Ferritin Supplementation; Elemental Diets; Battling All types of fatigue during COVID for essential workers; Valvular heart disease; TBI, keto, protein intake and sleep Make your health an act of rebellion. Join The Healthy Rebellion Please Subscribe and Review: Apple Podcasts | RSS  Submit your questions for the podcast here Show Notes: ---- News topic du jour: 'Overwhelmingly positive': Chile’s food regulations are changing the country’s eating habits ---- 1. Ferritin Supplementation [17:28] Christin says: Hi Rob and Nicki, I loved the recent episode with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon.  She was so smart, articulate, and easy to understand.  One particular thing that caught my ear was when you talked about ferritin and hair growth.  I've noticed lately that I've been shedding quite a bit and would like to supplement a bit (if this isn't a good idea please tell me!). Can you suggest a good ferritin supplement?  I see a lot out there but I want to ensure that I am getting a quality product. Anything is helpful! You guys put out great info and I absolutely LOVE the Salty Talks, they're hilarious and it's like you're in my head; awesome. Keep doing what you do!  Cheers, Christin 2. Elemental Diets [21:31] Kim Delattre: Hi Robb and Nikki, I have been suffering with digestive distress for a couple decades now. I’m sure I destroyed my gut with birth-control pills, migraine medicine, a low-fat, whole-grain diet, etc. I’ve been eating a paleo diet for at least 2.5 years, and although I feel better in many ways, I still dread any meal because I react so badly. I have been working with an ND for ~2 years. We have tried lots of herbal antibiotics for SIBO. I have done many elimination diets. I started seeing a Functional Medicine Practitioner recently. She prescribed pharmaceutical antibiotics for SIBO. I have spent hundreds on stool, breath, and blood tests. Not to mention all the expensive visits. (Well I just mentioned them.)   An elemental diet was suggested as a next step, but I hear the shakes are expensive. Could you please talk about them a little bit to help me decide. I’m at my wits’ end! Reaction symptoms if it’s helpful: Distention, bloating, gas, & abdominal pain I only feel well and look normal in the morning after a bowel movement. Once I eat, it’s misery for the rest of the day. Sorry to be such a downer, but it’s depressing. Thank you. I LOVE the podcast! 3. Battling All types of fatigue during COVID for essential workers [29:23] Christine: Hey Robb and Nicki, I've been listening to your podcasts for a couple of years now after I discovered having issues with wheat and dairy. I was Paleo for about 5 years and this last year I moved over to keto. I am a merchant Mariner so I'm on ships for 2-4 months at currently with no end in sight due to the pandemic. Our sleep comes in about 7 HR shifts if we are not coming in and out of port. I'm currently located in the middle east/India region which means 100degree days with 100% humidity. I do not have access to making my own food and the options here are decent some days but lately not so much since our source of food is not great. I have been adding Himalayan salt to my water as much as possible and have been attempting to get lmnt electrolytes out to my ship. I am lucky and have only been gone from home since April but many people out here have been gone since December with the possibility that we will be here until September. Any suggestions on battling physical and mental fatigue for myself and crew members? Thanks again, I love your podcast and what your doing with the healthy rebellion. Christine 4. Valvular heart disease [35:38] Gloria: Would fasting or low carb/keto help with this? I also have Afib. I have been mostly low/carb keto with intermittent fasting for years. I wonder about extended fasting for healing the heart. I am 73 yr old female. I'm in good health otherwise. Thanks! I really enjoy listening to you both and respect your opinions. 5. TBI, keto, protein intake and s