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
