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All About Fiber: Soluble, Insoluble, Resistant Starch & Why We Need Them With Shefaly Ravula

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Episode Highlights With Shefaly
  • The difference between soluble and insoluble fiber and what they each do
  • Most plant foods that are fiber rich have a mix of both soluble and insoluble fiber
  • What fiber does in the body and its roles in the body
  • How fiber benefits gut ecology
  • What resistant starch is and how it works differently in the body and are connected to short chain fatty acids and gut and systemic health
  • What bitters are and why bitter foods are important
  • Dark chocolate is a bitter food, let it dissolve in the mouth for benefits of bitters
  • Coffee is also a bitter foods and good for you
  • How fermented foods come into play and benefit the gut
  • Why polyphenols are important and how to get enough from herbs and spices and fruits and vegetables
  • Gut health and natural GLP production and how to support this
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All About Fiber: Soluble, Insoluble, Resistant Starch & Why We Need Them With Shefaly Ravula

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