I dropped the ball with GAPS too....REALLY need to start it again but it is over 100 degrees F. here and I can’t fathom cooking broth! I’m not sure if Solaray is great or not-- honestly, I’ve never noticed a huge difference with any probiotic so I decided to buy the $20 bottle rather than the $40. It still has a long list of organisms in there... I decided to up my dosage to 5 x 20 billion because I heard about a study that showed that probiotics increase GABA! I don’t have the reference on it, but know that my gut needs healing so thought I’d give it a shot.   [End]
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Onwards-- are you following the GAPS diet? I did it for about 6 months and need to do it again. I didn’t do the intro last time because I was nursing. I think it can really help to heal the gut and know that I need to do it. I take SO many probiotics.... I’m not sure if they’re helping or not. I take about 3-5 x 20 billion per day! I’ve used Biokult in the past but now I bought Solaray multidopholis. I am having some symptoms (anxiety, insomnia, feeling like crap all of the time) and wasn’t sure if it was copper dumping (I’m on NB)...maybe it’s also die-off? I’m encouraged to hear that y ...
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I’m sorry for what you’re going through! If you had problems with candida you probably also have leaky gut...? So maybe stay away from all grains for a while(?) how about nuts? Could you soak and dehydrate some to make them easier to digest? They could help with weight gain-- although you don’t want to overdo it because they are hard to digest. Do you eat meat? What about some sweet potatoes or winter squash for more calories? Are you eating enough fat-- coconut oil, grass- fed butter or ghee? Simple carbs often give me anxiety. I agree, anxiety is horrible. You’ve made a lot of change ...
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thanks Marie and Cumulus! I have low blood pressure and I think it’s lower these days-- I’m more dizzy when standing up. I’m also super dehydrated and peeing like crazy. So just up my sea salt intake in foods and water? Is it necessary to get that Jade salt?   [End]
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I keep reading the salt posts and understand that I need more sodium, but I’m not clear on the details of what I should do to increase this. Should I be taking sea salt by the spoonful daily? Do I need to be actually calculating the amount of sodium I ingest? I have Celtic Sea Salt. Is that good enough? For reference-- I am in the 4 low pattern and have been taking lincomin, renamide, paramin, enzaid and taurine for the past 3 1/2 months. Thanks for your help!   [End]
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Oh lily, im so sorry. I am new to this forum and process, so don’t have answers for you...I just wanted to say how strong and mature you are. You will make it through this! The above suggestions sound like good a good place to start.   [End]
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Is there some info I can read about how to apply this ratio? I’ve read your posts but don’t totally understand. Thanks!   [End]
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Onwards, that sounds so promising! I don’t know if I’ll be out of the 4 low pattern so soon.... Although admittedly, I don’t know what is causing all of my symptoms. (copper dumping or what?) ...   [End]
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congrats Feo & Sherpa! thanks for the info on what is working for you Sherpa. It is inspiring. 5HTP never worked for me, but I haven’t tried tryptophan. i was too dependent on ambien and it stopped working for me. Feo-- are you doing NB? or another protocol? Thanks for the inspiration!   [End]
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I’m glad to hear you guys say that. When I first found his site I was worried about what I’d gotten myself into because I read some articles that I didn’t necessarily agree with..   [End]
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Thank you! this describes me. That explains a lot. a yeast infection just showed up which I thought was insane because I’ve been eating no sweets, high protein, etc. Maybe this explains it.   [End]
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Thank you all for replying and just reassuring me that this is normal! My practitioner did warn me that it would take a long time to heal and that I would probably feel worse. I work with her from a distance over the phone. I guess I didn’t realize that anxiety would be part of it. Aack! I meant to say that I’m not bedridden.... I am fatigued, but the real problem right now is the complete inability to deal with stress, lack of sleep and anxiety. I WANT to sleep so badly and just can’t seem to do it! I have backed off my supplements a bit. I only take them twice a day (rather than 3) ...
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Hi there-- I’m so glad to have found this forum! I have been on the NB program for 3 months and am hitting a ’low’ point. I have the 4-low pattern and am on lincomin, paramin, endomin, taurine, & renamide. I’ve had an increase in external stress (we just moved AND my husband was laid off) in the past month. I am feeling increased anxiety (today coupled with depression) and increased problems with sleeping. I have never been bed-bound--not even close. I’ve always been fairly high functioning. Before doing the hair test (in April), I had only done a cortisol saliva test 1.5 years earlie ...
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