Nutrition science is still evolving, and every so often, a new discovery adds clarity to what whole foods have been telling us all along. In this episode, we explore Vitamin A5, a newly identified vitamin-like compound that researchers are beginning to study for its role in metabolism, brain health, and cellular communication. We break it down in plain language, explain how it differs from traditional vitamin A, and why leafy greens remain central to long-term health research.
Topics Covered
- What Vitamin A5 is and why most people have never heard of it
- Why it is considered vitamin-like but not yet officially classified
- How Vitamin A5 works through RXR pathways in the body
- The connection between leafy greens and emerging nutrition science
- Why this discovery reinforces whole foods over supplements
- What current research suggests about brain health and cognitive aging
- How to think about new nutrition discoveries without hype or fear
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