Tag: Gut Health

Legumes lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and may also fight cancer like breast and colorectal cancer. Eating more legumes can improve cardiovascular health and can provide a healthy gut. It may help those with hypertension as it reduces blood pressure and can also help control weight. Add them to soups, salads, pasta dishes, lasagnas, or even munch roasted legumes like chickpeas for snacks.

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Gut bacteria determine not only your digestive health but your overall immunity as well. Eating a variety of foods, mostly plant-based, fiber-rich, and naturally fermented can help foster the growth of a range of good bacteria. The more diverse your microbiome, the greater will be your health benefits. Refraining from red meat and artificial sweeteners can help discourage disease-causing bacteria in the body.

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Gluten – a naturally-occurring protein found in cereal grains like wheat, rye, and barley – is a must avoided food for people with celiac disease. But others too should try and avoid gluten-rich food. Gluten is an anti-nutrient that can't be absorbed easily by the body. Modern wheat is hybridized that has less nutrition and more carbohydrate. Gluten indigestion damages lining of the gut, causing leaky gut syndrome that contributes to autoimmune diseases and chronic inflammation. Avoiding gluten can lead to an overall healthy eating habits.

Gut pain can be caused by appendicitis and gas. Pain from appendicitis usually starts around the belly and travels to the lower right side. It’s usually very sharp and tends to come and go. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and poor appetite. You may also develop a fever and bowel problems. On the other hand, gut pain from gas isn’t as severe. Discomfort is more common, along with bloating, flatulence, and burping.

Excess gluten consumption can negatively impact gut health. Moderate your gluten intake based on how you react to it to keep your gut healthy. If you need to consume grains, soak or ferment them to break down the detrimental phytic acid. Excess sugar also affects gut health negatively, destroying gut bacteria. Don’t use artificial sweeteners. Use raw/local honey or maple syrup instead to reduce sugar intake.

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Kickstart your mornings with a tall glass of warm water while be sure to drink 8 to 10 glasses of water during the rest of the day. Use healthy oils like coconut oil, olive oil, ghee in foods to create lubrication. Slash dairy and red meat from your diet; instead fill up on cooked roughage and fiber-filled foods including whole grains, beans, legumes, nuts, and seeds.

Considered a superfood, probiotics are food products fermented by lactic acid bacteria. They play a major role in modulating the gut flora, thereby managing many gut disorders. Yogurt, buttermilk, tempeh, miso, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, and cheese are some probiotics that provide various health benefits. It's easy to make them at home.

Consume a diet that is high in fiber (soluble+insoluble) and which incorporates a daily dose of high quality multi-strain probiotics i.e cultured and fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, green olives, raw cheese. Make sure to take the probiotics on an empty stomach, without chlorinated water. Slash added sugar, processed, refined foods from your diet.

The effectiveness of any diet is directly related to a healthy digestive system and your dosha. Strengthening your digestion and making certain lifestyle changes according to you dosha will contribute majorly to losing weight. These few simple Ayurvedic steps will strengthen your body and spontaneously help lose weight.

Our body comprises a large community of microorganisms, collectively called a microbiome. These bacteria control almost all of our impulses. We can boost the strength of good or bad bacteria with the type of our food intake. Understand the concept and reduce weight faster by influencing the right type of bacteria.

Juicing too much or juicing the wrong way can be detrimental to your health. Follow these safe and simple tips to help detox your body the right way!