Health & Fitness
by : ELLE Canada– Feb 4th, 2025
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La Clic / Activia
As each new year begins, so does the list of well-meaning habits—the promises to get to the gym four days a week, give up alcohol and never touch fast food again. Of course, it’s a lot easier to make a list than it is to stick to it. But if there’s one goal worth giving yourself for 2025, it’s to focus on gut health.
More than a fad, gut health is a growing area of research. “While we once thought the gut’s primary role was to digest and absorb nutrients, we now understand it is pivotal for whole-body wellness,” says Andrea Hardy, a registered dietitian and member of the ACTIVIA Gut Health Board. “Gut health isn’t just the absence of disease; it’s the feeling of digestive wellness, a balanced gut microbiota and proper digestion and absorption of nutrients.”
Of course, many people experience symptoms like bloating, gas, discomfort and rumbling—all signs that their gut may be out of whack. Thankfully, there are many ways to improve gut health, like getting enough fibre (found in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds and pulses), prioritizing water intake and reducing highly processed foods.
One of Hardy’s favourite easy-to-follow tips is to eat something “living” every day. “Fermented and probiotic foods offer an opportunity to introduce beneficial bacteria that can help maintain a healthy gut microbiota,” she notes. ACTIVIA, the pioneer of probiotic yogurt, contains more than one billion probiotics* per serving, making it an excellent addition to a gut-positive routine.
For more of Hardy’s tips, check out this article.
Bring your gut-health goals to life with Hardy’s favourite quick-and-easy recipes that contain probiotics, fibre and polyphenols.
With the flavour of a lemon-blueberry-poppyseed muffin, this breakfast bowl is a delicious way to introduce probiotics into your diet.
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Give your morning a touch of tropical flair with this probiotic yogurt breakfast bowl that puts the focus on fibre and texture.
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This morning bowl features probiotics as well as flax and kiwi, two high-fibre ingredients that can help improve digestive regularity and comfort.
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Use this bowl—featuring protein, healthy fats and complex carbohydrates—to refuel after a workout.
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According to clinical studies, two servings of ACTIVIA per day for 14 days may help reduce the frequency of minor digestive issues** (think bloating, gas, discomfort and rumbling) when eaten as part of a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Thanks to these findings, the ACTIVIA Gut Health Challenge was born. This year, four members of the ELLE Canada team gave the two-week challenge a try and discovered it was an easy and delicious way to prioritize their health.
Click here to see how they integrated ACTIVIA into their busy schedules and how the new habit impacted their gut well-being. You can also try it yourself—two servings per day of ACTIVIA smoothies, drinks, yogurt with cereal or yogurt by itself for 14 days—and see how you feel. Learn more at activia.ca.
*With more than 109 CFU Bifidobacterium lactis per serving —a probiotic that contributes to healthy gut flora.
**ACTIVIA may help reduce the frequency of minor digestive issues like bloating, gas, discomfort and rumbling when consumed twice (two servings) per day for two weeks as part of a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
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