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Your metabolism is the collection of reactions inside your body that convert the foods you eat into energy used to power everything you do, from exercising to breathing. You want it to run uninhibited so you fully utilize the energy you take in. 

Your gut houses trillions of bacteria and other microscopic organisms. There are good and bad bacteria; the mixture of them living inside you makes up your unique gut microbiome and determines your gut health.  

Will improving your gut health directly improve your metabolism? No. We can’t say that yet. While there are some interesting studies, like the famous 2006 study where gut bacteria from obese mice were put into germ-free mice, making them fat, more research is needed to understand this connection fully (1).

However, there is evidence that an imbalanced gut microbiome contributes to weight loss barriers like insulin resistance, poor blood sugar regulation, and inflammation (2) (3) (4).

It is even hypothesized that the bacteria in your gut manipulate your eating behaviors. Basically stated, the bugs in your gut have food preferences of their own, and what they crave, you crave (5).

All these factors make poor gut health the metabolism mistake you cannot overlook. The good news is that you can make improvements. This blog post shares how to give your gut what it needs, so you can get the health and weight control you want.