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0:00 – Intro
0:41 – How Kidney Research Led to the Gut
1:29 – Polysorbate Strips the Mucus Layer
3:52 – The Junctional Barrier Beneath the Mucus
4:37 – 25% off Your First Order of SEED
5:57 – How to Spot Emulsifiers on a Label
7:07 – Polysorbate Is Literally a Lab Detergent
8:26 – What About Lecithin?
12:13 – Symptoms – Food Allergies to Brain Fog
13:51 – LPS – The Inflammation Trigger
14:43 – Non-Dairy Creamers on an Empty Stomach
16:02 – Do Oxalates Damage the Gut Too?
17:53 – Pair Oxalates With Calcium
20:10 – How to Repair the Damage – Tributyrin
24:29 – Tributyrin for Leaky Gut
26:56 – The Ranch Dressing Rule of Thumb
28:58 – Why a Restaurant Salad Backfires
29:40 – Where to Find More of Dr. Torres

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