New Protocol - Month 1

I listened to a podcast with Dr. Michael Ruscio on Underground Wellness and was impressed.  I had skipped his interview on the Digestion Sessions because his talk was about diarrhea and I have no issues there.  I went back and listened to it after the podcast and thought why not give his protocol a try.  It seems to cover all bases - bacteria, parasites and yeast.  I have tested negative for parasites and yeast but decided to do it anyway.  If you don't know what is in your gut I would definitely start slow with this protocol to avoid killing off too much too quickly.  

Because I tolerate both fermented foods and probiotics I will be working them into my meals.  I am a little skeptical about probiotics only because I question how active the bacteria is in them.  I have a bottle in the refrigerator.  I used a capsule in coconut milk to make yogurt and nothing happened after keeping it warm for 24 hours. I then squirted a bit of liquid from my fermented carrots into the coconut milk and again kept it warm for 24 hours.  Now it tastes like yogurt.  My son has a very typical limited kid diet and I squirt some fermented liquid into an empty capsule for him.  More beneficial bacteria and more natural if you ask me. 

For the next 2 Weeks:

AM (before breakfast)

GI Microbex (2 capsules)

Iberogast (20 drops in water)

Bitters (1/2 tsp)

Breakfast

Oil of Oregano and Melaleuca Essential oil (1-2 drops each in capsule)

Digestzyme (1-4 depending on how heavy the protein is)

Allimed

Before Lunch

Iberogast (20 drops in water)

Bitters (1/2 tsp)

Lunch

Oil of Oregano and Melaleuca Essential oil (1-2 drops each in capsule)

Digestzyme (1-4 capsules)

Allimed

Before Dinner

Iberogast (20 drops in water)

Bitters (1/2 tsp)

Dinner

Oil of Oregano and Melaleuca (1-2 drops each in capsule)

Digestzymes (1-4 capsules)

Bedtime

LDN 4.5mg

GI Microb-x (2 capsules)

I'm not entirely sure if I will extend this to a month or change things up. Dr. Ruscio recommends a month and his plan actually calls for Oil of Oregano in pills but I figure why spend the money when I already have the essential oil. I may change my biofilm buster to Serratase (talked about by Dr. Olmstead in Healthy Gut).  I'll post when I get closer to starting.