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How to protect your gut

While you can take precautions against food-borne illnesses in your own kitchen, that's much more difficult to do when you're travelling, says Ann Louise Gittleman, a U.S. nutrition expert whose book The Gut Flush Plan (Avery/Penguin) was published this month. "Contamination can lead to all sorts of digestive grief," says Gittleman. "That's not exactly a fun souvenir."

Here are her Top 5 tips for keeping your stomach safe on vacation:

• Skip the salad bar: "They are usually just a colourful buffet of bacteria," says Gittleman
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• Disinfect your hotel room: "Bacteria is lurking on TV remotes, minibar handles and even bathroom counters," says Gittleman. "There's no telling where previous occupants have been or whom or what they have also touched."



• Dust your food: "Yes, we are talking about 'chardust' which can be sprinkled from activated charcoal caps onto any suspicious cuisine."



• Pack the probiotics: "These beneficial bacteria will give pathogens the heave-ho even before they can get a foothold in your gut."



• Spice up your meals for health: "Oregano, garlic, thyme, cayenne and tumeric are loaded with antioxidants that can outsmart many nasty bacteria -- even the superbugs in some cases."

Reference:

The Ottawa Citizen, Published: Saturday, May 17, 2008

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