Why is fiber so important if it just passes through our digestive system?
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The bacteria in your gut make a large percentage of the happy chemicals that regulate your mood, serotonin and dopamine and the like.
The bacteria use fiber as building blocks for those chemicals, so a fiber free diet makes for an unhappy person.
One way to improve your mood is to eat a new form of fiber every week. Grab a random vegetable that you don’t usually eat or cook with, or a can of beans or some other whole vegetable in a can that’s outside your normal diet. Your gut and brain will be happy you did.
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