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 all good

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 hope you like them

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 thank you for your feedback. It means a lot. I can’t wait for all of you to experience the new platform we’re building which will house everything under 1 roof, including the community forum, along with our own app! 

We’ve outgrown our current platform in every possible way, so I can’t wait for the tech part to catch up! It’s going to make it so much easier to find what it is you need, and the whole experience should become so much better. My goal is to make B Better the go-to source for support on how to improve your health holistically.

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 and by the way, we have a liver pate recipe you can try. It does use grassfed butter however. Not sure if you’re still avoiding all forms of dairy.

And if you like Indian flavors, a nutritional therapy colleague of mine wrote the “AIP Indian Fusion” recipe ebook which you might find helpful. I searched through it and she has a Chicken Liver Masala which of course is AIP compliant: gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, nightshade and nut free. You might not be able to tolerate heavy proteins yet, but she has many other recipes that can probably give you some meals inspirations.

Below is a screenshot of the table of contents
[image.png]You can also follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cook2nourish/

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Hi  – no I have not come across this device but what a cool find! Anything that can help stimulate the vagus nerve will activate the parasympathetic process. My only concern is the Bluetooth technology it uses… they say it’s the lowest dose and safe, but I would personally want to dig deeper into that.

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 if you’re interested in trying organ meats, you can try it in a pate form, and in small quantities (i.e. spread on a cracker for example). All animal proteins require strong stomach acid, so until you can work with your practitioner to wean off of your acid suppressants and support yourself with betaine HCL, it’s best to introduce these in smaller quantities and in predigested forms like pate.

Also, I can’t play your video, but it looks like you’ve boiled the liver in water correct? If so, drinking the liquid would provide nutritional benefits as well.

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does he still have the 40-degree fever or has the illness passed? I’m assuming he’s already recovered…

If these tests were done while he was ill, I would not try to draw any conclusions from it as he was not in his normal state.

Is he still exhibiting symptoms after this illness?

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 I should add, I like them but not necessarily for everyday use unless there’s a need to provide additional iron support.

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 it would make sense to offer “protection” with mucilaginous herbs prior to taking bitters – not at the same time.

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 I’m assuming you’re referring to digestive bitters in supplement form and not food form. If in supplement form, it’s usually recommended to take them anywhere from 10-15mins before a meal to help stimulate the digestive juices in preparation for digestion. But they can also be taken with a meal and also after a meal if needed as well. It should be individualized.

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 can you please share why these tests were run in the first place and a bit more context? Is the doctor suspecting diabetes? 

A capillary blood glucose panel is usually used to monitor blood glucose levels, particularly in the context of managing diabetes. But it’s not typically done in < 2-year olds unless they are exhibiting symptoms that could point to diabetes.

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 yes it is

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 I do like cast iron pans, especially for those who tend to need more iron in their diets. Please watch this video from the Mineral Balance course on how to correct an iron deficiency.  

I like the Field Company brand and Lodge is another good one, but Lodge initially seasons their pans with vegetable oil, which isn’t ideal, but after the first use, you can then re-season it with a better oil.

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 yes absolutely. It’s actually a revolving door between stomach acid/h pylori and thyroid function; one can perpetuate the other positively and negatively. Therefore, it’s important to be addressing both to gain positive momentum forward.

For example, many important nutrients for proper thyroid function such as zinc, magnesium, and iron for example, require good strong stomach acid for absorption, so with an H Pylori overgrowth leading to a reduction of stomach acid, nutrient absorption can become compromised, which can have an impact on thyroid function. So the opposite is true too. Supporting thyroid function will improve everything metabolic, including stomach acid production, digestion, motility, immunity, cellular metabolism, etc. It can be a real catch-22 situation, which is why so often simply focusing on “killing” the bacteria will fail or return if the root cause is unaddressed. The same applies to SIBO.

H pylori is endemic and has been shown to have protective effects. SIBO is simply bacteria in the wrong place. What created the overgrowth however, is what needs to be addressed in order to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Hope that makes sense.

And glad to know you have a quantitative measurement for tracking purposes.

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1- the length of time depends on the severity of H Pylori infection or how symptomatic a person was.

Regarding testing after antimicrobials, there’s an additional step that’s very important but not often talked about, and that is to create an environment that doesn’t allow reinfection / overgrowth. This is why I often recommend Matula tea for partners – because it’s very contagious.

So one way to create the right environment is to decrease the pH of the stomach by taking betaine HCL. H Pylori bacteria thrives in a more alkaline environment. Reducing stress, addressing thyroid hypofunction and all the other root cause factors that can lead to low stomach acid or higher pH should be addressed at the same time. Here’s a video on that if you need a refresher from the Gut Health Masterclass.

I often recommend the introduction of betaine after antimicrobials to help prevent reinfection/overgrowth until it’s time to retest.

If the results come back positive, then yes, continue or change the antimicrobial strategy while also continuing to work on the root cause factors for low stomach acid.

2- from what I recall, you have up to 45 days to retest. I don’t believe it needs to be done immediately. Please correct me if I’m mistaken.

3- Breath test is considered the gold standard test but I have often seen false negatives. I also prefer a quantitative test that shows the actual value and virulence factors instead of just positive or negative. Someone’s results could have improved a lot but still show positive which would make it appear that it didn’t work. Hope that makes sense.

And FYI – the community site was down for a short while. I couldn’t log in until late last night. Perhaps that had something to do with it.