Dear Stephen, Will a person with known allergies to antibiotics be safe using herbal antibiotics?
Herb Reactions
Excessive sleeping on protocol
Dear Stephen, My daughter started the core protocol a few weeks ago, and has been having extreme sleepiness, sleeping about 18 hrs a day.
Intensifying symptoms after a few months of protocol
Dear Stephen, About 2-3 months ago my symptoms worsened greatly, then I started to feel better. But within the last month some of my symptoms have worsened again. Is it natural for there to be ups and downs with symptoms?
Treating neuro symptoms
Dear Stephen, I have severe brain numbness (24/7), failing and blurry vision with floaters, a host of emotional issues, chronic fatigue, migraines, etc. To date there has been no change in my condition.
Eleuthero alternative
Dear Stephen, Eleutherococcus has caused palpitations for my husband; what can he use for help with fatique?
Cryptolepsis and cipro – same mechanism?
Dear Stephen, Do you know of any connection between cryptolepis and cipro/quinolone adverse effects? They seem to share the same mechanism of being topoisomerase inhibitors and messing up DNA replication.
Does andrographis inhibit estrogen or progesterone?
Dear Stephen, Are there studies that indicate andrographis inhibits estrogen or progesterone?
Sida acuta side effects
Dear Stephen, Does Sida acuta have any side effects, such as loose bowels?
Strong reaction to tiny dose
Dear Stephen, I tried taking cat’s claw – only 1/4 of one pill – and had a very strong reaction. My question is: How do I proceed? I want to follow the protocol but I think it will take a while for me to be able to take a whole pill 3-4 times a day.
Blood blisters after taking Japanese knotweed
Dear Stephen, After 2 days on Japanese knotweed, I developed a few blood blisters on my lips and a blood vessel in my eye became inflamed. Should I try a smaller dose or just not take it all?