23rd January – Eat fermented foods
Fermented foods have high levels of probiotics – these are the friendly bacteria that live in our gut.🦠They are good for helping establish and maintain a healthy gut microbiome. 🦠Having a healthy gut microbiome helps improve digestion and can help relieve lots of gastrointestinal symptoms. 🦠There is lots of increasing evidence that our gut microbiome plays an important role in immunity and keeping mental health well as well. What are fermented foods? Fermented food are foods or drinks which are produced with controlled microbial growth, the action of the microbes ( bacteria, yeasts or fungi ) changes the components of the food by enzymatic action, and often gives it that…
22nd January – Active transport
Use active transport whenever possible. We may not be going out and about much at the moment due to lockdown, but when you do need to go out for those essential journeys, instead of jumping in the car, use transport which gets you moving. Physical activity doesn’t have to be formal “exercise” with special outfits or footwear, and it doesn’t need to be in a gym or class (or a virtual gym or online zoom class these days!). Fitting activity into the course of your day can count just as much as doing dedicated “workouts”. The easiest way to do active travel is to walk, but the kids also like…
21st January – Hydrate
Human beings are 80% water. Water is essential to all the structures that make up the body, and the processes that make the body work to function healthily. 🚰Many people don’t drink quite enough. Usually it’s not enough to cause sudden or serious problems, but being slightly dehydrated can lead to:🤕headaches💩Constipation🤭Bad breath😞Dry, dull skin🥱Fatigue📈Weight gain – because often thirst is mistaken for hunger, so people eat more thinking that they feel hungry, but actually they are thirsty. How do you know if you are drinking enough? Look at your wee! 🚽Urine should be a pale, straw colour, and there should be plenty of it. If your urine is darker yellow…
