BEAUTY OF BITTER FOODS

  

Most of us often forget there we have 5 different taste buds. So. we heartily dig into a dessert & sometimes salivate over savory dishes, leaving bitter foods as the odd one, out of the culinary world.

Well did you know since ages, our fore-fathers used bitter foods as tonic for better digestion, also a great way to enhance the gut microbiome.

As said by Holistic Nutrition Specialist in Kolkata bitter foods like Bitter gourd, kale, neem leaves increase saliva & digestive juices inside of our stomach, improving the absorption of foods.

Those extra enzymes at times prevent malabsorption and leaky gut, where food particles or microbes find their way out of intestine and mixes with the bloodstream causing inflammation.

Hence let’s make bitter foods a part of our regular meals, at least 3 times a week.

Studies have shown, bitter foods may help regulate hunger and quell sweet cravings too. Online nutritionist said, as these foods are plant-based and packed with vitamins and minerals as well as fiber, which makes them super nutritious too.

SO HOW DO WE INCORPORATE THEM??

If you wish to enjoy the gut benefits from bitter food; simply eat more bitter food.

But what if a shot of apple cider vinegar makes you feel queasy? No need to hold your nose. According to Dr. Bhatia, Clifford and Sedivy, bitter herbs and foods run the gamut from greens, like arugula, broccoli rabe, Brussel sprouts, dandelion greens, radicchio and kale, grapefruit and cranberries and herbs like mint and yellow dock.

There are plenty of bitter supplements as well as tonics available in the market, but according to Holistic Nutrition Specialist in Kolkata, it is always best to opt for whole foods as oppose to these.