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As we age, guts get leakier, aging us more & increasing risk of diseases.
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As we age, guts get leakier, aging us more & increasing risk of diseases.

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Oct 06, 2022
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The Gut Wall

The gut wall is the main barrier between the “outside” world and the “inside” of you.

The gut wall’s main job of protecting us against what should get into our bloodstream and what shouldn’t is huge.

Yet, this important physiologic tissue, our gut wall, is stunningly only one-cell-thick.

These mightily important single cells are called entero…

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