Age-Defying Lifestyle Friday Fitness
RFK,Jr, Diet that includes Sauerkraut Benefits that is Age-Defying
Back in August of 2023, I wrote a health and fitness article on one of my post workout health and Nutrition workouts that improve people’s weight management, blood pressure, glucose numbers and on number we are all pay attention to our age.
If you want to lower your weight, blood pressure, glucose, and your cholesterol readings include probiotics in with your diet. I have two foods that I have included in my diet since December of 2014- Pinto Beans and Sauerkraut that are fermented foods that are great sources of probiotics and fiber.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Diet of Sauerkraut
I was watching FOX NEWS at Night with Trace Gallagher last night (October 30, 2025) where he had as his guess Cheryl Hines, the wife of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. One of their subjects was RFK, Jr. diet that includes eating sauerkraut. Sauerkraut is considered a super food for all host dietary reasons.
I have been including sauerkraut in my diet for the past 11- years. Like RFK, Jr., I do it for the huge benefits that some might not be aware of. One benefit might not even be on especial men’s radar that has huge benefits.
I am going to list just some of the benefits below:
I did some research on what supplement that I could replenish my body after my workout sessions that could improve recovery and improve circulation to remove toxins from my system that builds up during the day and during my workouts. So I took from what I knew about sauerkraut based on five (5) factors: Sauerkraut is made from cabbage, contains vinegar, and is a great source of probiotic and is a complex carbohydrate. That was what I knew before I started reading up more on the benefits of sauerkraut.
Sauerkraut is fermented type of food, it doesn’t need to be frozen or refrigerated, but I prefer my sauerkraut cold after my workout sessions to cool-down. I work out for 60- minutes each session six times a week.
Now for what I Found Out Base on Nutrition Beneficial of Sauerkraut
My Catabolic Diet is based on a Metabolic Amino Acid (Protein) ■ Complex Carbs ■ and Soluble fiber to maintain my weight and fitness levels over the age 68, shown in the image, above.
Where’s what I learned from my research of what Sauerkraut contains:
A Source of FIBER–
A diet that consists of fiber is key in that it satisfies hunger and it aids in the digestion of your food where your body can use your food for energy instead of storing your food. Fiber is very beneficial in that it reduces your LDL (the harmful) Cholesterol and maintaining a healthy heart and cognitive function.
A Source of Vitamin A
Sauerkraut boosts the youthful appearance of your hair and skin for that age-defying look of your hair and skin while maintaining individual cell strength and health. Cell strength and health reduce wrinkles, cataracts, and other ocular issues associated with aging. Cell strength improves cell replacement.
A Source of Iron
Sauerkraut is loaded with iron like your green vegetables that we need to eat at each meal that some of us don’t get enough for our health and fitness. This means sauerkraut is great for those of us that work out in the GYM to increase our oxygen levels and blood circulation for muscle, joint, bone, and especially our skin health. Sauerkraut also contains sodium for those of us that sweat it out in the gym. Even when I work on the farm or in my welding shot during the summer months, I’m pouring sweat.
I now substitute sauerkraut for my lattice as a salad that I used to enjoy having with my meals. But the problem with lattice is trying to keep it fresh beyond just a few days, especially during the summer months. Freshness isn’t an issue with sauerkraut since it has been fermented. Fermentation is a great source of a probiotic source of food that is great for gut health and reducing abdominal fat, that is difficult to lose, especially for us over 65.
A Source of Vitamin C
Just one-quarter cup serving size of sauerkraut provides you with one-third of your daily recommended amount of vitamin C. This means it boosts your immune system to defend against colds and other illnesses, like COVID infections. Here’s the big hitter in your nutrition lineup, vitamin C in sauerkraut helps to promote cell regeneration on a faster cycle even as we age for healthier looking skin, hair, and other cell replacements.
In other words sauerkraut is a natural and great skincare product in a can that is very inexpensive.
Antioxidants
Sauerkraut detoxifies the body of free radicals and improves your health even as we age by promoting cell development at a normal pace that we had in our 30’s. Also, antioxidants found in sauerkraut provide an anti-inflammatory component to reduce muscle and joints discomfort, especially for those of us like me that are over the age of 65 and workout with strength training.
