Duncan Chiropractic Group Newsletter

From Your Howell Michigan Area Chiropractor

Did You Know?

What's in fruit, veggies, and whole grains that keeps your GI system on track? Fiber, for one thing

But here's another: prebiotics.

Certain produce and grains are chock-full of the stuff. (That's a good thing, because prebiotics prompt the growth of healthy, keep-you-regular probiotic bacteria.) Bananas, berries, asparagus, garlic, wheat, oatmeal, barley, flaxseed, tomatoes, Jerusalem artichokes, onions, chicory, greens, and legumes (just to name a few!) all contain prebiotic carbohydrates - non-digestible fiber that sets the stage for beneficial probiotic bacteria.

Probiotics do everything from protecting your bowels from toxins and infections to helping things move on through.

Digestive "Do's" - Other things to help you stay regular: Fill up on fiber -- at least 25 grams a day; Stay hydrated; and Exercise! When your body moves, other things get moving, too.

Eating 25 grams (38 grams if you are a man under 50) of fiber per day makes your real age 2.5 years younger than eating 12 grams of fiber per day.