6 Calm your gut
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