Men_s Health Australia - April 2016__

WORDS: EDWARD LANE

WEIGHT LOSS

46 APRIL 2016

Join the

Culture Club

It’s time to gorge yourself on the spoils of nature. Here’s your

guide to the science-backed bacteria that help determine how

efficiently you digest kilojoules. Cultivate your own stash to

switch your gut to fat-fighting mode day in, day out. And each

comes with apro bono health boost too if you’re feeling greedy.

Forget those dodgy claims on your tub

of yoghurt – fermented foods are the key

to stripping fat from your gut

1 / KILL ’JOULES WITH KIMCHI

The Korean superfood and

hipster staple speeds up

digestion to stop fat hiding

your abs. Start by salting

cabbageandleavingforsix

hours. Rinse and mix with

fish oil, chopped onions,

sugar, crushed garlic, ground

ginger and chilli. Put the lot in

a clean, airtight jar and let it

fermentinacool, dry place for

four days.

2 / SLEEPOFFFATWITHKEFIR

“More melatonin is produced

in the gut than the brain,”

says nutrition researcher

KamalPatel.Akefir-loaded

gut equals better sleep

• and a healthier, leaner
  gut. Leave the grains ($20;
  nourishmeorganics.com.au)
  in coconut milk for 24 hours
  before drinking.

3 / DODGE CARBS WITH MISO

The Japanese comfort soup

goes to work on sugar and

other baddies in your

stomachthatcandouble-

time weight gain. Bonus: it

also helps bolster your bones.

It takes 180 days to ferment, so

cheatbyusinginstantpaste

(nipponfoodsupplies.com.au)

and soup-up your gut.

4 / STARTAFRESHWITHMANUKA

Manukahoneyisn’taprobioticper

se, but you can consider it your

gut’sclean-upcrewasitgoes

about killing off the bad

bacteria lurking in your

insides. Multiple studies

link certain bacterial

overgrowths to a sluggish

metabolism and a bigger

waist – have one teaspoon

each morning.

5 / DETOX FAT STORES WITH KVASS

If you’ve been hitting the booze,

try root-veg rehab. Kvass

cleanses your blood and

helps detoxify your liver,

which results in a faster

metabolism – even for

those alcoholic kilojoules.

Mix chopped beets, whey,

salt and water, then cover

and ferment for two days.

6 / BURN IT OFF WITH KOMBUCHA

Compound your kilojoule burn

with a lightly caffeinated

pick-me-up. “A Symbiotic

CultureOfBacteriaand

Yeastor‘Scoby’($25;

nourishmeorganics.com.

au)isallyouneed,”says

nutritionist Jessica Scott.

Addittosweetblack tea and

leave for 10 days.