Help keep your tummy festive-season ready
It’s the same every year – most healthy habits go out the window with the arrival of the festive season – with second helpings becoming an all too common occurrence.
Our bodies are not used to processing such amounts, the last thing you want getting in your way is digestive health issues, known to affect some 45% of British adults according to a recent survey undertaken by Lepicol[i].
Lepicol is a three in one combination of gentle fibres, probiotic cultures and natural prebiotics, and is a festive season essential to help keep your tummy as healthy and comfortable as possible.
Everything associated with Christmas and New Year celebrations, from the increased pace of day-to-day activity, with party after party to attend, lack of sleep, to abundant and excessive, foods and drinks it can cause havoc on your system and also create bloating.
Follow these five top digestion tips from Lepicol to help keep your tummy festive-season and party dress ready …
1. Probiotics are the live and friendly bacteria naturally present in your digestive tract. These good bacteria help keep the body healthy – helping to balance the gut microflora, alleviating indigestion and bloating. But stress, bad eating habits and antibiotics, can all kill this bacteria in our body. It is important to restore the body’s balance by eating food containing probiotics, or supplementing.
2. A balanced diet, high in fibre, helps to keep food moving effectively through your digestive tract. Vegetables, fruit and whole grains are all good sources of insoluble fibre, while oats, Psyllium and pulses like beans and lentils are rich in soluble fibre. In addition, fibre can help you achieve or maintain a healthy weight.
3. Stress can be difficult to avoid, but when we are affected our digestive system is one of the first body parts affected. In order to counteract stress find activities that you enjoy and practice them on a regular basis, as well as working on the aspects making you stressed in the first instance.
4. Water is essential for the human body to function correctly. Drinking enough water helps ensure the nutrients in food are digested and absorbed. Aim for eight glasses of water a day minimum, more in the heat - it helps alleviate bloating, control hunger pangs and aid concentration.
5. Exercise helps keep foods moving through your digestive system. Regular exercise can help you to maintain a healthy weight, which is good for your health overall. Exercise is also vital in alleviating stress – considered to be one of the key factors with digestive health issues.
Lepicol is a three in one combination of a soluble plant fibre known as Psyllium Husks, Inulin (Prebiotics) and Probiotic Cultures. These ingredients make up a formulation which is effective but gentle in action and suitable for everyday use in helping to maintain a healthy bowel.
Lepicol is priced at £11.18 for 180g (powdered) or £16.33 for 180 (capsules). Available from lepicol.com, leading retailers such as Boots, Waitrose, Holland & Barrett and independent health food stores and pharmacies.
