How To Help Your Gut Microbiome
Our gut microbiome has an impressive impact on our health & wellness. If we don’t help create the right environment in our gut; inflammation, skin issues, heartburn, indigestion, fatigue, constant feeling of fullness, mood swings, anxiety, brain fog, depression and worst, chronic disease is soon to follow.
Make Healthy Food Choices: A dysfunctional gut craves junk and sugar, creating more inflammation in your Microbiome. The stronger the craving, the huger the inflammation. Try to reach for veggies and fruit as much as possible.
Prioritize Probiotics: Natural probiotics are found in fermented foods like sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha, miso, & tempeh, to name a few. You. An also purchase probiotic in pill or powered form. Choose probiotics supplements containing prebiotics & that contain “active cultures" or "live cultures." Look for a formula with a min. of 40 billion CFU.
Feed Your Belly Prebiotics: Can’t stress fruits and veggies enough!! Prebiotics are important for the good bacteria in your gut to thrive. As long as your eating fruit and veggie, you should be good!
Consider Digestive Enzymes: Digestive enzymes help break down the food you eat so your body can properly absorb the nutrients from food. Fats and proteins are common micronutrients that some people have trouble breaking down (think dairy and meats). Eating food like papaya, which contains papain, can help or supplements containing papain or pepsin.
Drink Apple Cider Vinegar: Unbalanced stomach acid leaves your PH balance too high, can create bad bacteria overgrowth (like candida) or give you heartburn. ACV can help! 1 tsp of ACV in 4 oz of water 1st thing in the morning, paired with digestive enzymes can help balance your stomach.
Exercise: Too little exercise can be associated with an unbalanced microbiome, too much exercise with a low caloric intake can restricts the number of useful bacteria. Find a happy medium, your gut will thank you.
