Tips to balance your gut every day: Small steps to a healthy life

From eating while being relaxed to chewing the food well, here are small changes that we can make to balance our gut every day.

Published on: May 01, 2024 4:31 PM IST

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Gut and hormonal health are interconnected. It is important to maintain good gut health for a healthy life. "The gut and hormonal systems are so interconnected that supporting hormones begins with supporting the gut. Here are 5 easy ways to support your gut that don’t involve changing what you eat," wrote Naturopathic Doctor Corina Dunlap. Here are a few ways to balance the gut every day. (Shutterstock)

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Instead of grazing throughout the day, we should eat regular meals. This helps the gut to function optimally.  (Unsplash)

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12-13 hours of overnight fasting helps with digestive rest. This helps in supporting the body's circadian rhythm as well.  (Unsplash)

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Consuming cold drinks, especially accompanied by a meal, hinders the digestive process. We should avoid regular consumption of cold drinks. 

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Chewing the food well helps in mixing it with saliva which contains digestive enzymes. This also helps in the breakdown of carbohydrates and absorption of nutrients.  (Pixabay)

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Instead of eating while working, we should take a break and eat when we are relaxed. This helps in activation of the parasympathetic nervous system which further helps in boosting digestive functions.  (Unsplash)