Feed Your Microbiome!

Fermented Foods

It is important to eat foods that love your gut! Why? These foods may control inflammation & improve your digestion. As we know, inflammation can lead to many other chronic diseases and degenerative diseases and auto- immune diseases. Foods that are beneficial for gut-health are:

• Fermented foods that contain GOOD bacteria such as probiotics.
• The fermentation process boosts digestion.
• Some of these fermented foods are:
• Yogurt ( Greek yogurt is delicious as well as plant based yogurt made with coconut)
• Kimchi
• Sauerkraut
• Kombucha

Starch Resistant Foods

Starch resistant foods have the capability of neutralizing the Ph balance in your colon. They also may decrease inflammation. If you are prone to bloating, you may want to start slow! Some of these foods are:

• Cooked & cooled potatoes
• Green bananas & plantains
• Legumes ( lentils & chickpeas)
• Cashews
• Raw oats

Polyphenol-rich Foods

These foods act as prebiotics, also good for gut health and digestive health. These foods actually have anti-microbial components that assist with decreasing candida albicans growth. Polyphenols also inhibit e-coli growth. Some of these foods are:

• Blueberries
• Flaxseeds
• Green tea
• Cherries
• Plums
• Pomegranate
• Raw cacao
• Dark chocolate
• Curcumin