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Tom Kane's avatar

A brilliant and foundational piece. You've perfectly described the body's core economic system.

The gut acts as the resource management hub, processing raw materials and sending critical intelligence (metabolites) to the field. The mitochondria are the energy grid that powers the entire operation.

Your work shows that chronic disease isn't a failure of one component, but a breakdown in the supply chain between the two. When the intelligence from the hub is corrupted, the grid inevitably fails.

A masterful piece of systems-level thinking.

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Dr Mike Hunter's avatar

Thank you! Like how you frame this. The gut is the hub and the mitochondria as the grid. Exactly, chronic disease reflects a breakdown in the communication between these systems. Really appreciate your thoughtful perspective.

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