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Eating These Foods Raw Could Better Your Digestion

Looking to improve your digestive system? Here are some foods naturally containing prebiotics that help to support the life of probiotics in your gut: 

January 15, 2018

While fibre is known to help with your body’s digestion and stomach functions, there’s another factor you need to consider when trying to better your body’s digestive system. 

You probably would have guessed it by now but probiotics (commonly found in fermented food like kimchi and sauerkraut) is heaven sent when it comes to boosting your body’s digestion rate and improving your gut health. 

Besides the gastrointestinal portions of your body, probiotics is said to help improve your body’s immunity system and give you better skin. 

Essentially, probiotics are the good bacteria that, when introduced into your gut, can help do a number of things. By introducing your body to good bacteria, you’re helping your gut improve its bacteria fauna and strengthen its defense system against bad bacteria. 

Here are some foods naturally containing prebiotics that help to support the life of probiotics in your gut: 

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Eating These Foods Raw Could Better Your Digestion
Garlic
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Research has shown that regular consumption of garlic can help to lower cholesterol levels thanks to the high amount of antioxidants it contains. 

Garlic also contains indigestible prebiotics that will remain in the intestinal tract and provide food for the probiotics that inhabit your intestines — allowing it to thrive better. 

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Another food that provides and sustain the life of probiotics is asparagus. 

Asparagus contains a type of soluble fibre called FOS that, when consumed can help support the life of probiotics in your system. 

Besides that, asparagus is generally high in fibre and can help encourage bowel movements too. 

Leeks
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Often added into food as a garnish, raw leeks are great for helping your body digest food more easily. 

Besides serving as a prebiotic to the probiotics in your body, it’s also high in Vitamin K and C. 

Banana
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Bananas are one of the best fruits you can load up on the next time you’re going grocery shopping. 

They’re full of potassium (which plays a key role in keep your heart beating its normal rhythm) and it’s high in fibre too. 

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Most types of dairy like yoghurt, cheese and sour cream contains probiotics. 

These fermented products are high in live enzymes that actively increase and improve the amount of bacteria in your tummy. 

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