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I was looking at some research on curcumin from UCLA and Alzheimer’s study. The research showed 80 milligrams to 135 milligrams for prevention and citing India’s intake. It points up to eight capsules of Longvida, which I think is about 800 milligrams of curcumin for therapeutic purposes. I don’t think we’ve gone into this, but what’s your approach for finding the right dose? A lot of practitioners have spoken about curcumin not being beneficial. Do you think it could be a case of not high enough dose? Same goes for boswellia, and I’ve seen studies showing 600 and 900 milligrams.

Chris Kresser:  Yeah, I do think it’s a question of dose and I provided a starting dose there when we...

What’s the lower age limit in using CBD oil? What are the starting full dosages based around that limit, assuming you start with less and increase?

Chris Kresser:  There is really not a lot of research on CBD in kids. There’s some, and there is certainly...

If a child has diet low in iodine, would it be okay to give them something like 400 micrograms of iodine in kelp capsules to help support their iodine levels? Would their levels need to be tested beforehand? If someone has known Hashimoto’s, would you do iodine testing on them? In the week 37 material we specifically talk about doing testing on people with hypothyroidism without Hashimoto’s, so I wondered if it should be done on someone with Hashimoto’s?

Dr. Amy Nett:  Okay, so let me answer these one at a time. So if a child has a diet...

In the fungal antimicrobial protocol, it’s suggested to add PectaClear if there’s a tendency towards constipation. Which supplement do you use? Is it also advisable to take it away from food like activated charcoal?

Dr. Amy Nett:  PectaClear is a supplement. So what am I not understanding? Yeah, so PectaClear is modified citrus pectin,...

I haven’t so far used the supplement, as patients are often already taking many products. Would you say this is okay or should I use it?

Dr. Amy Nett: So again we really use activated charcoal or modified citrus pectin only when people really aren’t tolerating...
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