Want Better Gut Health? Add This Easy Solution to Your Daily Routine

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Keeping your gut healthy is so important for your whole body. It's not just about digestion. Research has shown that a healthy microbiome—the right balance of the "good" and "bad" bacteria—affects your heart health, mental health, immune system, and more. According to Harvard Health Publishing, it can also influence certain conditions like heart disease, arthritis, and cancer. So yeah, gut health is a big deal.

There are a couple of things you can do to improve your gut health. You can start with your diet, making sure you're getting enough prebiotic- and probiotic-rich foods and fiber and limiting high-carb and high-sugar foods. Changing up your lifestyle habits can help, too. High levels of stress can affect your gut health, so finding ways to manage it will make a difference. Getting enough sleep also affects your microbiome.

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You can also take supplements. Prebiotic and probiotic supplements can ensure you're getting specific bacteria strains in your body and adding enough "good" bacteria into your gut. If you do decide to go the supplement route, make sure you check with your doctor or healthcare provider, who can share some recommendations based on your personal health history.

For those of you looking for supplements to try, we've compiled a list of some of the best probiotics out there, including some of our favorites and some highly rated ones. Take a look at your options below.

1. Hum Nutrition Skin Squad Pre+Probiotic

2. Garden of Life Dr. Formulated Probiotics

3. Seed Daily Synbiotic

4. Align DualBiotic Prebiotic + Probiotic

5. NOW Foods Probiotic-10

6. The Nue Co. Prebiotic + Probiotic

7. Nature's Bounty Ultra Strength Probiotic 10

8. Culturelle Digestive Daily Probiotic

9. Sakara Complete Probiotic Formula

10. BioSchwartz Advanced Strength Probiotic

11. Love Wellness Good Girl Probiotics

12. Physician's Choice 60 Billion Probiotic

13. The Beauty Chef Glow Inner Beauty Essential

14. Thorne FloraSport 20B

15. MaryRuth Organics Liquid Probiotic

16. Garden of Life Raw Probiotics

17. Olly Probiotic

18. Hum Nutrition Gut Instinct

Next: The 4 Worst Things You Can Do for Gut Health, According to an Expert

This article was originally published at an earlier date and has since been updated.

Disclaimer

This article is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to be used in the place of advice of your physician or other medical professionals. You should always consult with your doctor or healthcare provider first with any health-related questions.

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Sarah is lifestyle writer and editor with over 10 years of experience covering health and wellness, interior design, food, beauty, and tech. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she attended New York University and lived in New York for 12 years before returning to L.A. in 2019. In addition to her work on THE/THIRTY andBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing , she held editor roles at Apartment Therapy, Real Simple, House Beautiful, Elle Decor, and The Bump (sister site of The Knot). She has a passion for health and wellness, but she especially loves writing about mental health. Her self-care routine consists of five things: a good workout, “me” time on the regular, an intriguing book/podcast/playlist to unwind after a long day, naps, and decorating her home.