The Gut Is Not the Beginning

I want to start in a place that might seem unrelated, but over the years I’ve learned that the places that feel unrelated are usually the doorway.

Today, as I was sitting down to record this, I noticed something in myself.

A nervousness.

That is interesting for me to even say out loud, because I do not often feel that when I do this. I have been doing this for a long time. I am comfortable here. And yet, there it was.

A subtle anxiousness sitting in my chest.

There was a m…

This topic can feel complex, and in many ways it is.

At the same time, much of that complexity sits on top of simple mechanisms that are often missed.

Let’s walk through it.

Allergy vs Intolerance

One of the first distinctions that matters:

• Allergy → typically an IgE response

• Intolerance or sensitivity → often IgA or IgG

You do not need to memorize that.

What matters is this:

Your body can react to something without it presenting as a classic allergy.

What Conventional Testing Looks For

When someone is tes…