Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

So we shouldn't argue that the fiber in one type of plant is the same as the fiber in another because it's not.

And this is part of the argument in favor of 30 different plants or more.

in essence, variety.

When we focus on variety, the various forms of plants that we consume provide various forms of fiber that feed various families of microbes.

The result is enriching the diversity of your microbiome and supporting as many of them as possible so they can do their job effectively.

Yes, well, in my mind, I did have this vision of a leprechaun who's friendly and smiling and rewarding us with a beautiful life.

And that pot of gold, in my childhood, I remember the dreams of wanting to see the end of the rainbow and find that pot of gold.

And perhaps it's possible as adults for us because polyphenols are the parts of plant-based foods.

Sometimes we refer to them as antioxidant.

And they're responsible for the colors that you see as you walk into your supermarket.

So it's not a coincidence.

that you walk through the doors of your supermarket and in every single one of them, they put the colorful fresh produce right out front.

Why?

Because we are naturally attracted to all those different colors.

Is that right?

And they are all polyphenols.

Yes.

This expression of like, eat the rainbow to find your pot of gold.

In essence, what I'm saying is if you focus on different colorful foods, it's another way of arguing in favor of plant diversity.

If you focus on getting many different colors of your foods, you are going to fulfill all of these different polyphenols, and this is going to lift your health.