Do you understand the full impact your metabolism has on your health?
Your metabolism affects your weight, energy, and can affect whether you develop Metabolic Syndrome, a group of conditions that can include high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, and high triglycerides.
Do you know that the state of your gut health affects your metabolism?
How Your Gut Affects Your Metabolism
Your gut affects your metabolism in several ways, including:
- Producing enzymes that help break down food and synthesize vitamins.
- Creating energy from digested food, and regulating energy metabolism, so you have energy to do the activities you need and want to do.
- As the largest endocrine organ in the body, the gut produces hormones that regulate metabolism and affect insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, fat storage and appetite.
- Disruption of the gut can cause metabolic disorders, such as obesity, insulin resistance and Type 2 Diabetes.
Since gut health is an important part of metabolic health, here are some definitions to offer more understanding of the gut.
What is the Gut?
The human gut, also known as intestines, is a muscular tube that extends from the stomach to the anus.
What is the Microbiota?
Microbiota describes the microscopic organisms of a particular environment.
The human gut microbiota refers to the trillions of microbes (microscopic organisms that are too small to be seen by the naked eye), such as bacteria, that live in the human gut. They live in the “gut microbiome.”
What is the Microbiome?
Microbiome comes from Ancient Greek mikrós 'small' and bíos 'life'.
The microbiome is the community of microorganisms that can usually be found living together in any given habitat. The microbes include bacteria, fungi, and viruses. These communities live on the skin, the mouth, and especially the gut.
The human ‘gut microbiome’ is made up of the trillions of microorganisms that live in the intestinal tract and play a key role in digesting food and helping to absorb and synthesize nutrients.
What Happens When Your Gut is “Out of Balance”?
Most microbes in the body are useful, but they may become harmful when out of balance. There can be a predominance of harmful bacteria rather than beneficial bacteria. Some bacteria need to be in a correct ratio one to another for a healthy gut, and when the ratio is not correct, gut issues occur.
These days, many people suffer with a gut that is “out of balance” due to a diet of too many highly processed foods and not enough whole foods, not enough sleep, too much stress, food intolerances, and insufficient prebiotics and probiotics.
Disruption of the gut microbiome can cause numerous issues such as digestion issues, low energy and fatigue, insulin resistance and can even lead to metabolic disorders, such as hypertension, visceral obesity, high blood sugar and Type 2 Diabetes.
How Can You Improve Your Gut Health and Metabolism?
The most powerful way to improve your gut health and metabolism is through nutrition. Giving your body the nutrition it needs to thrive is the answer.
Find out how to eat for better cellular, gut and metabolic health in the Eat Well, Feel Great! Nutrition Program.
Click here to find more about the Eat Well, Feel Great! Nutrition Program.
Supplement that Can Help Promote Better Gut & Metabolic Health
There are special, natural ingredients that help to support good overall health. It can be helpful to consume these ingredients all in one supplement. Due to the quality of food available today, most people are deficient in the vitamins and minerals needed by the body for optimal health.
Introducing Purelife Care+, the natural supplement that works at the cellular level to improve gut health and metabolism, reduce insulin resistance and inflammation, and support the liver and other organs.
Purelife Care+ is Camelicious camel milk powder with an added powerful extract of Vitamin E, and Vitamin C and Vitamin D3, known as ERDS™. ERDS enhances the bioavailability of the nutrients, so you get the best results and best value for your money.