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Best Vegetables For Your Gut Health

If you are looking to find the best foods for digestion, you want to look for vegetables high in fiber and polyphenols. Here are the best fermented and prebiotic vegetables for a healthy gut microbiome diet.

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Best Vegetables For Your Gut Health

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  1. BEST VEGETABLES FOR YOUR GUT HEALTH

  2. Veggies High In Fiber There are two kinds of fiber: soluble (which we’ll get into later) and insoluble, and each has a different effect on your gut. Insoluble fiber’s claim to fame lies in its laxative properties. It is resistant to dissolving in water, adding bulk to the stool to regulate bowel movements. And while most vegetables are naturally high in fiber, the brassica family gets a gold star. Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and kale have all earned a place on the high fiber list. And the sulfur compounds common in the brassica family latch onto carcinogens in the intestines, removing them from your system and keeping bad bacteria at bay.

  3. Prebiotic Vegetables Soluble fiber, on the other hand, is water-soluble and breaks down into a gel in your intestines and colon. Not only does this protect your gut from inflammation, but beneficial microbiota feed off this gel, transforming it into essential short- chain fatty acids. Prebiotics like soluble fiber stimulates the growth of beneficial microbiota. Garlic is especially high in the inulin and oligosaccharides, as are the other Allium vegetables such as onion, leek, and shallot.

  4. FERMENTED VEGETABLES VEGGIES HIGH IN Alright, so fermentation isn’t a component of any one vegetable as much as it is a process. But if the goal is to feed the beneficial microbes in your gut, then we can’t ignore the positive effect of fermented vegetables like sauerkraut, kimchee, and curtido. Probiotic foods like fermented vegetables add to the colony of beneficial bacteria in your gut and crowds out the unfavorable. POLYPHENOLS Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli love these plant compounds! Polyphenols have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that can cross the blood-brain barrier. That means that polyphenols impact everything from gut to brain, even preventing neurodegeneration.

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