#Food for Gut Health

[soniamaries]

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[theambitiouswoman]

GUT HEALTH: How it Affects Your body 🍽️🤍✨

Having a healthy gut is important because it plays a central role in the overall functioning of your body. The state of a healthy or unhealthy gut affects all of these things:

Digestion and Nutrient Absorption: The gut's main role is to break down food and absorb important nutrients, including vitamins and minerals. When the gut is healthy, it digests food effectively and maximizes nutrient absorption. When it is not, it can result in digestive issues such as bloating, gas, and diarrhea, as well as nutrient deficiencies.

Immune System Support: About 70% of our immune cells are located in the gut. A balanced gut supports a strong immune response, helping the body fend off illnesses and reduce the risk of infections.

Emotions and Mood: The gut and brain are intricately connected through the gut-brain axis. The gut produces many neurotransmitters, including serotonin, which regulates your mood. An imbalanced gut can influence mental health, leading to issues like anxiety, depression, and even cognitive impairments.

Hormonal Balance: The gut plays a role in the production and modulation of certain hormones. This can impact various bodily functions, from stress responses to reproductive health.

Weight Management: The gut microbiome can influence metabolism, appetite, and fat storage. An imbalanced gut can lead to weight gain and metabolic disorders.

Protection Against Chronic Diseases: Poor gut health has been linked to a higher risk of chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain types of cancer.

Detoxification: The gut plays a role in eliminating waste products and toxins from the body.

Inflammation Regulation: A healthy gut can help regulate inflammation in the body. Chronic inflammation, often resulting from an imbalanced gut is a root cause of many diseases.

Skin Health: There's a connection between gut health and skin conditions. Issues like acne, eczema, and rosacea can be influenced by the state of the gut. An unhealthy gut can lead to inflammation, which may manifest as skin issues.

Barrier Function: The gut lining acts as a barrier, preventing harmful substances from entering the bloodstream. A compromised gut lining, often referred to as "leaky gut," can allow toxins and pathogens to enter the bloodstream leading to various health issues.

Production of Vital Compounds: Your gut produces essential compounds, like short-chain fatty acids, which has a lot of positive effects on health from reducing inflammation to supporting brain function.

Sleep Function: The gut produces neurotransmitters and hormones that regulate sleep, such as serotonin and melatonin. An unhealthy gut can disrupt sleep patterns.

[manjirinadkarni]

Happiness Chemicals

[sikfankitchen]

Natto (Japanese Fermented Soy Beans) Rice Bowl! Super Healthy!

[eatclean-bewhole]

Set your day up right! I have been enjoying these breakfasts by EatingWell, with my own twist on them. I hope they inspire you to try something new. If you're bored with what you eat, it's time to switch it up! What does your breakfast look like?

[luvtxt]

Eating chia seeds is easily the best thing I've started doing for myself this year. 50% of your daily fiber intake in a single tablespoon. Absolutely incredible.

[radlissa]

[sidewalkchemistry]

Eating enough fiber per day is the best prevention against digestive & gut issues (IBS, SIBO, Crohn's, colon cancer, constipation, painful bloating, etc). Fiber is one of the major nutrients which people today are undernourished in. In fact, it's estimated that the average Westerner eats about 80% less fiber than early hunter-gatherers did. When we're spoiled for affordable & accessible choices in this day & age, it's very weird.

Reblog to remind your followers to get a delicious plant-based dish/snack in -- whether that's in the form of a curry, smoothie, soup, fruit salad, buddha bowl, even veggies & hummus

[eyeless-smiles]

((Bro for real why nobody tell me food poising was gonna make me lactose intolerant >:(

[arctic-hands]

People are so weird about breast milk. @thetabirb and I were talking about various nut milks when she idly wondered "I wonder if anyone has ever eaten cereal with breast milk?" And I'm like "Yes? I did." And we both kind of stared at each other like 😳 versus 🤨 and then I had to explain that my first solid food as an infant was rice with breast milk, as is often the case with babies being weened into solids, at which point she was like oh yeah I was breast fed too I probably ate the same thing and I'm like, yeah?

[fitgirlhappygirl]

The difference in my face and neck from the age of 17 to 24… time flew by. I used to dream of being where I am now. 🥲🥹 grateful I never gave up!

[whatthekale]

Wanted something light and healthy this afternoon.

