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Hello, hello! Happy Friday, everyone! Hope you're all doing well. Let me know if you can hear my music in the background or not. And I'm just going to put a quick reminder for, uh, everyone to join us. I know today is July 4th, So I'm sure people are busy celebrating.

Everything where I could let go of right or wrong, it would get deeper and deeper, and it was amazing.

Welcome, Mary. Welcome, Gerald. Welcome, Angela. Welcome, Nikki. Hey, and if you, uh, are in a place where you can turn your camera on, I'd love to see all your beautiful faces. Hey, awesome! Here we go. Okay, so we will get started because I know it is a holiday in the US. I don't want to keep you all from your celebrations, but today I was gonna just keep it really casual and, you know, do sort of an AMA, ask me anything type of session. So I don't have a specific curriculum that I want to cover today, but I just wanted to keep it open, keep it light, and you're welcome to unmute yourself, or you're welcome to type in the chat if you have any questions. So I'll just, before we get started, I guess I'll just have everyone, as we always do, type in the chat what you're grateful for today, and then we can, we can get started with that. I'm grateful that it's a beautiful, bright, sunny day here. We've been having some great weather here in the Toronto area, so hope that remains because we have long winters and it's nice to have some sunshine. Gerald says grateful for feeling good and energized. Amazing. Thanks for sharing. Okay. So who has a question, question, or even a comment that they want to share? How's everyone's program going? Nikki says, I'm grateful for progress on work projects yesterday. Almost finished with a project that I've been working on for months. Amazing. That must feel really good. It's good to get those things knocked off and checked off the list, which is great. Great dopamine hit, I'm sure. Okay, good. And what— Gerald, go ahead.

Yeah.

So give me 1 second. Sorry. Sometimes my computer sound is— give me 1 second. Okay. Maybe you could try now.

So the program is—

sorry, hold on one second. Sorry, Gerald. Okay, go ahead.

Yeah, the program's going really well for me.

Sorry, I'm not sure why my— let me just check my audio. Select a speaker. Okay, let's try that one more time.

Okay, can you hear me?

I can hear you now. Sorry about that. I don't know, my display audio is like been so glitchy lately. Okay, you can go ahead.

So it, uh, the program's going really well. I, um, am surprised it hasn't been, uh, too difficult.

Good.

Uh, haven't really felt too hungry, um, or anything.

Good.

So I'm about, um, I think I'm like 11 or actually maybe today's day 12 and or maybe 13 and I'm 9 pounds down. So I mean, I kind of, I feel like it's amazing.

Yep.

And but I, I now I'm starting to feel like Maybe I deserve like a cheat day.

Okay.

So, but then I'm like, okay, well, what does that mean? You know, does it mean, do I get an extra piece of fruit or do I get French fries?

You know?

Yeah.

That's great for sharing.

Or do I just stay with what I'm doing?

Okay.

Yeah.

So it's funny because I had a consultation with a client just this past week and he said one of the biggest things that he's, like, noticed by going through this program is how much food chatter we have, right? Like how much of our time and mind and decisions are based around food, right? And just that constant chatter that we have sometimes, and also how much we gravitate towards food to, you know, soothe certain emotions, right? Like whether it's wanting a cheat date or cheat day, or whether it's boredom, or whether it's like stress, right? So I think the biggest thing is, first of all, you know, recognizing that that feeling is coming up. Right, that, you know, maybe I feel like I want to, like, veer off or have that cheat day or have those French fries or whatever it might be. And then, like, I think what's really important is for us to, like, just be very conscious, take some deep breaths. And, you know, the thing long-term that I like people to cultivate is mindful eating, right? So what that means for me is like, first of all, like I said, recognizing the emotion, right? Secondly is just really deciding whether it's coming from a place of like some sort of emotion that I want to like, you know, not face. Thirdly is making a really conscious decision instead of a reactive choice. So taking a pause, trying to figure out where that emotion is coming from and whether I'm being reactive about it. And then ultimately making the decision, right? Like, am I going to have those French fries or that cookie or whatever it is? right? And you may decide, like, hey, you know what? I don't think I need that. I think it's just maybe I need to go for a walk. Maybe, like I said, you know, maybe I need to take a few deep breaths. Maybe I need to get out in sunshine, and maybe I need to journal, whatever that is, right? Or you may decide, you know what? I do really want those French fries, right? And if that is the choice that you're gonna make, then it's For me, I try to decide in terms of how I can make that food a healthier choice, right? So maybe I make those French fries at home and I air fry them, right? And then it's also about the amount. Maybe I don't need to have 3 cups. Maybe I just have like a quarter cup or half a cup. Right. So those are— that's kind of my process. Now, when you are in the release phase, you know, there's— it's, it's 42 days, right? So it is— it's not like a super long period of time, but it's also not a super short period of time. Right. And it's summer. So for a lot of people there, there may be some sort of like social event or, you know, something that might come up where they can't stick to it 100%. Right? So if, if something like that comes up, then I say, well, try to make the best decision you can, right? So whether it's, whether it's, you know, a restaurant that you're going to, try to stick to the release phase as close as possible, right? And then if it's, if it's not the release phase, then that's where you can use that other decision-making process that I was speaking of, right? But on the release phase, it's a therapeutic nutrition plan, right? So the more you stick to it, the better your results are going to be, right? So, you know, if you can, like, avoid, like, going down that path, right? And it's normal. It's not like it's an abnormal emotion that's coming up for you, right? It's normal to maybe crave something or, you know, want to have that, quote unquote, "cheat meal." So recognizing that it is a normal part of the process and how can we perhaps change the way we typically perhaps deal with something like that if we weren't doing this program? Because then new patterns and new neural wiring when we make different choices versus what we've always done in the past, the more you fire those new neural pathways, the more it's going to become a more natural or normal response than what you were previously doing. Was that helpful?

