In this powerful follow-up episode, Dr. Brad Montagne uncovers the second edge of the double-edged sword behind almost every case of chronic illness: leaky gut. Alongside Candida, leaky gut creates the perfect storm for systemic toxicity, inflammation, and immune breakdown, fueling everything from autoimmunity to hormone chaos.

Dr. Brad breaks down how your gut lining is designed to work, why tight junctions are critical to keeping toxins out of your bloodstream, and how stress, medications, food intolerances, and other triggers cause those barriers to fail.

This isn’t theory — it’s the overlooked mechanism he has seen in thousands of patients across four decades of clinical practice.

Dr. Brad reveals:

✅ Why you can never separate Candida from leaky gut — they always go hand in hand

✅ How the gut lining is only one cell layer thick and why that makes it so vulnerable

✅ The role of tight junction proteins like zonulin, occludens, and claudins in gut integrity

✅ How inflammation from gluten, medications, or food intolerances opens the floodgates

✅ Why immune cells can’t properly detox toxins and end up attacking your gut wall instead

✅ How this cascade fuels systemic inflammation, autoimmunity, skin issues, asthma, and more

From microscopic gut physiology to real-world health breakdowns, this episode gives you the missing link in understanding why chronic illness develops — and what must be addressed for true healing to begin.

🎧 Tune in to learn how Dr. Brad is:

✨ Explaining the real mechanism behind leaky gut and immune dysfunction

✨ Connecting Candida and gut permeability to nearly all chronic illness

✨ Helping patients rebuild gut integrity as the foundation of recovery

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00:00 Introduction to Leaky Gut and Candida

02:30 Understanding the Gut Structure

03:48 Microvilli and Gut Lining Functions

05:52 Microbes in the Gut vs. Soil

06:51 Tight Junctions and Their Role

08:34 Mechanisms of Leaky Gut and Celiac Disease

10:12 Inflammatory Responses and Immune System

15:00 Detoxification and Immune Reactions

20:38 Summary and Final Thoughts

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✨ If you’ve ever wondered why chronic illness persists despite endless treatments, this episode will connect the dots and show you what’s really happening beneath the surface.

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