Happy Gut For a Happier Life

Happy gut is something that makes for your healthier and happy life!

Sourdough is one way to take measures to get a happy gut. And making sourdough is a great experience to learn about fermented foods. In the process, you see how easily bacteria is created.

If you’ve never tried making sourdough, it’s much easier than it sounds. Actually… it’s so easy in steps, that it fits on the small infographic I created (here on my blog).

A happy gut= happy life. There’s a gut – life connection. Over 90% of the happy hormone (serotonin) is made  in the gut. So if you have a less-than-balanced gut, then the happy balance in moods and how you feel can run off (or need some restoration).

Our bodies are fascinating and even more interesting is all the nutrition and body science accumulated knowledge. It changes as fast as tech I know, having worked in both fields for years.

We’ll never know everything about our evolving bodies and as our bodies change with the society we’re living in. And those changes get passed down. Like newly prescribed antibodies that some of us are getting.

And in this article, you’ll learn some encouragement to evolve your healthy and happy gut with a few tweaks…

For one, if you want to calm your gut, try fermented foods like the sourdough mentioned, or sauerkraut.

And fermented beverages like kombucha.

Fermenting is an add-on new-old process that makes life smooth. We already established a happy gut is a happy life. 😊

And prebiotic fibers will feed the good bacteria. Foods such as asparagus are abundant in spring. And garlic and onions peak… (see these ones peeking out here 🧅).

Probiotic healthy bacteria will encourage more good bacteria. You can prevent leaky gut, dysbiosis, SIBO, and IBS that you hear more about in young and older people.

Good bacteria are kinda like the positive, loving thoughts we want to crowd out the negative, sour ones in our minds.

That’s the deeper gut-mind connection.

Anything can invade our bodies at any time. We live in a modern petri dish society. And if you ever take a round of antibiotics that most of us in this life have, probiotic supplements plus spoonfuls of low-sugar yogurts with bacteria strains are always recommended. 💊

Because antibiotics destroy the gut microbiome, changing the happy gut flora.

If you think of a healthy gut like a well-run garden (vs. an unbalanced  jungle that can turn into weeds), then you have a good mental picture of healthy balance vs. dysbiosis when we need to restore the healthy flora especially until things clear up.

When things go back to normal (and a new normal as our bodies are changing daily), then maintaining a regular gut tuneup lifestyle habit helps.

…And especially since most of us don’t just eat organic foods.  A lot of the modern healthy foods we eat today are sprayed with toxins in the process.

Prebiotic and probiotic foods like sourdough help with preventative tune-ups.

You may notice your gut doesn’t feel the same as usual. And the sign is that you feel a sore spot or dull ache discomfort. That’s stress on you and to the body.

Our bodies naturally clean and detox during sleep, but sometimes our stress and wear and tear outweigh our body’s defenses.

What you eat and what you don’t eat matters, and can change everything in healing the gut.

In my own healthy lifestyle journey, I found anti-inflammatory foods matter. They help to restore balance and they’re known to prevent certain common chronic diseases. You can find them in many beverages, spices, and foods when you look around. Many of them are eat from the rainbow foods with colorful polyphenols.

Staying sensitive to sensations in the body is a healthy choice.

…I found the best way to do this is to document or write down what you’re feeling with a dated entry. And that way, you can refer back to factually what has happened, and not just what you think happened.

Another effective way is to take photos to document what has happened in the process. You can show the medical practitioner (if needed) what your situation looked like besides the patient snapshot they see in front of them.

Like this antioxidant-full butterfly 🦋 tea drink… that gradually changes even though it’s still the same drink.

If you keep a daily happy gut, you live comfortably and enjoy and fulfill more each day. That’s something to look forward to! ✨

You can also start your day with a happy prebiotic oat meal with a pear granola crumble you can substitute with apples that’s a divine pairing with cinnamon. Use Ceylon cinnamon for additional anti-inflammatory benefits. 🧡