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Boost Your Health with Miso: Discover the Benefits

Can individuals incorporate miso into their diets to improve their gut health and utilize its beneficial properties?

What Is Miso?

As the weather starts to get colder, many people start thinking about making soups, stews, and hot foods. However, when it comes to a person’s health and wellness, many people wonder what to add to their soups while adding many nutritional foods and proteins that can make them not only flavorful but also add beneficial properties to their diet. Why not add miso? Miso is fermented soybean paste, a rice-based food product in Japan that is a staple cooking product. (Saeed et al., 2022) Additionally, since miso is a soybean product, many people incorporate it into their soups as it contributes to many health benefits to Japanese-style diets and can even enhance various dishes. (Ito, 2020) At the same time, many people who start to incorporate miso as part of their diet will notice some beneficial results in their gut system. We associate with certified medical providers who inform our patients of the benefits of incorporating miso into a nutritional diet. While asking important questions to our associated medical providers, we advise patients to integrate ways to add miso to their foods and help reduce bad bacterial growth in their gut system. Dr. Alex Jimenez, D.C., envisions this information as an academic service. Disclaimer.

 

Types Of Miso

 

Miso can come in various types depending on how long it has been left to be fermented and its ingredients to see what color and flavor intensity will be put into the cooking. All miso products are in paste form and can be paired well with any protein like chicken, meat, and fish. The types of miso include:

  • White miso (Shiro miso): Mildest, sweet, less salty
  • Yellow miso (Shinshu miso): Mild, earthier, more acidic
  • Red miso (Aka miso): Salty, slightly bitter
  • Brown rice miso (Genmai miso): Sweet, mild, earthy
  • Barley miso (Mugi miso): Mild, earthy, not gluten-free

 

Miso Nutritional Facts

When it comes to the nutritional facts of miso, one tablespoon of miso contains about:

  • 1 tbsp of miso: 17g
  • Calories: 34
  • Total Fats: 1g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg
  • Sodium: 634mg
  • Total Carbohydrates: 4.3g
  • Protein: 2.2g

It is important to note that a bit of miso goes a long way due to its high sodium content and its various vitamins and nutrients.


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Beneficial Properties of Miso

When it comes to the beneficial properties of miso, it has numerous benefits that can help the body provide the nutrients it needs to fuel. Since miso is a fermented seasoning, it is rich in nutrients and has probiotic microorganisms that can help propagate healthy good bacteria to the gut while enhancing the immune system. (Paul et al., 2023) Additionally, when consumed daily, miso can help improve skin moisture, stimulate ceramides, have an anti-hypertensive effect, and many other beneficial effects. (Kotake et al., 2022)

 

Improves Gut Health

Since miso is a probiotic, it can help many individuals with gut issues since the gut system has trillions of bacteria that activate and mediate the body. (de Vos et al., 2022) Many people don’t realize that the gut is known as the second brain, and when environmental factors start to affect the gut, it can cause many health problems. So, adding miso can help influence good bacteria to reduce harmful bacteria and directly influence the epithelial immune cells of the GI tract. (Wieers et al., 2019)

 

Incorporating Miso In Your Diet

Since miso has a sweet/salty flavor, it can be used in various recipes. It can be taken in small amounts depending on the individual’s taste and what ingredients many people use for their cooking. At the same time, if a person is on a low-sodium diet, limiting the intake or avoiding it if they have a food allergy to soy is best. Making small changes and adding healthy nutritional substitutes to food can help many people live healthier.


References

de Vos, W. M., Tilg, H., Van Hul, M., & Cani, P. D. (2022). Gut microbiome and health: mechanistic insights. Gut, 71(5), 1020-1032. doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2021-326789

Ito, K. (2020). Review of the health benefits of habitual consumption of miso soup: focus on the effects on sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure, and heart rate. Environ Health Prev Med, 25(1), 45. doi.org/10.1186/s12199-020-00883-4

Kotake, K., Kumazawa, T., Nakamura, K., Shimizu, Y., Ayabe, T., & Adachi, T. (2022). Ingestion of miso regulates immunological robustness in mice. PLOS ONE, 17(1), e0261680. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261680

Paul, A. K., Lim, C. L., Apu, M. A. I., Dolma, K. G., Gupta, M., de Lourdes Pereira, M., Wilairatana, P., Rahmatullah, M., Wiart, C., & Nissapatorn, V. (2023). Are Fermented Foods Effective against Inflammatory Diseases? Int J Environ Res Public Health, 20(3). doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032481

Saeed, F., Afzaal, M., Shah, Y. A., Khan, M. H., Hussain, M., Ikram, A., Ateeq, H., Noman, M., Saewan, S. A., & Khashroum, A. O. (2022). Miso: A traditional nutritious & health-endorsing fermented product. Food Sci Nutr, 10(12), 4103-4111. doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3029

Wieers, G., Belkhir, L., Enaud, R., Leclercq, S., Philippart de Foy, J. M., Dequenne, I., de Timary, P., & Cani, P. D. (2019). How Probiotics Affect the Microbiota. Front Cell Infect Microbiol, 9, 454. doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00454

 

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We understand that we cover matters that require an additional explanation of how they may assist in a particular care plan or treatment protocol; therefore, to discuss the subject matter above further, please feel free to ask Dr. Alex Jimenez, DC, APRN, FNP-BC, or contact us at 915-850-0900.

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Our information scope is limited to chiropractic, musculoskeletal, physical medicine, wellness, contributing etiological viscerosomatic disturbances within clinical presentations, associated somato-visceral reflex clinical dynamics, subluxation complexes, sensitive health issues, and functional medicine articles, topics, and discussions.

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