The Simple Nutrient That Could Transform Your Gut Health, Brain Power & Longevity with Dr Emily Leeming #658
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Fibre is pretty potent, it's pretty powerful. Even just a small amount on top of what you're already eating is related to significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, colon cancer. It's not about having to have the most perfect diet, but making small practical changes for your health that make you feel better here and now, but also support your health in the long term. Hey guys, how are you doing? Hope you're having a good week so far.
My name is Dr. Rongan Chatterjee and this is my podcast, Feel Better, Live More. Research suggests that 96% of us are not getting enough fiber. But why does this actually matter? Well, that is the topic of this week's brand new episode with returning guest,
Dr. Emily Leaming. Emily is a dietitian and researcher at King's College London who spent years studying the relationship between what we eat and the health of our gut microbiome, and her brand new book, Fiber Power, makes the compelling case that fiber may be the most underrated nutrient in our diet. National guidelines here in the UK are that adults need at least 30 grams a day, but most of us get 17 to 20 grams tops. And when you hear everything that Emily has to say about what fiber is actually doing in the body,
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