preniotic fiber

Eat Plenty of Prebiotics

“All health starts in the gut, including 70 percent of the immune system. A healthy gut primes the immune system, making it ready to take action and protect me from invading evildoers,” Will Bulsiewicz, MD, gastroenterologist, says. “My prescription for optimal health and protection during cold and flu season is daily consumption of prebiotic fiber. A prebiotic is a nondigestible food that promotes the growth of beneficial microorganisms in the intestines. In other words, prebiotics aren’t food for me, they’re food for my gut bacteria. The best source of prebiotics are natural plant foods like onions, asparagus, wheat bran and bananas.”