08/10/2026
** It's time for this week's "Seasonal Gut Health Hero" 🏆 **
Grab a jumper and a nice hot mug of drink and read how this week's choice of seasonal Autumn/Winter food can help your gut health to help your overall health!
Pumpkins are not just for Halloween! 🎃 They are packed with a wide range of health benefits as well as being super tasty!
Pumpkins and squashes (particularly my favourite butternut squash) support our gut health in a number of ways:
- They are packed full of fibre (both soluble and insoluble) to help maintain good gut health and promote regular bowel movements.
- Emerging research suggests that pumpkin polysaccharides may have prebiotic-like effects. Pre-clinical studies have shown that these complex carbohydrates can be fermented by beneficial gut bacteria, potentially promoting the growth of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species and increasing short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production.
- Pumpkin is one of the richest dietary sources of beta-carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A. Vitamin A plays a critical role in maintaining the integrity of the intestinal lining.
- They contain several compounds with anti-inflammatory properties - Carotenoids, Vitamin C and Polyphenols - which can help reduce the effects of inflammatory conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome.
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~ Lynsey