Sardine salad. Mixed in fresh Parmesan, fresh parsley, oregano, onion, minced garlic, and tomato. No added dressing, just the olive oil the sardines were in.

[forgetfulminks]

Nutrition + Gut Health

Nutrition is hard to give advice about because everyone's eating habits are different, and things like the country you live in and your income can affect it too. However, this post will aim to give you a rough guideline to healthy eating and making sure you are giving your body the nutrition it needs. Gut health is also important to keep in mind, so I'll mention that too. Let's begin!

BIG NOTE BEFORE STARTING: Eating something is better than eating nothing! If you are having trouble eating due to your mental health or thinking about all this nutritiounal stuff is just overwhelming you, make sure that you eat something even if it's not "healthy". All foods have something in them that your body needs! So make sure you give your body something to work with. Once you are eating consistently and you feel ready to start making your diet more balanced, then you can start thinking about what foods are better for you.

Things to Add

The first step to making your diet more balanced and nutritious is adding things to it. Cutting things out only makes you crave them more, and it's also really hard to stop doing something that you've already made a habit of. So, here are things that you can add to your diet:

In every main meal that you have, try to include foods with protein, carbs, fats, fibre, and vitamins. Including all these nutrients in your meals helps your body function better.

Whenever you feel like eating something (even just small snacks), try to include some sort of protein. Protein makes you feel fuller, which can help with over-eating and also helps you figure out your hunger and fullness ques.

Eat more fruits, vegetables, and nuts. They have so many vitamins that help your body. Find ones that you think taste good and add those to your diet. You do not have to force yourself to eat something that you really hate just because you know it's good for you. We want to enjoy our food, not force ourselves to eat something.

Things to Limit

After adding things to your diet, it's time to think about things that need to be limited. This part is really hard, but it's an important step. Over-indulging in certain foods can lead to health problems, so it's important to moderate how much you eat. But again, don't think you need to cut them out completely! Just because it's not healthy to eat too much of it doesn't mean you can't eat it at all. All foods have good things in it that can benefit your body! It's just important to moderate it. With that being said, here are some things to limit:

Soda + juice - they both have a lot of sugar in them, and drinking them every day can lead to a sugar addiction (as well as health problems). It's better to have sugar drinks such as this once a week, but don't try to do this right away. If you are drinking them every day, try to slowly decrease it every few weeks. This way, you can reach your goal in a sustainable way! It's also better for your health to buy cans instead of one big bottle. Cans helps you control the portion and you can hide the cans somewhere else for when that one day a week comes around, while a big bottle in the fridge will make you feel like you need to drink all of it quickly.

Sugary foods - lots of things have sugar in them, and it's important to limit how much you have. Natural sugars that are in dairy, fruit, vegetables, honey, and wheat should be prioritised over added sugars. But, it's hard to cut down on sweet treats, so just try to slowly decrease your intake rather than cut it out entirely.

Chips, crisps, and other salty snacks - eating too much salt is not so good for your body, so it's important to limit these kinds of snacks. Slowly decrease how much and how often you eat it and you'll be good!

Processed meats - things like ham, sausage, bacon, jerky, and salami. These meats contain more salt and more fat than normal cuts of meat. Ideally, you shouldn't be eating these meats every day. Again, slowly decrease how much and how often you eat them until you reach your goal.

Think About You

After thinking about what you need to add and what you need to limit, now it's time to think about your own diet goals! Everyone is different though, but I'll give a few examples:

I have an iron deficiency and I want to feel more energised - eat more things with iron and vitamin c in them. When you have a deficiency, just taking iron supplements isn't enough, you need to eat more iron as well. And vitamin c helps with iron absorption, so you can't skip that either. For iron, eat more spinach, red meat, almonds, and pumpkin seeds. For vitamin c, eat more tomatoes, capsicum, and oranges.

My hair is damaged and I want a diet that will help keep it healthy - protein and foods with biotin in them can help a lot. Biotin helps produce the protein keratin, which is essential for healthy hair (and nails). The best foods with both of these are eggs, fish, nuts, and seeds.

I want to lose weight - this is a tricky one. You don't want to limit or cut out things too kuch in your diet. I think it's better to eat a lot of protein and make sure that you eat slowly without distractions (so no looking at your phone), as it can make you feel fuller faster. Also, don't feel like you have to finish everything that you eat. If you feel really full, save it for later. Also, drink a lot of water, as it will fill your stomach up and not make you feel so hungry.

