When your gut is healthy, everything else seems to fall into place. Caring for your gut with a simple Weed, Seed, Feed routine helps you strike the right balance so you can thrive physically and get more out of life every day.

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If you’re experiencing a weight loss plateau, gut health may be what your body is missing. Let’s take a closer look at how your gut microbiome helps you feel your best inside and out, and reach your weight management goals!

Your Gut and Your Weight

Many weight loss programs focus solely on diet and exercise. But when you’re trying to lose weight, this “eat less, move more” approach can be frustrating. That’s because there’s more to weight management than eating fewer calories and increasing physical activity.

Your digestion, metabolism, energy levels, immune system, and even your mood can contribute to reaching the goals that you’ve set.

That’s where gut health comes in!

Modern science has discovered some incredible ways beneficial microbes living in your gut contribute to optimal health. Beyond aiding your body’s digestive system, certain microbial strains have been linked to an improved mood, reduced feelings of stress, a healthier immune system, and even weight loss.¹

Your Gut and Digestion:

Digestion is one of the primary ways your gut contributes to weight management. Your “gut” is what’s also known as your “gastrointestinal (GI) tract.” It encompasses everything to do with eating and digestion, from the swallowing mechanism in the esophagus to the digestive power of stomach acids to breaking down and absorbing nutrients.

Inside your GI tract, your gut microbiome helps to break down food and determine what is useful and what is eliminated as waste. Certain types of bacteria can break down certain foods better than other types, so having the right balance of bacteria in your gut microbiome is vital for effective digestion.²

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Your Gut and Hunger:

Some of the bacteria in your gut may also affect how full or how hungry you feel, or which foods you tend to crave.

Studies suggest that gut microbes may even “manipulate” us into eating the foods that will help them thrive, which can be good or bad news for your diet. Beneficial microbes love healthy fiber-rich foods, for example, while unwanted microbes love sugar.³

Gut bacteria can also produce certain chemicals that create feelings of hunger or fullness. Feeling more full leads to eating less, which can lead to losing weight.⁴

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Your Gut and Overall Health:

Now you know how gut health can help you stay on track with your diet. But what about your active lifestyle? It’s hard to burn calories when you’re slowed down by dehydration, bloating, GI discomfort, stress, and unpleasant mood swings.

A positively balanced gut can help you in many ways beyond digestion. As we mentioned before, science is now helping us understand the role your gut plays when it comes to increased health and wellness.

Here’s how your gut helps you feel great, so you can live your best life every day:

Better Hydration: Your gut helps keep you hydrated. It absorbs 90% of the incoming water that reaches the colon from the rest of the digestive tract.⁵*

Less Digestive Discomfort: Gut imbalance affects regularity. Studies show that people who experience occasional constipation may have low abundance of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus.⁶

Improved Overall Health: Approximately 95% of your body's Serotonin is produced in the gut. Certain microbes even produce essential nutrients your body needs, like Vitamin B12, Folate, and Vitamin K.^7,8

Metabolism Support: Your microbiome plays a role in metabolism, which helps you manage your weight so you can move more, do more, and thrive more each day!

Immune System Support: Around 70% of immune cells live in your gut, and evidence suggests prebiotics and probiotics support the body’s immune system response.⁹

Weed. Seed. Feed. Flourish.

With TriPlex.

Consider a garden. To help it flourish you need to reduce the weeds, plant seeds, and feed those seeds to help them thrive. The same is true when it comes to the health of your gut microbiome. Just like a garden, when you help weed, seed, and feed your microbiome with TriPlex, better health blossoms from within, which helps you reach your weight loss^ goals.*

Weed

The first step toward a healthier, happier gut is to help weed out unwanted microbes and substances so there’s more space for beneficial microbes to thrive.*

Bio Cleanse™ uses an innovative combination of Magnesium and Citrus Bioflavonoids to support regularity and help weed out unwanted substances from your digestive system. And ProBio 5^® helps keep intestinal yeast in balance.*

Seed

The next step is to seed your gut with beneficial microbes, like Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium longum.*

Beyond helping to weed out unwanted intestinal yeast, ProBio 5’s dual-action formula also seeds your gut with five beneficial strains of healthy probiotics. VitalBiome™ also helps to seed your gut with additional beneficial microbes from eight clinically studied probiotic strains, including two psychobiotic strains that support your mood.¹⁰*

Feed

The final step is to feed beneficial microbes with prebiotics they need to flourish. Prebiotics are nutrients that are selectively utilized by beneficial microorganisms in our bodies. These are usually fibers but can include other types of carbohydrates and phytonutrients like polyphenols. Your body doesn’t digest this fiber, but the bacteria in your gut absolutely loves it! Slim Microbiome Activating and Slim Hunger Control feature different types of fiber to offer targeted results for gut health and weight loss^.*

