General Questions

• I have mold exposure and need to eat low carbs, could this be problematic with adrenal dysfunction?
• Is H. pylori passed on by touch?
• Why is blasto so prevalent in people with Hashimoto’s? Where is it commonly found? Drinking water, soil, on vegetables, etc.?
• If a partner has H. pylori, can it be spread back and forth?
• Is lemon water an issue with blasto?
• Since I started the herbal protocol for blastocystis, I feel like I’m hungry all the time. I long for eating something like crackers, rice, or beans. I don’t know if it’s my body craving that or if I need to eat something more. I’m doing the AIP diet.
• My understanding is the order of healing is adrenals, infections, viruses. How does that work? It’s going to take 6 months to 2 years to recover from adrenal fatigue.
• You mentioned traveling to the Dominican Republic and getting cramps so you took “some food poisoning protocols to be safe.” Can you elaborate? How do we prevent getting parasitic infections again? Do you do a parasite cleanse as regular maintenance?
• Can having herpes be a trigger for Hashimoto’s? I rarely have an outbreak. Do you advise treating that?
• I have interstitial cystitis and I'm told it's a biofilm infection, perhaps mycoplasma. Is this connected to Hashimoto's? I've been on long term antibiotics, which only helped to a certain extent as I have vulvodynia also. Can you give any advice?
• I found out that I had blasto and yeast, and took the Candibactin for two months. For the first three weeks I felt like I had the flu and then I felt great. How do I know if I have gotten rid of the blasto and the yeast?
• Is candida associated with anything else?
• What is the role of Candida and autoimmune disease? How does Candida cause Hashimoto’s? Is it an infection that looks like the thyroid?
• My doctor is going to prescribe Fluconazole, for Candida, after I get more blood work done. Will my antibodies go down as I decrease the yeast in my body? Or, does all the yeast have to be gone before my antibodies drop?
• Which doctor do you recommend for SIBO?
• What could be the cause of Fibromyalgia?
• My WBC is elevated. I also have raised CD45 and CD4 helper T cells, as well CD3 T cells. What could be causing this?
• I'm on DHEA and pregnenolone to support my stage 3 adrenal fatigue. I am also trying to rest more and drinking Ashwagandha tea and licorice drops. Is it ok to start the blasto protocol now?
• Could I have SIBO because of food poisoning in the past?
• What is firmicutes/bacteroides?
• How can I tell if I have dysbiosis?
• What is the difference between SIBO, parasites, and H. Pylori?
• Could my root cause be the Epstein Barr virus?
• How can I get to the root cause of UTI's?
• What parasite typically co-occurs with H. Pylori?
• Can an aggressive probiotic regimen help your gut without ever having it tested?
• How do I know if the herpes virus is my trigger and what are my next steps since there is no cure?