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How to Repair and Restore Your Gut Health

Restoring gut health starts from the inside. It comes down to whether you're feeding the repair process your body already runs, or leaving it running on empty.

Reviewed by our gut-microbiome scientists Built on 10+ years of MIT research

The short answer

The cells lining your gut run on a compound called butyrate, made when your gut bacteria ferment fibre. Feed the bacteria, and you feed the repair process.

Butyrate is the primary fuel source for the cells that line your gut.
Your gut bacteria only produce it when they have fibre to ferment.
A stronger gut lining means better nutrient absorption and fewer things getting through that shouldn't.

What it actually takes to restore gut health

The cells lining your gut renew every few days, powered mainly by butyrate, a compound your gut bacteria produce when they ferment fibre. No fibre reaching your gut bacteria means less butyrate, and a repair process running on empty. Feed the bacteria, and you feed the repair.

Why variety matters more than any single ingredient

Different gut bacteria ferment different fibres. A single fibre feeds a narrow group; a blend of several feeds a broader, more resilient community, which means more butyrate, more consistently, not just a one-off spike. If you want the mechanism in more depth, we've written about how prebiotic fibre actually works.

Repair from outside

Symptom-first

Products aimed at calming symptoms directly. Can help in the moment, but doesn't address what's feeding (or starving) your gut lining.

Repair from within

Process-first

Feeding the bacteria that produce butyrate, so your gut's own repair mechanism has what it needs to keep working.

There's no shortcut that repairs your gut lining directly. Feeding the process your body already runs is the most reliable route there is.

Feed the repair, not just the symptom

Different fibres feed different bacteria, and different bacteria produce different amounts of butyrate. That's why we test blends rather than rely on one fibre alone. Our mix is built from a decade of research to support the bacteria that keep your gut lining strong. One spoonful, stirred into whatever you're already having.

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