Supplements
I want to confirm if we add a strain via probiotic and simultaneously feed a variety of probiotics, soluble fiber, fermentable resistant starch, that it will not repopulate that strain.
Chris Kresser: I think you’re asking if you take a probiotic and then you take prebiotics, will it multiply that...
If a person doesn’t like eating fish or seafood, do you still recommend DHA supplements on top of using EVCLO?
Chris Kresser: In depends on what’s happening and the goal. I think as a kind of just regular preventative or...
Why do you recommend soil-based organism probiotics, particularly Prescript-Assist? A few of my patients have been advised by other practitioners to avoid them with particular concern that the bacilli species could cause issues. Are there times when soil-based organism probiotics are contraindicated?
Chris Kresser: I have a whole slide on this in the probiotic and prebiotic presentation, which, I believe, is coming...
Could you go into more detail on contraindications for taking larger doses of magnesium glycinate long term? Chris mentioned hypotension and other problems. What is considered ‘long term’? What dose would you consider a safe long-term maintenance dose?
Laura Schoenfeld: Magnesium is one of those supplements that we would put in the constant supplementation recommendations, and there aren’t...
Do you ever recommend topical magnesium instead of oral?
Laura Schoenfeld: Yeah, I have the Ancient Minerals. They come in, like, a spray and a gel. I have to...
Regarding ordering heat-sensitive probiotics, do you know of any research regarding how long these organisms can be left out of the refrigerator before they are adversely affected? The overnight shipping fees are often really high, and I’m wondering if, at least in the winter months, they may be avoided by using two-day or even standard shipping.
Laura Schoenfeld: When I have talked to the people at … it was HealthWave, and now I think Fullscript is...
Can you talk about which magnesium chelate you like for which conditions?
Laura Schoenfeld: With magnesium, I generally only use either glycinate or citrate. I guess I use taurate sometimes, too. Glycinate...
If you give sodium butyrate for intestinal permeability, what is the dosage?
Laura Schoenfeld: That question is definitely more of a functional medicine question just because I don’t know what Chris’s recommendations...
What is the best magnesium citrate for constipation?
Laura Schoenfeld: Any magnesium citrate from a reputable supplement company is basically going to be the same thing. It’s just...
What about magnesium or vitamin C or coconut oil?
Laura Schoenfeld: Yeah, with a two-year-old, you have to be really careful because obviously they’re not just small adults. They...
