Jamie: Hi Dr. Cabral, I have a dog and a cat and am also a foster parent to kittens. Should I be doing the parasite cleanse a few times a year? Or, does being around animals not necessarily lead to more parasites? Thank you!
Janet: Hi Dr Cabral, There is a popular influencer who promotes adding a high quality fat like grass fed butter or ghee to coffee or tea. I was wondering your thoughts on this. Thank you!
Scott: Hi Stephen! My oura ring, a curse instead of a blessing! I'll check my scores when I wake up, my "awake" score shows usually 50 minutes to an hour. I've heard if you jerk a lot or have restless legs, it can actually trigger "awake" times. I keep a cloth on one eye (side sleeper-left side) and get up to urinate at 2am-3am and the cloth is on the other side of my pillow. So I know my upper body turns a bit at night, but the accumulation of total wake time seems crazy to me that it would equal almost an hour. I don't feel I'm up for that long at all, ever. I've checked blood sugar when I wake up and it's 108-117 sometimes. Is it possible that up/down blood sugar causes me to be restless too? Sleep Help, Magnesium, Melatonin, and Adrenal soothe are not helping. Thanks for all you do Stephen!
Allen: Dear Dr. Cabral: I've had constipation and bloating since my early 20s. Probiotics help keep the symptoms down, but they feel more like a band-aid than a cure. I suspect I have a pathogenic overgrowth, but whenever I take any sort of antimicrobial treatment, I get horrible insomnia where i feel anxious and wired all night. Oddly enough, I won't feel tired the next day, even after not sleeping at all. The only way to get rid of the insomnia is to temporarily take a laxative, which I assume is flushing out toxins. Does this sound like anything you've ever heard of? Like maybe candida or a bacterial overgrowth? Or even parasites? I've never been able to continue with antimicrobials because the insomnia is too distressing, and I need to be able to work. Thank you for all that you do.
Lynn: I am 53 and have had noticeable spider veins on my upper and lower legs since my 20s. The veins have continued to appear over the years (I stopped wearing shorts long ago), but now in the past few months, I have developed "permanent bruises" on my legs. Some of the spots are brown and some are deep blue. The largest is about the size of a quarter. I have an appointment with a vein specialist in 4 months (the soonest I can get in), so I'm wondering what I can do in the meantime. I would prefer not taking any supplements as I'm working on fixing my gut. Also, if my leg veins are bad and blood is pooling, does this mean I have circulation issues and/or that I should be concerned/aware of vein issues in other parts of my body? Thanks for your help!