I want to gain weight- also a tricky one, as you don't want to over-indulge in foods that will make you feel gross or super bloated after eating it. I think creating a balanced and healthy diet first is key, and then slowly increase the portion sizes. Also, have more snacks throughout the day as well as three big meals. This will create a balanced diet where you can also hit your goals!

Whatever goal you want to hit, create a plan for your diet and add/limit whatever you need to.

Gut Health

Gut health is extremely important because it is related to your overall health. If your gut health is bad, then your overall health is bad. But what is gut health? It refers to the micro-organisms that live in your intestines. We are meant to have about 200 different species of bacteria, virusus, and funghi that live there (they are meant to be there and keep us healthy, they are not bad for you). But, things like antibiotics and highly processed foods can kill these micro-organisms and leave us feeling sick. But, there are many things that we can do to help improve our gut health, which will improve our overall health:

Drink plenty of water - the micro-organisms love water! So make sure to nourish them and your body by drinking a lot.

Get plenty of sleep - not getting enough sleep also impacts your gut health, so make sure to get plenty of it.

Eat foods that are high in fibre - vegetables, beans, peas, nuts, fruits, etc.

Eat garlic - not raw, but like add it to your cooking. Garlic was found to improve gut health, so find some recipes that include it.

Eat fermented foods - kimchi, yoghurt, sauerkraut, natto, etc.

Eat collagen-boosting foods - collagen-rich foods include bone broth and salmon. Collagen production foods include citris fruits, broccoli, meat, eggs, and nuts.

So there you go! Now you know how to have a diet that is good for your health and good for your gut! I hope this helps 🤍

[rainyfestivalsweets]

4/20/23

My mom is in the hospital. ICU.

I feel useless. A person used to serving but unable to serve.

I am trying to read but they have the sound on the TVs in the ICU waiting room.

I am trying to not go nuts with food. Or drink. Or caffeine.

I am trying to remember self care principles.

I hate that my gifs don't show up big enough to see. Stupid.

Food yesterday:

[eatclean-bewhole]

A day of eating to support or heal your gut. Your gut will feel good, and you may even shed a pound or two. Show your gut some love!

ACV tea:

1 cup warm filtered water

1-2 Tbsps organic apple cider vinegar

2 Tbsps lemon juice

1 Tbsp raw honey

1 tsp cinnamon

dash of cayenne

BREAKFAST: Banana-berry smoothie bowl

1 cup frozen banana

1/2 cup avocado, frozen

1 cup kefir

1 Tbsp flax seeds

1 Tbsp grass fed Ancient collagen peptides

Optional toppings: thin apple slices, berries, cacao nibs, kiwi, chia seeds, raw honey, almonds, fresh mint, gluten-free granola

LUNCH: Beet hummus plate & bone broth

1/4 cup beet hummus

1/2 cup tabbouleh

1/4 cup snap peas

1 radish

1/4 cup olives

1/2 cup mixed berries (raspberries, blackberries, cherries)

1 Tbsp unsalted dry-roasted pistachios

SNACK: Banana energy bites & golden turmeric milk

Golden milk:

2 cups coconut milk

1 1/2 tsps fresh ginger, grated

1” turmeric, peeled

1 tsp coconut oil

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1-2 Tbsps raw honey

cracked pepper

*Blend 5 minutes until smooth.

Banana energy bites:

Banana

2 Tbsps almond butter

1 tsp hemp seeds

*Spread almond butter on banana & roll in hemp seeds.

DINNER: Miso butternut soup

1 tsp sesame oil

1/2 onion, chopped

1 cup cubed butternut squash, skin on

1 garlic clove, chopped

3/4 cup lima beans, drained

1 tsp vegetable bouillon

1 handful of kale, finely chopped

1 tsp toasted sesame seeds

1 tsp ginger, finely grated

1/2 Tbsp brown rice miso

Directions:

1. Sautee onion in olive oil for 5 min. Add squash & garlic, stir for a min. Add beans & bouillon, along with half a liter of filtered water. Cover & simmer for 20 min.

2. Meanwhile, steam kale for 10 min, then toss with sesame oil, seeds & ginger.

3. Add miso to the soup and mix. Top w/ sesame kale mix.

Probiotics (30-50 billion bacterial count)

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[dornish-queen]

Sonofabitch I like all of these