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6 Calm your gut

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PHEW! GUT-SOOTHERS

GET CULT STATUS FAST. CURRENTLY IT’S FERMENTED FOODS SUCH AS SAUERKRAUT KEFIR AND KIMCHI, AND NUTRITIONI­ST NINA SABAT HAS FOUND HER MUSTTAKE. “MY DIGESTION AND ELIMINATIO­N HAS ALWAYS BEEN SLOW,” SAYS NINA. “IT’S WHY KEFIR GRABBED MY ATTENTION – A STUDY LINKED DAILY CONSUMPTIO­N WITH A FASTER TRANSIT TIME AND LESS RELIANCE ON LAXATIVES. I STARTED BY TRYING COW’S MILK KEFIR AT BREAKFAST AND A SIDE OF SAUERKRAUT AT LUNCH. TOO MUCH TOO SOON! FOR DAYS I HAD A PAINFULLY BLOATED STOMACH. SO I CUT THE ’KRAUT AND THE KIMCHI AND GAVE KEFIR A SECOND CHANCE. I IMMEDIATEL­Y FELT SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABL­E.” ✢ Nina says “I drink 125ml of kefir a day, not the 500ml as in the study. My digestion has improved and my stomach feels much calmer.” Visit nutritionw­ithnina.com

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