Greetings, it's Eric Bakker the naturopath from New Zealand. Thanks for coming back
to my channel. What are some of the best food sources of postbiotics?
What are some of the foods that stimulate your beneficial bacteria to create
really good amounts of postbiotics? We're talking butyrate, we're talking various organic acids,
we're talking enzymes, we're talking bacteria silence, we're talking various compounds,
natural compounds that beneficial bacteria make as a result of something that they're being fed.
Okay? So really, if you look at the best forms of things to stimulate postbiotic production, we're
talking about really good prebiotic foods. That's all we're basically talking about aren't we?
So, there are various categories, but if we look for example, at vegetables and fruits,
and I've just made some notes here, berries are my personal favorite for the fruits. I grow lots of
raspberries and blueberries, which I'm looking forward to because it's spring time in New
Zealand. We're pretty getting close to summer. So, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries,
any kind of berries are really good in terms of their prebiotic nature. Okay? They contain
various natural sugars. We're not talking white junk, we're talking natural sugars and these
build good levels of beneficial bacteria. Okay? Plus they contain many other compounds. Okay?
All sorts of flavonoids and things in them, which are really beneficial for
your health. So, berries are one of the top. But also pears. We've got beautiful pears in
New Zealand. I'm sure you've got great pears in the United States and all around the world.
Pears are a top food for really cultivating good bacteria. One pear per day, it's great. Apples,
but they got to be good apples, not the crappy ones. Not the really sweet modern ones. I always
talk about the old fashioned apples being the best. Granny Smith or green, the sour apples,
I think they're the best ones. They contain lots of malic acid. They're fantastic gut builders.
You'll also find apples really good for stomach and pancreatic health. Oranges of course,
strawberries, figs, dates, all those kinds of things. They need to be taken care of course,
with these foods if you've got a yeast infection. Okay? So, we're not talking about candida at the
moment, we're talking about postbiotics, we're talking about the best foods to simulate the
production of these things in the body. Okay? So, vegetables, of course, there are a lot of
them. Green beans, broccoli, brussel sprouts, sweet corn. Most of the vegetables to some degree
will have a great effect on the gut bacteria. Vegetables contain lots of insoluble fiber and
soluble fiber. So, remember that insoluble means it passes through the gut. It's very important to
have that. Whereas the soluble fiber of course, breaks down and it gets munched up. Okay?
If we look at the grains, even though it's very malaligned, whole wheat, yes, it contains gluten,
but guess what? A small amount of high quality wheat ain't going to kill you.
Unless you've got one of these morbid fears of gluten.
Brown rice, rye bread, sourdough of course, whole wheat spaghetti, if you can get a nice
spaghetti. Udon noodles made from buckwheat, for example. These are all good sources of grains
which are made into foods which are going to help to boost production of the postbiotics. Okay?
Of course, legumes nuts and seeds have been my favorite foods. Sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds,
pine nuts. Okay? Pistachios, pecan. Pecan or pecan or whatever word. I don't care
what you call them. Almonds, walnuts, brazil nuts. These are all very, very good sources.
Okay? They're going to really help to break down and form food
to stimulate production of postbiotics. So, there you have it. There's some of the foods,
but there's plenty more. You can also throw into that mix if you really want to boost production
up, sauerkraut. Okay? Kimchi and yogurt. My three favorites. Thanks for tuning in.