Disease begins in the gut. Fix It.
Gut issues are the most common source of health problems today and most people have no idea how deep it goes. Your gut digests food, absorbs it as fuel, and keeps toxins out. When it's compromised, you absorb fewer nutrients and flood your bloodstream with toxins. Irritate your gut and you'll feel it everywhere: - mood crashes - anxiety - brain fog - skin issues like acne and rosacea If your gut barrier is leaky, they pour into your bloodstream and wreak havoc: weight gain, depression, autoimmune issues, diabetes. Here's my 4 step protocol: STEP 1: ELIMINATE Most gut issues come from eating foods you can't digest. The fix is obvious: remove them. The worst offenders, all marketed as "healthy": - Grains, legumes, beans, nuts: loaded with lectins, phytic acid, and oxalates that tear up your gut lining - Leafy vegetables: fewer defense chemicals, but still worth removing while healing - Complex starches: hard to digest and feed bacterial overgrowths Plants don't want to be eaten. Remove these first. STEP 2: CLEAR OVERGROWTHS Your small intestine should be mostly bacteria-free. In most people, it isn't. When bacteria colonize it, anything you eat becomes food for them, and they convert those nutrients into toxins. You're poisoning yourself every time you eat. Natural antimicrobials that help: oregano oil, shredded carrot, coconut oil. Eating fat also stimulates bile release, which keeps the small intestine clear. STEP 3: RE-ENERGIZE YOUR METABOLISM Removing irritants helps, but issues return if you don't fix the root causes like low stomach acid, sluggish thyroid, high estrogen, poor liver health, chronic stress. Things that help almost everyone: - Sunlight, lower stress, and vitamins A, D, E, K - Salt, zinc, protein for stomach acid - Carbs to fuel thyroid and lower stress - B vitamins and gelatin to rebuild the gut barrier - Walk more, space out meals, support liver health with glycine, choline, and K2 STEP 4: EAT WHAT YOU'RE BUILT FOR