The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

316. Dr. Alejandro Junger: Why Leaky Gut Is Behind Autoimmune Disease

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

Show Notes

Cardiologist Dr. Alejandro Junger joins Gary Brecka to explain how a leaky gut can confuse the immune system, why he believes dysbiosis sits behind most chronic conditions, and what the liver actually does during detox. He also covers how he uses L-glutamine, the foods and drinks he removes first, and his own experience with ibogaine and stem cells. Don’t guess, test.

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Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction: Gut Health and Detox

05:21 - Three Diagnoses, Seven Prescriptions

06:53 - The Ashram Experience and Cosmic Consciousness

13:41 - His First Detox Program

20:07 - Constipation, Family Constellations and Coffee Enema

28:00 - What Detox Actually Means

29:15 - Liver Detox in Two Steps

31:21 - Real Food and the Elimination Diet

34:22 - How Ibogaine Works in the Brain

37:48 - Lowest Point and the Heart Portal

43:29 - Ibogaine Heart Risk and Monitoring

45:44 - Stem Cells for Back Pain

46:53 - The Three Brains: Head, Heart, Gut

48:35 - Gut Dysbiosis and Leaky Gut

56:27 - Autoimmune Disease and the Gut

01:01:48 - Shopping the Grocery Perimeter

01:03:46 - L-Glutamine and Gut Supplements

01:11:46 - How to Align the Three Brains

01:13:10 - Feet Awareness Exercise for Presence

01:22:07 - What It Means to Be an Ultimate Human

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