Prebiotic foods are rich in insoluble fibre which break down in your gut to short chain fatty acids, which help with providing energy to the cells lining the colon, and also to feed certain beneficial microorganisms in your gut biome. Your digestive tract is meant to have trillions of beneficial microorganisms such as bifidobacteria. They help to digest food which in turn helps your hormones and your immune system. If the microorganisms are well balanced and thriving this can help you to be more resilient and healthy.
To keep them "fed" well then it is important to reduce consumption of processed foods, in particular ultra processed foods. Instead swap in whole foods such as vegetables and fruit.
Typical well known prebiotic foods include:
Asparagus
Bananas (green rather than over ripe)
Berries
Broccoli
Buckwheat
Chia seeds
Chicory root
Dandelion leaves
Flax seeds
Garlic
Jerusalem artichoke (aka sunchokes)
Kale
Leeks
Legumes
Milk (from grass fed/organic/biodynamic sources)
Oats (whole grain)
Onion
Wheat bran
Whole grains (not processed but the literal whole grain such as brown rice, barley, millet)
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