Dr. Alejandro Junger

Okay, go ahead. So the gut is a tube, right? And the tube has a surface, right? And this surface in the gut is increased by foldings, which are called villi and microvilli. So... Why does the body, or why did the body evolve to do that? What we think is that it's to increase the contact surface of the intestines because there's a lot happening there that needs to happen, right? Okay.

digestion and absorption, right? And life depends on it in nature. Sustenance in food is very important. So the gut is, in all animals, is a really important organ and system, right? So what happens is this surface, if we now get an intestine and iron it out, and we flatten out all this villi and microvilli, the surface of your intestine would be

digestion and absorption, right? And life depends on it in nature. Sustenance in food is very important. So the gut is, in all animals, is a really important organ and system, right? So what happens is this surface, if we now get an intestine and iron it out, and we flatten out all this villi and microvilli, the surface of your intestine would be

digestion and absorption, right? And life depends on it in nature. Sustenance in food is very important. So the gut is, in all animals, is a really important organ and system, right? So what happens is this surface, if we now get an intestine and iron it out, and we flatten out all this villi and microvilli, the surface of your intestine would be

Between one and two tennis courts of size, one and a half. I mean, you're little, so probably one and a quarter. Oh, yeah. I'm a little bigger, so one and a half. Some people have two tennis courts, surface of an intestinal wall.

Between one and two tennis courts of size, one and a half. I mean, you're little, so probably one and a quarter. Oh, yeah. I'm a little bigger, so one and a half. Some people have two tennis courts, surface of an intestinal wall.

Between one and two tennis courts of size, one and a half. I mean, you're little, so probably one and a quarter. Oh, yeah. I'm a little bigger, so one and a half. Some people have two tennis courts, surface of an intestinal wall.

Between one and two tennis courts, depending on your size and size. You know, and age and sex. Wow. Yeah. And this is what happens. Each microvilli has a blood supply system and a nerve and muscle system. This yellow here is the nerves, this artery and vein, and this is the wall. So this is inside the body and here would be outside the body. Here's where the food would come.

Between one and two tennis courts, depending on your size and size. You know, and age and sex. Wow. Yeah. And this is what happens. Each microvilli has a blood supply system and a nerve and muscle system. This yellow here is the nerves, this artery and vein, and this is the wall. So this is inside the body and here would be outside the body. Here's where the food would come.

Between one and two tennis courts, depending on your size and size. You know, and age and sex. Wow. Yeah. And this is what happens. Each microvilli has a blood supply system and a nerve and muscle system. This yellow here is the nerves, this artery and vein, and this is the wall. So this is inside the body and here would be outside the body. Here's where the food would come.

right this is obviously a tube right and this is just a little part of the wall so here's where the food comes so this is where the bacteria would live right and once it passes see this there's a one layer of cells here this one layer of cell is like a brick wall each cell is like a brick and it's stuck to the next cell and it's sent right next to it by cement This is called the tight junction.

right this is obviously a tube right and this is just a little part of the wall so here's where the food comes so this is where the bacteria would live right and once it passes see this there's a one layer of cells here this one layer of cell is like a brick wall each cell is like a brick and it's stuck to the next cell and it's sent right next to it by cement This is called the tight junction.

right this is obviously a tube right and this is just a little part of the wall so here's where the food comes so this is where the bacteria would live right and once it passes see this there's a one layer of cells here this one layer of cell is like a brick wall each cell is like a brick and it's stuck to the next cell and it's sent right next to it by cement This is called the tight junction.

Now, why did the body design this wall so hermetic? It's because it doesn't want undigested food or even digested food to go directly into the blood. The cells are intelligently selecting The small, broken down, digestion breaks down proteins into amino acids, carbohydrates into simple sugars, and fats into fatty acids.

Now, why did the body design this wall so hermetic? It's because it doesn't want undigested food or even digested food to go directly into the blood. The cells are intelligently selecting The small, broken down, digestion breaks down proteins into amino acids, carbohydrates into simple sugars, and fats into fatty acids.

Now, why did the body design this wall so hermetic? It's because it doesn't want undigested food or even digested food to go directly into the blood. The cells are intelligently selecting The small, broken down, digestion breaks down proteins into amino acids, carbohydrates into simple sugars, and fats into fatty acids.

So those little components are the ones that these cells select, absorb, meaning they go through the cell, the nutrients, and they're dumped into the blood. But if the cement between the cells is broken down and there's a gap between the cells, this is what's called the leaky gut. So what happens is everything that's happening outside the body,

So those little components are the ones that these cells select, absorb, meaning they go through the cell, the nutrients, and they're dumped into the blood. But if the cement between the cells is broken down and there's a gap between the cells, this is what's called the leaky gut. So what happens is everything that's happening outside the body,

So those little components are the ones that these cells select, absorb, meaning they go through the cell, the nutrients, and they're dumped into the blood. But if the cement between the cells is broken down and there's a gap between the cells, this is what's called the leaky gut. So what happens is everything that's happening outside the body,

meaning inside the digestive tube, it's outside the body. Now, many things are just seeping in without the intelligent selection of the body. The body selects only the building blocks, amino acids, fatty acids, simple sugars. But when these gaps are broken and the gut is leaky or hyperpermeable, undigested food starts, peptides or proteins start passing through. And here...