Tips on Being Regular

Most people don’t even realize how often they should have a bowel movement. It’s not a topic we normally discuss so we don’t know there is a problem until we have a REAL problem. The average healthy adult should have 2-3 bowel movements daily. Your bowel movements should smooth and leave the body easily without hard pushing or painfully waiting for them to get to that point. There are many foods that can help regulate your digestion and elimination and many foods that hinder it. And please keep in mind that no matter how clean your diet may be, STRESS is a huge factor when it comes to digestion. The best diet added with high stress levels, can be equivalent to the worst diet. Here are a few suggestions for what to eat to help your digestion:



• WATER

• Fresh fruits, especially apples

• Fresh, raw fruit juices, especially apple

• Fresh, raw vegetables

• Prunes and prune juice

• Whole grains

• Yeast-free, sugar-free breads

• Sprouts

• High fiber foods

• Lots of steamed vegetables with protein

• Potassium and magnesium rich foods

• Cold pressed oils such as olive oil or coconut oil (2-4 T per day)

• Hot lemon water



Suggestions on what to avoid:



• DAIRY, especially milk and cheese

• Bread

• Table salt

• Refined sugar

• White flour

• Candies, cookies and pastries

• Excessive coffee and black tea

• Carbonated drinks

• Alcohol, especially beer

• Processed foods, especially canned food

• Salted snack foods

• Fried foods

• Excessive animal protein

• Very hot or cold foods