Mona Sharma says chronic bloating often stems from eating while stressed and consuming ultra-processed foods, which make up 80% of the U.S. diet. Start your day in a relaxed state to activate proper digestion, and cut packaged foods as a first step.
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If someone's really struggling with bloating, it's so common now, where should they start? There's a couple of things. So one, just having a look at how you're starting your day. Two, what is the state in which you're eating? Are you eating while you're scrolling, while you're driving, while you're working? Remember, your body has to be in that rest and digest for your body to optimize digestion. If you're eating in Fight or Flight, you cannot digest your food. The analogy of running from a lion, if you were running from a lion for your life, you would never say, oh, I'm hungry and decide to eat an apple when you're running, right? But that's the equivalent of the type of stress that we're living with today. The second thing is looking at the foods that you're eating. So one of the first things that I do with my clients is I get them off of ultra processed foods. 80% of the diet in the US comes from ultra processed packaged foods. It's insane, right?