Hey there Reader,

If you’re eating real, whole foods but still struggling with bloating, fatigue, or inflammation—your condiments and store-bought “health” foods might be the problem.

Enter: Emulsifiers.

These common food additives are designed to improve shelf life and texture—but at a cost. Research shows certain synthetic and semi-synthetic emulsifiers can:

• Disrupt and reduce the diversity of you gut microbiome leading to gut related disorders
• Damage the delicate, protective, mucosal layer in your gut lining
• Stimulate pro-inflammatory cytokine activity, leading to intestinal inflammation
• Increase your risk for developing metabolic syndrome

Keep Emulsifiers Out of Your Shopping Cart

The challenging part of emulsifiers is that they are found in just about every packaged and prepared store-bought item— even the seemingly healthy foods like like balsamic vinaigrette or unsweetened almond milk.

Foods to be extra cautious about include:

🥣 Salad dressings & Sauces

🥫 Condiments
🥛 Almond milk
🍫 Chocolate
🍨 Ice cream & Non-dairy frozen desserts
🥪 Deli meats

🍪 Store bought baked goods

🧀 Dairy products like kefir, cottage cheese, and heavy cream

Check your ingredient lists carefully and avoid the following emulsifiers:

• Carboxylmethyl cellulose (CMC)
• Polysorbate 80 (P80)
• Maltodextrin
• Carageenan
• Polyglycerols
• Mono and di glycerides
• Xanthum gums
• Other "gums"
• Soy and Sunflower Lecithins

You can read the research here, here, here, here, and here.

Out with the Bad and In with the Good

Making your own versions of your favorite condiments and dressings can actually save you time, money, and frustration. Your gut will thank you too!

Start with my Gut Friendly Sauce Recipes. They are quick and easy to make, so it’s a great starting point.

It’s a small change that makes a BIG difference for your gut.

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Wishing you health, happiness, & vitality,
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Sarah Neumann Haske, MS, RDN
Gut Health Dietitian & Certified Microbiome Analyst
​www.neumannwellness.com​

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Research & News

• ​What foods are banned in Europe but not in the U.S.?: The European Union prohibits or severely restricts many food additives that have been linked to cancer that are still used in American-made bread, cookies, soft drinks and other processed foods. Did you know: food additives can be underlying culprits causing inflammation and digestive issues for many.

• There is so much more to hunger and satiety than we ever imagined. Scientists released the jaw-dropping finding that immune cells (T cells) travel from the gut to the part of the brain that regulates hunger and thirst.

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