Think Youve Got Food Poisoning?
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(Sugar: Bad for the gut!)
(Even as someone whose job it is to write about wellness every day, I was fooled!)
docs share their some pretty surprising gut-health facts and myths that they want everyone to stop believing.
Get ready, its a lot to (ahem)digest.
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Its not that probiotics are worthless.
But you cant take a C- gut and supplement your way to A+ health, he says.
Dr. Bulsiewicz that when it comes to optimal gut health, a consistent healthy diet and lifestyle is key.
That is the true backbone of gut health, he says.
(Hot tip: his number one piece of advice is toload up on plants.)
Plus, he says that the science on probiotics is still minimal.
Like it or not, you have a completely unique gut microbiome.
Instead of supplements, he recommends filling up onprobiotic-rich foods instead.
Save that money for sauerkraut!
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We have plenty of things that science has proven to be the solution, like fiber, he says.
Everyones bowel movement habits are individual and based on what makes them comfortable.
A better rubric to go by is how you feel.
Instilling coffee, cleanser, sanitizer, or other agents into the rectum can potentially be very dangerous.
Not to mention a pretty embarrassing E.R.
In fact,regular consumption of whole grainsis found todecreaseinflammation.
Same goes for beans; one study linked bean consumption todecreasing one specific inflammatory marker by 40 percent.
The power of fiber, people!
The single greatest predictor of a healthy gut microbiome is the diversity of plants in our diet.
When we eliminate plant categories from our diet, our gut suffers the consequence.
As these gut health facts show, food shouldnt be the enemy of gut health.
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