Your health is directly related to what you eat and
how you live your life. The health of an individual can be determined by a
simple parameter which is the effectiveness of the digestive system. By taking
a few steps towards a healthier diet and lifestyle, you can improve the way
your digestive system functions and aid it to function more efficiently.
Here are a few tips to improve your digestive
system;
Eat Plenty of Fiber:
You must be aware that a high-fiber diet can help
with good digestion. Consumption of both soluble fiber and insoluble fiber is
important. While soluble fiber such as oats, nuts, seeds, and legumes can
absorb water and add bulk to the stool, insoluble fiber like wheat bran, whole
grain and vegetables can help by acting like a brush which aids in keeping
everything moving in the digestive tract.
Include Healthy Fats to Your
Diet:
All fat is not bad, and you may require eating
certain fats like omega-3 fatty acid for proper absorption of nutrients. Omega
3-fatty acids can be found in flaxseeds and walnuts.
Eat Small Meals Timely:
Maintaining proper eating timings can promote
healthy digestion. Maintain a gap of 2-3 hours in between every meal.
Distribute your entire day’s meal into smaller portions for breakfast, lunch,
and dinner and in between snacks. Do not eat too much at once but eat a little
every 2-3 hours. It will help your meal digest completely.
Chew Your Food:
Digestion does not start in your gut stomach, but
it starts in your mouth. The teeth will break down food into smaller pieces
which will then mix with the saliva and start the digestion process. The more
you chew, you will produce more saliva which will aid in faster digestion hence
your stomach has to do lesser work.
Stay Hydrated:
Drinking enough water is important to aid a healthy
digestive system. If you have been incorporating fiber in your meal, drinking
plenty of water will help create softer stools hence they can pass easily
avoiding constipation.
Exercise Regularly:
An active body can keep the digestive system
moving. If you have been suffering from constipation, then you will notice
considerable changes as soon as you incorporate workout in your daily routine.
Gravity and exercise will help the food move through the digestive system, and
you can easily get rid of constipation.
Sleep Timely:
Sleeping late is associated with several types of
physical ailments such as stress, weight gain, and indigestion. As we stay
awake late in the night, we start feeling hungry hence this untimely smacking will
get stored in the body as fat and increase weight. Sleeping late increases
stress-related cortisol hormone which again disrupts the body metabolism, and
it is the main reason why many of us put on weight. Such an imbalance of
hormones and dysfunction of metabolism will ultimately lead to indigestion
hence sleep timely every night.
Incorporate Probiotics into Your
Diet:
Probiotics are just like the healthy bacteria
present in your gut which helps in digestion. Probiotic breaks indigestible
fiberstoaid in digestion, can enhance the absorption of nutrients and
strengthen your immune system preventing bloating or formation of gas. You can
take probiotic capsules or there are other sources of probiotic such as
low-fat-yogurts. Consumption of Apple Cider Vinegar can also be beneficial as it contains 5 types
of probiotics, but there is a possibility that the microorganisms may not be
alive by the time you drink it but then it also contains prebiotics which can
aid in nourishing the probiotic already existing in your gut.
The digestive system functions in a very simple
manner and if you can just eat, exercise and sleep right, your digestive health
will only improve for the better.
