Your gut is a lot like your heart: it's where all the action happens, and it's crucial to your health.
Your gut is a complex ecosystem of over 100 trillion bacteria, and these bacteria are responsible for regulating just about every aspect of your health—from how well your digestion works to how many calories you burn each day.
If you have a leaky gut (which can be caused by stress, poor diet, or even certain medications), then these beneficial bacteria can leak out into your bloodstream, where they don't belong. This causes inflammation in the body, which can lead to heart disease, diabetes, cancer and more.