There is an old saying “death begins in the gut.” In 1908 Ellie Methchnikoff won the Nobel Prize for medicine for his research on intestinal flora and the connection of the aging process. Methchnikoff believed toxic bacteria in the colon caused us to get old. He was not the first to connect longevity with colon health. Over 2000 years earlier Hippocrates said that “death sits in the the bowels” and “bad digestion is at the root of all evil.” Physicians today still do not know enough about the gut, which our biggest immune system organ. Leaky gut syndrome symptoms can include bloating, gas, cramps, food sensitivities, and aches and pains just to name a few. Problems in the gut are mostly caused by our eating habits and how we live. Your
