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Foods to Add to Your Grocery List Produce Apples Apricots Avocados Pears Brussel sprouts Garlic Onions Leeks Berries Bananas (consume green for best results) Asparagus Cooked then cooled potatoes and sweet potatoes Lean Protein Sources Eggs Chicken Turkey Oily fish, like salmon, tuna and sardines Nuts Beans and legumes (chickpeas, black beans, edamame, lentils) Tofu Shelf-Stable Items Oats Chia seeds Flaxseeds Extra-virgin olive oil or avocado oil Walnuts Chicory Root Grains + Miscellaneous Barley Cooked and chilled white rice Parmesan cheese Pecorino Cheese Fermented Foods or Foods with Live, Active Cultures Greek yogurt Kefir Kombucha Kimchi Sauerkraut A well-balanced diet with many of these foods plus regular physical activity and a healthy amount of sleep at night are my top strategies to naturally increase your GLP-1 production
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