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5 things you can do at home to start to re-set your gut health


Women eating food mindfully

  1. It sounds so simple, but chew properly, and mindfully. Don't be distracted by your phone /tv/laptop as you need your brain to register that it is eating, to trigger the digestive enzymes to efficiently breakdown your food and get optimal nutrient uptake to slowly improve your gut health.

  2. Don't eat too close to bed time as you won't break down your food easily whilst asleep and this will affect your quality of sleep.

  3. Watch your food combinations. Eating starchy carbs alongside meat will lead to bloating when you have low levels of stomach acid/bile.

  4. Drinking a decent sized glass of room temp or warm/hot water with a decent squeeze of lemon in it, first thing in the morning, will help hydrate you faster so you have an easier bowel motion, removing unwanted metabolic waste. If you don't have a daily bowel motion then please do get into a routine of doing this, as not having a daily bowel motion means you are re-absorbing unwanted hormones leading to hormonal imbalances.

  5. Eat something bitter prior to meals to stimulate the digestive juices. Even if you have acid reflux, this is usually due to an imbalance of gut microbiome NOT too much stomach acid, so eating bitter foods will also help this gut symptom. Example foods: bitter green salad leaves, artichokes, or you can buy herbal digestive bitters to take as drops and are handy to have in your handbag.



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Angela Young is a qualified and insured medical herbalist and naturopath, based in England. She is accredited by the Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (ANP).

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