Comments on: Personal Journal 05-24-09: I Got My Mojo Again? http://lowcarbconfidential.com/2009/05/25/personal-journal-05-24-09-i-got-my-mojo-again/ Low carb weight loss insight from someone who's done it. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:03:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bobby Sumsion http://lowcarbconfidential.com/2009/05/25/personal-journal-05-24-09-i-got-my-mojo-again/#comment-5347 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:00:28 +0000 http://lowcarbconfidential.com/?p=995#comment-5347 I really need assistance loosing weight. I’m way too fat right now. :( I already lost like 60 pounds but i still need to lose like 25 more. ive remained the exact weight since august but i cant find inspiration to start up again.

]]> By: David Brown http://lowcarbconfidential.com/2009/05/25/personal-journal-05-24-09-i-got-my-mojo-again/#comment-3269 Tue, 26 May 2009 00:23:09 +0000 http://lowcarbconfidential.com/?p=995#comment-3269 For about a month I’ve been researching gut microbes. My interest there is mostly in the amount of heat generated per gram of fecal microbe dry weight. Few realize that 50 to 60 percent of fecal material is gut microbes. I contacted several researchers but no one seems to know where to find data on this. All I’ve found so far is some commentary about large herbivorous lizards describing how heat generated by gut microbes helps to maintain optimum body temperature for a time after the external source of heat is gone. http://www.anapsid.org/tracydigestion.html

The other interesting aspect of gut microbe activity is the fact that the eat what we eat. If they don’t get a good selection of nutrients (think refined carbohydrates and purified vegetable oils), they don’t reproduce well and constipation can become a problem.

Here are two sources of information about gut microbes and weight regulation:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/7423020/Me-Dieting-with-Microbes-probiotics-for-weight-loss-my-experience-

http://www.scribd.com/people/view/3737769-gary-tivendale

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