indigestible starch, your gut microbiome, and gassing your wife
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indigestible starch, your gut microbiome, and gassing your wife
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- Gut bacterial cells outnumber your cells > 10:1 (kinda changes our idea of "me")
- there are many species, some "good", some "bad"
- the symbiotic relationship with the good ones runs deep, with known effects on immune system, allergies, carbohydrate tolerance, blood sugar and mood. ("Sorry dear, it wasn't me, it was my gut bacteria being crabby")
- a crowdfunded research project using gene sequencing of POOP was done by 2 guys (this probably is the future of a lot of research), using a database to find correlations between questionnaire answers and poo bacterial profile
- taking 4 tbsp a day (in a smoothie or in a glass of water) of dirt-cheap (indigestible) potato starch, which is a strong PREbiotic (feeds the good bacteria), has huge health benefits
Mind blown.
- Gut bacterial cells outnumber your cells > 10:1 (kinda changes our idea of "me")
- there are many species, some "good", some "bad"
- the symbiotic relationship with the good ones runs deep, with known effects on immune system, allergies, carbohydrate tolerance, blood sugar and mood. ("Sorry dear, it wasn't me, it was my gut bacteria being crabby")
- a crowdfunded research project using gene sequencing of POOP was done by 2 guys (this probably is the future of a lot of research), using a database to find correlations between questionnaire answers and poo bacterial profile
- taking 4 tbsp a day (in a smoothie or in a glass of water) of dirt-cheap (indigestible) potato starch, which is a strong PREbiotic (feeds the good bacteria), has huge health benefits
Mind blown.
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I found some Bob's Red Mill unmodified potato starch at the local supermarket, and I tentatively started with a tbsp in water last night. No complaints from the wife. This morning I had another tbsp in my smoothie, along with half a large green banana. Tested blood sugar spike, it was small at 105. (Half a ripe banana would spike it to 115-120 which is my personal limit.) Looks like I can work up to the 4 tbsp a day dose pretty quickly.
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Some of those guys are a little cuckoo. One of them hasn't bathed with soap or shampoo for four years.
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If you go on their website they have a store finder. I saw their products in other stores that aren't on their site, too, but not the potato starch. I found the potato starch at a health food store that was listed in the store finder.
The potato starch is light and almost completely flavorless so it mixes well without any foul taste. You can't get it over 130*F or it changes to the "other" type of starch, so it is best to mix it with something cool or room temperature. I can imagine it in smoothies, milkshakes, pudding, or chocolate milk.
The potato starch is light and almost completely flavorless so it mixes well without any foul taste. You can't get it over 130*F or it changes to the "other" type of starch, so it is best to mix it with something cool or room temperature. I can imagine it in smoothies, milkshakes, pudding, or chocolate milk.