[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Greg Mushen [@gregmushen](/creator/twitter/gregmushen) on x 24.2K followers Created: 2025-07-26 19:33:48 UTC The more I look into the microbiome and what it responds to, the more it makes me think that most of the plants we evolved to eat are lost. The fibers are microbiome responds to well appear to be somewhat rare. Green bananas, chicory root, plantains, guar gum, acacia, inulin from tubers, beta glucan from oats. These resemble wild like plants, bark, roots, unripe starches, cooked starches that were roasted on a fire to be edible and then later cooled, rhizomes (tumeric, ginger, galangal, etc.), etc. Could explain both why some people don’t do well on fiber, and also why just adding more fiber, without the distinction of type isn’t a recipe for success. It’s like putting XX octane fuel into a car made to run premium. What’s interesting is while these plants may have been mostly “lost”, it may be possible to approximate what it could have been and reconstruct something similar. Puts the modern hunter gathers in perspective. It’s not just that they eat a lot of fiber (75-100g), but also the distribution of types. Also explains in large part their lower relative disease. XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [gum](/topic/gum) [bananas](/topic/bananas) [greg](/topic/greg) [Post Link](https://x.com/gregmushen/status/1949191439604490269)
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Greg Mushen @gregmushen on x 24.2K followers
Created: 2025-07-26 19:33:48 UTC
The more I look into the microbiome and what it responds to, the more it makes me think that most of the plants we evolved to eat are lost.
The fibers are microbiome responds to well appear to be somewhat rare.
Green bananas, chicory root, plantains, guar gum, acacia, inulin from tubers, beta glucan from oats.
These resemble wild like plants, bark, roots, unripe starches, cooked starches that were roasted on a fire to be edible and then later cooled, rhizomes (tumeric, ginger, galangal, etc.), etc.
Could explain both why some people don’t do well on fiber, and also why just adding more fiber, without the distinction of type isn’t a recipe for success. It’s like putting XX octane fuel into a car made to run premium.
What’s interesting is while these plants may have been mostly “lost”, it may be possible to approximate what it could have been and reconstruct something similar.
Puts the modern hunter gathers in perspective. It’s not just that they eat a lot of fiber (75-100g), but also the distribution of types.
Also explains in large part their lower relative disease.
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