Relax & Reclaim

New to the whole resistant starch thing? You’re in the right place. This is the companion piece to our main deep-dive — think of it as the “wait, but what about…” article for people just getting started. So wait, is this just regular potato starch from the grocery store baking aisle? Probably not. Most potato starch sitting next to the cornstarch has been processed, pre-cooked, or otherwise messed with in ways that destroy the resistant starch content. What you want specifically says “unmodified” on the label.  Bob’s Red Mill is the brand most people start with, and it’s widely available. If the label doesn’t say unmodified, assume it isn’t. Why would I eat raw starch?  That sounds weird. Fair reaction. But “raw” here doesn’t mean you’re eating something dangerous or gross — it just means it hasn’t been cooked, which is what preserves the resistant starch. It’s virtually tasteless and dissolves easily into cold liquid. Most people mix a spoonful into water, a smoothie, or juice and don...

A deep dive into unmodified potato starch, resistant starch, and why your gut bacteria are starving. Let me paint you a picture. You’re at the grocery store, staring at a bag of Bob’s Red Mill Unmodified Potato Starch. It’s $4.99.  It looks like baby powder.  The label says almost nothing useful. You pick it up, put it down, pick it up again, and then put it in your cart because some guy in a health forum wouldn’t shut up about it. Good call.  Put it back in the cart. Because unmodified potato starch is quietly one of the most interesting things you can add to your diet — and almost nobody’s talking about it in plain English. It’s not sexy like collagen peptides.  It doesn’t have a celebrity endorsement. It won’t make your smoothie turn a cool purple color. But what it does do — down in your gut, where the real action is — is genuinely remarkable. Let’s break it down without the lab coat. unmodified potato starch What Even Is Resistant Starch? Most starch gets digested quickly. Y...