Digestive Health

FireRed · Post by **FireRed** » Mon May 05, 2008 1:13 pm

Hey everybody, what are you all doing for your digestive health? What foods are you eating? Are you taking supplements? Let me know.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Mon May 05, 2008 1:48 pm

Only things I take are Protein Powder, and Glutamine before bed.

I don't take anything you could say has food based content like Fish Oil Quercetin, etc etc, or anything herbal.

I could do but I feel I need to be economical for money.

silent1029 · Post by **silent1029** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:11 pm

hey boss man i was thinking of taking Glutamine. what kind do you use?

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:35 pm

Basic pharmaceutical grade. There are no real different kinds to understanding, so just a basic one if you choose to.

FireRed · Post by **FireRed** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:05 am

Have you guys ever looked into prebiotic fibers? There are a lot of foods out there that offer these beneficial components. One example is the food made by LiveActive. Are any of you familiar with it?

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Tue May 06, 2008 5:03 pm

Are you talking about things like Lactobacillius and Bifidus, those sorts of things?

If so you can get quite a few yoghurts, like Actimel, Yakult, etc etc that have those Gut Bacteria in, or you can buy something called Nattokinase, which is fermented Soy, with a Bifidus culture added, should ingesting yoghurts not be the individuals thing, or they're Lactose intolerant.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Tue May 06, 2008 8:39 pm

i don't take anything partocular but i eat plenty of fruit/veg which i assume helps somewhat as well as drink a lot of water

FireRed · Post by **FireRed** » Wed May 14, 2008 11:31 am

I'm not talking about anything so complicated. Prebiotics simply feed the good bacteria in your body and lead to making you feel better.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:31 pm

Well it isn't complicated to consume Bacterial Yoghurts, but obviously in the case of what you are talking about, that works as well, although I believe there probably is a difference between feeding Bacteria and topping up Bacterial levels.