On a different board, I post a lot about leaky gut. This is where some foods, stress, genetics, can cause the tight junctions between the cell lining in the gut wall to be too loose. This allows undigested food, toxins, bacteria, etc to leak from the small intestines into the liver and blood system.
One of the most serious toxins that leaks through is the outer shell of gram negative bacteria. This is extremely toxic and causes the immune system to attack these lipopolysaccharides (lps) creating a lot of inflammation.
There are studies that indicate people with heart disease have a higher level of lps's in their blood than people without heart disease. The 2 questions I ask are:
- If bacteria from your mouth can cause heart disease, why couldn't gut bacteria that leak into the blood stream cause heart disease?
- The process involved in leaky gut seems very similar to the process where plaque builds up in arteries. Something triggers the tight junctions to become loose and allow particles to get through the cell lining.
I have a theory as to what caused the plaque buildup in my arteries and aortic valve, and when I attempt to discuss with a cardiologist, they usually just smile at me as just one more kook they have to deal with. The thing is, over the last 10 years I have found scientific studies to back up each part of the process I believe caused my heart disease.
I plan to write it up as a scholarly article and then share it wherever I can. I didn't have the medical terminology down, so research has been difficult. I have been amazed when I finally learn the right terms to search on, I find studies and articles which confirm what I had hypothesized. There a lot of professionals who have already figured all this out, but for some reason the medical community has chosen to ignore the information.