4 easy ways to eat more fibre, with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
5/8/202638 min
Sluggish digestion? Energy crash at 3pm? Struggling to lose weight? There could be a surprisingly simple solution. Celebrity chef and broadcaster Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall tells Liz how supporting our gut with more fibre could be one of the most impactful changes we make to our health.
They discuss how over 90% of the population are not getting the recommended amount of fibre and why it’s increasing our risk of disease.
Hugh also shares tips for reducing the discomfort and bloating often experienced when eating fibrous foods, plus easy ways to add more fibre to our day.
In this episode:
· How a lack of gut diversity is increasing our risk of disease
· Hugh welcomes a delivery of goats!
· Tips for making veg more interesting
· How to cope with gas and bloating
· Cheap and easy ways to add fibre to meals
More from Hugh:
· Order Hugh’s book High Fibre Heroes
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First 90 secondsHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall· Guest0:00
Food is at the forefront of taking care of our, of ourselves, and it's something that if we haven't thought about much earlier in life, it's a good time to start focusing on it now. It's like creating a, a good garden for your gut, having different forms of fiber. And when I'm making raised beds at home, I like to mix a good bit of topsoil with some nice compost and maybe a little bit of animal manure as well, and get that all rotted down. And I like to think that we could do the same with our gut garden in our tummies. Keep it fertilized with lots of different foods from diverse plant groups.
Liz Earle· Host0:32
[upbeat music] Well, that is Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, a man on a mission to get us eating more fiber to combat a whole range of diet-related illnesses. I'm Liz Earle. Welcome to Age Better, the podcast changing the conversation around aging. Decline isn't inevitable, you know. So through the conversations on this podcast, I want to share the knowledge and the tools that can help you truly thrive in later life by taking action today. And I'm talking about small shifts, by the way, but ones that really can have a powerful impact. So today, one change that can transform your health span, eating more fiber. Yes, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is a chef, the best-selling author, broadcaster, and campaigner. Now, with his latest book, High Fiber Heroes, he's seen the soaring rates of obesity, illnesses like diabetes, cancer, and heart disease,