Eat Your Way To Better Health

There is a whole world happening in your tummy; and the balance between good bacteria and harmful bacteria is something that hangs in the balance with everything we eat.

We should always try to have a diet that leans into feeding the good bacteria. Helping them thrive and seeing an improvement in our overall health. 

If there are too many harmful microbes within your gut system, this will harm your overall health. You become at an increased risk of inflammation and disease.

Healthy gut bacteria help keep inflammation low and can protect you from a range of diseases. w imbalanced your diet is. 

Prebiotics

Your whole body benefits from having the right amount of fiber. You need a good portion of fiber and water every day to make sure that food and other waste is moving well through your system. The dietary fiber is called prebiotics. Prebiotics work in unison with other foods to help your healthy gut flora thrive. 

Here are a few food types that can help the probiotics in the next section really impact: 

• Grains
• Pulses
• Fruit
• Vegetables
• Seeds

Check your diet for how much of these great additions you are actually eating over a month. You might be surprised to see how imbalanced your diet is. 

Probiotics

Many studies support the use of probiotics. While many of us are used to simply taking supplements or drinks, several foods can help restore the right gut bacteria levels. Here are some of the live fermented food options that play a key role in our gut health. 

• • Sauerkraut – the probiotics here are the cabbage and salt
  • Sourdough bread – The probiotics here are the flour and water starter. 
  • Lacto-fermented pickles – the saltwater brine and the vegetables are the probiotic food ingredient here.
  • Yogurt and cheese – milk, cream, and other dairy products

Healthy Boosting Foods

If you want to make a quick impact on your health, wellbeing, and energy levels, then your diet is the way to do that. Some foods are naturally packed with microbe friendly nutrients. Here are some foods that will give you a quick boost:

• • Apples
  • Mushrooms
  • Wholegrains
  • Legumes
  • Wheat
  • Barley
  • Jerusalem artichokes

These foods are high in fiber too. So you might need to adjust your schedule for a few days.

Sugar

Unfortunately, refined sugar is hidden everywhere, and it can almost be impossible to avoid unless you start to educate yourself. Refined sugar upsets our metabolism and our gut health too. Many people have diets that are heavy in sugar, which can increase the risk of many diseases. 

Consuming less sugar will have a big impact, but it isn’t always easy to do. Reducing your sugar intake means you will likely face some upset as we are used to consuming too high levels for many years. 

Taking your sugar intake is something to do over time, however you can start adding these great other additions into your diet immediately to see a positive impact within a matter of weeks.