Using Digestives to Aid Weight Loss
The Importance of Good Digestion
The better your digestion, the easier it is to lose weight
and keep it off. Digestion is impaired by stress, and our
digestive efficiency declines with age. It’s also impaired
by eating too fast, eating allergic foods, and some
health and lifestyle factors. Proper and complete digestion
can reduce food and sugar cravings. You don’t want to miss
one single nutrient from the food you eat.
Simple Ways to Aid Digestion
Start by taking these basic steps to naturally aid your digestion:
- Eat slowly
and thoroughly chew your food.
- Eat in a
relaxed environment.
- Eat
sitting down.
Supplementing Your Diet to Aid Digestion
There are a variety of ways that you supplement your diet
to improve digestion. Here are a few that work:
Eat sour
foods with each meal. These include lemon or lime juice,
pickles, capers, vinegar-based salad dressings, sauerkraut,
olives, salsa, and other tangy condiments.
Acidophilus supplements. If your intestinal flora is weak,
you won’t be able to digest or assimilate nutrients well.
Your “gut” needs a healthy stock of active bacteria. Without
it, you could have diarrhea, constipation, or yeast
overgrowth syndrome. Supplement with acidophilus-type
supplements that contain active cultures. Don’t rely on
yogurt unless you know it contains active cultures – most
don’t. We like Prodophilus by Enzyme Research.
Digestive
enzymes. Take with meals. Choose one that assists with
protein, fat, and carbohydrate digestion. Experiment with
different brands and formulations until you find one that
works for you. One that we like is Digestive 270 by Enzyme
Research.