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Have you had many clients with pyrrole disorder, and have you done much research on this and what drives it? If so, do you think it warrants high dosing continually, or is there a way of getting to the root cause of this?

Chris Kresser: That’s an interesting topic. As far as I can tell, there’s not really much good peer-reviewed research to...

Now that it’s summertime, what are the best functional medicine practices for symptomatically treating mosquito, black fly, or bug bites? Would that answer change if the patient seems to develop impressive wheals as a bite-size reaction?

Amy Nett: Okay, so just sort of a generic treating bug bites and presumably what you’re concerned about here again,...

If a patient test positive for parasites, what if any recommendations will I make to make sure the partner family is not at risk for picking up the parasite as well?

Chris Kresser: It depends. Some parasites are horizontally transmitted easier than others. So, you know, the obvious one is pinworm,...

What are your thoughts on the influence of chewing gum in weight gain, gastrointestinal issues, and metabolic disorders? Have you encountered clients with this addiction or habit? Can you advise on how to deal with this kind of bad habit?

Kelsey Kinney: Okay, so gum is an interesting one. Because really there’s kind of a lot of conflicting research on...

Can you please clarify if we get a printed blood chemistry manual in the mail during the ADAPT training?

Chris Kresser: No you don’t because I’m constantly updating that manual, so as soon as we send one out, we’d...

How to prove medical necessity? What’s needed in the notes, and is there a template or guideline to help patients use HSA accounts?

Amy Nett: I think you know what’s needed for medical necessity in terms of using HSA or FSA accounts or...

In the second quarter of the ADAPT training, you gave us patient assessment forms and questionnaires for case review. Will there be an interpretation module for these based on patient answers by the end of the course?

Chris Kresser: Yes. We talk about how to assess those questioners.

In the dyslipidemia unit in the resources section, you gave us the link to the high cholesterol action plan. Do we need to purchase it, or do we have access for free as part of the ADAPT training?

Chris Kresser: You have access to free to that and Healthy Baby Code and 14Four and any other digital program...

Do you have any strategies for implementing all the material being presented? Having difficulty making everything we’re learning actionable. Will this take care of itself as we progressed further into the material?

Next question on the live call. Dr. Justin Scott really enjoyed the course thus far. Glad to hear it Justin....

I know Marshall Rosenberg’s NVC book is on your reading list, but I’m guessing that was created before Oren Jay Sofer’s book was published. Would you recommend Rosenberg over Sofer’s?

Another question from Chi. “I know Marshall Rosenberg’s NVC book is on your reading list, but I’m guessing that was...