The champions are:
Olive oil, oily fish like sardines, mackerel, herring, salmon, grass-fed meat (2-3 times a week), eggs
Cocoa (preferably in sugar free chocolate or cacao beans), tea, coffee, red wine (not too often and no more than a glass, with as little alcohol as possible) and other polyphenol rich foods
Turmeric, that seems to be a real champion, when it comes to control of a good atmosphere of your gut neighborhood – it inhibits growth of bad-behaving guys, bacteria, parasites and fungi, reducing depression, anxiety and even things like eczema and asthma
Fiber-rich vegetables, nuts, seeds, fruits and grains (you want to eat as little as possible sweet fruits and none of the processed grains to avoid blood sugar spikes).
Especially great and absolutely necessary to feed your good tenants are foods rich in prebiotic fiber and inulin – onions, leeks and garlic, chicory, dandelion greens, Jerusalem artichokes, asparagus, bananas (the greener the better for greater resistant starch content, that is also found in potato starch and cooked-chilled-re-heated potatoes and pasta).
Seaweed is a champion too, having as additional bonus omega-3 essential fatty acids, reducing inflammation and increasing insulin sensitivity (allowing us to metabolize sugar more efficiently, using it for energy in our cells instead of storing it as fat).
And of course you must have heard about probiotic-rich foods, foods that bring new and more of good tenants to your gut, since a lot of them tend to leave (die off) pretty quickly, especially if we don’t treat them well, killing them off with unfavorable foods and lifestyle choices.
The most amazing probiotic-rich foods, that by the way work times better than ANY supplement, are sauerkraut and kimchi, cheeses (the smellier the better), and yogurts (no sugar of course).
Besides that, to take care of your gut friends, you want to exercise (not too much), fast or intermittent fast (not eating for 12 hours and more, or reducing your calories to 500 or so a day, once or twice a week), sleep well, keep your window open and get dirty often.
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