How are you considering your microbes this week? Take some inspo from this squirrel 🐿️ and fill up on fiber. Fiber is a key nutrient for gastrointestinal and whole-body health. Among its many roles, it helps keep you regular 💩, lowers cholesterol and inflammation, stabilizes blood sugar levels, and provides a fuel source for your microbes. 🦠 The problem is, most of us (read: 95% in the U.S.¹) don’t get enough fiber. The average American consumes only 16 grams each day, a drastic decrease in fiber intake compared to the humans of our past. Studies of the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania suggest that early humans ate 100-150 grams of fiber per day²—the equivalent of ~20 servings of whole wheat pasta and almost 10x what the average American consumes now. 🤯 Today, the National Institute of Medicine recommends a daily fiber intake of 25 grams for women and 38 grams for men. Fortunately, many fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and seeds are loaded with plant-based fiber, making th...