Raahema
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Seasonal allergies and gut health
This post is about my son, who’s 16 now.
When he was a child he frequently got infections in his tonsils and had enlarged adenoids as well which according to the ENT doctors was causing mouth breathing and obstructive sleep apnea in him. When he was 6 years old on doctors recommendation we had surgery to get both removed. Around a year and a…
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Hello Bernadette
Hope you are doing well. This time round I’ve come here to get a 2nd opinion from you.
So I’ve successfully lowered my H pylori following natural anti microbials. I found a functional practitioner so I could start the BETAINE HCL under her guidance but there are some things in her recommendations that are confusing me.
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Hello Bernadette and Daniel
In the h.pylori protocol it mentions to take baking soda in water 30 minutes before taking mastic gum, to draw the bacteria out.
My confusion is, if we already have low acid due to h pylori, wouldn’t adding baking soda to the mix further lower the pH since baking soda is alkaline?
Also when starting betaine…
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Hi Daniel and Bernadette
I’d love to know what your opinions are on taking a supplement that contains both zinc and copper.
Since we know that taking too much zinc can put copper out of balance.
Sharing the ingredients of a local supplement that I found in my country.
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What are the pros and cons of using antibiotics treatment for h pylori?
I understand using them would wipe out all the beneficial bacteria as well. And there is a chance if we don’t support the root cause of why h pylori was there in the first place there’s a chance it might come back (betaine HCl supplements to keep stomach acid level…
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Hi Bernadette and Daniel,
I just read that aloe Vera can be very good for reducing thyroid antibodies along with positivly affecting thyroid hormone health.
Attaching the link of the source…
thyroidpharmacist.com
Aloe Vera for Thyroid Health - Dr. Izabella Wentz
Can aloe vera be useful for thyroid health? Studies say, yes! It can also help with stress, liver health, immune response, infections, and more!
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I noticed xylitol as one of the ingredients in my kids probiotics. The brand mentions it is used to feed the good bacteria.
But Google shows it can harm the gut in the longer run. If that’s the case should I be looking for another probiotic? I bought this one because it had 8 different strands of probiotics in it
