September 12, 2024 8 min read
Our digestive tract’s ability to fully digest and absorb protein determines, in large part, our body's ability to build muscle and lose body fat.
It affects our energy levels, hormones, inflammatory responses, and overall health.
It affects our gut and our ability to repair intestinal lining that has been damaged by toxins and harmful bacteria.
And when protein isn’t properly digested, this triggers a sequence of actions involving our immune system that leads to higher levels of cortisol, the hormone that prevents fat loss and breaks down muscle.
It leads to lower energy and mood, hormone issues, Leaky Gut, and even to our immune system mistaking our own cells for harmful bacteria and toxins, and so attacking them.
Even more, without full digestion, our body receives less of the protein we consume in a form it can actually use.
So we get less protein for muscle, properly balanced hormones, cellular repair and upkeep, and overall health and energy, while at the same time we’re eating more that goes to waste.
This is a big deal. Due to processed foods and sugars, many of our digestive tracts don’t function at optimal levels, preventing a significant amount of the food we eat from being fully broken down so our body can use it.
Beyond this, improper digestion leads to not only heart burn, acid reflux, GERD, gas and a bloated stomach, but also allows for harmful bacteria, parasites, and fungi to take root, further causing us trouble.
Everything hinges on protein. Or, more specifically, the essential amino acids protein provides, which is what our body actually uses.
So, understanding exactly how digestion works and how to keep or get it working properly is very important.
September 09, 2024 4 min read
Welcome to the Gut Health Guide, Protocol & 30-Day Challenge!
Our gut is one of the most important aspects of our health.
If our gut is generally healthy, so are we. If our gut is not healthy, then neither are we. It really is that simple.
But about two thirds of Americans are living with gut issues.
Acid reflux, heart burn, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Gas and bloating, causing a protruding stomach that can’t be “exercised off.”
Leaky Gut, SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth), Candida, H. Pylori and C. Diff.
Gluten reactions.
An imbalanced microbiome causing higher stress levels, poor energy, and much more.
If we want the healthiest body we can have, with high energy levels, an easy time maintaining our figure, healthier skin, a calmer mood, hormonal balance, lean muscle, and good sleep — then we need to take control of our gut.
May 01, 2023 5 min read
Stress, whether it’s physical, mental or emotional, can lead to:
Delayed healing responses in the body, a nervous system that is always “on,” worsened mood, inability to relax or fall asleep, decreased mental alertness or lowered ability to “think,” hormonal imbalances, cravings for sugary foods, and high cortisol levels which increase mental stress, lower our energy levels, and make it harder to lose weight, build muscle or recover fully from the daily load we put on our body
It doesn’t matter much “where” the stress comes from, as any point of stress triggers the same reactions in the body. And stress from any one of these three areas (physical, mental or emotional) raises stress in the other two areas.
But, just as stress in one area creates stress in another area, with each point of stress making the overall worse, it also works in the opposite direction.
Each point of stress we remove lightens the load overall and makes it easier to deal with the other points of stress.
It’s very simple. Let’s see where we’re at!
October 21, 2022 4 min read
There are about 500 different species of bacteria. And between them, they ether produce or help to produce neurotransmitters in our body, such as Serotonin and GABA, which calm and relax us, de-stress us, allow us to fall asleep, and help to keep our hormones in balance so we can lose weight and add muscle.
Some of these bacteria eat the foods coming in such as amino acids, vitamins and other nutrients, and some actually produce amino acids, or vitamins, or other nutrients that the body can use or that other bacteria feed off of.
June 24, 2021 5 min read
We’re seeing fat loss with muscle gain, faster muscle gain while continuing to lose fat, lower resting heart rate and blood pressure increased energy, lowered inflammation, bettered mood, significantly decreased cravings, and much more.
July 16, 2019 5 min read
The following is adapted from The Search for the Perfect Protein.
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May 09, 2019 6 min read
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