# Episode 96 - Dr Tom O'Bryan - Gluten, Glyphosate, and Leaky Gut: What You Need to Know

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Podcast: [This Healthy Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-healthy-life-7301694)
Published: 2026-03-24T18:57:28+00:00
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## Resource

MEET THE GUEST Dr. Tom O’Bryan is a functional medicine expert focused on uncovering root causes of chronic symptoms. Known for advancing research on food sensitivities, environmental toxins, and autoimmunity, he combines science with compassionate care to help individuals and practitioners create lasting, meaningful health transformation. WHAT WE TALK ABOUT Why your immune system can react to foods you feel “fine” eating, and how hidden food sensitivities can drive systemic inflammation without obvious digestive symptoms. How leaky gut develops, why it is a prerequisite for autoimmunity, and how ongoing immune activation silently contributes to chronic disease. The major limitations of standard gluten and celiac testing, and why advanced panels can reveal immune reactions long before diagnosis. How environmental toxins like glyphosate, plastics, heavy metals, and mold disrupt gut integrity, hormone balance, and immune regulation. The connection between toxic burden and the rising rates of infertility, neurodevelopmental disorders, and early cognitive decline. How oxidative stress and free radical damage accelerate aging, impair mitochondrial function, and contribute to brain degeneration. Why genetic predisposition is not destiny, and how diet, environment, and lifestyle choices determine whether disease pathways are activated or reversed. EPISODE RESOURCES ZEGO Gluten and glyphosate tested foods supporting immune and gut health. Use code TRAILTOHEALTH for 10% OFF. https://shop.thetrailtohealth.com/Zego BiOptimizers Digestive support formulas including gluten enzymes designed to help break down proteins and reduce inflammatory food reactions. Use code THETRAILTOHEALTH for 10% OFF. https://shop.thetrailtohealth.com/biooptimizer Petes Paleo Certified gluten free, fully…

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