AVogel Yarrow complex for digestion 50ml

• Healthy and varied eating habits
• Healthy body weight
• Healthy digestion.

It’s apparent the bitter elements of our diets have been somewhat lost. However, enjoying bitter foods will not only mean we can include a wider range of nutrient dense foods in our diet (which can have an array of potential benefits), and help support a healthy body weight, but actually bitterness is the key for supporting healthy digestion too.

We know that bitter tastes activate receptors in both the mouth and the stomach which, in turn, helps stimulate gastric acid secretions. Interestingly, although conventional medicine often suggests excess gastric acid may be problematic (based on the current extent of prescribed anti-acid medications!), we know, in fact, that we need sufficient stomach acid in order to digest components of our food properly including protein. This allows us to release, absorb and generally make use of the the nutrients from our food; plus, it keeps stomach bugs at bay.

Therefore, by introducing more bitter elements to your diet, this could offer some immediate benefits (hence why they’ve been used traditionally as ‘aperitifs’), including improvement of symptoms of fullness, indigestion or bloating, for example.

However, more bitterness could potentially be linked to a whole host of other, longer-term benefits. This includes helping to manage more chronic digestive issues such as those associated with IBS, or more general health such as maintaining bone health as a result of the effects it could have on nutrient absorption.

In terms of bitter foods, some popular ingredients to get experimenting with include the following:

• Brussel sprouts
• Cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Broccoli
• Asparagus
• Kale
• Radishes
• Olives
• Artichokes
• Aubergine
• Grapefruit
• Sesame seeds
• Rocket
• Chicory
• Cacao (raw chocolate)
• Green tea
• Dill

Whilst the ideal is to include plenty of bitter foods in our diet, if you’re struggling to up your intake, a digestive bitters remedy such as our Yarrow Complex can be a quick and convenient way to get you more familiar with bitter tastes.