Gut-Healing Foods and Recipes

As I was flipping through Experience Life Magazine, I came across an article about “gut-healing” foods. I found this article very interesting since many nutrition articles I come across focus only on weight-loss. This new focus is an area of nutrition that I feel is not as familiar to many people

Gut-healing foods are natural foods that aid in healing digestive problems such as ulcers, acid reflux, leaky gut, and irritable bowel syndrome. We often think that food is the cause of these uncomfortable inconveniences, and at times, they are. However, food can also serve as medicine. 
 
In this article, it describes the seven best gut-healing foods. If this type of article piques your interest, read it here:

7 Gut-Healing Foods

The article describes the benefits of these foods; however, the list of ingredients can be overwhelming if you have never heard of them before reading their names in this post or the article. It can also be intimidating to cook with these ingredients. Below I have attached the seven gut-healing foods described in the article as well as great and simple recipes for each ingredient! 

Dandelion Greens: Good for digestion

Dandelion Pesto by David Lebowitz

Dandelion Salad by Taste of Home

Cabbage Juice: Good for peptic ulcers

Blueberry Cabbage Power Juice by Eating Well

Braised Purple Cabbage with Apples by NYT Cooking

Fermented Foods: Good for gut dysbiosis, leaky gut, constipation, diarrhea, maintaining long-term gut health, building digestive resilience 

15-minute Miso Soup by minimalist baker

Kimchi by the Kitchin

Bone Broth: Good for leaky gut, long-term gut health

Bone broth by the Kitchin

Bone Broth Based Soup Recipes by Feasting at Home

Garlic: Good for peptic ulcers, food poisoning, and other acute gut infections

Garlic Dressing by Sarah Wilson

Chia, Flax, and Hemp Seeds: Good for constipation, gut inflammation ​

Raw ower protein balls by Kind Earth

Ginger Root: Good for motility issues, nausea, functional dyspepsia, flatulence, bloating, belching

100 ways to use ginger root by taste of home

The article recommends trying an elimination diet if you are experiencing digestive issues before testing out these foods. Try eliminating foods that are known to cause bodily discomforts such as gluten or dairy. If the elimination diet does not work, then try out these natural and healthy foods. Happy cooking!