Best Foods for Gut Health and Fat Burning

Hello Dear One!

Are you like MANY on the planet currently that struggle with a tenuous tummy or delicate digestion?

Our food sources have been compromised to say the least, but know that there are some old faithfuls that you can turn to with confidence.

FAT:

Truth be told, fats (not TRANS FATS) are mostly non-inflammatory, and obviously great in the effort to use fat as your primary fuel source.

Some great ones include:

 – Avocados
– Olive Oil
– Avocado Oil
– Coconut Oil
– Coconut Milk
– Coconut Cream
– Grass fed Butter
– Ghee

*and too much of a good thing = too much.  Please limit yourself to 1/2 an avocado or one to two tablespoons of oil or butter at a time ESPECIALLY if you’ve been known to have this slippery substance slide right through you.

MEAT/POULTRY:

Once again, it’s often how an animal is RAISED that can cause a problem more than the nature of the beast itself.

Awesome options are:

 – Grass fed Beef
– Venison
– Buffalo
– Pastured raised Pork
– Pasture raised Lamb
– Pasture raised Chicken/Poultry
– Pasture raised Eggs

*and if you’re NOT getting meat from a source such as this, aim to go LEANER.

You have the luxury of fattier cuts when you go grass fed/etc as there is less GARBAGE in the meat.

Mammals store TOXINS in their fat, so it’s easier to ingest less of them if there’s either LESS of them in the animal to begin with (grass fed/pastured raised), or to ensure that there are LESS of them in the CUT due to it containing less fat.

Does that make sense?  Hope so.

And lastly, pasture raised eggs WOULD be best – but if we have to cut corners anywhere, that might be the place.

The design of the shell of the egg actually protects it from offenders that the mama hen might be ingesting.

So the truth is, even if the mother is eating less than top quality feed, “she will filter out and collect many of the toxins that would normally be present in the egg” (Bulletproof Diet), ensuring that the egg has less junk in it.

Less nutrients potentially, but also less toxins.

FISH:

– Any and All Wild Caught Fish
– Flounder
– Tuna
– Trout
– Cod
– Halibut
– Shrimp
– Clams
– Oysters
– Lobster

– High marks for ones high in Omega 3’s
– Salmon
– Sardines
– Herring

VEGETABLES:

– All Non Starchy Vegetables (think POTATOES)
– Broccoli
– Brussel Sprouts
– Cabbage
– Carrots (2 a day or less)
– Kale
– Swiss Chard
– Mustard Greens
– Spinach
– Mushrooms
– Zucchini
– Onions
– Cauliflower
– Artichokes
– Bok choy

– Celery
– Fermented Vegetables
– Kimchi
– Sauerkraut

DAIRY:

(This could be tough for those with tummy troubles, but some safer options include.)

 – Greek Yogurt
– Kefir
– Traditional Buttermilk

There are other items that I’m sure that will also make your tummy happy, but these have been shown to be mostly acceptable to most.  AND you also may have a sensitivity to some of these as well, but the truth is the bulk are supportive – so needing to eliminate an item or two to evaluate could we a workable option.

And lastly regarding food sensitivities – they typically happen because we’ve eaten TOO MUCH of something over time.

If there’s something that you ALWAYS EAT and notice your digestion or comfort being disrupted – perhaps giving that item closer inspection could prove useful.

And if you desire an approach to eating that will help you get away from inflammatory grains and sugar and into using the less inflammatory fuel source of fat please know that is an option.

If so, please learn about the 5 Parts of Fat Burning, about the Fat Burning Mastery program that will easily get you into that mode, and about Coaching or Training programs that will help you get set up exercise wise for the shape or ability you desire.

And if you’ve yet to give the Unbound Podcast a listen, please do.  You’ll get an earful of all things fat loss, fitness, and freedom related.

 

To getting you clearer on how the body works, and how to make it work for you.  

xox, M