How Your Gut Affects More Than Digestion

Your gut doesn’t just affect digestion.

It influences inflammation, micronutrient absorption, cravings and appetite, and how well your body actually uses the food and supplements you consume.

When gut health is compromised, everything else suffers.

For some people, this helps explain that familiar New Year fatigue.

Of course, the busyness of the holiday season plays a role. But how much of this comes down to changes in eating habits? In our December newsletter series, we explained how gut health - including the gut microbiome - can shift rapidly in response to what you eat.

Gut Health Is Complicated. Where Do You Start?

Low energy.
Bloating.
Cravings.
Poor recovery.

Some of these may be related to gut health. Some may not.

But where do you actually start?

A good place to begin is inflammation.

Why Inflammation Matters

Inflammation isn’t just your body’s response to a sports injury or a cold. It’s a constant process — your body’s ongoing effort to restore balance and maintain health.

Life is busy and chaotic. You’re constantly exposed to stress, microbes, training demands, and environmental challenges. Your inflammatory systems are working nonstop to keep up.

The point is simple:
If your health has declined, there’s a very good chance inflammation is higher than usual.

Gut Inflammation Changes Everything

This is where atplab's Glutamed comes in.

Glutamed targets inflammation in the gut, which matters more than most people realize.

When the gut is inflamed:

• Your internal barriers are compromised, making you more prone to getting sick
  

• Digestive symptoms like bloating become more common due to impaired stomach acid and enzyme release
  

• Blood glucose regulation can suffer - which directly impacts your energy levels
  

In other words, gut inflammation doesn’t stay in the gut. It affects how you feel day to day.

How to Use Glutamed

Glutamed is a combination of two amino acids: glutamine and glycine.

Glutamine is a primary energy source for the cells that line your gut barrier. This is why Glutamed often produces noticeable improvements in overall “gut feeling” — digestion simply works better when these cells are properly fuelled.

Glycine plays a complementary role. It’s required to produce collagen, which is important throughout the gut lining, and it’s also used to make critical antioxidants that help your body repair and restore balance.

Together, these amino acids support your body’s ability to recover and move back toward optimal health as you enter the New Year.

For daily gut support, use 1–2 scoops in the morning and 1–2 scoops before bed.

In the coming weeks, we’ll talk about how Glutamed can also be used to support recovery from intense training, and why gut health has such a strong influence on how well you recover.

So stay tuned!