Endotoxin/LPS Is a Major Driver of Blood Clotting, Sepsis, Heart Attacks, and Strokes

STORy at-a-glance

• Endotoxin, a toxic molecule released by bacteria in your gut, enters your bloodstream and directly triggers blood clot formation — even in people with no signs of infection or heart disease
• Researchers have shown that certain bacterial types, such as E. coli, are especially effective at setting off your body’s clotting response, mimicking what happens during sepsis and other life-threatening events
• Everyday habits that weaken your gut barrier — including eating seed oils, ultraprocessed foods, and alcohol, or living under chronic stress — make endotoxin exposure common, keeping your blood in a “primed” state to clot
• Chronic, low-grade exposure to bacterial toxins links gut health to cardiovascular problems, explaining why heart attacks, strokes, and clotting disorders often strike people who appear healthy
• Supporting your gut with easy-to-digest foods, antioxidants like niacinamide and vitamin E, and natural binders such as raw carrot salad or activated charcoal helps neutralize endotoxin and keep your blood flowing freely

Blood clots are meant to save your life — not threaten it. Yet when your body’s natural repair system misfires, the results are often catastrophic. Clots that form inside healthy vessels block oxygen to vital organs, causing strokes, heart attacks, and tissue damage that often strike without warning. What’s more troubling is that these events are rising among people with no classic risk factors like obesity, suggesting that something deeper is driving the body’s clotting machinery into overdrive. 

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola