A healthy gastrointestinal system (gut) is comprised of trillions of beneficial bacteria and your intestinal lining essentially builds a beautiful barrier between your bloodstream and everything (good and bad) you are ingesting day in day out. A highly functioning digestive system results in a healthy balance between the good bacteria and bad bacteria.
Our modern fast paced, less healthful way of life with all its daily stressors inevitably takes its toll and appears around our stomach. On the outside our tummies seem to grow rounder or wider and softer and on the inside we can experience such issues as leaky guts, candida overgrowth, IBS, gluten intolerance, depression, chronic fatigue, brain fog, sleeping disorders, ADHD, stomach ulcers. If left untreated these symptoms can lead to chronic conditions such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, cancer.
What can you do to restore a happy balance in your gut? The great news is you can help your healthy bacteria thrive and keep the unhealthy ones at bay.
Crowd out the junk…and I am talking holistically here. So have a look at everything that is really pushing your buttons to go into overdrive mode and then work on replacing them with healthier ways to live. I find introducing daily rituals helpful that bring your adrenals and you time for peace and quiet, things such as meditation, breathing exercises, yoga, exercise in general, or simply indulge in having a blissful bath or massage. I find it essential to crowd out unhelpful foods from your diet and instead nurture your beautiful body, soul and mind with nutritious whole-foods. I also recommend:
Achieving this balanced utopia is possible and it’s your best insurance policy for a great and strong immune system, thriving health, great energy and overall happiness and wellbeing.
A very simple way to get your healthy and delicious dose of probiotics is by making your own coconut kefir. I know that this can sound a bit daunting and overwhelming and way beyond your comfort zone at first, but to make your own kefir is actually really simple. I promise you once you have given it a go and fit your kefir making and drinking into your daily routine, you will not want to live without it anymore. I am hooked! This is a simple solution and makes you feel great! Why would you not want to give it a go?
Here is your recipe for your delicious coconut kefir in 2 ways. Enjoy!!!
Kefir coconut water (for a more in detailed description also look at bla on paper inside the little box of kefir starter your ordered).
Now you have made coconut milk which you could use like this or if you want to make the kefir, do exactly same steps as mentioned above for kefir water 🙂 Keeps for a week
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