Food Pharmacy by Lina Aurell

Author:Lina Aurell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00

We could say that fiber and intestinal bacteria are best buddies. Fiber is the most critical nutrient for good bacteria as it’s strongly anti-inflammatory; many scientists argue that a lack of fiber is one of the major reasons we age prematurely.

INCREASE YOUR INTAKE OF FIBER GRADUALLY

Most of us eat too few vegetables and, unfortunately, too little fiber. Not many of us meet the USDA’s recommended daily intake for fiber, which is 25–35 g per day. This is unfortunate, because the lack of fiber leads to a decrease in good bacteria, leaving the nasty bacteria to grow and thrive. To make matters worse, over time you will become less able to digest fiber if you consume too little of it. Intestinal flora that is not supplied with enough fiber can quite simply lose its fiber-digesting bacteria. Our ancestors, who ate much more fiber than we do, had much richer bacterial flora, both in the total amount of bacteria and the types of strains of bacteria. Today, many humans, especially those who suffer from increased inflammation, have significantly poorer intestinal flora.

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