digestive distress, and systemic inflammation
just by choosing the wrong foods. And it’s not
your fault, because you didn’t even know you
were doing it. (Not to worry—we’ll explain
which foods disrupt your gut in Part 3.)
WHY IT MATTERS
Some overly optimistic folks may wonder
at this point if there could be an advantage to
increased intestinal permeability. We get
where they’re coming from—like maybe if
that barrier were a little more lenient, you
could potentially absorb more nutrients, or
digest your food a little bit faster. But that’s
not how the body is meant to work. Again,
let’s talk about skin. Is there ever a biological
advantage to having an open wound? The
answer is, of course, no.
Increased gut permeability is always a
problem because it means your body no
longer has control over what comes in and