Leaky Gut as a Commonly Missed Source of Disease

A key hallmark of us chronically-ill, ultra-processed people is leaky gut. Leaky gut, or increased intestinal permeability, occurs when the tight junctions between the epithelial cells of the gut are damaged. This happens as a result of NSAID use, chronic stress, and repeated injury to the microbiome from antibiotics and ultra-processed foods. Increased intestinal permeability is self-explanatory, your gut is letting more components pass through the intestinal lining than it should. This allows for large particles, toxins, undigested food, and different pathogens to pass directly into the bloodstream, and circulate the whole body. It doesn’t take a genius to see how this could contribute to practically every chronic disease known to man.

Leaky gut has a silver lining, and that’s once you clean the gut and discontinue the consumption of poison, you can begin to reintroduce extremely nutrient-dense foods. Because your gut has greater permeability, you literally absorb more of everything you eat. That means the good too. This is why it is absolutely paramount for us chronically-diseased to clean the gut and to optimize the diet. More important than any pill, therapy or treatment you will receive from a medical doctor.