Why you shouldn't worry about pooping once a day | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter | TED

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Why you shouldn't worry about pooping once a day | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter | TED

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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How often do you poop?
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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Ella Goldshmidt ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
ื›ืœ ื›ืžื” ื–ืžืŸ ืืชื ืขื•ืฉื” ืงืงื™?
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You might have heard you should have a bowel movement once a day.
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ืื•ืœื™ ืฉืžืขืชื ืฉืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื โ€œืชื ื•ืขืช ืžืขื™ื™ืโ€ ืคืขื ื‘ื™ื•ื.
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But the truth is that if you poop anywhere from three times a day
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืืžืช ื”ื™ื ืื ืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืงืงื™ ืžืฉืœื•ืฉ ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื
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to three times a week,
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ืœืฉืœื•ืฉ ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข,
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you're completely and totally normal.
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ืืชื ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ื ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
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(Music)
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(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
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[Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter]
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[ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืขื ื“โ€œืจ ื’โ€™ืŸ ื’ืื ื˜ืจ]
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(Music)
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Hey there, itโ€™s Dr. Jen Gunter.
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ืฉืœื•ื ืœื›ื, ื–ืืช ื“โ€œืจ ื’โ€™ืŸ ื’ืื ื˜ืจ.
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As an ob-gyn and pain-medicine doctor,
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ื›ืžื™ื™ืœื“ืช ื•ืžื•ืžื—ื™ืช ื‘ืชืจื•ืคื•ืช ืœื›ืื‘ื™ื,
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I end up talking to my patients about poop more than you might think.
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ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขื ืžื˜ื•ืคืœื™ื ืขืœ ืงืงื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื” ืฉืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื.
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Overall, I hear a lot of anxiety about it.
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ื‘ืกืš ื”ื›ืœ, ืื ื™ ืฉื•ืžืขืช ื“ืื’ื” ืจื‘ื” ืขืœ ื ื•ืฉื ื–ื”.
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Some people worry about not having a bowel movement once a day,
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ื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื“ื•ืื’ื™ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ืชื ื•ืขืช ืžืขื™ื™ื ืคืขื ื‘ื™ื•ื,
00:31
even though its a phony metric.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉื–ื” ืžื“ื“ ืžื–ื•ื™ืฃ.
00:33
Other people struggle with constipation.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืขื ืขืฆื™ืจื•ืช.
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Often, they don't get the treatment that they need,
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ, ื”ื ืœื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืืช ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื”ืžืชืื™ื,
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and they can even turn to dangerous solutions,
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ื•ื”ื ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืคื ื•ืช ืœโ€œืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืชโ€ ืžืกื•ื›ื ื™ื,
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such as colon cleanses.
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ื›ืžื• ื ื™ืงื•ื™ ืžืขื™ ื”ื’ืก.
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But for all the poop talk, there's one word I don't hear enough --
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื™ื—ืช ืงืงื™, ื™ืฉ ืžื™ืœื” ืื—ืช ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืฉื•ืžืขืช ืžืกืคื™ืง--
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fiber.
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ืกื™ื‘ื™ื.
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Let me take you through the journey from food to poop.
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ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœืงื—ืช ืืชื›ื ื‘ืžืกืข ืžื”ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืงืงื™.
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Digestion actually starts in the mouth.
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ื”ืืžืช, ืขื™ื›ื•ืœ ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืžื”ืคื”.
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Chewing breaks the food down into smaller particles.
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ืœืขื™ืกื” ืžืคืจืงืช ืืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื—ืœืงื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื.
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As you eat, your food mixes with saliva,
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ื›ืฉืืชื ืื•ื›ืœื™ื, ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ืžืชืขืจื‘ื‘ ืขื ืจื•ืง,
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which moistens the food,
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ืืฉืจ ืžืจื˜ื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ืขื•ื›ืœ,
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and has enzymes that start to break down those starches and fats.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืื ื–ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœืคืจืง ืืช ื”ืฉื•ืžื ื™ื ื•ืืช ื”ืขืžืœื™ื ื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
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Contractions is your esophagus push the food to your stomach,
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ื”ื”ืชื›ื•ื•ืฆื™ื•ืช ื‘ื•ึตืฉึถืื˜ ืฉืœื›ื, ื“ื•ื—ืคื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื‘ื˜ืŸ,
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where acid and gastric juices and enzymes further break the food down.
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ืฉื ืžื™ืฆื™ ืงื™ื‘ื” ื•ืื ื–ื™ืžื™ื ืžืคืจืงื™ื ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœ.
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The food then travels to the small intestine,
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ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ืžื˜ื™ื™ืœ ืœื• ืื– ืœืžืขื™ ื”ื“ืง,
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where fats, proteins, carbohydrates and micronutrients
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ืฉื ืฉื•ืžื ื™ื, ื—ืœื‘ื•ื ื™ื, ืคื—ืžื™ืžื•ืช ื•ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ืžื–ื™ื ื™ื
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are further broken down, with help from the pancreas, gallbladder, liver
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ืžืชืคืจืงื™ื ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืขื ืขื–ืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ืœื‘ืœื‘, ื›ื™ืก ื”ืžืจื”, ื”ื›ื‘ื“
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and the microbiome,
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ื•ื”ืžื™ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื•ื,
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so they can be absorbed across the small intestine
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืกืคื’ ื‘ืžืขื™ ื”ื’ืก
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and sent to the liver for processing.
