BEAT THE BLOAT
Tips to beat the bloat
Lazy eating habits can cause tummy troubles. i.e. eating to fast, gulping down drinks and missing meals. You should:
Up your water intake: Water flushes waste out of your system and gets your digestive track moving. People also believe they are hungry when they are really thirsty.
Keep your body hydrated, make sure you drink 8-10 glasses of water per day.
Fruits and veggies naturally purify and detoxify your body.
Fix the fibre shortage: Fibre prevents constipation by adding bulk, which helps everything move through the intestines quickly and more efficiently. High fibre food choices are:
1. chickpeas, lentils and kidney beans.
2. Wholemeal, granary and softgrain varieties of bread
3. Jacket potatoes, new potatoes in their skins and baked potato skins
4. Wholegrain breakfast cereals e.g. Weetabix, branflakes, unsweetened muesli and Shreddies
5. Wholemeal pasta and brown rice
6. particularly if the skins are eaten Vegetables
7. particularly if the skins are eaten Nuts and seeds
8. Wholemeal flour
Cut down on your salt intake: Hold the salt or at least cut down, especially the week before your period. Too much salt makes your body retain fluids.
Instead of shaking on the table salt or consuming high-sodium commercially prepared foods, experiment with flavorful spices and herbs such as cumin, pepper, lemon and lime zest.
Exercise: When you feel bloated, you feel sluggish. This is the time to force yourself to exercise. You can flush that bloat right out of your system with exercise.
If you can't manage your regular hour long workout, trying a brisk, arm-swinging 10 minute walk will invigorate your system.
Eat slowly: Chew slowly and don't bite off more than you can chew. Choose healthful, nourishing foods. Digestion begins in the mouth. If you chew slowly,
it helps your digestive system operate more effectively, allowing your body to get the proper nutrients and energy it needs from the food you eat.
Sip your drinks or you risk swallowing air with every gulp.
Natural alternatives: Peppermint and papaya supplements are bloat busters.
Soothing peppermint relaxes the muscles that allow the body to rid itself of painful digestive gas, and the menthol
in this aromatic herb aids digestion by stimulating the flow of natural digestive juices,
making it a safe and natural de-bloater. The exotic tropical fruit papaya contains papain,
a digestive enzyme that encourages proper digestion and absorption of foods, which helps reduce bloating.
Eliminate food triggers: Wheat, dairy products, sugar, and yeast account for up to 80 percent of food reactions.
If you suffer from bloating, try to identify foods that may be causing the problem.
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