Dr. Sarah Myhill on Fixing Upper Fermenting Gut with Diet and Supplements

Understanding the Upper Fermenting Gut

• 🦠 The upper 25 feet of the gut should be near sterile to properly digest proteins, break down fats, and absorb nutrients.
• 🍎 Overconsumption of sugars and carbohydrates, especially with constant snacking, overwhelms the gut's ability to remain sterile, leading to fermentation.
• ⚠️ Fermentation in the upper gut produces toxins that the liver must process, and can lead to conditions like Auto Brewery Syndrome, where alcohol is produced.

Consequences of Gut Fermentation

• 📉 Fermenting microbes consume essential vitamins and minerals, leading to deficiencies.
• 💥 These microbes produce toxins (endotoxins and mycotoxins) that the liver must deal with, consuming energy.
• 🚶‍♀️ Low-grade inflammation from these microbes can cause a "leaky gut," allowing microbes to enter the bloodstream and trigger immune responses, potentially leading to conditions like fibromyalgia and arthritis.

Treatment and Prevention Strategies

• 🍽️ The primary treatment involves dietary changes, such as a carnivore diet or a very low ketogenic diet, to starve the fermenting microbes.
• 💊 Key supplements recommended are Vitamin C (5 grams daily) and iodine (3 drops of 15% Lugol's iodine at night) for their antimicrobial properties.
• ⏳ MSM is also highlighted as a multitasking tool that kills microbes in aerobic environments and acts as a prebiotic in anaerobic ones, also aiding in detoxification of heavy metals.

Evolutionary Perspective and Diet

• 🍖 Humans evolved primarily as carnivores, with seafood and organ meats being rich in essential nutrients like iodine and Vitamin C.
• 🚫 The loss of Vitamin C production in humans is linked to an evolutionary diet that was less reliant on it, as the carnivore diet naturally controls gut fermentation.
• 🍎 Excessive sugar and carbohydrate intake, even from fruits, can feed infections and contribute to gut issues.

Detoxification and EZ Water

• 💧 MSM is crucial for improving Exclusion Zone (EZ) water, a structured form of water that reduces friction in the body's systems, including blood circulation and gut motility.
• ☀️ Far infrared heat, like that from sunshine, is optimal for forming EZ water, improving circulation, reducing friction, and alleviating aches and pains.
• 🔥 Heating regimes, combined with massage and clean oils, can help detoxify the body by mobilizing toxins stored in fat and allowing them to be shed through the skin.

Long-Term Management

• 🔄 The approach to managing gut health and detoxification is a lifelong commitment, as returning to poor dietary habits will cause fermentation to recur.
• 📈 Healing is often a bumpy ride with potential