What does stress have to do with gut health? Everything! When we stress, we inflame our intestinal lining. It is important to nourish your “gut” (aka digestive system) with proper nutrient dense food, less stress, less toxins and less antibiotics. Please, consider a comprehensive approach to health. I encourage you to eat 7 gut loving foods that will love you back. Try to incorporate the seven gut loving foods in your daily meals. There are many ways to do so. You can add them to your stir fry, golden milk, coffee, smoothies, protein balls, oatmeal and more. The goal is to strive for optimal gut health.
7 GUT LOVING FOODS THAT WILL LOVE YOU BACK
- Coconut Oil– Cook with coconut oil and consume coconut oil, if tolerated. (3 tablespoons by mouth per day to kill pathogens naturally)
- Pumpkin Seeds– Pumpkin seeds kill parasites. It is best to consume 1/4 cup daily as a late afternoon snack or make pumpkin seed milk in a Vitamix with water, 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, cinnamon and stevia (if needed).
- Cloves and Cinnamon– By cooking with each of these spices or adding them to a smoothie or drink you are naturally killing microbes that are wreaking havoc on your system.
- Turmeric– By adding 1 tablespoons of turmeric to your foods, you are using one of the most powerful antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory spices.
- Maine Coast Sea Vegetables– I like to buy the sprinkles (you can find them online at Amazon.com or at your local Whole Foods). Add kelp, dulse, or any of the combinations for supporting your thyroid and adrenal health – http://www.seaveg.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=18
- Chlorophyll– Add 1 tablespoon to water and consume twice a day or add to a juice. You can buy this at Amazon.com, too, and this will help with energy.
- Ghee– If tolerated, ghee is fabulous for nourishing and healing the intestinal lining.
GUT LOVING FOOD COMBINING TIPS:
FRUIT: Fruit digests itself, passing through the digestive system within 20 minutes. By eating fruit alone, you avoid fermentation occurring in the belly. Fermentation can lead to gas, rob you of energy and slow down your digestion. I suggest taking digestive enzymes if you are over the age of 40.
EAT STARCHES AND VEGETABLES: Foods such as baked potatoes, sweet potatoes or sweet corn should be eaten alone, with a vegetable or with a small amount of fat. It is advised to eat starches {carbohydrates}, such as quinoa, buckwheat, brown rice, millet or amaranth only with vegetables.
Healthy vital digestion is crucial for looking and feeling your best. It’s an essential part of the detoxification process as well as ensuring your body gets all the nutrients it needs. When your digestion is inhibited or not working as it should, your whole body suffers the effects. Sugar’s effect on the digestive system has less to do with the systems mechanical functions, and more to do with the inhabitants that keep things working as they should: your gut microbiome.
Sugar feeds bad bacteria and makes them thrive, while good bacteria love healthy foods that are high in nourishing fats and fibre. When you get rid of sugar you literally starve the bad bacteria that cause every system in your body to suffer. Just another reason to ditch sugar and eat the seven foods that will love you back!
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