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e goal is to get to 1 teaspoon three times a day before or with meals for those over age 2, 1/4 teaspoon three times a day typical usage for less than two years old. Many healthy family members simply start at these standard usage guides. Does Restore cause constipation? As Restore strengthens the tight junctions in the gut wall, it is not uncommon to experience mild, temporary constipation as full hydration is promoted. In these cases, the first and best response is to increase consumption of water and herbal teas. ere is general scientific agreement that people should consume at least nine glasses of water or herbal teas a day. You may need to drink more water if you exercise and even more if you live in a hot and humid area of the country. If you feel Restore is causing constipation despite adequate hydration, I recommend my patients take either magnesium powder (such as the Calm brand), or if capsules are preferred, magnesium malate, 1250 mg daily at bedtime for adults, half that for children. Also, you can decrease your daily usage of Restore in half until your stools return to normal with the above adjustments in hydration and magnesium intake for a couple of weeks, then increase back to recommended usage of Restore. Probiotics and Enzymes: We do not recommend long-term use of probiotics or digestive enzymes when using Restore. We prefer that the communication network of Restore be allowed to balance the normal bacterial biome and enzymatic digestive process. Oral introduction of high-dose enzymes by mouth changes the rate and location of digestive breakdown in the gut. Similarly, long-term use of probiotics creates an oversimplified monoculture in the bacterial biome. Use of either probiotics or digestive enzymes for a couple of weeks aer antibiotic exposure or a viral illness is reasonable. Fermented foods are fine to consume when using Restore. Variety is important. In addition, I avoid dairy-based ferments — ie yogurt, kefir, cheese — instead selecting coconut milk or other non-dairy yogurts, etc. Handling and Interactions: Restore does not need to be refrigerated, even aer opening, although it can be refrigerated for long-term storage or for taste preference. Shelf life is minimum two years. Restore is quite stable — we recommend taking it alone or adding it to non-chlorinated water in most cases; fresh juices or whole foods can also be used to mix it with a dietary element, though in general for best efficacy we like it before food intake. It should be taken separately from iodine and ASEA. Please note — Restore supports healthy gut membranes. is returns expected drug absorption to normal levels, and may improve bioavailability of your supplements and food nutrients. If you are on a medication that requires blood level testing to adjust the dose, such as blood thinners or seizure medications, you should discuss Restore with your doctor, who may want to get testing done within a week of taking Restore, as you would do with a diet change or adding other mineral supplements. Does Restore cause detox? e clinical spectrum of signs and symptoms that have been attributed to the word detox are vast. e term is poorly understood by doctors and patients, and it is oen unclear if it is to be regarded as a good thing or something to be feared. If we consider the full term — detoxification — we can bring some clarity to the process. e need to remove toxins from the body is part of the body's natural lines of defense, and a healthy body has vast mechanisms for toxin removal. Many people starting Restore have noted almost immediate signs of toxin clearance from the body. Urine, sweat, breath, and skin, in the case of mineral foot baths, can all reveal toxin clearance. is is the result of the extremely rapid changes in the tight junction integrity as Restore promotes functional tight junctions in the gut, blood vessels, kidney tubules, etc. To be clear, Restore does not detoxify anything. e body's natural systems, once back online with intelligent membranes, produce all the natural detoxification pathways. If tight junction repair throughout the system is the reason for the mobilization of toxins and subsequent removal (detoxification) from the body, there is no redistribution of the toxin to other tissues. e toxins are instead trafficked to appropriate clearance sites of urine, breath, and sweat. We are excited for you to experience normal physiologic detoxification. Restore health, live clean, live vibrant. Page 18 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysHealthAndNutrition.com