Dr. Todd LePine

And I tell patients that one of the most addictive foods is pizza. And the reason for that is that pizza has gluten in it. It's true.

I tell you, it's one of the foods that I'll occasionally indulge in, but I don't have it that often because it's not the best food for you.

I tell you, it's one of the foods that I'll occasionally indulge in, but I don't have it that often because it's not the best food for you.

I tell you, it's one of the foods that I'll occasionally indulge in, but I don't have it that often because it's not the best food for you.

Exactly, yeah. But the two foods which are interesting is that gluten and dairy both get broken down. The proteins in those get broken down into caseomorphins and gluteomorphins. And casein morphins are the ones from dairy and gluten morphins are from gluten. And those have morphine-like effects. So you literally become a little high. You get a little high. You get a little foggy in the brain.

Exactly, yeah. But the two foods which are interesting is that gluten and dairy both get broken down. The proteins in those get broken down into caseomorphins and gluteomorphins. And casein morphins are the ones from dairy and gluten morphins are from gluten. And those have morphine-like effects. So you literally become a little high. You get a little high. You get a little foggy in the brain.

Exactly, yeah. But the two foods which are interesting is that gluten and dairy both get broken down. The proteins in those get broken down into caseomorphins and gluteomorphins. And casein morphins are the ones from dairy and gluten morphins are from gluten. And those have morphine-like effects. So you literally become a little high. You get a little high. You get a little foggy in the brain.

And it also can cause cravings. And it can sort of make you sleepy. You know, you eat it and then you get a little sleepy from it also. And that's, you know, when children drink breast milk, they go to sleep after. You know, they conk out. I mean, that's because of the morphine-like action in milk. Yeah. So that's true.

And it also can cause cravings. And it can sort of make you sleepy. You know, you eat it and then you get a little sleepy from it also. And that's, you know, when children drink breast milk, they go to sleep after. You know, they conk out. I mean, that's because of the morphine-like action in milk. Yeah. So that's true.

And it also can cause cravings. And it can sort of make you sleepy. You know, you eat it and then you get a little sleepy from it also. And that's, you know, when children drink breast milk, they go to sleep after. You know, they conk out. I mean, that's because of the morphine-like action in milk. Yeah. So that's true.

has to go through the liver. And the reason for that is to filter all of the toxins that are there. So there's a lot of immune cells, the copper cells in the liver, and a lot of filtering processes and detoxification takes place in the liver prior to the blood from the gut then going into the systemic circulation.

has to go through the liver. And the reason for that is to filter all of the toxins that are there. So there's a lot of immune cells, the copper cells in the liver, and a lot of filtering processes and detoxification takes place in the liver prior to the blood from the gut then going into the systemic circulation.

has to go through the liver. And the reason for that is to filter all of the toxins that are there. So there's a lot of immune cells, the copper cells in the liver, and a lot of filtering processes and detoxification takes place in the liver prior to the blood from the gut then going into the systemic circulation.

So sometimes you'll have, in addition to a leaky gut, you'll have problems with detoxification in the liver itself. And that's, you know, an example of that is the condition of hepatic encephalopathy, which is a brain fog. That's, that's essentially.

So sometimes you'll have, in addition to a leaky gut, you'll have problems with detoxification in the liver itself. And that's, you know, an example of that is the condition of hepatic encephalopathy, which is a brain fog. That's, that's essentially.

So sometimes you'll have, in addition to a leaky gut, you'll have problems with detoxification in the liver itself. And that's, you know, an example of that is the condition of hepatic encephalopathy, which is a brain fog. That's, that's essentially.

I learned, I learned, and I think I mentioned this before, and it was one of the things that really stuck with me is when I worked at the VA hospital, there were a lot of alcoholics. And when you're an alcoholic, you basically turn your liver into a pickled liver. You trash your liver. You trash your liver. And then you're not able to detoxify.

I learned, I learned, and I think I mentioned this before, and it was one of the things that really stuck with me is when I worked at the VA hospital, there were a lot of alcoholics. And when you're an alcoholic, you basically turn your liver into a pickled liver. You trash your liver. You trash your liver. And then you're not able to detoxify.

I learned, I learned, and I think I mentioned this before, and it was one of the things that really stuck with me is when I worked at the VA hospital, there were a lot of alcoholics. And when you're an alcoholic, you basically turn your liver into a pickled liver. You trash your liver. You trash your liver. And then you're not able to detoxify.

And I would typically see this over and over where patients had cirrhosis of the liver and their liver was not able to detoxify. And then when they would eat foods, especially high protein type meals, they would get hepatic encephalopathy and literally go into a coma.