01/21/2023
Very insightful information
GUT HEALTH is a critical factor in overall health and also weight loss. This very well may be why YOU are not having success in managing your weight.
Only 10% of people have a healthy gut. 80% of people need to lose weight to be healthier.
I have a guaranteed solution.
Here is information from a MD: We associate a slow metabolism with weight gain and we tend to think of our metabolism as something that can be affected by only a few factors:
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Our hormones
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How much we exercise
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Our muscle mass
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And our genetics
While these aspects certainly do impact metabolism, the health of our GUT plays a more vital role than we ever imagined πβ¦ and is something most people fail to even think about.
In fact, itβs often the one missing link for people who are striving to achieve a healthy weight!
And the common thread that ties together gut health and weight gain is a tiny molecule you may have never heard of before called lipopolysaccharide (LPS), otherwise known as endotoxin.
Endotoxin is a toxin present in the cell membrane of certain bacteria in the gut (typically gram-negative ones, like the infamous E. coli) that protects the bacteria from attack and helps reinforce the structural integrity of their membranes.
Once in our gut, endotoxins can be absorbed by our gut lining and enter the bloodstream, where they activate the immune system, initiating an inflammatory response within multiple organs, including the brain.
Studies have shown that a high level of endotoxin in the blood is a precursor for immune-related inflammation, weight gain, obesity, and metabolic syndrome.
What fuels diet-induced endotoxemia? π€
Diets that are high in sugar, flour, refined carbs, and unhealthy omega-6 vegetable oils, because these foods either feed endotoxin-releasing bacteria or provide a fatty carrier to bring endotoxin into the body.
The gut/metabolism and weight connection are directly connected, since Gut health plays a TREMENDOUS role in weight gain.
βWeight loss starts in the Gut"
