Healthy Body - Healthy Mind (Sauerkraut)

I had a few things I have learnt while I was visinting home last Christmas... :)

One of the many things was sauerkraut...

Sauerkraut has many health benefits:

• Improves digestion (it is a source of probiotics and also contains enzymes that help your body absorb nutrients more easily)

• Boost your immune system (source of vitamin C and iron)

• May help you lose weight (low in calorie, high in fiber and high probiotic content may help prevent weight gain and promote the loss of unwanted body fat)

• Helps reduce stress and maintain brain health (promotes healthy gut flora and may increase the absoption of mood-regulating minerals from your diet. Both of these effects help reduce stress and maintain brain health)

• May promote heart health (the fiber, probiotic, and vitamin K2 contents of sauerkraut may contribute to lower cholesterol levels, slight improvements in bloodpressure, and a lower risk of heart disease)

I know it's not my usual post, but the last few weeks I have realised how important to have a healthy body to have a healthy mind...

I had many energy shifts and breakthroughs lately and never felt mentally so great in my life, but my body hasn't been quite right in the last two weeks and doesn't matter how great I felt menatally the more days I was unwell physically, the more it took away from the spark I had...

So looking after your body is just as important to look after your mind and vice versa...