Brian JohnsonChairman & Philosopher in Residence at Heroic

+1 #905: The Origin of Disease

27 Sept 2019 · 2 min

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Short YouTube segment in which Brian Johnson emphasizes the centrality of gut health to overall wellbeing. He cites striking claims about the gut producing 80–90% of serotonin and 70–80% of the immune system, critiques modern medicine’s symptom-focused approach, and invokes Hippocrates’ maxim “all disease begins in the gut,” echoed by Dr. Gundry. The piece closes with a brief call-to-action to improve nutrition.

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Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another optimize plus 1. In our last couple plus 1s, we've been hanging out in our guts. Good times. Surprisingly, that's where we discovered 80 to 90% of our serotonin and 70 to 80% of our immune systems. Crazy, eh? Today we're going to spend another moment on the subject. Get this. Although modern medicine pretty much ignores the gut as its standard of care focuses on alleviating symptoms rather than optimizing systems, the idea that our guts play a central role in our well being isn't a new idea. Let's jump into a time machine and rewind the clock about 2,400 years. Destination, ancient Greece. It's time to meet the father of medicine, Hippocrates. You know what he said? All disease begins in the gut. Dr. Gundry echoes that wisdom and adds a little bonus gem via the longevity paradox where he tells us, quote, as Hippocrates famously and wisely said, all disease begins in the gut. The good news is that all disease can be stopped there as well. And that's today's plus one. What's one thing you know you could be doing to optimize your nutrition? Is today a good day to make that happen? Fantastic. High fives, low fives, mid fives, right around the gut, etc. Let's do this.