Metabolic health is the engine that powers your body. From gut and liver function to screen time and sunlight, discover the keys to building lasting resilience.
Your gut may be able to reinvent itself, boosting your metabolism right along with it. Beyond breaking down food, the trillions of microbes living in your gut act as a second digestive organ, sending chemical signals that influence how your body handles energy, inflammation, and insulin. However, when your gut falls out of balance, these processes become disrupted, setting the stage for weight gain, energy crashes, and chronic disease.
“Our gut adapts quickly, and there are some studies even showing that in a matter of two weeks we can replenish and change the gut composition,” Adriano dos Santos, a functional registered nutritionist and gut metabolism researcher, told The Epoch Times.
How the Gut Drives Your Metabolism
A 2024 systematic review published in Nutrients, led by dos Santos, analyzed 26 studies linking gut bacteria to metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that includes diabetes and unhealthy cholesterol. The findings demonstrated that what you eat directly affects your gut bacteria and that dietary choices can either help or harm your metabolic health.
