Healthy gut microbiomes are crucial for overall well-being, aiding in everything from disease prevention to improved mental health. Megan Rossi, a registered dietitian, emphasizes the importance of dietary diversity, recommending people to incorporate 30 different types of plants weekly. She identifies six key categories: whole grains, nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruits, and legumes. Additionally, she highlights the role of thorough chewing in digestion, which enhances nutrient absorption, ultimately supporting gut health. Rossi's insights underscore the interconnection between diet and gut microbiome diversity.
If we want this diverse range of bacteria in our gut, which has shown to have a diverse range of skills and kind of like superpowers, then we need to feed them that diverse range of fertilizers, otherwise they'll die off - they won't grow.
It really just comes down to digestion. Not only do we start to physically break down food in our mouths, but we have enzymes in our saliva that start to chemically break it down.
Research shows that the more masticating we're doing, the more nutrients we're coaxing out of our food, which is good for our guts.
What I get people to do is, firstly, think about diversifying their plants and trying to get 30 different kinds of plants across the week.
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