Your digestive system may be making you fat. It’s hard to believe – but very true!

Today, I’m going to explain how the bugs in your digestive tract and the way they upset your gut’s immune system just might be behind those extra pounds.

Q: For about three weeks I've been following a high-protein, low-carb diet. The good news: I've lost 10 pounds! The bad news: My breath is atrocious! What's going on, and how can I freshen up?

Q: For six months I've been stuck in an eating pattern that has helped me pile on 40 pounds: I'm never hungry during the day, but at night I'm ravenous. Sometimes I even wake up and find myself in the kitchen, noshing away! What's going on?

There might be something wrong with your inner tube, and it could be making you sick and fat.

You may not even realize you have a problem …but if you have health concerns of any kind or you are overweight, your inner tube could be the root cause.

Of course, I’m not talking about a beach toy. I mean the inner tube of life -- your digestive system!

Type the word “diet” into Google, and 281 million results pop up. At least, that’s what the number was when I sat down to write this article. It’s probably more than that already.

There’s an entire industry built around weight loss. We’re bombarded with hundreds of diet books every year, each one promising an end to your weight woes.

Please, save your money.

Breast cancer patients in the U.S. have a five-year survival rate of 90 percent.

That’s great news that should give hope to thousands of women who are diagnosed every year. But those women need to be aware that they can significantly improve their chances of survival with some key health choices.

The popularity of agave syrup, also called agave nectar, is on a meteoric rise -- thanks in large part to clever marketing which positions the product as a healthy alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners.

Parents are starting to realize how dangerous ADHD drugs can be—Adderall may cause a pounding or uneven heartbeat and hallucinations, and Ritalin (which may be habit- forming) may cause aggressive behavior and dangerously high blood pressure. And that's just the tip of the iceberg on both drugs.

So, increasingly, parents have been turning to alternative treatments for their children. Which is great.

But it left Big Pharma scrambling for a new target.

Q: I've been bringing frozen “diet” lunches to work for weeks, but an hour after eating, I'm starving. I've even started stealing coworkers' snacks from the refrigerator! The other day I heard somebody mention the “kitchen thief,” and I wanted to crawl under my desk. I'm afraid I'm just too lazy to lose! What can I do?