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The Gut Toxin That’s Triggering Your Inflammation

One of the biggest sources of inflammation may be living inside you.

Sep 12, 2026
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There’s a bacterial molecule in your gut that you don’t want a lot of.

It’s called lipopolysaccharide, or LPS, and certain bacteria make a lot of it. It’s a type of endotoxin.

LPS forms part of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. When these bacteria die or shed pieces of their membranes, they release LPS into your gut.

You don’t want excessive amounts of it sitting there, and you don’t want too much of it getting into your bloodstream.

In the full article, I’ll show you:

  • How your gut bacteria trigger inflammation

  • The everyday food that changed endotoxin levels in humans

  • The drink that can open the door to bacterial toxins

  • The mistake people make when trying to fix their microbiome

  • What I would eat if I wanted to lower LPS production

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