A Guide to Improving Your Gut Health

Did you know your digestive system can function independently of your brain? The health of your gut and the nutrients you feed it affect your immunity, brain structure, mood, and behavior. Here's our guide to better digestion.

A Guide to Improving Your Gut Health

Did you know your digestive system can function independently of your brain? The health of your gut and the nutrients you feed it affect your immunity, brain structure, mood, and behavior. Here's our guide to better digestion.

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|5 Lessons

Spices for Gut Health

Kanchan Koya shows you how to incorporate more spices into your diet for maximum absorption and benefit. 

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|5 Lessons

Pickling 101

Pickles can help optimize your gut health, as fermentation amplifies food's nutritional benefits and provides an influx of probiotics.

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|Recipe

|65 Mins

Kenchin Jiru

This traditional Japanese Buddhist temple vegetable soup contains miso, made with beneficial bacteria to promote healthy gut flora.

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|Recipe

|15 Mins

Ragi & Banana Breakfast Drink

This nourishing winter dish is gluten-free — and great for gut health.

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|Recipe

|67 Mins

Dal Tadka

The fiber in lentils is a prebiotic, which helps create a healthy environment for good bacteria to flourish.

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|Recipe

|21 Mins

Kimchi

Korea's gift to the world, kimchi is a delicious way to boost flavor and aid digestion.

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|Book

Ferment for Good

Sharon Flynn shines a light on kimchi, kefir, kombucha, kvass, and much more fermented food for health.

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|Ingredient

The Mighty Oat

An excellent source of soluble fiber, oats can increase satiety and promote the growth of good bacteria.

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|Ingredient

Ginger for What Ails

Valued for its carminative properties, ginger can reduce nausea and help with many aspects of good digestion.

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|Ingredient

Anise, A Traditional Remedy

From bloating to nausea, anise has been traditionally used for a number of gastric issues.

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|Recipe

|35 Mins

Mugwort: The Wonder Weed

This easy-to-overlook weed has many purposes in traditional medicine, including supporting digestion.

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|Recipe

|11 Mins

Simple Sauerkraut

This simple, two-ingredient fermented cabbage is the gut microbiome's best friend.