Good Morning friends!
Happy first day of December! New month, fresh new start for new beginnings! Today I really want to discuss the power of a symbiotic diet. Symbiotic organisms are basically two living organism working together or living together in the same environment. As we all know as the discussion of the microbiome has become very popular in the last couple of years. Concerning our gut health microbiome will affect our overall well being. In this microbiome we have both good bacteria and bad bacteria living amongst each other. There is also neutral bacteria that can be influenced by the majority of bacteria in your gut flora. We all heard of the importance of having probiotics in your system. Now pre-biotics have come into discussion as well. Pre biotics are said to be even more essential than probiotics due to the fact that prebiotics work as a fertilizer i your gut flora and assist in creating more probiotics in your gut microbiome. Once the Fertilizer has worked if you implement a good probiotic, then you'll be looking at an awesome digestive system. Having great digestion is so crucial because it is the way we excrete toxins from our body. If our bodies fail to excrete the toxins this way, then it will find other (not so ideal) outlets for example your skin. Ill dedicate an other post concerning that.
Well after that in depth explanation of the power of symbiotics and incorporating them into your regimen. Now id like to speak about my symbiotic smoothie, which is why im sure you've all tuned in.
So here we go! Just a reminder this smoothie will incorporate probiotcs and prebiotics to improve your gut flora and microbiome. This smoothie should be taken on an empty stomach upon waking up. The reason why is because when sleeping you are in a fasted state. One you break the fast with beakfast....Hence the name break-fast hehe I know all these years it went over my head too lol When breaking the fast the first thing that hits your gut flora has such a great impact so its best to take this smoothie on an empty stomach for the best results.
Symbiotic smoothie recipe..... Blueberry Coconut Smoothie!
1 handful of blueberries
1 handful of spinach
1 cup coconut water
1 cup coconut milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp of Psyllium (prebiotic)
2 tsp of probiotic (glow powder from beauty chef)
(any powder probiotic of your choice) ( to choose a good probiotic please check the amount of strains contained inside and make sure to refrigerate it as well.)
Optional add ins:
Vanilla plant based protein powder of your choice... to make a protein shake
This smoothie should contain ideally no added sugar or milk since bacteria overgrowth could occur. To keep optimal probiotcs in your system, please follow keto diet for about 14 days while taking this smoothie first thing in the morning. You will see optimized digestion along with glowing skin. This regimen could also be seen as a 14 day detox.
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