oh my – What method did you use? What equipment did you use? What type of coffee did you use? What state of health were you in. Hydration level? How was your level of stress? Fear?

when testing thyroid, a full thyroid panel is always recommended, which includes antibodies. Here’s the video on that.

You’re welcome to share your labs here but we can only provide general recommendations. Specific dosage and duration should be discussed with your doctor since they have your full health history.

If you can see the mold questionnaires, all you have to do is click on the link and it will automatically download. Are you using your phone or pc? Maybe it can only be downloaded on a computer? Please try and let us know.

 yes, ask her if the medication she’s prescribed for you is bio-identical. Usually if it is, the compounding pharmacy will make it for you and call you when it’s done to deliver it.

Iodine supplementation should not be taken if a person has thyroid antibodies (elevated anti-TPO, anti-TG markers). And testing is always preferred before supplementing to know if you should or shouldn’t supplement, and the dose and duration.

 oh ok, now I better understand your concern and question. Yes, I usually have my clients prepare with a water enema first. Afterwards, it’s important to replenish the body with electrolytes and hydrate well. That’s the idea behind Epsom salt bath recommendation – it provides the body with a form of magnesium, one of our electrolyte minerals. 

Also, how frequently were you doing them? Just that one time?

mold remediator info is below the video here.

Mold symptom questionnaires are also there. You have to click on the file icon on the top right.

you can email support@bbettermembership.com with name, email, phone number, date of birth, shipping/billing address and we can help connect you to the lab for the GI map.

In terms of food sensitivity testing, you can checkout Valeo Health for at-home blood testing service in Dubai. They’ve also given our members a discount on their tests which you can find here.

 giving her T3 is not going to fix the problem either, but it can offer rapid relief to help gain traction and make her feel better while she works on addressing the root cause. Her thyroid is responding appropriately to her environment. Seek another doctor with functional medicine training and consider consulting with thyroid expert Dr. Eric who was our guest expert in B Better. 

In the meantime, she should focus on gut health first. If she has SIBO, there is likely a need to support liver/gallbladder and bile production/flow. Bile is antimicrobial and will naturally help keep a more balanced microbiome and prevent SIBO dynamics to occur.

impeccable timing. I’m actually working on a handout with instructions on how to do an enema for April’s release.

In the meantime, here is more info about coffee enemas and how to do them: https://drlwilson.com/Articles/COFFEE%20ENEMA.HTM#CH1

Here is the kit: https://www.purelifeenema.com/stainless-steel-enema-kits/ (they also provide coffee)

Here is another option for coffee: https://sawilsons.com/

I’m assuming you read somewhere that it can cause constipation? It’s normal not to pass stool the day after an enema, but it has not been my experience that it causes constipation.

are you working with Dr. Skorski? I’m asking because she normally prescribes bio-identical hormone therapy from a compounding pharmacy.

During perimenopause, unfortunately it’s very difficult to increase progesterone naturally with food/supplements since the body is no longer ovulating every month. It is when we ovulate that a huge surge of progesterone is produced. Without ovulation, we don’t make that much, and end up estrogen dominant in the luteal phase (typically mid-cycle onwards). So bio-identical progesterone is often the best solution in perimenopause.

I would also encourage you to check your iodine status. Supplementing with iodine (when needed) has been shown to reverse fibroids (but it’s contraindicated with thyroid autoimmunity). Here’s a video in the Mineral Balance course on how to test iodine status, and another video on signs & symptoms of low iodine.

Insulin resistance/higher insulin can also contribute to fibroids so something to consider checking and working on if that’s at play. Here’s a video on testing blood sugar markers.

Hi  have you watched the Calcium section in the Mineral Balance course? I explain how calcium absorption is actually a game of co-factors which is quite a complex system. It’s often not due to low calcium intake, but an inability to get calcium into the bones.

I’d recommend you watch the following videos which will help you understand it better:
• risk factors for calcium imbalance
• signs and symptoms of calcium imbalance (and additional tests to consider)
• testing calcium balance
• correcting calcium deficiency

Hopefully these videos will give you a better understanding (and I welcome your follow-up questions to clarify anything).

Hi was his cortisol status and adrenal function checked? Cortisol dysregulation is a major driver for orthostatic hypotension. You can watch this video in the Adrenal Balance course about the signs and symptoms of low/high cortisol status. We need a good cortisol response to get blood back into the head.

It’s also related to disordered electrolytes; potassium, magnesium and sodium. I’m assuming these were measured?

@ it’s not uncommon for religious fasting to contribute to acid reflux since lifestyle habits change during this period. This study here shares the many different pathways that increase the risk of GERD.

For example, eating less than 3 hours before bed and less sleep was positively related to GERD, sitting or walking after a meal instead of lying down was negatively correlated with GERD, and proper physical exercise (physical exercise >30 minutes (>3 times/week) was negatively related to GERD. During Ramadan, eating later, sleeping later/less, and less physical exercise can all make one more prone to GERD.

Even certain foods can trigger acid reflux like cooked tomato sauce, citrus juices, coffee, black tea, soda, alcohol, peppery or spicy foods, fried food, chocolate, and things with mint in them (e.g. gum, mints, toothpaste, tea). Are you consuming more of any of these foods?

In terms of rapid relief, gut healing nutrients like marshmallow root, slippery elm, zinc carnosine, glutamine, aloe, etc can all be very soothing to the gut lining.

If acid reflux continues after Ramadan, I would explore H Pylori overgrowth and other root cause reasons which I share in the Acid Reflux Symptom Dictionary handout.

Hope this helps.

Hi  breastfeeding in itself is a very demanding activity (can burn 300-500 calories per day) so that in itself can help a woman lose weight naturally slowly over time. But keep in mind that hormones are involved, and for some women, they may not easily lose the weight until after they’re done breastfeeding.

You can however help her adopt a healthier diet by teaching her about eating hygiene, the VPF+C principle, and hydrating every time she breast feeds. You can help her eliminate processed foods by reading ingredient labels and avoiding the top 7 ingredients.

If she doesn’t exercise, encourage her to begin a light walking routine daily in the morning with her baby, and gradually increasing the duration and distance over time.

Sleep is essential for a new mother, so perhaps finding someone to help her with night shifts a few times per week so she can get in some good nights of sleep. But also, taking naps in the day can be just as helpful and restorative when her baby sleeps if that’s possible.

Hope that helps.

 I’m so happy you feel well supported here. Thank you for validating B Better’s mission. 

And yes, I do offer 1-1 consultations but I’m not taking new clients at the moment. We will however be introducing 1-1 consultations for B Better members with our practitioners in due course since this is a popular request. Stay tuned!

Haha – love the 3-dimensional Pac-Man analogy!