Probiotics & Prebiotics to Include in Your Healing Diet

Our digestive tract is filled with millions of microorganisms.  Once thought of as simply unnecessary waste bacteria, we now know these “bugs” play a vital role in our health.  In fact, approximately 70% of our immune system is housed in our gut.  So crucial are these bacteria that with our standard American diet (SAD), they need to be tended to.  Through stress, poor diet, lack of exercise and exposure to innumerable chemical toxins, our good bacteria can be damaged and destroyed.  This can lead to a number of health issues including leaky gut syndrome; a precursor to autoimmune diseases.

The way to help keep your good bacteria alive and in full count is by consuming probiotic foods and feeding them with prebiotic foods (i.e. high fiber foods). Check out these 5 probiotic foods to build your microbiome and 5 pre-biotic foods to keep them fed:

5 Probiotic Foods
Sauerkraut
Kombucha
Kefir
Kvass
Kimchi

5 Pre-biotic Foods
Artichokes
Broccoli
Avocado
Sweet potato
Kale