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Your digestive system breaks down the foods you eat into the nutrients your body needs .

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The foods you eat and the lifestyle you live have a direct impact on your digestive health. Not sure where to start? Try incorporating these strategies into your daily life .

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Eat a high-fiber diet 

Beverly, Massachusetts, consuming a high-fiber diet that's rich in whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and legumes can improve your digestive health.  

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"Soluble fiber draws in water and can help prevent stools that are too watery." Good sources of insoluble fiber include wheat bran, vegetables, and whole grains; you can get soluble fiber from oat bran, nuts, seeds, and legumes. 

Get both insoluble and soluble fiber 

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Limit foods that are high in fat 

"In general, fatty foods tend to slow down the digestive process, making you more prone to constipation," recommends pairing fatty foods with high-fiber foods to help things move along more smoothly. 

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Protein is an essential part of a healthful diet, but fatty cuts of meat can lead to digestive discomfort.  you eat meat, select lean cuts, such as pork loin and skinless poultry and limit portion size,  and  filling more plate with fiber-rich whole grains, fruits, and vegetables 

Choose lean meats 

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Probiotics are the same kind of healthy bacteria and yeasts naturally present in your digestive tract. "They help keep the body healthy by combating the effects of a poor diet, antibiotics, and stress," Adams recommends that people eat good sources of probiotics, such as low-fat yogurt or kefir, on a daily basis. 

Incorporate probiotics — and prebiotics — into your diet 

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If you have digestive issues, try the low FODMAP diet 

Fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) foods, This diet is meant to be followed for a short period of time to identify which trigger foods you should avoid for easier digestion. 

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Eat on schedule 

Aim to sit down for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks around the same time each day. 

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