Small Changes Can Improve Your Digestion
If you're having trouble with your digestion, you're not alone. It can be a tricky problem to fix, but there are plenty of ways to get help. Here are some tips to get started.
Exercise
Exercise builds muscle tone, and muscle tone helps move food through the digestive tract. Aim for 20 minutes a day, and any movement will help.
Don't overeat
Overeating can be taxing on your digestive system and affect the rate of digestion. We tend to eat until full when we should eat until satisfied.
Reduce or eliminate processed foods
Processed foods are challenging to digest, and your body needs to supply more nutrients to metabolize processed food, robbing itself of those required nutrients.
Chew your food
Digestion starts in the mount, and saliva contains many enzymes to break down food. Try to chew 20-30 times per bite.
Boost stomach acid
Add freshly squeezed lemon juice or fermented apple cider vinegar to water each morning to give your stomach a boost for digestion.
Eat more fibre
It makes your stool soft and bulky and speeds transit time through the colon.
Drink water
Water is my answer to almost everything! Your stomach needs water for digestion. Lack of water can result in ulcers, indigestion, heartburn, fatigue, brain fog, memory loss, and constipation.
Probiotics
Good bacteria strengthens your immune system, reduces inflammation, and helps with leaky gut. You can get it in supplement form, but make sure you store it properly. Some probiotics need to be refrigerated! You can also find in food like yogurt, Kefir, Kombucha, Sauerkraut, dark chocolate, Kimchi, tempeh, pickles, raw cheese, miso
Digestive Enzymes
You need three enzymes to break down food properly:
Lipase for fat
Amylase for carbohydrates
Protease for protein
Without sufficient digestive enzymes, the body cannot digest food particles properly, which may lead to food intolerances. Digestive enzymes can be obtained from supplements or naturally through foods. Foods that contain natural digestive enzymes include pineapples, papayas, mangoes, honey, bananas, avocados, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, miso, kiwi and ginger.
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