Microbiome. It’s a word that has seen a great deal of press coverage of late, for good reason. Your microbiome is the collection of bacteria living on and within your body. Hundreds of species, and billions of individual bacterial cells, make it up. Many of them you simply cannot live without. They process food in your gut, transferring nutrients to your bloodstream. Some boost your immune system by acting as a first line of defense against infection.
In Part One of this series we looked at the hormones that affect weight loss (or weight gain). In this article we shall look at how you can use your hunger hormones to your advantage. Or in one case, inhibiting them so they don’t interfere with getting rid of those extra pounds.
Our 9 Ways To Improve Gut Health are inexpensive and can make a huge difference in how you feel and your general state of health. Your gut is important!
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