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The more we learn about the gut, the more we understand how important it is to our overall health. The M&S Good Gut range is here to help make it easy to keep your gut feeling good.
Gut feelings matter
The gut is part of our digestive system, which processes the food we eat, absorbs the nutrients we need and expels the waste we don’t. But the gut’s health affects far more than just digestion.
“Our gut microbiome – the balance of good and bad bacteria in our digestive system – impacts our overall health in so many ways, including our mood, metabolism and immune system,” explains M&S senior nutritionist Sophia Thistlethwaite.
Scientists studying the connection between the gut and the brain believe conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome and mental health disorders such as anxiety may be related. Research also suggests that irritation in the gastrointestinal system can affect our memory, thinking skills and emotional state.
Giving your gut what it wants
Keeping your gut good starts with eating a diverse range of plant foods. These can be vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, whole grains, herbs or spices, and you should aim for at least 30 different plants a week to help the gut microbiome flourish. The gut also likes fibre and fermented foods such as kefir and yoghurt, and needs water and walking to stimulate digestion, relieve constipation and reduce gas. Basically, if you move, it moves.
The M&S Good Gut range includes lots of different ingredients to support your gut health, and plenty of plant foods such as oats, barley, golden linseeds, pumpkin, hemp seeds and fermented kefir. From drinks and yoghurts to cereals and toppers, it’s full of choices that make looking after your gut health as easy as it is delicious.
Many products also contain the unique M&S TriMarks™ blend, specifically formulated to combine fibre, live cultures and Plenibiotic™ to support gut health, helping you thrive from the inside out.
Discover the M&S Good Gut range
This honey and ginger kefir drink is made with the M&S TriMarks™ blend, an exclusive M&S compound that’s packed with billions of live cultures and is a source of calcium and protein.
These kefir yoghurts also contain the M&S TriMarks™ blend. Each pack has two mango and passionfruit and two strawberry yoghurts. They’re packed with billions of live cultures and are a source of calcium and protein.
M&S Good Gut Mango & Apple Granola (pictured above)
Wholegrain oats, spelt and barley flakes are baked with date syrup and then mixed with mango, apple and a sprinkling of golden linseeds, pumpkin and hemp seeds. Your taste buds will love this high fibre granola as much as your gut does.
Visit M&S Food to see the full range and find out more at marksandspencer.com/health. All products are best enjoyed as part of a healthy balanced lifestyle. Calcium contributes to the normal function of digestive enzymes. Protein contributes to maintenance of muscle mass.