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We seem to see lots of asymptomatic UTIs.

Dr. Amy Nett: Yeah we would see a couple of asymptomatic urinary tract infections, but again we weren’t finding it...

Opinion about a 50-year-old client dealing with brain lesions. She did a lumbar puncture and it was not demyelination. So she has high blood pressure, constipation for many years, feet and legs are swollen from time to time, gaining weight in the past few years. When she came to see me she was doing a few months of colon hydrotherapy trying to help her constipation. We’re working on diet and lifestyle, and she has a very limited budget for testing. So would you start by testing her gut?

Dr. Amy Nett: Yeah, I probably would. I mean the constipation, yes, and I mean, our general approach is almost...

The time when women’s cycles start to change and there are symptoms of hot flashes and night sweats, which I’ve learned as low estrogen, is that correct?

Dr. Amy Nett: Yes, I can be. It can be due to low estrogens. I don’t know if that’s the...

Given that estrogen replacement is more controversial than progesterone, what are your favorite things to do specifically for hot flashes and night sweats besides the exposome work and the HPA gut work? Any specific supplements?

Dr. Amy Nett: Okay. So this one might be a little bit more detailed than we really want to get...

I’d like to ask what test you suggest for a 55-year-old man who had thrombosis with pulmonary consequences last month. We’re cleaning his diet. He has a lifestyle that is very balanced besides his job. He is a captain at Emirates Airlines. He is in treatment for six months and not flying but wants to go back to his passion. His doctor put him on an anticoagulant Xarelto and that was all he did. So wondering where to start the investigation.

Dr. Amy Nett: Oh, that’s a great question. I really haven’t actually come across any patients who have pulmonary embolus...

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