Diet Adds Healthy Years To Your Life?

Hadley Finch October 22, 2015 Guest expert shares healthy living advice Leave a comment

Cereals used to do the trick, before most were contaminated with Monsanto’s glyphosphate, a probable carcinogen and promoter of antibiotic resistance. How do you add 30 grams of this in your daily diet to prevent disease and prolong healthy longevity? Get the science and story from America’s Wellness Expert, Dr. Joseph Mercola Get highlights right here:

By Dr. Joseph Mercola

For Gut Health, You Need the Right Kind of Fiber

As mentioned, one way fiber benefits your health is by providing beneficial bacteria in your gut with the fodder they need to thrive. These beneficial bacteria assist with digestion and absorption of your food, and play a significant role in your immune function.

Alterations of the human microbiome through inappropriate and unnatural diet changes appear to be part and parcel of rising disease rates. In essence, we’ve strayed too far from our natural diet that promotes a healthy gut flora.

Detrimental dietary changes that have led to a general fiber deficiency14 include switching from fermented and raw vegetables to processed cereal grains.

Cereal grains may have been a good source of fiber in the past, but not anymore. These days, most grains are grown using agricultural chemicals such as glyphosate, which has now been identified as a “probable human carcinogen” and a promoter of antibiotic resistance.

Glyphosate contamination has also been linked to celiac disease and other gut dysfunction, which is the exact converse of what you’re trying to achieve by adding fiber to your diet.

Moreover, a high-grain diet tends to promote insulin and leptin resistance, and that too is counterproductive as it actually promotes many of the chronic diseases that healthy fiber can help reduce, most notably type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

So when it comes to boosting your fiber intake, be sure to focus on eating more vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Organic whole husk psyllium is a great source, as are sunflower sprouts and fermented vegetables, the latter of which are essentially fiber preloaded with beneficial bacteria.