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In this episode, you'll meet Josh Dech, a former paramedic turned Crohn's and colitis consultant who argues that all three things Western medicine says about inflammatory bowel disease are wrong: it's not genetic, not classically autoimmune, and not idiopathic. We walk the research trail from a 1988 Swedish twin study through the NOD2 gene to the genome-wide studies that mapped hundreds of risk loci and still explained only a sliver of the disease, and into the numbers that worry him most, where the West has 6% of the world's population but 60% of its bowel disease. You'll also get the practical half: his sequence to help stop the active cause first, then how he suggests opening the seven drainage pathways, why he takes a full history before ordering a single test, where peptides belong, what is really coming out of people during a parasite cleanse, and why $30,000 fecal transplants keep failing. Near the end, it turns personal and a little gross, into my own dairy problem and the biomechanics of a proper bowel movement.

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Full show notes:<a href="https://bengreenfieldlife.com/gutsolution"> BenGreenfieldLife.com/gutsolution</a>
In this episode, you'll meet<a href="https://www.instagram.com/joshdech.health/"> Josh Dech</a>, a former paramedic turned Crohn's and colitis consultant who argues that all three things Western medicine says about inflammatory bowel disease are wrong: it's not genetic, not classically autoimmune, and not idiopathic. We walk the research trail from a<a href="https://gut.bmj.com/content/29/7/990"> 1988 Swedish twin study</a> through the<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/35079107"> NOD2 gene</a> to the<a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3491803/"> genome-wide studies</a> that mapped hundreds of risk loci and still explained only a sliver of the disease, and into the numbers that worry him most, where the West has 6% of the world's population but 60% of its bowel disease. You'll also get the practical half: his sequence to help stop the active cause first, then how he suggests opening the seven drainage pathways, why he takes a full history before ordering a single test, where<a href="https://bengreenfieldlife.com/peptual"> peptides</a> belong, what is really coming out of people during a parasite cleanse, and why<a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1205037"> $30,000 fecal transplants</a> keep failing. Near the end, it turns personal and a little gross, into my own dairy problem and the biomechanics of a proper bowel movement.
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TruDiagnostic: An at-home epigenetic test that measures over a million biomarkers and turns them into a clear picture of how you are actually aging. Visit<a href="https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/trudiagnostictest"> TruDiagnostic.com</a> and use code BEN20 for 20% off.
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Manukora: Honey with superpowers, and unlike anything you have tasted before. Head to<a href="https://manukora.com/ben"> manukora.com/ben</a> or use code BEN and you'll automatically get $25 off your Starter Kit.
Active Skin Repair: Uses hypochlorous acid, a molecule your body already makes, to support skin repair without harsh chemicals. Go to<a href="https://activeskinrepair.com"> ActiveSkinRepair.com</a> and use code BEN for 20% off, or find it on Amazon and at your local CVS.
Nuchido: Nuchido TIME+ supports multiple pathways in NAD production, recycling, and preservation rather than relying on a single ingredient. Visit<a href="https://bengreenfieldlife.com/Nuchido"> BenGreenfieldLife.com/Nuchido</a> and use code BEN20 to save 20%.

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