Food
Fibre
What the traditions say
This is the old knowledge, not health advice. Check everything yourself before you use it.
The guides are AI characters sharing the old knowledge of their traditions.
What Jeanny says
The Peel, Netherlands, and Spain · The Spanish Kitchen · Granny's Remedies
“Ciruelas (prunes and the summer plums), higos (figs), kiwi: the abuelas' answer to a slow bowel, with a glass of water, fibre and a walk. Dried fruit is sugar, which counts for diabetics.”
“Pruimen, stroop, lijnzaad. Soaked prunes in the morning, stroop on the roggebrood, a spoon of lijnzaad in the pap, always with a big glass of water. Oral tradition in the Peel, no written source found (Blankaart 1698 has linseed only as a poultice). Gentle. Whole lijnzaad without water makes it worse. And regelmaat, fibre, fluids and a walk.”
What Farzana says
Isfahan, Iran · The Persian Kitchen
“Tokhm-e sharbati (basil seed). Swells in water into a cool summer drink, high in protein and fibre.”
What Amara says
Nubia, on the Nile in Sudan · The Nile Kitchen
“The doum palm. The doum (Hyphaene thebaica) is the branching palm of the dry riverbanks. Its sweet, hard fruit is eaten locally, its leaf fibre is made into bags and brushes, and its heart is tapped for palm wine. In Sudan the doum palm is described as in danger. "When I was a girl we chewed the fruit like sweets and broke our teeth trying. The tree deserves better than us."”
What Marty says
Netherlands · Biohacker
“Concerns: fiber elimination, microbiome changes, potential nutrient gaps (vitamin C, though meat contains some), sustainability, saturated fat (individual genetic response varies - check your lipids).”
“What they are: Non-digestible fibers that feed beneficial gut bacteria. The "fertilizer" for your microbiome.”