Best Food Items for Healthy Digestion
- January 16, 2021
- Posted by Dr. Vaidya Karanvir Singh
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Fiber is most important for digestion. Fiber takes time to digest, so it takes extra effort to digest the body. This increases metabolism and helps in calorie burning.
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1. Whole Grains
Fiber is found in plenty in whole grains. Whole- Including vet, bread, oats and brown rice in the diet improves digestion. In addition, the amount of dietary fiber present in all of these helps to reduce cholesterol levels. If you have gluten sensitivity you should eat gluten free grains.
Whole- Including vet, bread, oats and brown rice in the diet improves digestion.
2. Quinoa
Quinoa is a gluten free grain that comes with many benefits and is a good alternative to wheat. It is rich in fiber as well as beneficial for digestion and by consuming it in the right amount, it has a good effect on blood sugar and kelostole levels. Due to the benefits of so many quinoa, it is also called superfood.
Quinoa is a gluten free grain that comes with many benefits.
3. Banana
Although there are many foods rich in fiber that help to keep the digestive power healthy, but banana is such a fruit that you can get many nutritious diet very easily. It helps in keeping your stomach healthy. The electrolytic and potassium present in it keep your day full of energy.
The electrolytic and potassium present in it keep your day full of energy.
4. Chia Seeds
Chia seeds are considered to be a very good means of consuming fiber. Chia seeds help in making digestive power healthy like probiotics. Eating chia seeds produces intestinal bacteria that help absorb healthy food.
Chia seeds help in making digestive power healthy like probiotics.
5. Fennel Seeds
Fennel is used to add flavor and minty taste to food. Eating the right amount of fennel provides dietary fiber. Along with being nutritionally rich, fennel also has anti-inflammatory properties that relieve digestive system problems such as obstruction and gas.
Fennel is used to add flavor and minty taste to food.
6. Papaya
The dietary fiber present in papaya is needed to break down the protein molecules in the body. Papain is found in papaya as an active compound, a strong digestive enzyme, which should be consumed to improve digestive power.
Papain is found in papaya as an active compound, a strong digestive enzyme, which should be consumed to improve digestive power.
7. Ginger
Due to the benefits of ginger, it has been a part of ancient traditional medicine all over the world. Along with being rich in fiber, ginger is also a good antioxidant, which helps in digestion by incorporating it into food. The benefits of ginger also include low cholesterol level, low blood sugar level, protection against blood clotting.
The benefits of ginger include low cholesterol level, low blood sugar level,
Advantages such as protection against blood clotting are also included.
8. Leafy Vegetables
Combining vitamin E and fiber is the most important to keep digestive power healthy. Broccoli and spinach are very beneficial in leafy vegetables to keep digestive power healthy, which is rich in this nutritious diet. Magnesium is found in green vegetables which relaxes the abdominal wall and helps improve digestion.
Vitamin E and fiber to keep digestive power healthy
9. Apples
Dietary fiber called pectin is found in abundance in apple. This fiber is broken down into bacteria by the small intestine. This fiber helps keep the stomach healthy and prevents indigestion.
Dietary fiber named pectin is found in abundance in apple.
Worst Foods for Digestion
Only food that is good for digestion will not be included in the diet. For healthy digestive power, harmful and unhealthy food will also have to be kept away from your diet. By staying away from all these food items given below, you will be metabolically perfect.
1. Fried Foods
Fat food can be dangerous for digestion. Oil, which is rich in fat, should be consumed regularly. Fried food is a kind of fatty food that carries indigestion food throughout the body, which can cause diarrhea and other digestive problems.
Fat food can be dangerous for digestion.
2. Citrus Fruits
Citrus fruits are rich in high fiber and antioxidants (vitamin C), but consuming plenty of citrus fruits can cause acidity in the stomach, which can also cause stomach irritation and blisters.
Consumption of citrus fruits in excess can cause acidity in the stomach.
3. Beans
Have you ever wondered why beans are soaked in water overnight before eating them? The reason behind this is the complex sugar content in it. Although beans are rich in protein and fiber that help to keep digestive power healthy, beans also contain complex sugar. There is no active enzyme in the body that breaks down these complex molecules, which the gut bacteria have to do. This creates gas in the stomach.
Dr. Vaidya Karanvir Singh is the younger Vaidya in Chandigarh Ayurved & Panchakarma Centre. He is the fourth generation in his family who is practicing as a general consultant in Ayurved & Panchakarma treatment at Chandigarh. In his practice, he had treated more than 1 Lakh Plus patients worldwide.