Fermented foods are having a moment, and for good reason. They’re packed with probiotics (the live micro-organisms that live inside your gut) which aid digestion when they’re evenly balanced and thriving. They help eliminate waste in a timely manner to keep things, er, ‘going’, and are found in foods such as yoghurt, sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha, kefir and tempeh (fermented soybeans).
Like all living things, probiotics need to be fed well to thrive, which is where prebiotics come in. Prebiotics are the type of fibre that healthy gut bacteria just love. The more prebiotics you have in your gut, the more the probiotics will eat and thrive, resulting in a very happy internal ecosystem. Great prebiotic foods include raw garlic, leek, onion, asparagus, bananas, beans and legumes, bran, root vegetables and…