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ื•ืœื”ื™ืฉืœื— ืœื›ื‘ื“ ืœืขื™ื‘ื•ื“.
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What's left moves to the large intestine or the colon,
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ืžื” ืฉื ืฉืืจ ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืœืžืขื™ ื”ื’ืก,
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which has three main jobs:
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ืฉืœื• ื™ืฉ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืขื™ืงืจื™ื•ืช:
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absorbing water and electrolytes, producing and absorbing vitamins
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ืกืคื™ื’ืช ืžื™ื ื•ืืœืงื˜ืจื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื, ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื•ืกืคื™ื’ืช ื•ื™ื˜ืžื ื™ื
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and forming and squeezing the material, now called stool,
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ื•ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืฉ ื•ืกื—ื™ื˜ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื•ืžืจ ืฉืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื ืงืจื ืฆื•ืื”,
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towards the rectum.
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ืœื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืคื™ ื”ื˜ื‘ืขืช.
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When the rectum is full, it sends a signal to the brain,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืคื™ ื”ื˜ื‘ืขืช ืžืœื, ื”ื•ื ืฉื•ืœื— ืื•ืช ืœืžื•ื—,
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and the brain takes into account whether it's a socially acceptable time to poop,
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ื•ื”ืžื•ื— ืœื•ืงื— ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ืื ื–ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืžืงื•ื‘ืœ ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืงืงื™,
01:51
and if it is, it sends a signal to the anal sphincter muscles to relax.
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ื•ืื ื›ืŸ, ื”ื•ื ืฉื•ืœื— ืื•ืช ืœืฉืจื™ืจื™ ื”ืกื•ื’ืจ ืœื”ื™ืจื’ืข.
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And boom, you know what happens next.
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ื•ื‘ื•ื, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืžื” ืงื•ืจื” ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš.
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This process involves more than 10 organs
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ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืžืขืจื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืขืฉืจื” ืื™ื‘ืจื™ื
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and typically takes anywhere from 24 to 120 hours
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ื•ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืœื•ืงื— ื‘ื™ืŸ 24 ืœ-120 ืฉืขื•ืช
02:04
in healthy people.
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ืืฆืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื.
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So it's helpful to think of poop as exactly what it is --
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ืื– ื–ื” ืขื•ื–ืจ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืงืงื™ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื•ื --
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all the stuff that doesn't get digested in this process.
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ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ืžืชืขื›ืœื™ื ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื–ื”.
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It is water, bacteria, dead cells and mucus,
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ื–ื” ืžื™ื, ื‘ืงื˜ืจื™ื•ืช, ืชืื™ื ืžืชื™ื ื•ืจื™ืจ,
02:16
all glommed together with fiber.
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ื›ื•ืœื ืžืชืœื›ื“ื™ื ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ืกื™ื‘ื™ื.
02:18
Fiber is amazing.
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ื”ืกื™ื‘ื™ื ื”ื ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื.
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It affects the digestive tract from top to bottom.
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ื”ื ืžืฉืคื™ืขื™ื ืขืœ ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืขื™ื›ื•ืœ ืžืœืžืขืœื” ืœืžื˜ื”.
02:22
It is very simply a carbohydrate the body can't absorb.
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ื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืื•ื“ ืคื—ืžื™ืžื”, ืฉื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืกืคื•ื’.
02:26
While other carbs are broken down into sugars,
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ื›ืฉืคื—ืžื™ืžื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช ืžืชืคืจืงื•ืช ืœืกื•ื›ืจ,
02:29
fiber passes by sort of moseying along, doing all kinds of cool things.
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ืกื™ื‘ื™ื ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืœืื”, ื•ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ื™ื.
02:34
High-fiber foods physically take longer to eat,
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ืžื–ื•ื ื•ืช ืขืชื™ืจื™ ืกื™ื‘ื™ื, ืคื™ื–ื™ืช ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื–ืžืŸ ืœืื›ื•ืœ,
02:37
so they help us pace our meals.
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ืื– ื”ื ืขื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœื ื• ืœื”ืื˜ ืืช ื”ืืจื•ื—ื”.
02:40
The bulk also slows down digestion, especially in the stomach,
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ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ื–ื” ื’ื ืžืื˜ ืืช ื”ืขื™ื›ื•ืœ, ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืงื™ื‘ื”,
02:44
and makes you feel full longer.
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ื•ื’ื•ืจื ืœื›ื ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื–ืžืŸ.
02:46
Fiber also draws water into the stool, keeping it soft.
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ื”ืกื™ื‘ื™ื ื’ื ืžื‘ื™ืื™ื ืžื™ื ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืฆื•ืื”, ื•ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื•ืžืจื™ื ืขืœื™ื” ืจื›ื”.
