Restoring Health

Probiotics! Let’s talk about intestinal health for a moment shall we? After a period of intestinal upset the most important thing you can do for your over all health is to restore the delicate balance of helpful bacteria in your digestive tract. Probiotics are bacteria found naturally in fermented foods like yogurt, keifer, kombucha tea, and sauerkraut, and in soil. These beneficial bacteria help strengthen the immune system and detoxify the colon. Adding probiotics into your diet can help mend a leaky gut and allow for nutrients to be better absorbed and used by your body. How can you add probiotics into your diet? It’s probably not a good idea to start eating bacteria rich soil, but you can find probiotics in supplement form, or in naturally fermented foods (I recommend a book called “Wild Fermentation” to learn about fermenting your own foods.) Probiotics are now popping up in various yogurt brands, but I recommend eating organic plain yogurt to avoid additives and LOTS of added sugar. Keifer is another tasty source that can be drank plain or added to smoothies, but again read labels to avoid added sugar.