Our visit to Dr. Jepson's Thoughtful House

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Hi everyone - I've been away for a while - holidays, 2 hard drive

crashes (blasted Dell computer!) out of town visitors, and a trip to

see the folks at Thoughtful House in Austin, TX. This is where Dr.

Jepson/Krigsman/Wakefield practice.

We are going to do their program/protocol to see if we're missing

something biomedically. I did learn some interesting things and

thought I would pass them on....

1. Anytime our kids get sick enough to warrant an antibiotic, it is

important to start a probiotic + an antifungal the day after you

finish your last dose of medication. The antifungal part was news

to me. I knew about the probiotic. Their reasoning is that the

antibiotic wipes out everything, and the antifungal prevents an

overgrowth of fungus. Yikes!

2. They work with a compounding pharmacy for

multivitamins/minerals. In their words, chewables just don't give

enough of what you need - plus they have fillers/sugars/colors that

our kids just don't need. Another Yikes! My kids don't swallow

pills so I've got my fingers crossed that the liquid will taste

somewhat good.

3. Fish oil - they recommend Promax(?) Ultra pure fish oil -

supposedly so delicious that they will suck the spoon clean!!

They say this one is purest and has the best EPA/DHA ratios of all

out there. *I need to check that name again - don't have a hard

copy of recommendations yet*

4. Urine/stool tests for yeast/fungus/bacteria/parasites - treat as

needed

5. After 3 months on new vitamins, check blood levels to see what

they are absorbing and what needs tweaking. If all looks well, then

pre and post challenge tests to check heavy metals. Pre - urine

collection day before challenge. Post - urine collection after

challenge (DMSA) to compare what is coming out. Determine if levels

require chelation.

6. If chelation is needed, strict guidelines on blood/liver

functions for duration of chelation.

7. Clean, organic diet, naturally. They want us CFGF (again!) for

at least 6 months. Enzymes to support healthy gut. Don't know

which ones yet.

8. Check immune system - supplement if needed to regulate

9. Neurotransmitters - not really clear on this one, but it is down

on the list. I do remember him saying that a lot of kids are way

off on seratonin levels.

I wasn't really that surprised - I knew most of this stuff from my

hundreds of hours reading and our earlier experiences. I did learn

that the life span of a red blood cell is 3 months. So, if you are

monitoring absorbtion, you would want to check blood after 3 months

of taking supplements to see what your levels are. Just because you

are taking x amount of x doesn't mean that your body is absorbing

that much. You may need more or less.

So, here we go again - the list taped inside the kitchen cabinet so

I can make sure we took everything for the day. The watching and

monitoring. I'm not looking for a miracle, but I do want truely

healthy kids with clean, optimally functioning guts. Maybe the

brain will work a little bit better as well?

Take care ya'll and I'll keep you posted on brands and dosing.

cheers and happy new year!!

Stephanee