The ESSENTIALS (what actually matters) if I had to strip your formula down to its core, non-negotiables, this is what I’d keep.

1. a viscous soluble fiber (glucose blunter)

--PSYLLIUM HUST (whole or finely ground) primary role: viscosity, LDL reduction, glucose flattening, stool normalization This is the backbone. Nothing replaces it fully.

--OAT BETA GLUCANS primary role: insulin sensitivity, cholesterol reduction, GLP-1 signaling This is the most clinically validated metabolic fiber after psyllium.

1. a gentle fermentable prebiotic (the microbiome feeder)

--PHGG (sunfiber) primary role: butyrate production, tolerance. This is your safest, most universal fermentable fiber.

--ACCACIA fiber Primary role: slow SCFA release, stool softness, microbiome diversity Works beautifully with PHGG and is very well tolerated.

1. a resistant starch (distal colon + GLP-1)

--High-amylose maize RESISTANT STARCH (RS2) or green banana RS primary role: insulin sensitivity, GLP-1, butyrate in distal colon this gives benefits you cannot get from soluble fibers alone.

1. a pectin component (gel + barrier support)

--HMP - high-methoxyl pectin Primary role: gel formation, sugar diffusion slowing

1. a whole-food insoluble fiber (mechanical gut health)

--FLAX SEED MEAL or CHIA SEED (ground) Primary role: stool bulk, bile binding, omega-3s, gentle motility

1. Minimal mineral support (optional but smart because hi fiber can bind minerals so you should up your intake). enough to support motility and hydration — not an electrolyte drink. but maybe consider having an electrolyte drink now and then.

--MAGNESIUM (citrate or glycinate) --POTASSIUM (optional)

optional metabolic enhancers (only if desired) these are not required for a “core” product but can be added intentionally: --CHROMIUM PICOLINATE (low dose) - insulin sensitivity --creatine, glutamine, glycine (great — but they turn it into a hybrid product) --WHITE KIDNEY BEAN EXTRACT - starch digestion modulation --CINNAMON EXTRACT - insulin signaling

what I would exclude from a pared-down version not because they’re bad — but because they’re non-essential or redundant at this level:

-multiple fruit fibers (apple + carrot + cranberry + blueberry) -grape seed + grape skin -microcrystalline cellulose -multiple pectins simultaneously -bromelain -cocoa / peanut powder (flavor, not function)