Stress, mood and sleep management
Prebiotic foods have been shown to help reduce cortisol levels. So, consume fermented foods like sauerkraut, kefir, yoghurt and kimchi. The prebiotic foods, like onions, garlic, leeks, asparagus, apples and green bananas. Foods rich is fibre, protein and fat, with low sugar are better. These foods reduce the blood cortisol, known as stress hormones, by improving the microbiomes in GIT. Eating when, feeling stress (Binge eating) is not good. More food-more weight gain. The pre and pro biotics, significantly increase the content of metabolite short-chain fatty acids (acetate and butyrate), which improve the expression of genes of tight junction in the intestine and reduce inflammation in GIT. It also improves the expression of clock genes ( BMAL1 and CLOCK ) in hypothalamus and hippocampus. Foods rich in galacto-oligosaccharides, present in lentils and cabbage; polydextrose, lactoferrin, and milk fat globular proteins rich in dairy products are good pre-biotics. Sle...