4 ways to support your gut health
The good news isthere are some simple yet effective things you can do to restore , support and maintain your gut health.
1. Pack your plate with prebiotics
These are fibres that pass through the gastrointestinal tract undigested to stimulate the growth and activity of good gut bacteria.
Vegetables like garlic, onions, leeks, fennel and snow peas, as well as legumes, pistachio nuts, oats, grapefruit and wheat bread are all naturally high in
prebiotic fibres .
2. Do some exercise
Research suggests that when you’re
physically active on a regular basis, the volume of healthy bacteria that live in your gut increases and at the same time, levels of unhealthy types fall .
3. Get a good night’s sleep
Having just two or three nights of poor sleep in a row is enough to trigger a process that upsets the ratio of healthy-to-unhealthy bacteria living in your gut .
4. Choose your drinks wisely
A 2016 study found that while soft drinks lower the diversity of good bacteria that live in your gut regardless of whether they’re sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners.
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