How Prebiotic Fiber Makes a Gut-Friendly Bread – Uprising Food : 969

<p>Uprising Food sponsored this podcast. Dave Asprey partners with Uprising Food as an advisor and investor.</p><p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE</strong>™<strong>...</strong></p><p>… you’ll learn about bread that’s better for your body—and the important role of prebiotics and fiber in that equation. You’ll also find out about the&nbsp;science that supports new ways of creating bread products—what works and why it works.&nbsp;And you’ll get a&nbsp;look further into the food system and how to adopt solutions with real benefits for your energy and lifestyle.</p><p>A 5+ year biohacker, intermittent faster, and cyclical keto devotee joins the show to talk about innovations in bread as you know it<strong>. </strong>William Schumacher, co-founder and CEO of Uprising Food—aka—”The Loafer and Chief”— traded in corporate life as a former Procter and Gamble marketer to sift through the disinformation to de-villainize bread and create products that taste good and work in synergy with your body.</p><p>With all the gluten-free and alternative breads out there competing for attention, what made Uprising stand out to Dave Asprey? Simple. Uprising took action to:</p><ul><li><strong>tackle the foundational things</strong>&nbsp;that give people disproportionate bang for their buck when they eat the products day in day out.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>figure out what’s NOT in the product.&nbsp;</strong>Most products are loaded with things that are doing damage and there’s a big-time cost.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>eliminate gluten and other inflammatory ingredients.</strong></li><li><strong>choose ingredients</strong>&nbsp;that would produce a tasty, functional product&nbsp;<em>and</em>&nbsp;work in the gut to enable inside out transformation.</li><li><strong>partner with artisanal bakers</strong>&nbsp;willing to experiment with baking methods and ingredients.&nbsp;The star ingredient? Psyllium. In this conversation, you’ll get all the details on prebiotic fiber and the benefits of activated psyllium, a bio-active poly