2599: Fertility Questions, Sauna & TTC, Stopping Birth Control, Dizziness, High Liver Enzymes (HouseCall)

Thank you for joining us for our 2nd Cabral HouseCall of the weekend! I'm looking forward to sharing with you some of our community's questions that have come in over the past few weeks… Deborah: Hello, love you podcasts. I've been listening for years; you're a wealth of knowledge. I have fertility related questions. I have Hashimoto's and have had many early miscarriages. I do have have 4 children, with healthy and easy pregnancies, once established. 1. Is there any supp or Rx that would help with implantation in the case of autoimmune conditions? 2. Do you recommend to forgo coffee when TTC (I drink 1 cup organic in AM)? 3. This one is a little weird but just want your thought: Will taking my daily proteolytic enzymes effect sperm when TTC, and should I only do it early in cycle? Thanks so much for your insight! Eric: I have a question re infrared sauna. I know it's very healing, but when TTC, should I refrain from it and also should my wife, or could she do it only the first half of her cycle before ovulation? Thanks so much for your dedication to all things wellness. Cori: Hello! Love your podcast, so informative and I feel like I'm learning and growing so much just from listening! Life changing information here. I have been on birth control (nexplanon/arm implant) for 8 years now due to heavy periods and needing iron infusions because they are so heavy for 6-7 days. I went off of it for about a year and gained 30 pounds around stomach and thighs and upper arms :( I try hard to lose it but it doesn't budge, and I and ended up with extremely low ferritin levels, so my dr put me back on it. I want to come off birth control due to what I now know about it, but where do I start? Thank you for all you do! Erica: Hi Dr. Cabral! I wanted to ask you your thoughts on what could be the root of my symptoms. I've had dizziness for about 3-4 years now and it's very consistent almost every day. However, it hasn't gotten worse it's stayed very consistent over this time. It seems to be worse around the time of my period and also when under stress. In addition, I have a lot of popping in both of my ears and sometimes my ears feel itchy and almost like my eustachian tubes have to release pressure. I went to the ENT who said I might have Eustachian tube dysfunction but ruled out any fluid in my ears or other issues. I also tried the maneuver for crystals in my ears which didn't seem to have an effect either. Any thoughts on things I could try? Dizziness got worse when I took antibiotics 3/4 years ago. Thank you Jen: Hi Dr. Cabral, I recently had some blood tests on 11/29/22 and my AST was 126 and my ALT 218. They ran iron, Hepetitis, all negative. Ultrasound of my liver only showed small amount of fatty liver. I retested on 1/10/23 and now my AST is 149 and ALT is 244. I have taken Kratom for my Levoscoliosis but only sparingly 2-4 tablets once in a while when my back is really bad because I dont want to have to take pharma pills to manage my back pain. She had me stay off the Kratom before I retested. I don't drink much nor do any drugs. I do vape nicotine and in September I had a copper IUD implanted so I wonder if any of these might be the culprit or what could be causing my enzymes to be this high and what I can do to bring them back down. Thank you! Thank you for tuning into this weekend's Cabral HouseCalls and be sure to check back tomorrow for our Mindset & Motivation Monday show to get your week started off right! - - - Show Notes and Resources: StephenCabral.com/2599 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!