Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Dr Song | Unlocking Gut Health_ The 30 Plant Challenge

4 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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A brief excerpt from a YouTube video (Dr Song | Unlocking Gut Health: The 30 Plant Challenge) arguing that consuming 30 different plant foods per week— including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, and spices—is the dividing line for a healthier gut microbiome. The speaker states that plant-based foods feed beneficial bacteria which then produce postbiotics.

The dividing line really between a healthier gut microbiome and one that was a little bit less Advantageous was really 30 different plants per week. So. And that can include spices. It's not just fruits and vegetables, it's whole grains, it's legumes, it's nuts and seeds. But your beneficial bacteria need plant based foods to grow and thrive and colonize and to produce all of those what are called postbiotics for the listeners.