Our Top Tips To Beat Belly Bloat This Summer

Now that the kids are back to school, with christmas, new year and the holiday season done and dusted for another year, it is time to reset, rebalance and cleanse our digestive system.

Here are our top 5 tips to eliminate bloating and get you back on track for a healthy and productive 2023.

1. Drink a smoothie or fresh juice

Try replacing toast, bacon rolls, pancakes and other unhealthy breakfast choices with a delicious fulfilling healthy smoothie. Try ingredients like bananas and mixed berries, yoghurt and almond milk. Or try this green smoothie

Smoothie recipe from myfoodbook.com.au

- 2 frozen bananas

- 3/4 cup chopped kale

- 2 ripe pears, peeled, cored and chopped

- 250ml almond milk

- 3 to 4 ice cubes

- agave to sweeten (optional)

Add all ingredients to a blender-blend, mix well and serve immediately.

Our go to fresh juice is simple healthy and delicious.

- A large handful of spinach

- 1 medium sized cucumber

- juice of one lemon

Juice ingredients together

- add 150ml filtered water and 2-4 ice cubes to taste.

2. Eliminate Foods That May Cause Belly Bloating

After indulging in the delicious treats and snacks at the various playdates, parties and get togethers over the past few months, maybe its time to start implementing healthy food choices on the daily. This may include eliminating foods you know make you feel bloated, puffy and yuck. These may include breads, dairy, packaged foods, sweets and more. You can do it! What is more important, your taste buds or your health? Eliminating foods that have little or no nutritional value is a great start to clearing our digestive system and beating the bloat.

3. Curb Emotional Cravings

We are all guilty at times for eating just for pleasure, (chocolate cake, ice-cream, chips...you get the idea) While we believe it can be positive to indulge a little at times, there are two simple questions we can ask ourselves before eating that may help us eat to nourish rather than indulge.

- Am I hungry?

- Is this food choice going to be nutritionally beneficial?

If we can answer yes to both of these questions, chances are your body will love your decision. It is important before we eat to tune in internally, connect with our body's inner calling. Also eating mindfully, slowly savouring the flavours and textures of our meal, being present and aware rather than being distracted by the tv computer, phone or work helps us stop eating when we are comfortably satiated and can help feeling over full and bloated.

If you find that you emotionally eat and yoyo diet, we run some in studio and zoom meditation for weight loss classes. Classes are one hour and are only $10. Click on the "meditation" tab above to see our schedule.

4. Drink Water

Dehydration leads to constipation which leads to bloating. So an increase in water intake may be one wonderful and effective way to reduce bloating.

Here are some additional benefits of being well hydrated

- positively affects brain function

- may help treat and prevent headaches

- may help relieve constipation

- may aid in weight loss

- lubricates joints

- Delivers oxygen through the body

- helps regulate body temperature

- helps flush out body waste

- reduces the chance of a hangover

5. Walking

Among the many benefits of walking, it also may help reduce bloating. It does this by expelling gas through the digestive tract as well as increasing oxygen and blood flow through the body.

Please note: we do not diagnose or treat any condition or disease.

Please see your qualified health care practitioner if you are experiencing any symptoms.