02:50
Scratchy, hard stool is, to put it mildly, unpleasant.
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ืฆื•ืื” ืฉื•ืจื˜ืช, ืงืฉื” ื–ื” ื‘ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืžืขื˜ื”, ืœื ื ืขื™ื.
02:54
It also increases bacterial mass.
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ื–ื” ื’ื ืžื’ื“ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืžืืกื” ื”ื—ื™ื™ื“ืงื™ืช.
02:56
The water and bacteria together increase the bulk of the stool,
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ื”ืžื™ื ื•ื”ื—ื™ื™ื“ืงื™ื ื™ื—ื“, ืžื’ื‘ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื•ืื”,
03:00
which helps it move along.
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ืืฉืจ ืขื•ื–ืจ ืœื” ืœื–ื•ื– ื”ืœืื”.
03:02
Fiber also slows absorption of sugars into the bloodstream
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ, ื”ืกื™ื‘ื™ื ืžืื˜ื™ื ืืช ื”ืงืœื™ื˜ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืกื•ื›ืจ ืœื–ืจื ื”ื“ื
03:05
and reduces absorption of fats and cholesterols.
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ื•ืžืคื—ื™ืชื™ื ืกืคื™ื’ื” ืฉืœ ืฉื•ืžื ื™ื ื•ื›ื•ืœืกื˜ืจื•ืœ.
03:08
And as fiber collects in your colon,
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ื›ืฉื”ืกื™ื‘ื™ื ื ืืกืคื™ื ื‘ืžืขื™ ื”ื’ืก ืฉืœื›ื,
03:10
it feeds all your good gut bacteria,
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ื”ื ืžื–ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื“ืงื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื,
03:13
helping you maintain a healthy microbiome.
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ืขื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœื›ื ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ืžื™ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื•ื ื‘ืจื™ื.
03:15
Fiber is associated with the reduced risk of diabetes,
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ื”ืกื™ื‘ื™ื ื’ื ืงืฉื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ืคื—ืชืช ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืœืกื›ืจืช,
03:19
heart disease, several gastrointestinal conditions
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ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืœื‘, ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื›ืžื” ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ืขื™ื›ื•ืœ
03:22
and even certain cancers.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืกื•ื’ื™ ืกืจื˜ืŸ ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžื™ื
03:24
And yet, most of us aren't getting enough of it.
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ, ืจื•ื‘ื ื• ืœื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืžืกืคื™ืง ืžื–ื”.
03:27
For example, in the US,
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ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื, ื‘ืืจื”โ€œื‘
03:29
the vast majority of adults
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ื”ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžื›ืจื™ืข ืฉืœ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื
03:31
aren't eating the recommended 28 grams of fiber per day.
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ืœื ืื•ื›ืœื™ื ืืช ื”ื›ืžื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืžืœืฆืช ืฉืœ 28 ื’ืจืžื™ื ืฉืœ ืกื™ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื.
03:34
In fact, the average American just gets 15 grams of fiber a day.
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข ืื•ื›ืœ ืจืง 15 ื’ืจื ืฉืœ ืกื™ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื.
03:39
So how exactly do you get more fiber?
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ืื– ืื™ืš ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืืชื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืกื™ื‘ื™ื?
03:42
The generic answer is to eat more whole grains,
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ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื”ื’ื ืจื™ืช ื”ื™ื ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื“ื’ื ื™ื ืžืœืื™ื,
03:45
fruits, vegetables and legumes.
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ืคื™ืจื•ืช, ื™ืจืงื•ืช ื•ืงื˜ื ื™ื•ืช.
03:47
But I want you to consider some more specific fiber-rich foods
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชืฉืงืœื• ืžื–ื•ื ื•ืช ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืกื™ื‘ื™ื.
03:51
that I personally love:
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ืฉืื ื™ ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืื•ื”ื‘ืช:
03:52
pears, raspberries and blackberries, avocados and artichokes,
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ืื’ืกื™ื, ืคื˜ืœ, ืื•ื›ืžื ื™ื•ืช, ืื‘ื•ืงื“ื•, ื•ืืจื˜ื™ืฉื•ืง,
03:56
high-fiber cereals, whole grains -- my favorite is farro --
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ื“ื’ื ื™ ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืกื™ื‘ื™ื, ื“ื’ื ื™ื ืžืœืื™ื ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ื™ ื”ื ืคืืจื•.
04:00
lentils, kidney beans and chickpeas.
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ืขื“ืฉื™ื, ืฉืขื•ืขื™ืช ื•ื’ืจื’ื™ืจื™ ื—ื•ืžื•ืก.
04:02
Almonds, pistachios and sunflower seeds are other options.
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ืฉืงื“ื™ื, ืคื™ืกื˜ื•ืงื™ื ื•ื–ืจืขื™ ื—ืžื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช.
04:06
When in doubt, reach for those.
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ื›ืฉืืชื ื‘ืกืคืง, ืคื ื• ืœืืœื•
04:09
And happy pooping.
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ื•ืงืงื™ ืฉืžื—.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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