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Purely anecdotal but, I've been expirmenting drinking and making kefir and fermented veggies (mostly spinach). After a few days, my digestive system was the mos
by oregontechninja 8y ago
Purely anecdotal but, I've been expirmenting drinking and making kefir and fermented veggies (mostly spinach). After a few days, my digestive system was the most regular it's ever been. I feel happier too but correlation vs causation and what not.
- comicjk 8y agoIf you're eating a lot of spinach, you could just be experiencing the well-known effects of dietary fiber.
- garraeth 8y agoTrue, and people are investigating new ideas about dietary fiber thinking that perhaps it's not just for "bulk" and helping keep things "regular": https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29902436 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29902436 "In this review, we will focus on dietary fibers, which interact directly with gut microbes and lead to the production of key metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids, and discuss how dietary fiber impacts gut microbial ecology, host physiology, and health."
- cimmanom 8y agoI though it was already known that soluble fiber contributes to microbiome health (and not much to motility) and insoluble fiber is mostly helpful for bulk and motility. Does this study address the role of insoluble fiber in microbiome health?
- clydethefrog 8y agoInteresting, I thought spinach was a hard vegetable to ferment because it gets soft and sloppy quickly. Could you share a recipe?
- cageface 8y agoSpinach is great but don’t overdo it. The high oxalate content can cause problems for some people. Good to get a variety of different greens, of course including spinach.