In the feature image, I’m in my gym just after cooling down. I’m proof that sauerkraut is like having a can of anti-age elixir right in the pantry of your kitchen. I eat a quarter-of-a-cup of sauerkraut after I finish working out and each meal that I keep in my refrigerator for a cold treat. It is refreshing to go to my refrigerator and have a cool treat of sauerkraut after my workouts because my body is craving salt.
Vitamin K
Sauerkraut provides one-fifth of your daily recommendation amount of Vitamin K that is essential for bone health and even more significant, sauerkraut maintains healthy blood pressure that is one of my key vital indicators for my health. I take my blood pressure every night before bedtime. Below is my normal blood pressure reading, without any prescribed medication:
At age 66, I’m not on any prescribed medication of any type or kind; and my goal is to give my body the resources to regulate my health and fitness naturally. Any medication has side effects.
Sauerkraut for Post Workout
Here are the Fitness Benefits of Post workout with Sauerkraut:
Replaces sodium and vitamins that you sweat out during your workout sessions.
Reduces Inflammation in muscles and joints. A great thing for us over 65!
Detox the body of Free radical
Boost the immune system, important especially during a pandemic.
Provide bodybuilders with an awesome physique that is difficult to do with just normal power lifting alone.
Burns abdominal fat that is difficult to target with just fitness alone.
Also Imagine turning back the clock on your skin—not by years, but decades. The secret? A humble jar of sauerkraut. This fermented cabbage powerhouse is loaded with probiotics like Lactobacillus plantarum, which supercharge your gut health.
Age-Defying Effects of Sauerkraut
The gut-skin connection, Sauerkraut beneficial with bacteria that reduces systemic inflammation that accelerates aging.
A balanced microbiome signals your skin to replace cells at a faster rate even if you are over 50, including sauerkraut in your diet for just a typical 28-40 days can help renewal your skin—revealing younger, smoother, glowing complexion.
Vitamin C and antioxidants in sauerkraut boost collagen production, erasing wrinkles and fading age spots.
I noticed clearer skin in weeks: “My skin is clearer than in my mid-30’s!”
One expert proclaims it makes skin look decades younger.
How to harness it:
- Eat 2-4 tablespoons daily top salads, sandwiches, or straight from the jar (raw, unpasteurized for live cultures).
- Start slow to avoid bloating.
Pair with a probiotic and fiber-rich diet for amplified results. You can ditch those expensive creams; sauerkraut delivers from within. Your youthful glow awaits—decades younger, naturally!
Now for you guys
In 2023, I was diagnosed with stage 2 Prostate Cancer where I had to have a Prostatectomy. One of the side effects of Prostatectomy is the loss of circulation in the pelvis region. I found sauerkraut has restored this and eliminated my ED. Sauerkraut also restores nerves function that can be affected with surgery in the abdominal and pelvic region.
The AB Challenge that I did in our Hangar
Sauerkraut for Mental Health
Also eating sauerkraut reduces anxiety and reduces risk factors associated with certain cognitive impairments. Sauerkraut contains tryptophan, an amino acid, that produces serotonin, a chemical that carries signals between cells in the brain that also plays a major role in body functions.
So mental health has links with your diet and fitness. A great way to link these together, of diet and fitness, is what I call Active Meditation, especially during your aerobic and cardio parts of your workout. A great way to use Active Meditation is to listen to music. Even when I’m working on my farm or welding shop, I listen to music.
Use Your Workout Sessions just not to Drop Weight, but to Drop Stress with Mediation while You Workout Using Music
We don’t usually associate our workouts for an opportunity to meditate; but a great way to achieve this type of meditation is to listen to music during your workouts. I listen to pop music like U-2, Aerosmith, Bob Seger for my strength training. Then for my aerobic and cardio session of my workout, I listen to smooth Jazz– like the music from Cindy Bradley, Kayla Waters, Boney James, Brian Culbertson, Sada, Al Jarreau, Najee, Dave Koz and Herb Alpert just to name a few.
Listing to music is used to treat those dealing with Parkinson’s Disease while they are engaged in physical therapy, even working out on a boxing bag that a organization call Rock Steady uses in the treatment of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. I pay close attention to this organization techniques to include these in my workouts. I don’t want to lose neither my physical nor my mental ability as I age. I want to past on my experiences to others that I have gain in engineering and life.
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