How to Support Your Gut for Winter Immunity with Bimuno
As we are still in the midst of winter, it's important to take steps to help our immunity. While it’s not a magic remedy to fix all of our problems, one important aspect of maintaining a healthy immune system is taking care of our gut health.
Both your mood and immune system's health and efficiency are intimately correlated with the condition of your digestive system. The gut microbiome plays a variety of beneficial tasks, including managing your metabolism, mood, cognition, hunger, digestion, and immunity – with between 70-80% of your immune cells present in the gut*. So if you are burning the candle at both ends this winter, taking the time to support good gut health could be invaluable.
Introducing Bimuno Immunity, a high-fibre prebiotic powder designed to support your immunity. Bimuno Immunity provides 100% of your recommended intake of essential immunity-supporting nutrients; Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, and Zinc. Each daily sachet also contains Bimuno GOS, a unique ingredient that helps to feed good bacteria in the gut and is shown to begin working in just 7 days of routine daily use.**
As supporting a healthy gut-immune response is a multi-factorial process, we spoke to author and nutritional therapist, Eve Kalinik, who suggested 6 ways to support your gut health this winter:
• AIM FOR 30 PLANTS PER WEEK – Increasing our overall plant diversity supports a more diverse gut microbiome and immune system. This can be from vegetables, fruit, whole grains and nuts & seeds as well as spices and herbs. Consider making up nut & seed mixes that you can sprinkle over soups, salads, cooked vegetables, overnight oats and more.
• CONSUME GUT NOURISHING FOODS – This includes organic bone broth, fermented foods, mushrooms, seeds, nuts, salmon, mackerel, prawns, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, spinach and more. Spices such as turmeric also contain vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, amino acids and types of fibre that all help to support the health of the gut and the immune system. Try making up a stewed apple compote with cinnamon that you can serve alongside breakfast or as a tasty snack.
• SUPPLEMENT - Whilst a food-first approach is recommended, if you are struggling to get enough fibre to support your gut health from your diet, you could also consider using a high fibre supplement, such as Bimuno. Bimuno products offer a fantastic way to increase your fibre intake easily and conveniently, promoting gut health. Now with the introduction of Bimuno Immunity, it's become even easier to support your gut health AND increase your levels of immunity supporting nutrients. With just one easy-to-use and taste-free sachet per day, mixed into your favorite food or drink, you can enjoy the benefits of a healthier gut immune system. Available on Bimuno.com.
• INCLUDE KEY CO-FACTOR NUTRIENTS - Vitamin C and zinc are integral for the health of the immune system. Vitamin C is found in strawberries, avocado, broccoli, peppers, spinach and citrus fruit. Zinc is abundant in shellfish, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, cashew nuts and traditional hard cheese which also includes a boost of beneficial bacteria for the gut too!
• LET THE SUNSHINE IN - This is a key component of how our body makes vitamin D. This can be trickier in the winter months as the sunshine is not as strong, so if you are living in the UK you might want to consider taking vitamin D supplements.
• PRIORITISE REST - It’s one of the busiest times of the year, from both a work and social perspective. Too much stress and not enough sleep can affect the health of our immune system. Allowing sufficient time before we go to bed without the devices in sight can help to cultivate a more restful night’s sleep.
*https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33803407/
** Scientific data shows that daily use of Bimuno® increases gut bifidobacteria levels within 7 days, results may vary.