Gut Pain? Antinutrients vs. Prebiotics (FODMAPs)
- At October 18, 2023
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Education, Health & Wellness, New Video
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Many fad diets associate painful gas, bloating. and nausea with antinutrients in plant foods. The same foods can have undigestible prebiotics know as FODMAPs. FODMAP stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols. Fermentation is the culprit. These carbs are poorly absorbed by the small intestine become food for gut bacteria.
Simply eliminating a food or foods with an antinutrient like oxalate or lectin may not cure the problem. One can eat a low antinutrient diet and still have symptoms.
In this video:
• Types of gut (abdominal) pain. 00:48
• Causes of gas and bloating. 1:24
• What are antinutrients? 2:25
• What are prebiotics? 3:53
• FODMAPs 5:07
• Antinutrient or FODMAP symptoms? 7:04
High Fiber Anti-Aging Diet
- At March 04, 2022
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Education, Health & Wellness, New Video
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Research indicates people eating a high fiber diets slow the aging process and live longer, healthy lives. The only source of fiber is plant foods. Diets high in protein and fat and low in carbohydrates tend to be low fiber diets. In addition to possibly accelerating the aging process, low fiber diets can cause irregularity and change gut flora (bacteria). Fiber is also known as a prebiotic that feeds gut bacteria.
In this video:
• What is fiber? 00:37
• Fiber’s health benefits. 1:51
• Diet and aging. 4:07
• How much fiber do you need? 5:03
• Natural carb anti-aging diets. 6:03
• Why you should add fiber gradually. 7:49
