How to Improve your Digestive Health the Simple Way
The following suggestions are ones that I offer to my clients as healthy lifestyle essentials to enhance your body’s digestive system. They will help us achieve our optimal physical, mental and spiritual health. All are essential to help you optimize elimination with minimal aggravation!
Follow a PALEO DIET as best as you can. CHEW your food well-30 times- and drink very little fluids while eating. You may have a few sips of water with your meals if you need to, but try to wait for at least 45-60 minutes after eating a meal in order to drink any liquids.
Drinking water and other liquids with your meals dilute the digestive juices in your stomach, leading to poor digestion. Eat fresh garlic with your meals as often as possible. Include at least one serving of either steamed or raw greens a day.
Eat your produce fresh, organic, and minimally cooked or processed. Eat fresh salads as frequently as possible. FRESHNESS is the key because fresh produce contains much more nutrients versus cooked or processed veggies. I recommend that you eat 1 entire bag of pre- washed fresh herbs/greens (vegetables of various types that come in a sealed plastic bag) on throughout the day with your meals.
2 tablespoons of Organic Seeds per day: flax, pumpkin, sesame and/or sunflower. Fresh, ground, organic seeds added to granola, smoothies, salad, stir-fries, yogurt etc. Buy a cheap coffee grinder!
On a daily basis, eat a variety of liver foods: Beets, carrots, dark leafy vegetables, and artichoke. You should have at least 1-2 servings of liver foods every day. These can be eaten raw, steamed or cooked. Juicing them is also an option. Also, add turmeric (as a spice) to your foods. Studies show that it is wonderful for the health of your liver.
For cooking, use either avocado, ghee or coconut oil. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over food. Do not use canola oil as it is dangerous to your health.
Do not use artificial sweeteners of any kind such as Splenda (sucralose). You can use stevia tincture (fullscript) to sweeten your drinks, and stevia powder in your baking. Do not overdo it with stevia either as even too much stevia may not be absolutely safe.
Add 1-2 tsp apple cider vinegar or a squeeze of fresh lemon juice to a few ounces of water and drink 10-15 min before each meal. This will help with digestion. Keep your “omega 3” oils (fish oil or flax oil) as well as friendly bacteria in the refrigerator.
Take a high quality pre and probiotic with active digestive enzymes that have a 90%+ absorption rate (if you want my suggestions as a Certified Integrative Health Practitioner, let me know your goals, and I can customize a routine for you).
🍏 Elise
Integrative Health Practitioner, level 2
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