YOUR digestive system breaks down food and liquid into carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals so your body can absorb them for nutrition, energy and immunity. Healthy digestion means less chance of constipation, heartburn and bloating. Ahead of World Digestive Health Day on Wednesday, Jane Atkinson looks at how to keep your system in tip-top shape.
.. ELEMENTS have devised a new probiotic with a mega dose of gut-friendly bacteria that is perfect for those who take antibiotics.
Over 1.5million doses of antibiotics are administered daily in the UK, which cause great harm in the microbiome leading to a host of health issues from weight gain to infections. Supreme Microbiom includes a high dosage of 100 billion CFU friendly bacteria, with a diverse formula including 14 strains of live cultures.
The doctor-formulated probiotic is combined with vitamin B complex. £35.99 for a two week lmnts.
eu FOODMARBLE is a digestive breath tester that reads how a person’s microbiome responds to different foods and how slowly or effectively they pass through their digestive system. The device can help identify any foods that cause excessive gas or bloating, helping you to tailor your diet to relieve any uncomfortable symptoms and in turn avoid the food types giving you a reaction. You just breathe into the little machine connected to an app, which reads how much hydrogen and methane are in your system.
You need to like a gadget, though, given you use it about ten times a day. But .