Yeah, that makes sense. And that's kind of what I was thinking is, well, this is a reset.

Yeah.

So there's— kind of the, you know, the lifestyle following the reset where my choices the majority of the time are, are very healthy with, you know, few exceptions.

Exactly.

Yep.

But right now, like, I like how you put it. It's a therapeutic, you know, period.

Exactly.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So just reframing it like that. And, you know, like I said, like, I don't expect perfection from anyone, right? Including myself. We're human, right? But then, you know, long term, I'm speaking to more so than the release phases. How do we make more conscious choices? And how do we make choices from a place of empowerment rather than a place of like, disempowerment, right, where we feel, for some people, like the food controls us, right, rather than us being in the driver's seat and in control of our choices. Because we always have choices, right? Even when we think we don't, we have choices, right? So yeah, so I think it's just like reframing it as a period of time where, like you said, you are resetting, where you're honoring your body, where you're kind of cleaning things up. And that ultimately will give you the best results as much as you can stick to it.

Yeah, there's also something about food as a reward. You know, just living my life that way where feeling like it's a that's how I treat myself to things is by indulging in good food or decent food. So kind of getting out of that mindset.

Yeah. Yeah. And perhaps like— and it's OK to reward yourself, right? Like if you've accomplished something, like in Nikki's case, like finishing up a project, it's OK to reward yourself and maybe make a list of ways that you can reward yourself, right? Like maybe you really enjoy getting a massage or going to the spa or, you know, buying a new pair of jeans or, you know, for women, maybe some jewelry. So, you know, thinking of other ways that you can still, you know, reward yourself because it doesn't always have to be food, right? And maybe if it is food, then maybe, you know, Finding somewhere locally, like a really healthy, like, restaurant, and, you know, getting like a something off of the menu that is maybe not perfect, but maybe a healthier choice.

All right, thank you.

Yeah, you're welcome. Hey, what other questions or you know, help do you all need? Mary, anything for you? I think you're muted. You want to go ahead and unmute?

Um, not, not really. Most of the things that have come up for me I have spoken with Alice about, who's been phenomenal.

Good.

Um, the one thing I found for me, and I mean, I'm, I'm not that surprised, is sort of been my MO is, you know, the weight loss has been a little bit slower, but, um, I have one more week to go and I've hit 15 pounds. So I— thank you.

Yeah, congratulations, that's huge.

Yeah, so, um, but, uh, but yeah, I just— it's, you know, it's, it's similar to what, what Gerald was saying. It's, um, there's been so many interesting lessons around As I was saying to Alice, like when you're going to an event or something, it's funny how you think about what you're going to drink, what you're going to eat versus the event. You know what I mean? So it's like learning to focus on the social element of it. And that's the reward. You know what I mean? Like that's, I mean, how long you go to a social event, how long does it take you to eat?

You know?

Exactly.

How much can you drink? You know, like the joy is spending the time with the people. So it's sort of refocusing on that. I guess the question I had for Alice that I'm still not 100% clear on is when we talk about the weight, typical weight loss being between 20 to 30 pounds for people. I know most of that happens in the release phase, but typically does that continue to happen in maintenance? So is it— when you say 20 to 30 pounds, is that over 6 weeks or is that over 10 weeks?

Okay, great question. So I would say like average weight loss is like 15 to 30 pounds for most people. And when you go into maintenance, there's usually one of two scenarios that happens for people. So the first scenario is, which is the most common one, is your weight will kind of stay the same, plus or minus 2 to 3 pounds as you reintroduce foods back in, right? Some people are really nervous. They're like, oh my God, I'm I'm going to be introducing fats in and, like, you know, potentially carbohydrates and starches. And it's like, how is my weight going to stay the same? But the point of the program is to reestablish your new metabolic set point, right? And so by the end of the 6 weeks, that's kind of like your hypothalamus has reset its metabolic set point. So the weight stays the same, plus or minus that 2 to 3 pounds. It's normal for our weight to fluctuate on a day-to-day basis, right? Second scenario is, which happens with some people, is their weight will still continue to go down over that 4-week period. You know, for some people it can be anywhere from like 5 pounds to 8 or 10 pounds. So it just depends on the person and it's hard to predict which way the person will go. But like I said, the scenario is the most— more common one.

Okay.

And just— I keep this by my desk. Give me one second to grab it.

Okay.

Okay. So you said you lost 15 pounds so far, right? So this is 5 pounds of fat. So you've lost 3 of these, which is a lot.

Yeah.

Right. So just putting it into perspective, like, yeah. That, you know, it doesn't— sometimes we want that like 20 or 30 or whatever, right? But we also have to realize that that didn't come on overnight. Right. And that it takes time. Right. It's a process. And like, for some people, you know, a lot of the weight that comes off is, is, of course, like inflammation and, you know, water weight and fat and Some of it is also, for a lot of people I find, is also some of the emotional work that we have to do, right? So like sometimes I'll have people reflect on if they are kind of stuck at a certain weight, is reflect on when was the last time you were that weight, right? So let's say you were, you're stuck at like 140, right? When was the last time you were 140 pounds? Like maybe it was 5 years ago. