Once again, I’m going to start this week with a clinical insight. These are the moments I’m still learning, even 25 years later, and the things that still impress me. Today I saw a lady who is 76 years young. She had lost 35 pounds in the year since I had seen her and I was amazed! She did it all on her own, by doing some simple things, one at a time. She went from eating off a plate to eating out of a bowl. Secondly, she decided she would no longer have dessert. After that, she cut out bread and pasta. The really wild thing is, she only did it on the weekdays! As she went, she no longer craved the carbs or dessert and her taste buds changed. Once she started eating real food, that’s what she wanted (even on the weekends). She changed the trajectory of the rest of her life at 75 years old, just by making simple good decisions.    The only time you’re done is when you give up.   Before we get into questions, I wanted to remind you that we’re kicking off our New Year’s Cleanse.  It’s the best way to get back on track after the holidays. You can draw the line in the sand, hunker down, and truly move forward. It’s one thing to stop eating bad, it’s another thing to rehabilitate the body. Don’t worry, you’ll still get your protein, you’ll keep your muscle, nobody has ever perished from the Dr. Bart Cleanse. Plus, adding the supplements is the real key to kick starting the rehabilitation process. The best part, though, is the tribe! We get to do this together, spend time encouraging each other, sharing recipes, answering questions, and keeping each other on track. If you’re local in Florida, we’re working on meal plans through the cafe, just to make the process even simpler for you. The early bird special is still running, you can save $100 by clicking the link above or contacting my office at 850.231.9288 or info@balance30a.com.    (Make sure you check with your doctor, if you’re taking medications. We usually don’t put pregnant mothers on the cleanse, but besides that, if you can eat food, you can join the cleanse!)   Now, let’s dive into the questions!   In regards to intermittent fasting, does putting collagen in my black coffee break my fast? The simple answer is no. Now, there are blogs that say that any changes to your blood sugar breaks your fast, but the truth is, it’s okay to change your blood sugar a little during a fast, as long as it goes right back. The only way you can really know is by checking your blood sugar. As long as you’re not spiking it and keeping it high, you can do things that benefit your gut health like collagen in your coffee.   What should I do if I want to book a one on one consultation with you? Contact my office at 850.231.9288 or info@balance30a.com. You can send over labs or records you want to review and if you want to run labs, you can contact us and we can set that up to. As far as the actual consultations, we just hop on a zoom call!   What brand of MCT oil is best? Just look for an organic one, I use Nature’s Way.  What is the stealth pathogen protocol? We strategically use 4 different herb groups to attack all the stealth pathogens, viruses, parasites, or anything that buries and hides in the body. For example, Epstein-Barr is a stealth pathogen that knows how to hide in your tissue and not circulate in your blood. The technique is pulse dosing over a course of 90 days. We use the four different herb groups in a specific way to root out and eliminate those pathogens. Contact my office at 850.231.9288 or info@balance30a.com for more information.   What can you do if you seriously don’t like vegetables? If you’re not getting them in, you need to supplement. Taking 3 SP Green Food tablets will give you most of what you would be getting from vegetables in a day. Often, people who don’t like vegetables don’t like the way they were introduced to them. We can get creative if we attach a bigger “Why?” to it. If you’re not eating vegetables, what are you eating instead? Instead of focusin