A Powder that cleanses the Blood, Liver, and Gut

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]A little while ago I covered an incredible molecule that I'm quite impressed with called resistant starches and their impact on our health.

[00:00:07]Specifically, previously I discussed their impact at reducing visceral fat, but this time I'd like to discuss their impact on our blood, our liver, and our gut. Yes, so the reason why I was impressed was not just because they reduce visceral fat, but also because they have wide-reaching effects to other organ systems. The way they work is that they literally, as the name applies, resist being digested and get taken up by microbes in our microbiome. Now, that uptake by our microbiome ultimately leads to the microbiome shifting to be more favorable, however you define that.

[00:00:45]And that then leads to changes in the amount of branched-chain amino acids that are produced by our microbiome. So, the actual bacteria, the actual microbes that make up our microbiome. Now, the reason why that's important is because there's a link between highly elevated branched-chain amino acids and increased fattiness of the liver, which is not a good thing. So, when our microbiome is dysregulated, we have many microbes that produce more of these BCAAs.

[00:01:17]And when we consume resistant starches, we see a reduction in those microbes and therefore a reduction in the production of these BCAAs. And that's been shown across multiple clinical trials. Of course, I'll add my references in the description. So, the way it works is that resistant starch consumption goes up, reductions in these poor microbes, therefore you get a reduction in the BCAAs that are produced, you get a reduced level in the blood, and then you get reduced hepatic or liver fat.

[00:01:47]Now, in my last video on resistant starches, people were asking, "Well, what are good sources of resistant starch?" And to be fair, I did not cover that extensively enough. So, one, the dose of actual resistant starch was 40 g across all clinical trials. So, that means the actual molecule, not the powder amount. The powder amount can extend up to 60 g or 70 g based on the percentage of that powder being resistant starch. And for those that would then ask, "Well, what kind of foods can I eat?" There are actually very few foods that actually contain sufficient amounts of resistant starches. One of them is unripe or green bananas. As for more potent sources of resistant starches as in the actual powders themselves, I'll supply a few in the description box for you.

[00:02:37]And as one final note before I leave you because I know this question is coming my way, does that mean that you should stop consuming BCAAs? The answer is no.

[00:02:47]That is in a very specific scenario where you have metabolic dysfunction that BCAAs can be harmful, but typically, they can be quite beneficial.

[00:02:56]Context always matters in science and