Slim Microbiome Activating features Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) – a clinically demonstrated prebiotic that feeds your beneficial gut bacteria, so they can continue supporting your health. In a highly advanced in vitro study created to mimic the human gastrointestinal system, Slim Microbiome Activating increased gut-friendly microbes, Lactobacillus up to 365 times and Bifidobacterium up to 290 times–contributing to overall health!*^◊

Slim is also clinically demonstrated to help you lose weight^. You can also hone in on your weight loss^ goals by choosing Slim Hunger Control. This specifically formulated drink mix features Polydextrose prebiotic fiber to help you feel full longer and reduce your desire to overeat. It’s a healthy way to train your body to make smart decisions that can lead to a slimmer you.*

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Thrive with TriPlex. Lose Weight^, Too.*

Caring for your gut is easier with TriPlex! TriPlex includes Bio Cleanse, ProBio 5, and your choice of Slim – all in one simple gut health system. And, it’s clinically demonstrated to help you lose weight^. In an independent, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, human clinical study, TriPlex users lost an average of 7.21 pounds in eight weeks!*^∔

More Support for Your Weight Loss^ Goals

Thriving health starts from within, but Plexus doesn’t stop there. We know reaching your weight loss^ goals is easier when you have the products and support you need. Our Weight Management products complement your daily Gut Health routine by helping you boost your metabolism, nourish your body with the right nutrients, and reduce unwanted carbs and sugars.*

Boost

As you age, your body’s natural metabolism begins to slow down. MetaBurn boosts your metabolic rate to help you burn more calories and fat^ from your waist, thighs, and hips.*

Rev Your Metabolism

Nourish

With junk food everywhere you turn, on-the-go nutrition can be hard to find. Lean shakes nourish your body with a healthy option that won’t leave you overfed, yet undernourished.

Lean is a delicious, convenient meal replacement shake packed with protein and essential vitamins and minerals. Lean also features prebiotic fiber and digestive enzymes to promote healthy digestion, is available in Whey and Plant-Based protein options, and comes in two delicious flavors: Creamy Vanilla, and Milk Chocolate. With Lean, you’ll always have a satisfying meal or snack within reach, which helps you stick your healthy eating plan. And, each time you nourish yourself with a delicious Lean shake, you’re also helping others through our Nourish One^® Initiative. Every purchased serving of Lean triggers a monetary donation to our partner, Feeding America^® – the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization.**

Balance

Don’t let carbs and sugars set you back! Balance provides glycemic support by helping to neutralize some of the negative effects of carbs and sugars in your diet.*

Whole-Health Approach = Optimal Results

When you’re working hard to lose weight^, you want to see results. Not only results on the scale, but also in the way you feel every day and how you look in your clothes. Weeding, Seeding, and Feeding your gut supports health from within so you can thrive. Then, build upon that foundation and combine your Gut Health routine with our Weight Management products that keep you nourished, balanced, and energized.*

With a whole-health approach, you’ll shed pounds^ and feel better than ever before. Supporting your gut health for a balanced gut is the key to achieving your weight management^ goals. That means you can thrive as you move more and do more of the things you love every day.*

References/Sources:

1. https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/ss/slideshow-how-gut-health-affects-whole-body
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4. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/gut-bacteria-may-be-controlling-your-appetite-180957389/
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6. Dimidi, Eirini, et al. "Mechanisms of action of probiotics and the gastrointestinal microbiota on gut motility and constipation." Advances in Nutrition 8.3 (2017): 484-494.
7. Li, Haixing, et al. "Production of gamma-aminobutyric acid by Lactobacillus brevis NCL912 using fed-batch fermentation." Microbial Cell Factories 9.1 (2010): 85.
8. Strandwitz, Philip. "Neurotransmitter modulation by the gut microbiota." Brain research 1693 (2018): 128-133.
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10. Messaoudi, Michaël, et al. "Beneficial psychological effects of a probiotic formulation (Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 and Bifidobacterium longum R0175) in healthy human volunteers." Gut microbes 2.4 (2011): 256-261.

Disclaimers:

**Every bag of Plexus Lean sold contributes a donation equivalent to 14 meals to Feeding America^®, providing at least 1.5 million meals annually. $1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America^® on behalf of local member food banks.

^When combined with a reduced-calorie weight loss diet plan. Individual results will vary.

^◊The results of an in vitro human gut simulator study suggest that Slim’s formula may have several beneficial effects. Further research, including research conducted in humans, is needed to confirm these preliminary findings.

^∔Participants in an independent, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, human clinical study who used Slim twice a day and Bio Cleanse and ProBio 5 lost an average of 7.21 pounds in 8 weeks, while the placebo group only lost an average of 0.19 pounds.