Having good gut bacteria is very important to ensure that you have a healthy life. It will also help you to boost your immune system, reduce inflammation inside your body, lose weight and reduce several inches from your midsection. There are many search foods available which you can include in your daily food list which will automatically boost your good bacteria in the gut thereby improving your overall health and making you lose fat and weight without having to diet anymore.

Peas

You need to increase your fibre intake which is good for your body. That bacteria also like fibre and if you provide more fibre to your gut bacteria, they will prosper. This is a prebiotic food that provide sustenance for the microbes. It is also good for balancing the system. Peas are good because they provide both soluble and insoluble fibres.

Brussels sprout

Brussels sprouts is good for your gut bacteria and so you should include more of it in your diet. Whether you like it or not but since it is good for boosting the gut health, you need to include it in your diet in different forms. It has good bacteria friendly elements, soluble and insoluble fibre, sulphur compounds etc. Sulphur compounds will prevent overgrowth of disease-causing bacteria like H. pylori.

Bananas

Banana is a good source of inulin, which is a soluble fibre and it is like a fertiliser for good bacteria. The unripe fruit contains high levels of virtuous resistant starch. The right fruit contains high levels of pectin. Both of these elements can boost the levels of good bacteria in the digestive system and promote gut health.

Bio-yogurt

You should also increase consumption of probiotics. Such foods are important for you because they contain life cultures which can repopulate good bacteria in your gut or can add to the existing good bacteria. Bio-yogurt contains Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and other strains of beneficial bacteria.

Kefir

Kefir is similar to bio-yogurt in its work. It contains a higher level of good bacteria and so it should be there in your diet. One serving of kefir can contain up to 4 times as many health promoting microbes. It is available in a ready-made form in the local supermarket. It is also possible to prepare your own kefir at home by following a simple starter Kit.

Pickles

Fermented vegetables have potent probiotic properties and so you should include pickles in your diet because it can boost your good bacteria flora in the gut. There are lacto-fermented products which are the products that you need. Simple vegetable pickled in vinegar is not good enough. Lacto-fermented preparations may include sauerkraut and kimchi which have lots of good bacteria cultures and occasional indulgence will help you to improve your overall health while improving the good bacteria present in your gut.

It is possible to make sauerkraut and kimchi at your home by following the recipes available.

Miso

Miso is another important product which will help you to improve your gut bacteria and their numbers. It is made by fermenting soybeans and it contains beneficial bacteria and enzymes. It is a very important probiotic food and should be there in your diet. It may be high in salt but since you consume it in small quantities, it will not create any problem for you.

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