Healing Leaky Gut: Analysis of "Eating Dirt" video by "Dr. Axe"

This is a interview about his new book called "Eat Dirt", a digital copy of this book is only $1.99 right now.

• He is against soaps, hand sanitizers and personal cleaning products because they can disrupt the microbiome and can be toxic. However, he uses essential oils such as tea tree oil instead of soap to clean his hands from public bathrooms, etc. He also recommends frankincense essential oil.
• He is also is for eating raw and unwashed produce, says that organisms that are found in the dirt on produce such as carrots can assist you in digesting them, 
• Unlike Jinni Patel Thompson, who is against soil microorganisms in probiotics, he says that soil microorganisms are the "king of probioitics" and suggests getting probiotics with Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus clausii, and Bacillus coagulans.
• He recommends raw foods such as fermented raw milk, and raw honey, and says that raw honey bacteria can take up residence in the gut.
• He recommends fermented foods such as miso, sauerkraut
• He recommends powdered bone broth and powdered collagen, especially fish collagen, for healing the gut
• His book has a Chinese medicine viewpoint, and will suggest foods based on several gut types you might fall into. He recommends Healing With Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford for further Chinese medicine information.
• He has a webpage about leaky gut right now.

He has a philosophy that I feel is too blasé about the real dangers that certain microorganisms in your environment could pose to your health. People who have weakened guts are especially susceptible to infections. However, certain foods, like raw honey, have built-in antimicrobial aspects that make the product generally a safe bet. I believe that sauerkraut also has some aspect that keeps dangerous microorganisms from growing. However, raw milk kefir seems like a more dangerous choice. It is worth more research.