11/05/2025
I love Dr Christopher Hobbs - I was first introduced to his work through a wild mushroom webinar. For anyone who really knows my family and I, you will know we are passionate mushroomers!
That aside, the following post is quoted by him and related to fibre and how important it is to get enough for bodywide health.
Like Christopher, for years now my daily staple as a breakfast is oatmeal. Whether from jumbo oats or pinhead oats.
My current summer breakfast is evidenced below. I make us a berry smoothie and layer up yumminess with oats, puffed millet (high in protein + fibre), almonds, cashews, an omega-3 seed blend, dates, goji berries and more. So refreshing and light and nutritious to set us all up for the day.
"Hi Friends,
Just saw this NEW STUDY on the best kind of PREBIOTIC FIBER to eat daily!
The confusing aspect of dietary fiber is that different fiber sources vary in their health benefits. Here are some bullet points that highlight these important differences.
*Amount of fiber to eat daily.....experts say 25-30 grams but most Americans and Europeans only get about 15 grams!
*Those on a traditional diet typically get 40-60 grams/day, which helps cut the risk of premature death from inflammation-based illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer
*Highest sources of high-quality prebiotic fiber is (best first):
-Mushrooms (containing branched beta-glucans)
-Any beans or legumes (including peanuts)
-Oats and barley (containing straight-chains of beta-glucans)
The new study cited here found that among different fiber supplements (albeit in animals) like pectin, starch, wheat dextrin, and oat fiber, the beta-glucans worked the best for losing weight and producing beneficial breakdown products like butyrate that has many known benefits in the gut which are detailed in the article.
I've been consuming raw oat fiber in my diet (in the form of ground up oat groats and museli) for decades, and has worked perfectly to benefit my cardiovascular and immune systems and reduce systemic inflammation, as proven by my incredible cardiovascular health numbers and my overall health into my 70s.
I recently came back from Nepal after a 3-week trek to Everest Base Camp, hiking up steep mountains over rocky trails, 5-8 hours/day.
I was able to keep up with the younger folks well and came back in even better shape than when I left.
Bottom line takeaway....adding 20-30 more grams/day of high-quality prebiotic fiber is the single most important thing you can do to improve your overall health and longevity. Of course getting a good night's sleep with at least 1 hour of REM and 1 hour of deep sleep, along with walking 10,000 steps/day counts too!
I wish you good health!
Dr. Christopher Hobbs"
