If we talk about metabolism in general, it is a chain of biochemical reactions that allow you to maintain the life of the body. The second name for this process is metabolism. At the same time, thousands of processes take place in the body, at this time biomolecules are split or formed, which are necessary for building new cells, their active work, the synthesis of hormones, the absorption of vitamins, minerals, the breakdown and deposition of fat.
If the metabolism is set up correctly, a person feels healthy. But is it possible to influence the metabolism, to intervene in it from the outside? “Doctor Peter” talked about this with Alexandra Yakovleva, a gastroenterologist, internist, hepatologist at the SM-Clinic in St. Petersburg.