Studies are increasingly finding that gut health should be prioritized if you want a full and fulfilling life.
Your gut is home to trillions of beneficial microbes known as your microbiome or probiotics, which play an essential role in digestion. Beyond helping break down food, they produce nutrients, neutralize toxins, protect against pathogens and keep inflammation under control – ultimately decreasing risk factors associated with chronic diseases like diabetes and heart issues (1). And that’s not all – probiotics even aid with wound healing!
Neurotransmitters (fancy brain chemicals) produced by your gut also play a crucial role in maintaining good mental health, meaning a happy gut means better digestion, improved immunity and an overall healthier state for you.
By now you may know it is beneficial for your gut health to consume probiotic-rich foods and take high quality probiotic supplements every day, but prebiotics play an equally crucial role.
What exactly are prebiotics, and why are they such an essential part of our health?
In this blog post, we’ll cover the importance of prebiotics for health and highlight 29 prebiotic-rich foods to boost gut microbiome health. Plus, there will be simple strategies on how you can increase your prebiotic consumption!
First: What Are Prebiotic Foods? mes Prebiotic foods are food items containing non-digestible fibers which serve as food sources for beneficial bacteria living within our digestive systems (2).
Prebiotics differ from probiotics in that they consist of indigestible fibers that support and nourish friendly microbes; prebiotics serve as snacks for probiotics!
By adding fiber-rich foods into our daily diets, we can foster an environment in our gut that supports our microbiome and overall health.