07/22/2026
Increase nutrient-dense foods in your diet with these 27 healthy food tips!
1. Add extra-virgin olive oil to your salad to help extract fat-soluble vitamins.
2. Add black pepper to your food, and when consuming turmeric, to increase absorption.
3. To maintain healthy blood pressure levels, increase nitric oxide by consuming beets, arugula, and beet juice powder.
4. Increase cabbage intake for vitamin U and sulforaphane.
5. Consume sauerkraut for more vitamin K2, which helps keep calcium in the bones and out of the soft tissues.
6. Drink 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar with water before a meal to acidify the stomach and increase protein digestion and nutrient absorption.
7. Consume sea salt before bed for better sleep and 84 trace minerals.
8. Consume shellfish once per week for the trace minerals zinc, selenium, and iodine.
9. Consume broccoli with mustard to enhance sulforaphane.
10. Drink green tea for EGCG, which benefits many things, from weight loss to cancer prevention.
11. Add butter to your vegetables to help extract phytonutrients.
12. Consume dark chocolate to support microbes and increase nitric oxide.
13. To increase digestive juices, consume bitter vegetables first, such as dandelion greens, arugula, swiss chard, and kale.
14. Go for a walk after you eat to burn off extra sugar.
15. Consume garlic for allicin’s potent anti-cancer properties.
16. Add sage, thyme, rosemary, or garlic to meat when you cook on the grill.
17. Soak nuts overnight and dry them in the oven to enhance nutrients and digestibility.
18. Consume high-quality animal protein such as grass-fed meat.
19. Eat a protein-rich breakfast to boost cognitive function, increase energy, and reduce cravings.
20. Follow a low-carb diet with intermittent fasting.
21. Focus on getting enough collagen by consuming bone broth, animal skin, or collagen powder.
22. Consume sardines, cod liver, cod liver oil, and fatty fish to increase omega-3 fatty acids.
23. Add high-quality raw cheese to your diet.
24. Add cheese and nutritional yeast to your salad to increase B vitamins.
25. Consume cooked tomatoes to increase lycopene.
26. Consume onions for the anti-inflammatory compound quercetin.
27. Avoid refined sugar and starches.
Dr. Eric Berg, DC
