Most people think health problems start in the gut — but what if the real first domino falls even further north?

In this episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show, we begin our Barrier Repair series with Part One: The Root Cause Cascade.

You’ll learn how stress, sleep disruption, toxins, and trauma dysregulate the brain and nervous system, flipping the body into fight-or-flight mode. This subtle shift weakens digestion, shuts down bile flow, and sets off a domino effect:

👉 Gut lining breaks down → LPS endotoxins leak 👉 Bile stagnates → toxins recirculate & nutrients go missing 👉 Endothelial glycocalyx thins → sticky blood & high BP 👉 Blood–brain barrier falls → brain fog & neuroinflammation

We’ll explore why the nervous system is the true “root cause lever”, how vagus nerve tone sets the stage for barrier integrity, and why patching one barrier at a time never works.

This is the start of a step-by-step roadmap to repair your barriers north-to-south — so you can restore resilience, protect your brain, and build your Future You.

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