""Fermented by gut microbes, fiber produces short-chain fatty acids that strengthen the gut lining, reduce inflammation, and support immune and brain signaling through the gut-brain axis," explains nutritional therapist and founder of GP Nutrition Gabriela Peacock. "By slowing digestion and glucose absorption, fiber stabilizes blood sugar, enhancing satiety, supporting weight management, and reducing metabolic stress. It also aids hormonal balance by improving estrogen clearance and insulin sensitivity, with visible benefits for skin health.""
""Over time, higher and more diverse fiber intake is consistently linked to lower inflammation, reduced disease risk, and improved longevity," she continues, "positioning fiber as a foundational nutrient that influences multiple systems at once". The only problem, typically, is that most of us aren't getting enough. In the U.S., the recommended goal is to eat at least 25-to-30g of fiber per day, but the average daily intake is ~15g, which is roughly half."
Fiber has become a major focus in wellness, influencing gut, metabolic, hormonal, immune, and brain health. Fermented by gut microbes into short-chain fatty acids, fiber strengthens the gut lining, reduces inflammation, and supports immune and brain signaling via the gut-brain axis. Fiber slows digestion and glucose absorption, stabilizing blood sugar, increasing satiety, aiding weight management, and lowering metabolic stress. Fiber improves hormonal balance by enhancing estrogen clearance and insulin sensitivity, with benefits for skin. Higher, more diverse fiber intake correlates with lower inflammation, reduced disease risk, and improved longevity. Average intake is roughly half the recommended 25–30 g daily.
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