Inflammation, Gut Health, and Why Your Metabolism Feels “Stuck”

Are you eating clean, exercising, and still not losing weight—or worse, feeling more tired and inflamed?

This episode explains why the problem often isn’t calories, carbs, or willpower — it’s chronic inflammation, especially when it starts in the gut.

Low-grade inflammation quietly disrupts insulin signaling, fat burning, recovery, and energy. Even “healthy” habits can backfire when your body is in defense mode.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

*Why inflammation acts like a metabolic parking brake
*How gut barrier dysfunction allows inflammatory triggers like LPS into circulation
*Why most “food reactions” aren’t allergies —they’re immune responses
*How inflammation makes fat loss harder, cravings stronger, and energy lower
*Why more exercise can worsen fatigue in inflamed states
*What it really takes to get your metabolism unstuck

Your metabolism isn’t broken.

It’s protecting you.

And when you remove the threat—it remembers how to work.

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