Why you should focus on your digestion!!!
Out of all areas of health and physical fitness I can without a doubt say this is an area that is greatly underrated, and I am going to explain why. I do not care what your fitness goal is; gain muscle, lose fat, feel better, perform better, etc, you all have 1 big thing in common and that is YOU ALL EAT FOOD. And if you eat food, your body needs to digest it and extract the available nutrients for energy and recovery.
Now, with modern day America and just the overall lifestyle we live with convenient foods, excessive stress, too much screen time and just overall bad habits, one thing tends to get out of balance and that is, believe it or not, your digestive tract. And one surprising thing about the digestive tract is it regulates neurotransmitters in the brain that helps us function optimally on a day to day basis. All of this is regulated within the gut microbiome and that is also where most of the body’s digestive process takes place (large intestine)
Now how does this relate to the gym. Well, when this gets out of balance it becomes harder for your body to breakdown food and get the nutrients it needs throughout your body. Without this you cannot maximize growth and recovery and furthermore your metabolism will be short changed leading to less and less fat breakdown over time. So below is a list of supplements that are must have’s if you are serious about your digestion and results
Greens Powder
Probiotics
L-tyrosine
Magnesium
Calcium and Vitamin D3