A healthy gut is the foundation of good health. And not just physical health, but also mental health, because the gut is also known as the “second brain.”
So aside from eating plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, drinking plenty of water, and avoiding the obvious evils (processed foods and sugar), the key component to a healthy gut is to make sure you take a good quality probiotic daily.
Commercial probiotics can be expensive, so you should make sure that you absolutely get the most value from them that you can! There are two simple tips that you should follow to achieve this.
First, ingest your probiotics with food. Eating a meal temporarily reduces the acidity of your stomach and makes it easier for the probiotics to pass through without being destroyed. This means that more will survive the journey through to your intestines.
Second, take a brand of probiotics that contains lots and lots of bacteria. You should be aiming for at least 10 million CFUs per capsule to start with, and then increase your dose even further when you feel ready. I like the Renew Brand. Some of these bacteria are bound to die during transit to your intestines, so the more that you ingest, the greater the chance of an effective colonization.
