A healthy microbiome of the gut is very important not just to break down foods properly that you eat, but even for the absorption of nutrients as well as the elimination of toxins. This means that when the gut flora gets out of the whack, severe issues may ensure. Amongst all those problems are inflammation, bloating, various types of skin problems, etc.
Food Which Can Boost the Gut Health
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Apple Cider Vinegar
There is a very good reason for considering apple—cider vinegar as a wellness jack of all the trades. It helps the body in creating HCL i.e. hydrochloric acid that is a very good belly acid which helps in digesting the fats, protein and carbohydrates. It helps in losing weight and relieving acid reflux and the irritable bowel syndrome due to all the beneficial amino acids as well as probiotics.
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Dairy/ Lactose-Free Yogurt
A lot of dairy-free yogurts which are made of soy, almond, and rice milk are very easy to be digested. There are a number of new ones being introduced in the market and all of those contain the gut loving and live cultures like L. Bulgari us, S.Thermophilus, Bifidobacterium and Acidophilus. Going absolutely dairy free does not signify that you need to go without live and active cultures that are present in yogurt. It is very important to go through the nutrition label very carefully since a lot of brands have the added an obscene amount of sugar to the yogurt.
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Fermented Coffee
Coffee can sometimes get a very bad rap but a number of sports and nutrition experts have recommended it. Several studies have also shown that consuming coffee may improve the athletic performance, specific for endurance sports. Unluckily coffee can also cause a lot of digestive problems.
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Mangoes
Mangoes help in keeping good bacteria in the gut alive. According to different studies, having mango a day can help in improving the gut health while also helping reduce the body fat as well as controlling the blood sugar.
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Yogurt
It has also been stated that the non-dairy yogurt is a wonderful gut health enhancing option. The grass fed, full fat, as well as plain yogurt, has a good amount of good probiotics. The probiotics present in yogurt help in removing the harmful fungus as well as bacteria. The beneficial probiotics help in repairing the gut and the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
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Sprouted Grains
The sprouted grains which are used for making sprouted grain bread make it very easy for people to easily digest it as compared to the other traditional wheat bread which makes it very easy for the nutrients to get absorbed in the body. The enzymes which are released during the process of sprouting thereby break down the carbohydrates and proteins. It is also worth noticing that a lot of sprouted grains products are low in terms of carbohydrates.
In the inner ecology of the body, just like in ecology of this planet, diversity complete balances resilience. The more friendly types of bacteria that you harbour, better the task of digestion that your gut does and lesser chances that particular food would upset it.
