Your gut microbial ecosystem must be healthy for you to be healthy. When your gut bacteria are out of balance – you may get into health issues like bloating, indigestion, gas formation, autoimmune diseases like psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, IBS, mental health issues to name a few.
Here are few to tips to keep your gut microbiome is balance
- Feed good stomach bacteria by eating protein rich foods. To avoid the blood sugar imbalances that feed bad gut bacteria, eat protein with every meal, even at breakfast. This will help you to avoid sudden increases in your blood sugar. Eat clean and sustainably raised animal protein, like whole eggs, fish, turkey, chicken, and lean cuts of lamb, and plenty of vegetable protein such as nuts, beans, seeds, and tofu.
- Eat high-fibre foods. Whole grains, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and fruit all contain beneficial fibre that feed the good gut bacteria.
- Don’t be afraid of healthy fat. Increase omega-3 fatty acids by eating wild salmon, sardines, herring, flaxseeds, walnuts, avocados and even seaweed. You can also supplement with high quality Omega 3 capsules.
- Eat colourful fruits and vegetables a day, which contain disease fighting vitamins, minerals, fibre, phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory molecules.
- Repopulate your digestive tract with good bacteria. Take very high-potency probiotics (look for at least 25 billion live CFU’s from diversified strains of Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and Saccharomyces boulardii), twice a day for one to two months. Start slowly and observe how the probiotics affect your gut. In some cases, certain individuals may need to delay probiotics until their gut is more intact. Eating fermented foods like kimchi and Sauerkraut are also great ways to repopulate healthy gut flora.
- Reduce stress. Believe it or not, stress affects our gut bacteria. Try a stress-reduction technique like meditation, deep breathing, and yoga are all great ways to reduce stress.
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