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Hectic life? All that rushing around and the occasional overindulgence leaving you feeling sluggish and sometimes bloated? We all know that despite the best of efforts, good intentions are often short-lived and we settle back to old habits all too quickly.
There are some healthy habits you can integrate into your daily life for a healthier digestive system and we’re here to help break them down into realistic and achievable steps.
Nutritionist to Danone, Azmina Govindji RD, has worked with us to develop a plan of easy steps to help you actively take care of your digestive system, to help you make changes in your diet and lifestyle and stick with them. The digestive system is important for absorbing the nutrients that your body needs for an active and healthy lifestyle. So looking after it is an important step in bringing about the changes you are after. Click on each step to find out more:
- Eat Activia® every day
The human digestive system is naturally inhabited by billions of bacteria. Many of these bacteria play an important role in supporting a healthy digestive tract. Activia®, which contains the unique culture Bifidus ActiRegularis, tops up your good bacteria and is scientifically proven to help improve slower digestive transit.*
*Activia is scientifically proven to help improve slower digestive transit when one or two pots are eaten everyday for 14 days as part of a healthy balanced diet and lifestyle.
- Drink more fluids
Did you know that almost two-thirds of your weight is made up of water? In fact, you can only survive a few days without it. Every cell in your body needs water to function properly. The digestive system is no exception – drinking fluid is important for a normal and healthy functioning.
- Eat well
It’s important to get balance and variety in your daily diet to help maintain good health. Having the essential nutrients that your body needs through what you eat ensures that you are helping your body function well. In practice, this means having a variety of foods and getting the balance right. Your digestive system is also affected by what you eat. For example a diet high in fibre helps maintain a healthy digestive transit. Also, taking your time to eat, chewing well and eating slowly can all make a difference.
- Move more
Moving more has such a long list of benefits: including helping to tone your muscles, exercising your heart and lungs, stimulating digestion, helping to maintain a healthy body weight and many more.
- Listen to your body’s needs
Your body works really hard for you, doing many things on the inside to keep you up and running, from very obvious ones like breathing and heart beat, to more subtle ones like releasing enzymes and juices that are essential for digestion. To look after this marvellous system, you should give your body a helping hand. So listen to your body’s needs, for example take time to relax and unwind.
For the next few weeks, eat one or two pots of Activia® every day and take up a couple of these steps towards a healthier digestive system.
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