INGREDIENTS REQUIRED

• A tall glass of warm water, Juice of one lemon 1/4 teaspone honey
• Garlic 2 flakes
• Ginger ¼ inch
• Methi seeds sprouts 1 teaspoon/ soaked methi seeds overnight (Fenugreek)
• Ghee or Coconut Oil 1/4 teaspoon

PREPARATION

• Make lemon drink first, take a tall glass of warm water and squeeze half or one whole lemon juice and mix one teaspoon of honey
• De- skinned 2 or 4 Garlic flakes
• De- skinned Ginger 1/4th inch
• Fenugreek seeds can be taken in two ways
  1. Soak one teaspoon i.e. 5 grams overnight daily, next morning, drink or remove water and take only the seeds
  2. Make sprouts of Fenugreek and store in a container in refrigerator. Keep a napkin paper in the bottle so that it will absorb all the moisture and will be fresh for a week or 10 days

HOW TO TAKE PREBIOTICS

• Chew all the three ingredients first and drink the lemon juice. After taking Prebiotic. Rinse mouth or brush, otherwise stinking smell of Garlic
• Garlic and Ginger is very hot to chew, keep chewing and drink the lemon juice to avoid any irritation in the mouth
• Fresh turmeric root slices, amla slices can also be added
• Checkout our other recipe – how to make lemon drink
• Do as in lemon drink recipe, add a teaspoon of sprouted methi on to the ingredients list and chew and drink the juice

PROBIOTICS AND PREBIOTICS

PROBIOTICS ARE BENEFICIAL BACTERIA IN OUR GUT.PREBIOTICS ARE FOOD OF PROBIOTICS. BOTH ARE IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY FOR A HEALTHY GUT AND OVERALL HEALTH. EATING A BALANCED AMOUNT OF BOTH IMPROVES HEALTH

PROBIOTICS

• WE CAN’T DIGEST FOODS ALONE, THE GOOD BACTERIA HELP TO DIGEST WHAT THE BODY CAN’T.
• IT WILL CREATE AN ACIDIC INTESTINAL ENVIRONMENT, WHICH HELPS TO KILL OFF THE BAD BACTERIA.
• IT WILL HELP TO MAKE FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS LIKE B AND K.
• IT WILL HELP TO RESTORE GUT HEALTH AFTER TAKING ANTIBIOTICS.
• IT WILL DEAL WITH ALL KINDS OF CHRONIC DISEASES.
• IT WILL HELP INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF GUT MICROBIOME

PROBIOTIC FOODS

• SAUERKRAUT – FERMENTED CABBAGE
• CURDS
• BUTTERMILK – FERMENTED DAIRY DRINK
• KIMCHI – KOREAN FERMENTED VEGETABLES
• TEMPEH – INDONESIAN FERMENTED SOY PRODUCT
• MISO – JAPANESE FERMENTED SOY PRODUCT
• NATO – JAPANESE FERMENTED SOY PRODUCT
• KEFIR (FERMENTED DRINK)
• KOMBUCHA (FERMENTED DRINK)
• KVASS (FERMENTED BEVERAGE)
• PICKLES (NON PASTEURISED)
• PICKLED VEGETABLES (NON PASTEURIED)
• BRINE CURED OLIVES
• SOYA SAUCE (NATURALLY FERMENTED AND NON PASTURISED)
• SOURDOUGH BREAD – BREAD MADE USING NATURALLY OCCURING YEAST
• VINEGAR
• APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
• DARK CHOCOLATE
• CHEESE LIKE GOUDA, MOZERELLA, COTTAGE CHEESE, CHEDDAR, GOAT CHEESE (RAW AND UNPASTURISED)

PROBIOTIC SIDE EFFECTS

• PROBIOTICS ARE GENERALLY SAFE FOR MAJORITY OF PEOPLE, BUT SIDE EFFECTS CAN OCCUR
• IT CAN CAUSE GAS OR BLOATING, HEADACHE, IT CAN SUBSIDE AFTER A FEW DAYS
• EXPERIMENT WITH PROBIOTIC FOODS, IF IT DOES NOT SUITE, DISCONTINUE

PREBIOTICS

PREBIOTICS ARE FOOD OF PROBIOTICS. PREBIOTIC FOODS CANNOT BE DIGESTED BY HUMANS. THEY ARE NON- DIGESTIBLE FIBERS PRESENT IN CERTAIN FOODS. INCLUDING PREBIOTIC FOODS IN DIET WILL INCREASE THE GOOD BACTERIA IN THE GUT, WITH A FIT BODY AND GOOD HEALTH

PREBIOTIC FOODS

WHEN TO TAKE PROBIOTICS AND PRE-BIOTICS

30 MINUTES BEFORE MEAL OR SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A MEAL OR WITH A DRINK THAT CONTAIN SOME FAT IN IT.