Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS, recently held his Truth About Fat Loss Summit, featuring the thoughts and advice from 38 leading health and wellness experts.Bowden joins host Lisa Davis to share some of the top themes of the summit. Microbiome. The composition of gut bacteria (which you can influence by the foods you eat) affects so many factors related to weight gain/weight loss. Probiotics can help. Hormones and how they affect their metabolism. Stress can make a disease worse, cause the outbreak of a disease, result in weight gain. Stress also affects the brain. Adding more healthy fats to your diet can help address many of the metabolic issues you might be facing. Sugar, processed foods, and toxic fats are the root causes of disease.