1 avocado
4 kiwi
1 jalapeno
2 Tablespoons pomegranate seeds
2 limes, juiced
2 cilantro sprigs
Mix together and serve with your favorite protein or vegetable.
Eating kiwifruit daily can reduce DNA damage by as much as 60%. Eating avocados daily is known to increase gut microbes, and pomegranate consumption has been shown to have a preventative effect against lung, prostate, breast, and colon cancer.
I’m currently working on a series of salad videos and will begin posting soon. This is one of my favorite’s…Southwest salad!
Resistant starch is starch that is resistant to digestion and functions like a soluble, fermentable fiber. The starch goes through the small intestine undigested and reaches the colon where it feeds the friendly gut bacteria. Resistant starch improves both the type of friendly bacteria in the gut as well as the number of friendly bacteria.
Resistant starch has many health benefits including:
There are four different types of resistant starch:
In the gut, the resistant starch forms short-chain fatty acids, mostly butyrate, which is the preferred fuel of the cells that line the colon. Resistant starch can improve digestive disorders such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. It can reduce the PH level in gut, which can lower inflammation leading to a lower the risk of colon cancer.
Twenty grams a day of resistant starch is considered optimal. Most people find it easiest to drink potato starch to include the full amount to their diet. Here’s an affiliate link to Bob’s Potato Starch on Amazon:
To learn more about resistant starch, check out the video below by Dr Becky Gillaspy: