Try These Ayurvedic Dietary Tips For A Healthy Gut; Expert Weighs In

Ayurveda is an ancient Indian medicinal practice that incorporates a holistic practice for health and well-being. This profound study of medicine holds many diet secrets and cures for major ailments. Further, following these tips, you can head towards a healthier lifestyle.

Gut Health And Ayurveda

The traditional Hindu scriptures suggest that there is Agni inside our gut which helps in food digestion and the releasing of toxins from the body through natural processes. Ayurveda can assist in these bodily processes and help you lead a healthier life.

Ayurvedic Diet Tips For A Healthy Gut

To know more about how Ayurvedic diets can help us improve our gut health, we spoke to Dimple Jangda, an Ayurvedic Health Coach and founder of Prana Healthcare Centre. She has mentioned in her Audible audiobook, ‘Heal Your Gut, Mind & Emotions’ about how we can use simple dietary tips for good gut health.

1. “When we eat a simple home-cooked meal that is made with fresh ingredients and lovingly prepared by our grandparents, parents, partners or even ourselves, we naturally feel satiated and happy due to serotonin released in the gut,” she said. However, she suggested that reheating packaged food that contains preservatives does not give you a similar pleasant feeling which can affect your gut health as it responds to the ingredients and cooking methods involved.

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2. Our expert also mentioned, “Refined sugar is dangerous as it has the same impact on your brain as that of hard drugs and acts as fuel for bad bacteria.”

3. Refined oils, refined salt, packaged foods, deep-fried foods and carbonated drinks are highly processed foods which can be very harmful to your health. Our expert mentioned, “They cause holes in the gut and leak into the bloodstream, causing inflammation and chronic health issues.”

4. “Refined flour used in pizza, burgers, bread, and pasta is the most inedible food,” she added, “It turns into a sticky glue-like substance and gets stuck to the gut lining for days and weeks together.” Other food food particles present in your system tend to get stuck to this glue-like substance and continuing to multiply this can lead to an impact on your mental health as well.

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