Carb Dieting

How These Ingredients Help You Stay on Track While Low Carb Dieting

Probiotics

Probiotics are a collective term for microorganisms that colonize your gut. These microorganisms are mostly bacteria and yeast that improve our mental and physical health.

Why do you Need Probiotics while on a Low Carb Diet?

A low-carb diet is low in carbohydrates and high in protein and fat. This imbalance kills the bacteria and yeast in your gut, resulting in permeable intestines. With permeable intestines comes with greater risk of conditions, including leaking gut. Taking probiotics gives your diet and gut health a balance, helping you stay healthy each day.

Good Food Sources of Probiotics

  • Yogurt
  • Fermented cheeses
  • Cabbage
  • Kimchi
  • Apple Cider Vinegar

Probiotics are also available in the form of supplements. That being said, you have no excusefor failing to integrate them into your low-carb diet if you cannot work with probiotic-rich foods.

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I believe that nutrition science is a wonderful helper both for the preventive improvement of health and adjunctive therapy in treatment. My goal is to help people improve their health and well-being without torturing themselves with unnecessary dietary restrictions. I am a supporter of a healthy lifestyle – I play sports, cycle, and swim in the lake all year round. With my work, I have been featured in Vice, Country Living, Harrods magazine, Daily Telegraph, Grazia, Women's Health, and other media outlets.

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