REPORTS.
YOUR DIET CAN BE KEY IN LOWERING INFLAMMATION ADDING FOLATE AND VITAMIN C AS WELL AS OTHER NUTRIENTS COULD HELP YOU LIMIT CHRONIC INFLAMMATION.
FOR MORE ON WAYS TO COMBAT INFLAMMATION.
WE ARE NOW JOINED BY DOCTOR ART MAIN U.S.
PROFESSOR AND VICE CHAIR FOR RESEARCH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND FAMILY MEDICINE AT UF.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.
>> THANKS, NATASHA.
>> AND YOU ARE AN EXPERT IN ALL THINGS REGARDING INFLAMMATION IN OUR BODIES.
CAN YOU TOUCH ON WHY INFLAMMATION IS SUCH A PROBLEM FOR US?
>> WELL, INFORMATION, I THINK THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS INFORMATION ISN'T ON US ON CALLS.
ALWAYS BAD, OK?
INFLAMMATION WE GET SORT OF ACUTE INFORMATION.
IT ACTUALLY ISN'T IMMUNE SYSTEM TO HELP US HEAL.
WHERE IT IS PROBLEMATIC IS WE HAVE CHRONIC INFLAMMATION AND WHAT WE HAVE FOUND OVER TIME IS A CHRONIC INFLAMMATION IS RELATED DEVELOPMENT OF OF WHOLE HOST OF DISEASES, CHRONIC DISEASES, OR YOU THINK OF THINGS LIKE DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CHRONIC, KIDNEY DISEASE, EVEN CANCER.
THAT'S WHERE INFORMATION COME SAID.
AND SO.
WE HAVE DONE MANY, MANY STUDIES THAT SHOW THAT INFORMATION IS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISEASE.
AND WE SHOW MANY STUDIES THE SHOW'S THINGS THAT RELATE TO INFLAMMATION.
WHERE WE TEND TO FALL OFF IS HOW TO COMBAT INFORMATION.
>> WHAT CAUSES IT IN THE FIRST PLACE?
>> WELL, IT COULD BE A VARIETY OF THINGS.
A LOT OF THINGS LIKE I SAID, WE'VE DONE MANY STUDIES THAT LOOK AT INFORMATION.
IT COULD BE STRESS COULD BE SMOKING.
IT COULD BE A SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE OR OBESITY.
IT COULD BE TOXIC CHEMICALS THERE.
A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN CAUSE INFLAMMATION AND AND LEA SAID THEY CAN LEAD TO CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE THAT CAN LEAD TO CANCER.
THEY CAN LEAD TO HEART DISEASE AND STROKES, DIABETES.
>> HOW CAN WE CHANGE OUR DIET AND OUR ENVIRONMENT TO HELP REDUCE INFLATION INFLAMMATION IN OUR BODIES.
>> WELL, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE >> A LOT OF THE DIETARY THINGS AND YOU CAN FIND AND YOU CAN FIND THEM ON ONLINE.
THIS IS AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DIET.
OR IS THE ANY CLAIM OR FREE FOOD?
A LOT OF THOSE A LOT OF THOSE STATEMENTS ARE MADE OFF OF WHAT WE CALL BIOLOGICAL PLAUSIBILITY.
SO YOU WOULD SAY, HEY, THIS FOOD HAS THIS SORT OF INGREDIENT OR THIS IN ZION OR SOMETHING IN IT, THEREFORE, IT SHOULD BE A PLANET, HENRI, BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK LIKE THAT WAY.
SO YOU A VERY QUICK EXAMPLE.
AND SO LET ME START OUT.
I LOVE BLUEBERRIES.
ALL RIGHT.
WE LOVE BLUEBERRIES, AROUSAL.
THE BLUEBERRIES ARE ONE THAT YOU'LL SEE A LOT SAYING THAT'S AN AD PLAY.
BUT WE FOOD.
AND THAT'S A BIOLOGICAL PLAUSIBILITY.
IT'S BECAUSE WE'VE AREAS HAVE OF SOME INGREDIENTS THAT ARE ANTIOXIDANTS AND AI CENTRAL.
A TOXIC STRESS KNOCKS A STRESS RELATED INFORMATION, BUT ACTUALLY WIN IT.
WE HAD DONE TRIALS AND NOT JUST ME, BUT SO THE OTHER SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 10 TRIALS THAT WHEN YOU GIVE PEOPLE BLUEBERRIES AS THE BLUE BERRIES.
IT DOESN'T REALLY CHANGE THEIR LEVEL OF INFLAMMATION.
SO IT'S NOT REALLY A T INFLAMMATORY.
IT SHOULD BE, BUT IT IS SO WHAT CAN WE DO?
THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS WE CAN DO.
SO IN A IN A RECENT STUDY THAT WE DID WHAT WE DO IS WE TRY TO SAY LET'S LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDED DAILY VALUES OF NUTRIENTS.
THIS COMES FROM THE, YOU KNOW, AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT AND THOSE LEVELS WERE SENT BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.
AND THOSE ARE SPOKE BEFORE HEALTH.
THAT'S WHERE THOSE THINGS COME FROM.
AND SO WE SPECIFICALLY WANT TO LOOK AT THOSE BECAUSE SOME TROOPS HAVE MULTIPLE OF THOSE NUTRIENTS AND SO WAS 8 WHEN THEY SET THOSE THIS IS WHAT YOU ALREADY EAT.
THIS IS HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO EAT.
YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, A FAT.
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THIS SECONDARY ANALYSIS, THE STUDY THAT YOU COMPLETED RECENTLY?
>> YEAH.
SO I WAS JUST >> SORT OF REFERRING TO THIS STUDY, BUT IT'S VERY USEFUL BECAUSE >> BECAUSE THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT DOES A VERY LARGE SURVEY AND IT'S CALLED THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY AND IT REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES.
AND SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE LOOK AT THAT.
SO IT REPRESENTS THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
OKAY IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
THIS AND WHAT WE CAN DO IS THEY TOOK WHAT PEOPLE ATE AND THEN THEY COMPUTED THE ACTUAL NUTRIENTS OF ALL OF THESE NUTRIENTS THAT THE AMOUNT THEY DID.
HOW MANY MILLIGRAMS OR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT OF WHAT THEY ATE.
AND SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE TOOK THAT AND SO WE WOULD HAVE SAY.
ANYBODY NEED AND USE THAT WILL.
HOW MUCH?
HOW MUCH DID YOU EAT YESTERDAY OF PROTEIN OR WERE MAGNESIUM OR VITAMINS?
C AND THEN WE WOULD TAKE THAT.
AND WE COULD RELATE THAT TO A LOT OF THINGS.
WELL, WE WERE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO WAS INFLAMATION.
WE MEASURE INFORMATION THROUGH A VERY COMMON MEASURE OF INFLAMMATION CALLED C REACTIVE PROTEIN.
AND THAT'S A PROTEIN IS MADE IN THE LIVER THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE INFLAMMATION.
OKAY.
AND IT IS A VERY COMMON ONE IN ITS RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY AND OTHER PLACES LIKE THAT TO LOAD FOR INFLAMMATION CHRONIC INFLAMMATION.
SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE SAID, LET'S LOOK AT WHAT PEOPLE ATE IN TERMS OF THEIR NEW TREE TAKES.
AND LET'S LOOK AT IT INDIRECTLY RELATED TO HOW MUCH INFLATION THEY HAVE NOT COULD BE INFORMATION COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE.
LET'S LOOK AT IT DIRECTLY IT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID.
AND SO WE FOUND.
WE USE SPECIFICALLY SO SAY WE FOUND SOME VERY IMPORTANT FACTS RELATED TO THE THE RECOMMENDED DAILY VALUES.
AND SO SOME OF THE ONES THAT WE BELIEVE OR HAVE BEEN IN THE LITERATURE THAT SHOULD BE ANY INFLAMMATORY WORDS.
SOME WORE SOME HAD TO BE AT LEVELS HIGHER.
THEN WHAT THEN?
WHAT THE RECOMMENDED THE GUYS ARE NOW WHERE THE WRECK OF A DAILY VALUES ART DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR INFORMATION, THEREFORE, HEALTH.
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THIS BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT INFLAMMATION PLAYS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SO MANY DISEASES.
>> SO WHAT'S THE BIG TAKEAWAY FROM YOUR LATEST ANALYSIS OF THIS?
>> WELL, I THINK THE BIG TAKEAWAY >> OF THIS WHERE WE LOOK AT DIET AND INFORMATION IS THAT.
THE RECOMMENDED DAILY VALUES IS PROBABLY A PRETTY GOOD.
GUY FOR YOU.
IT WAS SET FOR THAT IS PRETTY GOOD GUY.
BUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS HAVE TO BE IN VITAMIN D, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS TO BE IN IN A DOSES WERE AMOUNTS HIGHER THAN WHAT IS RECOMMENDED.
SOME LIKE MAGNESIUM AND FIBER DO FINE.
AND SO, BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY DO THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE PROTEIN.
MAXING IN FIBER, MAX, SEEING IN THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE GET INTO THIS IDEA THAT IF ONE'S GOOD FIVE'S BETTER AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE.
