Simplely Delicious and Healthy
A healthy gut microbiome plays a crucial role in digestion, immune function, and overall well-being. It helps break down complex foods, produce essential nutrients like vitamins B and K, and protect against harmful pathogens. A balanced gut microbiome also regulates inflammation and has been linked to improved mental health, as gut bacteria communicate with the brain through the gut-brain axis. Additionally, a diverse microbiome supports metabolic health, reducing the risk of obesity, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases.
Not heating food, particularly raw or minimally processed foods, helps preserve enzymes, vitamins, and beneficial bacteria that can be destroyed by high temperatures. Raw foods like fruits, vegetables, fermented foods, and certain proteins retain more of their natural nutrients and live probiotics, which can enhance digestion and gut health. Some believe that consuming raw foods helps maintain a more alkaline body environment and reduces the intake of harmful compounds formed during high-heat cooking, such as acrylamides and advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), which have been linked to inflammation and chronic diseases. Together, maintaining a healthy gut microbiome and incorporating raw or minimally heated foods into the diet can improve digestion, strengthen immunity, and support overall health.
In order to guarentee the best microbiome you have have, I recommend the following as hard-and-fast rules:
Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water
Almonds
Apples - Peeled
Apple Cider Vinegar
Asparagus
Avacados
Baby Spinach
Beans
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brown Rice
Carrots
Chia Seeds
Turkey
Chicken
Chickpeas
Cranberries
Dark Chocolate
Eggplant
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Fat Free Milk
Figs
Flax Seeds
Garlic
Ginger
Grapefruit
Green Tea
Walnuts
Kale
Kidney Beans
Kiwi
Lentils
Lettuce
Liquid Eggs -
Cholesterol & Fat Free
Low Fat Yogurt
Mackerel
Oatmeal
Kale
Kidney Beans
Kiwi
Tumeric
Onion
Oranges
Organic Peanut Butter
Pears
Pomegranates
Popcorn
Quinoa
Red Wine
Salmon
Sardines
Spinach
Strawberries
Tomatoes (Peeled)