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Thirteen-year-old patient with sleep issues. Have her working on increasing resistant starch. She tried doing potato starch and water at night, which helped her sleep but gave her horrible nightmares, so she wants to stop it. Have I seen this?

Chris Kresser:  Yeah, I have actually. It’s an interesting side effect. I would have her try it in the morning and see if she’s able to tolerate it that way.

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