Brad Mitchell
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Brad Mitchell
@BradMitch
Boise native. Skier. Mtn Biker. Proud father of two (not so) mini-me's.
Boise, Idaho Katılım Ekim 2008
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1 in 10 Americans now has an autoimmune disease.
Lupus.
Crohn's.
Hashimoto's.
Type 1 diabetes.
Multiple sclerosis.
Rheumatoid arthritis.
Your doctor will tell you it's genetic.
Or bad luck.
Or that your immune system just "turned on itself."
Harvard researchers disagree.
A pediatric gastroenterologist at Mass General (Dr. Alessio Fasano) spent 20 years tracking down the missing piece.
What he found changed the conversation.
Every autoimmune disease he studied shared the same three ingredients:
- A specific environmental trigger
- Genetic predisposition
- A leaky gut
Take any one of those away, and the disease doesn't start.
The gut isn't just where food gets digested.
It's a one-cell-thick wall -
The only thing standing between your bloodstream and everything you eat, drink, and swallow.
When that wall is tight, your immune system stays calm.
When it's leaky,
Undigested food particles and bacterial fragments slip through into your blood.
Your immune system sees invaders and attacks.
But the particles look a lot like your own tissue.
Attack the gluten fragments → attack the thyroid (Hashimoto's)
Attack the bacterial fragments → attack the joints (rheumatoid arthritis)
Attack them over and over → attack the nerves (MS), the gut (Crohn's), the pancreas (Type 1)
This is called molecular mimicry.
Here's what people report when they heal the gut wall:
Skin clearing up
Brain fog clearing up
Digestion finally working
Joint pain fading within weeks
Autoimmune flares slowing down
Energy returning after years of fatigue
The things that punch holes in the gut wall:
Gluten (yes, even if you don't have celiac)
Glyphosate on conventional crops
NSAIDs (ibuprofen, aspirin)
Ultra-processed food
Chronic stress
Antibiotics
Poor sleep
None of these are rare.
Most people have all seven running on autopilot.
I've been saying for 30 years: almost every chronic disease traces back to a broken gut.
The science keeps catching up.
The good news?
Unlike your genes, the gut wall is something you can actually rebuild.
Comment RESTORE and I'll send you a free guide on how to heal the gut and calm the immune system naturally.
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@CrazyVibes_1 These are terrific. It’s clear he is very talented and that it runs in the family. Great job mom. Great job kiddo!! You just worry about being your version of you buddy!! Creativity always wins in the long run.
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My son hasn't spoken at school in four months. Complete selective mutism since the kids started calling him "the weird craft boy" who makes things instead of playing sports at recess. He's eleven and autistic, and art class used to be the only place he felt safe until his teacher told him his projects were "too babyish for middle school." He stopped making anything, stopped talking about his ideas, just came home every day and disappeared into his room with the door closed.
Last week he was watching me work on snowman decorations for my online shop, these whimsical couples I make and sell for people's holiday mantels. Didn't say anything, just sat on the couch observing while I hot-glued fabric scarves and painted faces. Then two days ago I came home from work and found him in the garage surrounded by foam balls and fabric scraps he'd pulled from my supply bins, hands covered in paint, completely absorbed in creating these two figures. He'd been working for six hours straight without stopping, something he hasn't done since his teacher destroyed his confidence.
He made himself and his little sister. The boy snowman has the same serious expression my son gets when he's concentrating, the same careful attention to detail in every button and hat decoration. The girl snowman is wearing pink because that's all his sister will wear lately, has flowers on her scarf because she picks dandelions for him every day after school. This is his first complete project since September, the first thing he's made that wasn't for a grade or an assignment, just pure creation because he wanted to express something he couldn't say with words.
When he finished he asked if people would think they were stupid, if kids at school would make fun of them like they make fun of everything else he makes. I told him they were incredible and he needed to see that I wasn't just saying it because I'm his mom. He finally agreed to let me post this after two days of me begging, but he's been refreshing my phone every ten minutes checking for comments, needing to know if anyone besides me thinks he's talented. I buy a lot of my supplies from other crafters online, and I keep showing him their work trying to prove that handmade art matters, that people value things made with this much heart and skill.
So what do you think? He's reading over my shoulder right now, hands still shaking slightly, waiting to see if anyone else sees what I see.
Credit - Katie Thomson

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@fuhknjo Beautiful people. Makes no sense at all. Change has to happen or more people will have huge losses in their lives. Stay strong and make your voice heard. So sorry you and your community had to go through this. Those of us outside of Uvalde will not forget either.
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today marks a year since the shooting in my hometown Uvalde where my aunt along side 21 others lost their lives including my uncle who passed of heartbreak. there’s not a day that goes by where this tragedy doesn’t weigh heavy on my heart especially today of all days. the world may have continued on with their life’s but for Uvalde it feels like we’re stuck in time. not being able to leave the house because of the fear that it might be my last day at the hand of someone who shouldn’t be allowed to own a fire arm has become my new normal. today should be a reminder that there is a need for a call to action on changing gun laws and the effects of what happened on this day a year ago will never go away for everyone affected. i love you always tia irma and tio joe, your names will never be forgotten

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@EonGeek That’d be great. I live in Baker City now, but am in Boise regularly. Would love to catch up.
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After 21 years in this amazing house, it’s time for someone else to write her next chapter. Excited for what’s next for us as well! #ranchroadranchhouse #MCM #forsale #midcenturymodern #highlandsranch @ Boise, Idaho instagram.com/p/CRXhHdKtCbR/…
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@Will___Ferrell No laughter was louder than that of the world at The Big Orange Baby. More people murdered under his time than any other... Biden is not the answer, but I’d take him any day over your Teflon idol. What an idiot!!!
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What a day @bogusbasin. #skilocal #idahome #bluebird #abovetheclouds @ Bogus Basin Ski Resort instagram.com/p/CJ1ebCHnYC6/…
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