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CULTIVATING A BALANCED GUT ECOSYSTEM
Every healthy gut has a flourishing bacteria community
Consume Probiotics
Consuming probiotics as a dietary supplement can provide relief for gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhoea. Consuming cultured milk drinks, like VITAGEN that contains billions of live, active cultures or good bacteria in a bottle, is believed to help restore the balance in intestinal flora.
Lactobacilli and bifidobacteria are the two most widely studied types of probiotics and medical experts recommend consuming different types of probiotics as each bacterial type is unique and can contribute to different components that influence gut health.
Eat Fruits and Vegetables
Fruits and vegetables are great sources of fibre, which is positively correlated with reducing the risk of various cardiac and gastrointestinal diseases. Fibre allows for a smoother digestion process, prevents constipation, stabilises blood glucose levels and reduces the risk of heart disease by lowering total blood cholesterol.
Vegetables that are rich in sulphur compounds such as garlic, broccoli, cabbage, onion and cauliflower help support the liver’s supply of glutathione, a natural antioxidant peptide that is essential for the body’s immune function and for controlling inflammation.
Eating fruits and vegetables also keeps one hydrated as they are high in water content – about 20% of the human body’s fluid intake comes from food.
Stay Hydrated With Water
Bodily fluids are important to transport waste products from our cells. Urea is produced when protein is broken down in the body. The kidneys filter urea and also remove other waste products from our blood before expelling it from the body through urine. Drinking water is the main way of replenishing bodily fluids and flushing out toxins.
Water also helps maintain bowel function and prevents constipation. Healthy bowels require both fluids and fibre to work together.
Get Sufficient, Regular Sleep
Research has found that sleeping disorders and alterations in sleep patterns have a negative impact on gastrointestinal problems. Being deprived of sleep also makes one more susceptible to infections. The ideal amount of sleep varies among individuals but most studies advocate for seven to eight hours a night as optimal.
Changes in normal sleeping patterns may contribute to illnesses such as depression, metabolic syndrome, inflammation, gastrointestinal diseases and cancer, so establishing a regular sleeping pattern is important.
Keeping a healthy gut is not difficult but it requires great discipline. Living hectic, fast-paced lifestyles, we often neglect eating our vegetables, drinking more water and getting enough sleep.
Cultured milk drinks like VITAGEN made by fermenting milk with billions of live probiotic cultures, is a delicious source of probiotics. Combined with the good bacteria in your body, it helps maintain healthy gut microflora to defend against toxins, harmful bacteria and allergens.
