Gut health – Gut health: 5 simple habits for your gut

In short: Real food, cooked vegetables, breaks between meals, enough water and less sugar – simple habits support your gut every day.

5 habits your gut will thank you for

1. Real food: cook for yourself where you can and avoid highly processed products with lots of additives and preservatives.
2. Cooked vegetables: half your plate can be vegetables – mostly cooked, for your gut's sake. Many people find raw food harder to digest.
3. Breaks between meals: about 4–5 hours without snacks give your gut and digestive organs time to process food.
4. Drink enough: water supports transport and cleansing in the gut.
5. Less sugar, alcohol and fast carbohydrates: too much of them strains the metabolism, causes blood sugar spikes and promotes stress hormones.

Supporting your gut flora

Fibre and fermented foods such as unpasteurised sauerkraut or kombucha feed the beneficial gut bacteria. Depending on the situation, suitable pre- and probiotics can also make sense.

Gut health is holistic

• Look at your lifestyle too: relationships, everyday movement and time for yourself.
• Worry, anger and perfectionism mean stress – and stress hits many people in the stomach.
• An abdominal massage can help release tension in the belly.

When should I see a doctor first?

Blood in the stool, unintended weight loss, fever or severe pain should be checked by a doctor first.

If your gut needs more support: Gut restoration.

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