It is often said that we are what we eat. This is true because beneficial microbes in our gut are either positively or negatively influence by what we eat. Because microbes (mostly bacteria and other microbes) in our gut in addition to aiding food digestion are known to influence mental health, promote immune system and heart health, amongst other benefits, we must eat healthy.
Millions of microbes present in the gut influence host health by shaping the biochemical profile of diets. For a healthy gut, you must eat fresh and balanced diet
Some of the beneficial foods are
- Fibre-rich plants and nutrient dense foods. Increase the variety of plant food that you eat each day.
- Fruits and vegetables are good for your gut health – like whole grain, beans, bananas, apples, green peas, etc.
- Fermented foods like yoghurt, soybean milk are also healthy foods essential for your gut health
- Use of prebiotic food improves gut health. Prebiotics promotes the growth of healthy gut microbes. Foods like onions, garlic, leeks, oats, soybeans, bananas are good prebiotics.
- Improved intake of probiotics. Probiotics are live microorganisms (mostly bacteria) that provide certain specific health benefits. Fermented food like kimchi, yogurt, ogiri, ukpaka, okpeye are rich sources of beneficial microbes.
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