Support your gut microbiome for healthy weight management.

Fad Diets & Your Gut Microbiome

The composition of your gut microbiome is completely unique to you. This is why fad diets tend to at best, have limited success, and at worst further aggravate your microbiome. Some of the most popular diets today are frighteningly restrictive and overlook the personalization needed for long-term success.

Science has proven that macronutrients like fat, protein, and complex carbohydrates are essential for a well rounded diet, so cutting any one of these out can do more harm than good.

The solution lies in understanding which whole foods and supplements are best for balancing your health and optimizing your unique gut microbiome.* This is one of the best ways to truly set yourself up for continued success in managing a healthy weight.*

Those who dieted within the previous year had greater body weights and waist circumferences than those of non-dieters.

Gut Microbiome Balance: How It Affects Weight Loss

When we experience a disruption to the way we digest food, most health specialists immediately think of one thing: an imbalance in the gut microbiome. This has been shown to significantly heighten the immune response, leading to changes that can impact nutrient digestion and absorption.

This can create a vicious cycle where your gut microbiome lacks richness and diversity (also known as gut dysbiosis), and  isn’t producing beneficial compounds that can help soothe the problem. When this happens, your body could lack SCFAs like butyrate that help regulate metabolism and food intake, and are naturally beneficial to the body.

A lack of butyrate production in your gut could send a waterfall of signals flowing through your body. Butyrate can help improve satiety, glycemic control, energy levels, and even regulate fat storing hormones. Without this key SCFA, you could feel like a stranger in your own body as it spirals out of control.

The Gut-Brain Connection

Ever noticed that periods of overwhelming stress can coincide with weight gain? This is partly because of the gut-brain axis, a connection that allows your gut and brain to communicate with each other. That’s why stress can exacerbate issues in the gut, and vice versa. Balancing your gut ecosystem may be the answer you need to help support the relationship between your mood and your diet.

The Best Supplements and Probiotics for Weight Loss & Digestive Health*

Occasional digestive discomfort can often be a sign from your body that something is wrong, similar to how a car uses a “check engine” light. You may experience occasional bloating, constipation, diarrhea and many other symptoms related to your digestive health as a result of an imbalance in your gut microbiome.

When it comes to supplements and probiotics, more isn’t necessarily better.

There are no universally healthy supplements or probiotics. Taking just any supplement or probiotic for a symptom could be about as helpful as taking medication for something you may not even have. Like everything else you consume, all supplements (for any purpose) must be digested, broken down, and absorbed. How well any supplement does depends upon the health of your intestinal tract, including the microbial balance of your gut microbiome.

To know what your body needs and get you back on your weight loss journey, it’s important to look under the hood and get acquainted with what’s really happening.