SO WHAT THIS DOES IS WE WANT TO SPECIFICALLY TO GO BACK TO WHAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED BY BY THE USDA FOR US TO EAT.
SO IF EVERY TIME YOU PICK UP A BOX AND HAS THOSE THOSE PROPORTIONS ON THEM.
THEN THIS GIVES YOU A GENERAL GUIDE.
SO THAT'S THE TAKE-HOME MESSAGE IS FOLLOW THOSE THINGS.
I THINK YOU'LL BE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, DOCTOR MANUS FOR JOINING US TODAY AND EXPLAINING THIS.
THIS LATEST STUDY.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> HERE'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT BIT OF INFORMATION FROM THE WGCU NEWSROOM.
ACCORDING TO THE CLEVELAND CLINIC WHEN YOUR BODY IS RESPONDING TO AN INJURY OR PATHOGEN, THERE ARE 5 CARDINAL SIGNS OF INFLAMMATION HEAT, PAIN, REDNESS, SWELLING, AND LOSS OF FUNCTION, ACUTE INFLAMMATION MAY LAST FOR A FEW HOURS OR EVEN UP TO A FEW DAYS.
IF YOUR SYMPTOMS LAST ANY LONGER, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU CONTACT A HEALTH PROVIDER.
COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.
WHEN LIVING IN FLORIDA SELECTING THE RIGHT SET OF SHADES IS IMPORTANT FOR NOT ONLY STYLE BUT ALSO FUNCTION AND MAKING SURE YOU'RE TAKING EYESIGHT AND EYE HEALTH INTO CONSIDERATION IS JUST AS IMPORTANT.
AS EVERYONE GETS READY TO CELEBRATE JULY 4TH AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS.
DON'T FORGET TO WEAR SHADES.
NOT TO JUST LOOK COOL, BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT PROTECTING YOUR EYESIGHT.
FLORIDA IS ONE OF THE LEADERS WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE SUN DAMAGE FOR THEIR EYES.
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF, MAKING SURE YOUR SUNGLASSES ARE.
FOR WHATEVER COMES AT YOU, WGCUS TEDDY BYRNE HAS MORE >> WHILE COOL PAIRS OF SHADES ARE OFTEN A SUMMER STAPLE.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE IMPORTANT PROTECTION FROM THE SUN.
>> THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF CONDITIONS THAT CAN BE CAUSED FROM SIGNIFICANT UV EXPOSURE.
AND PARTICULARLY THE MOST CONCERNING IS SKIN CANCERS.
AND SO IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE PROTECTING THAT AREA FOR THE CARE TIGHT AS SOLAR.
AT NOT THE ONLY THINGS CAN ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE FACT IT.
>> DOCTOR NICOLE, BY IT IS AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST, SHE SAYS WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING SUNGLASSES, IT'S NOT THE PRICE THAT MATTERS.
BUT THE TYPE OF LENS.
SHE RECOMMENDS CHOOSING A PAIR THAT HAVE 100% UV PROTECTION OR SOMETIMES CALLED UV 4.
THIS WILL OFFER THE BEST PROTECTION.
YOU CAN ALSO OPT FOR POLARIZED LENSES, WHICH A LOT OF ATHLETES TEND TO LIKE SINCE IT HELPS REDUCE AN GLARE.
AND WHILE IT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE TRENDY DR BY IT SAYS IT'S BEST TO GO WITH BIGGER LENSES SINCE THEY COVER MORE OF THE DELICATE SKIN AROUND THE EYES.
>> RIGHT NOW, ALL THE TREND IS YEAH.
THE 90'S WRITES A SMALLER, LOW PROFILE SUNGLASSES WHICH THEY LOOKED REALLY SHEET, BUT THEY DON'T OFFER AS MUCH PROTECTION AS THE LARGER A LARGER LENSES.
SO JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE PURCHASING YOUR PAIR.
>> DOCTOR BY IT SAYS IF YOU PLAN TO GO SWIMMING THIS SUMMER, THEY ALSO MAKE GOGGLES WITH UV PROTECTION FOR WGCU NEWS.
IM TEDDY BYRNE.
>> FOR MORE FEATURES ON I HEALTH INFLAMMATION AND OTHER HEALTH RELATED STORIES.
MAKE SURE YOU VISIT WGCU DOT ORG.
COMING UP ON OUR NEXT PROGRAM, WHAT COULD BE THE MAJOR SWING VOTE AND DICTATE HOW THE UPCOMING BIRD MIDTERM ELECTIONS GO.
WHY GROUPS ARE FOCUSING ON GEN Z TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN POLITICS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
MAKE SURE YOU VISIT WGCU DOT ORG WHERE YOU'LL FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT WITH A FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN RIGHT HERE ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
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