🧠 What’s the Point?
You don’t have to wait ‘til the end:
If you want to fix your immune system, stop destroying your gut.
Here are the 3 gut-killers:
Antibiotics
Commercially Raised Meats
Processed Foods
🚨 Why Gut Health Matters
Your gut isn’t just for digestion—
✅ It controls 70–80% of your immune system
✅ It regulates your mental health
✅ It influences everything from autoimmune disorders to brain fog
And the real danger?
👉 Anything that causes inflammation or increases intestinal permeability (leaky gut) can wreck your gut AND your immune system.
1️⃣ Antibiotics: The Silent Killer of Your Microbiome
Antibiotics = bacteria killers
But they don’t discriminate:
They destroy bad bacteria AND good bacteria in your gut.
🧬 Why That’s a Problem:
Good bacteria keep bad bacteria in check.
Without balance, your gut lining breaks down, causing leaky gut and autoimmune reactions.
⚠️ Overuse Problem:
Especially dangerous when taken for viral infections like the common cold.
Overuse leads to antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Children given antibiotics early in life are at greater risk for gut issues later.
💡 What to Do Instead:
Talk to your physician about minimizing unnecessary antibiotic use.
If you must take them, double up on probiotics:
Take before, during, and for a month after your antibiotics.
This helps replenish your microbiome faster and reduce the damage.
2️⃣ Commercially Raised Meats: Hidden Antibiotic Bombs
Most people think they’re avoiding antibiotics because they don’t take meds…
👉 But you’re eating them every day through meat.
🐄 The Truth:
70–80% of all antibiotics sold in the U.S. are given to livestock.
These animals live in CAFOs (Confined Animal Feeding Operations), where they’re routinely medicated—whether they’re sick or not.
🧪 The Results:
The meat you eat contains antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
FDA studies found resistant strains in:
81% of ground turkey
69% of pork chops
55% of ground beef
39% of chicken meat
You’re not just eating meat.
You’re eating drugs and superbugs with every bite.
✅ What to Eat Instead:
Organic, grass-fed, free-range, pasture-raised meats
Look for third-party certifications to ensure antibiotic-free standards
Or: buy from local farmers’ markets and ask how animals are raised
💵 Organic doesn’t cost more when you eat clean, cook at home, and reduce processed foods.
3️⃣ Processed Foods: The Chemical Cocktail
Processed foods are loaded with substances that destroy your gut, including:
Refined sugars
High fructose corn syrup
Emulsifiers (chemical additives used to prolong shelf life and improve texture)
⚠️ Emulsifiers:
Found in salad dressings, ice cream, baked goods, dairy, even almond milk
Increase intestinal permeability
Let poop-like toxins leak into your blood (yeah, seriously)
🧪 Common emulsifiers to avoid:
Lecithin
Polysorbates
Carboxymethylcellulose
Carrageenan
Xanthan gum (only if derived from GMO corn or soy)
Guar gum (OK if naturally sourced from the guar plant)
If you can’t pronounce it…
It doesn’t belong in your body.
🎯 Pro Tip: Eating Organic Is Actually Cheaper
“When my wife and I were broke newlyweds, we went 100% organic—and cut our grocery bill by 50%.”
How?
Cook everything at home
Cut out restaurants and fast food
Eat fewer processed snacks (which are engineered to make you crave more)
Organic food = more nutrient-dense, so you eat less
🔄 Root Cause Chain Reaction:
Autoimmune disease → caused by leaky gut
Leaky gut → caused by inflammation
Inflammation → caused by:
Antibiotics
Processed foods
Commercial meats
🛑 Just reducing inflammation isn’t enough.
👉 You have to fix what caused the inflammation in the first place.
🧠 Final Thoughts:
You don’t need another supplement.
You need to stop doing what’s damaging your body every day.
Start here:
Stop unnecessary antibiotics
Switch to organic animal products
Eliminate processed foods
The longer you wait, the more damage you do.
The earlier you stop, the faster your gut (and your whole body) can start to heal.
Sincerely,
Jimmy Yen, Acu Sensei
Call us at (512) 273-7006 or email us at [email protected]