Tips for a Healthy Gut While Traveling

There are many ways we can promote and maintain a healthy gut while traveling. Traveling all the time whether it’s for pleasure, work or simply a lifestyle is no excuse not to practice healthy gut habits. One of the most easy and essential ways to regulate digestion, your gut microbiome, and circadian rhythm is through sunlight or bright light exposure and to stay up late on the day of arrival. So let’s say you were traveling east and the time is multiple time zones ahead of your usual location, and by 3-4 pm you are ready to go to bed for the night, it is better to stay up late to synchronize your internal clock and gut-brain axis. Also, bringing a time-released melatonin supplement along to take for the first couple nights will also support your gut and promote a good night’s sleep. Another key move is to bring prebiotic and probiotics supplements and take them for at least the first three days. This will ensure your microbiome is fed adequately and will prevent poor food cravings at awkward times. Lastly, a 6-hour time restricted eating window will give your gut a break while your body adjusts to the new time zone at your destination.