5種促進結腸健康的食物
Although you may already be thinking about your dinner menu for the evening, you may not be considering the fact that everything you eat has an impact on your health. We are bombarded with hype saying what --and what not to -- eat daily. Step away from the fancy pills and shakes intended to help your colon and consider the natural, and less expensive, regular food options.
儘管你可能已經在想晚上吃什麼，但可能不會注意到你吃的所有食物對你的健康有什麼影響。我們總是高喊每天吃什麼和不吃什麼的口號。遠離藥物可能對你的結腸更好，更傾向於有規律地吃天然便宜的食物。
Probiotics
益生菌
It sounds a little gross, but your entire colon is colonized with good bacteria and yeast.
聽起來有些噁心，但你的整個結腸都被益生菌和酵母菌佔據着。
These living organisms help you break down and remove waste from your body. They also keep the bad bacteria in check. Fermented foods, such as yogurt or kefir, can help provide the boost of good bacteria needed to rebalance your system.
這些生物幫助你的身體分解和排出廢物。它們還抑制壞菌。發酵食品,如酸奶、酸乳酒,可以幫助增加有益菌來調整你的身體機能。
Dark Leafy Vegetables
深色葉菜
The minute I say dark, leafy vegetable, most people envision a cluster of spinach. There are many other variations of dark leafies that include collard greens, kale, and even romaine.
當我說到深色葉菜，大部分人會想到菠菜。但還有很多其它種類的深色葉菜，包括羽衣甘藍，甘藍和萵苣。
A cup of iceberg lettuce, for example, has nearly no nutritional value. Its main component is water. Rule of thumb: The darker the leaf the better the benefit.
一杯捲心萵苣，例如，幾乎沒有任何營養價值。其主要成分是水。經驗法則：葉子顏色越深，營養價值越高。
Garlic
蒜
This bulbous vegetable has long been researched for its natural antibacterial properties.
這種球根類蔬菜因其抑菌特性長期以來都是被研究的對象。
The natural compounds within garlic, such as selenium, arginine, and ajoene to name a few, are responsible for the potential health benefits that include removing waste from the body and assisting in your body's self-repair mechanisms.
大蒜中的天然化合物,如硒、精氨酸, 大蒜烯等等,負責潛在的身體健康因素，包括排出身體廢物和協助身體自我修復功能。
Flax Seeds
亞麻籽
Sitting down to a big bowl of flax seeds probably doesn't sound optimal, but used as an addition to smoothies, cereals, and whole grain products, flax seeds give a boost to the fiber content of any meal and contain phytonutrients in the form of lignans. They also help to regulate bowel movements and are a natural source of the omega 3 fatty acids, which have a host of known health benefits.
身旁有一大碗的亞麻種子可能聽起來沒什麼用處,但作爲果汁,麥片,全麥產品的添加物,亞麻籽會提高任何一餐的纖維含量並含有木酚素形式的植物營養素。
Legumes
豆類
Beans are a low fat, protein rich source of nutrients that actually feed the good bacteria in your colon with their healthy starches.
豆類是低脂肪、含有豐富蛋白質的營養素,這些營養素實際上是餵養你結腸有益菌的健康澱粉。
