One of the most important functions of the gut is to prevent foreign substances from entering the body. When our gut lining (intestines) becomes inflamed and/or permeable larger molecules such as proteins and other substances often toxic to us pass into our blood stream. These molecules do not belong outside of the gut, so our bodies see them as foreign and raises an attack and so it becomes inflamed. Sustained inflammation of the gut lining plays a role in the development of autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto’s, Leaky Gut, Crohns disease, IBS, Type 1 Diabetes, among others. 

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