Ten to eleven years ago, I lost a bunch of weight and started running. I've run marathons and half-marathons, and even a couple of ultra marathons (100 miles).

Along this journey of growing healthy and actually learning a ton about how to be healthy, I came across products called Plexus. They are all-natural plant-based products. Most are also non-gmo and gluten-free. There are products for nutrition and wellness, weight-loss, gut health, and even skin care!

Most people don't realize the importance of gut health. Your gut health is the root of many physical ailments as well as your mental and emotional well-being.

Here are 8 incredibly important facts about gut health!

It's not just one of the healthy diet plans...ie, one of the ways to lose weight. But it's so much more.

Loren Cordain, PhD, who wrote the book The Paleo Diet, claims that by eating like our prehistoric ancestors, we'll be more fit and less likely to get diseases common to modern life.