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Doctors Should Stop Acting Like Scientists

The Checkup with Doctor Mike

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Leaky Gut Syndrome

LZ Granderson: Leaky gut syndrome is an issue where your intestinal cells become permeable so that food bits and toxins are leaking out from your GI tract into your bloodstream. He says the scientific term got co-opted by the wellness industry, which now sells supplements to cure leaky gut because it's all due to this inflammation. LZ: People get preyed upon by these people that are making a profit. They're all vilifying pharma and industry because it's for profit.

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