1. FIBRE!

2. What are types of fibre  What makes something a ‘fibre’?? TYPES:  Soluble Fibre  Insoluble Fibre

3. Why Take Soluble Fibre??  Demo- inulin and chia  What does it do?  Examples of soluble fibre  What health conditions may benefit from soluble fibre?

4. Health Conditions Digestive Condition  IBS  Constipation/Diarrhea Cardiovascular  Cholesterol  Diabetes Immune System- more to come

6. Why take insoluble fibre  Demo- bran  What does it do?  Examples of insoluble fibre  What health conditions may benefit from insoluble fibre?

7. What health conditions can benefit from insoluble fibre  Constipation  Prevention of colon cancer  Weight loss  Diverticular disease (pouches in intestines)

8. Role of Fibre in Digestive System- GUT MICROBIOME  Speed of Transit  Food for probiotics  Immune System

9. What is … well … normal? Number Per day? Per week? Colour? Size? Smell??

10. Speed of Transit  Why do we care?  The longer food is in the digestive tract, the longer it can be acted on by bacteria  We don’t want it too fast; or too slow  Problems with too fast?  Problems with too slow?

12. Feeding your bacterial crew PRE-BIOTICS  The idea of different bacteria living in the digestive tract  What is the purpose of these?? They are living, so what are they eating?

13. Probiotics and Immune System  What are probiotics?  How can bacteria affect the immune system?  Conditions that are currently being researched:  Fibromyalgia  Rheumatoid arthritis  Diabetes  And others!

14. So what would you do?  Immune related conditions like eczema  Constipated (uncomplicated)  High cholesterol  Any side effects to tell a patient?

15. Practical  Baking with fibre? Chia Pudding? Both?