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Can you clarify the fermentable fiber recommendations and timing when doing the botanical protocol? One handout says to wait, and other info said to add at the same time as treatment.

Laura Schoenfeld:   Julie, can you tell me when you say one handout says to wait and other info? Is it all from the Kresser Institute, or is it something you’ve seen elsewhere recommending to do different things? I can actually look at what you’re talking about and maybe see if I can help clarify. Okay, so the handout from Chris. Is it the—I’m trying to think what handout might it be. Do you know offhand which handout it is, Julie, or no? I’m going to see if I can log in and find what you’re talking about. There is the fiber supplement, and then there is also fermentable fiber in the diet, so the question is, do you know if it says anything about the diet, or if it says something about those supplements?

 

Okay, so Julie is asking about the supplemental fibers as opposed to soluble fiber from food. So that would actually be a better question to talk to Chris or Amy about because they are the ones who have the specific protocols recommended. As far as the food is concerned, usually you’re going to have the patient, during the treatment, eating a fairly broad diet and not really restricting anything, but I don’t know off the top of my head which—I believe that it’s supposed to be added at the same time, but don’t quote me on that because, again, I didn’t create the protocol, and that is something that I would definitely double check with Chris and Amy about to find out what the specific protocol is. Let me just see if there is anything that I can find. I’m assuming we wouldn’t remember what week it was from, so I’m going to just look to see. All right, well, I don’t know if I can find the exact handout that you’re talking about, so, like I said, because it’s a supplement protocol question, I would definitely ask Chris and Amy. So, sorry about that.

 

Oh, and she says, “One handout said to wait to add the additional fiber.” I’m assuming you meant not to wait because you said “feed the beast,” and then the other said to wait. That might be a mistake. I’m not 100 percent sure which handouts you’re referring to. Julie, it’s okay. Don’t worry about it. I would look to see if you can figure out which handouts you’re talking about and maybe send those to the support team if you feel like there is a discrepancy, and they’ll definitely get that fixed if there is a mistake, that it is saying two different things for the same protocol.

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