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A Key Fibre You Need That is Extremely Beneficial for Your Gut

Perhaps this fibre alternative is just what you need to increase your gut health

Ange Dim
Change Your Mind Change Your Life
3 min readAug 11, 2022

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Getting the right amount of fibre in your diet daily is one of the key components to better health and longevity.

I’ve written many posts on pre and pro-biotics and their relevance to building superior gut health. However, I believe we missed one key fibre along the way called Inulin.

Inulin is prebiotic and can be easily fermented by the bacteria in your gut.

Fermentation then ignites short-chain fatty acids that positively change our gut microbiome.

Some of these positive effects range from inflammation protection and the production of healthy mucus, which becomes an intestinal barrier.

Inulin feeds the bacteria within our gut and produces something called butyrate. Butyrate is a form of post-biotics that helps maintain a healthy gut.

A study conducted in 2017 indicates that Inulin is associated with improved gut microbiota, increases your chances of absorbing minerals, increases immune…

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Ange Dim
Ange Dim

Written by Ange Dim

Multi-passionate creative who's immersed in health, wellness, exercise and loves creating healthy recipes. Low carb Recipes: https://bit.ly/4cHgO8r

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