![]() Image by Michelle Nash 4 Tips to Slowly Eat More Fiber The FDA has a helpful, easy-to-digest guide on fiber here. Fiber helps minimize constipation, regulates hunger cues, keeps blood sugar in check, slows glucose absorption, promotes heart health, and more. It comes along for the ride-which is precisely why it’s so important. Instead, fiber passes through the body, undigested. ![]() Though most carbohydrates are broken down into sugar molecules, fiber is an outlier. It includes a broad spectrum of plant-based material (polysaccharides, pectin, guar gum, etc.) that the body can’t digest. Without a doubt, we ate plenty of easy to digest vegetables. We ate with the season s and consumed fiber in abundance. In fact, long before we learned to domesticate animals, we subsisted on mainly fiber-heavy fruits, roots, shoots, nuts, and seeds. The human species has traditionally evolved to eat fiber-a lot of it. Said differently: we’re not eating real food.īecause of this, we’ve wedged ourselves into the fiber gap. We’re encouraged to buy processed foods (for their convenience and taste), and what fast food joints offer doesn’t make it any easier. There’s a nuance to fiber’s absence, but mostly, it comes down to exposure. In turn, we neglect to talk about our lack of fiber. ![]() When we talk about the pitfalls of the American diet, we tend to focus on our excessive amounts of processed sugar, table salt, and nutrient-devoid calories. With her background and expertise, she specializes in women’s health, including fertility, hormone balance, and postpartum wellness.
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