Fill Up The Belly but don't get Weighed Down

Fiber, while believed to help keep things moving and to eliminate waste, its role is far more critical than that. Fiber is essential for the gut, brain health, and other necessary and desirable benefits.


A Few of the Incredible Benefits of Fiber: 

  • Improves the balance of beneficial (good) bacteria in your gut’s microbiome lowering systemic inflammation and helping to reduce the risk of various diseases, such as heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.

  • Enhances regular bowel movements making your poop softer and bulkier, making it easier to pass appropriately from your body. 

  • Reduces the risk of certain cancers. Eating a higher fiber intake of vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, and beans reduced risks for colorectal and breast cancer in particular.

  • Cleans and eliminates toxins using soluble fiber to soak up harmful compounds. Insoluble fiber helps eliminate waste more quickly, lessening the time that many chemicals like pesticides and mercury stay in your system.

Beneficial bacteria help break down FOOD & synthesize VITAMINS essential for gut health and bone strengthening.

Why should you care about gut health?

Gut health impacts your 

  • Immune System

  • Heart health

  • Mood and emotional well-being

  • Healthy Weight 

A few of my favorite foods to add more fiber into my day are - 

Nuts - like raw walnuts or almonds (which provide protein, fats, and fiber), raspberries, Brussels sprouts, chia seeds, and avocado. 

I recommend eating One Big Ass Salad daily - think beyond lettuce. Choose leafy greens, arugula, celery, radishes, broccolini, olives, avocados, red onion, sunflower seeds, and of course, some source of protein. This Greek Chicken Chopped Salad from Half-Baked Harvest is one of my favorites.

What is your favorite source of fiber? 

If you struggle with finding ways to get in more fiber, let me know I will send you a couple of my favorite high-fiber recipes. 

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