Feed Your Microbes and Get Skinnier???

 Your gut makes weight-loss hormones.

Now, most of us think of the digestive tract as basically a long tube. Food goes in, nutrients get absorbed, waste comes out.

But your gut is oh so much more than that.

Your intestinal tract is actually part of your endocrine system- your whole hormone system that I wrote about in my book-Get out of Hormone Hell 6 Heavenly Steps to Lose weight, feel great and reverse aging. The gut contains specialized cells called enteroendocrine cells that sense when and what you eat and release hormones in response.

Microbiome and GLP-1

Protein Update

Protein is having a moment!

Walk through the grocery store and suddenly everything is “high protein.” We have protein cereal, protein bars, protein chips, protein pancakes, protein ice cream—you name it, manufacturers have figured out they need to put the word protein on the front of the package.

A new word: proteinmaxxing—trying to pack as much protein as possible into your day.

But do we really need all of this protein? Are Americans protein deficient? Can you get too much? And maybe the most important question for those of us who want to stay healthy, active and independent as we age: Should we upgrade our intake?  Studies have now come out that suggest protein restriction is linked to increased longevity. Oh my what to believe?

Protein Update