Gut Reboot and Weight Loss
Balancing your gut microbiome and rebooting your gut can lead to weight loss. As we balance the gut it begins to function better, thus reducing cravings, more effectively absorbing nutrients and improving elimination. The health of your gut microbiome affects how your body processes the food you consume.
Your food is both chemically and mechanically broken down in the stomach. From there it moves to the small intestine to be broken down by enzymes making the food small enough to be absorbed and used for fuel.
The issues occur in conjunction with the foods we can’t process and as humans, we typically don’t produce enough enzymes to break down the foods we consume. The foods we can’t process and then sent to the large intestine. This is where the ever-important microbes come in. The microbes break this food down and release molecules that we can utilize. With that, caloric intake doesn’t necessarily equal caloric uptake.
For example, you and a friend can eat the exact same food with the same portions and one of you may uptake more calories than the other based on the health of your gut microbiome.
When it comes to mainstream diets most focus on reducing caloric intake. This can lead to weight loss but that weight is typically regained back.
Why? Aside from physiological factors, the microbiome is still unhealthy, causing food cravings and affecting the way your body processes food. Remember, when you change your gut bacteria your change the way your body processes food and metabolizes energy.
By rebooting your gut you not only ditch fake foods and replace them with nourishing foods, but you rid your gut of the bad bacteria, restore balance and allow your body to process your food as it should.
Interested in dropping a few pounds? Here are some tips that will help you further support your gut.
At the end of the day, we are all different and our microbiomes are in different states. Some may experience results, others may take time. The key here is to keep supporting your microbiome day in and out and enjoy the results as they come. When it comes to gut health it’s not an overnight fix.
Your food is both chemically and mechanically broken down in the stomach. From there it moves to the small intestine to be broken down by enzymes making the food small enough to be absorbed and used for fuel.
The issues occur in conjunction with the foods we can’t process and as humans, we typically don’t produce enough enzymes to break down the foods we consume. The foods we can’t process and then sent to the large intestine. This is where the ever-important microbes come in. The microbes break this food down and release molecules that we can utilize. With that, caloric intake doesn’t necessarily equal caloric uptake.
For example, you and a friend can eat the exact same food with the same portions and one of you may uptake more calories than the other based on the health of your gut microbiome.
When it comes to mainstream diets most focus on reducing caloric intake. This can lead to weight loss but that weight is typically regained back.
Why? Aside from physiological factors, the microbiome is still unhealthy, causing food cravings and affecting the way your body processes food. Remember, when you change your gut bacteria your change the way your body processes food and metabolizes energy.
By rebooting your gut you not only ditch fake foods and replace them with nourishing foods, but you rid your gut of the bad bacteria, restore balance and allow your body to process your food as it should.
Interested in dropping a few pounds? Here are some tips that will help you further support your gut.
- Exercise. Yes, exercise affects your gut bacteria as well. When you exercise regularly it promotes the biodiversity of your gut flora thus helping your gut bacteria to operate at its best.
- Sleep. That’s right, lack of sleep can change your gut flora as well but your gut flora can affect your quality of sleep as well. Interesting right? The bottom line, we require a healthy gut microbiome.
- Destress. We know that chronic stress wreaks havoc on our gut microbiome. Yoga and meditation can help to calm the mind and release stress.
- Kick the Fake Foods: We all know this by now but the fake foods are not doing anyone any good. Kick them to the curb, this includes artificial sweeteners as well.
- Stick to a Whole Food Diet: Focus on consuming a variety of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, healthy fats, and lean proteins.
- Enjoy Fermented Foods: Rich in probiotics fermented foods help seed your gut with beneficial bacteria.
- Enjoy some Tea (we are actually going for polyphenols). Tea is an excellent source of polyphenols which are prebiotics that nourish the good bacteria in your gut.
At the end of the day, we are all different and our microbiomes are in different states. Some may experience results, others may take time. The key here is to keep supporting your microbiome day in and out and enjoy the results as they come. When it comes to gut health it’s not an overnight fix.
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