There are more microbes living in your gut right now than all humans that have ever existed on this earth. Known as your gut microbiota, these microbes perform countless life-sustaining functions and fundamentally they distinguish whether you have good overall health or lingering bad health. For example, without diversity in your gut microbe population, your gut lining integrity can become compromised, in turn influencing malabsorption, fatigue, depression and disease.
It is well known that your gut health is strongly determined by your diet, but research is finding that exercise may be just as important. Like a comfy bed influences a good night’s sleep, exercise promotes your gut health through