Improving digestion

‘You are what you eat’…………..a common saying but not entirely true.
The truth……………‘You are what you can digest and absorb’

The digestive system is key to the whole health of the body.
To help improve digestion:

• Chew food thoroughly
• Eat less wheat – often irritates the gut. Choose rye bread, corn products, oatcakes, oat flakes, brown basmati rice and wheat free noodles and pasta
• Eat less refined foods and sugar – encourage multiplication of bacteria in the gut
• Increase fibre-rich foods – fruit, vegetables and whole grains
• Take live probiotic natural yoghurt every day – encourages growth of healthy bacteria in the gut.
• Supplement with digestive enzymes and probiotics – take for minimum of 1 month following stomach upset, antibiotics, indigestion or long term use of the pill or HRT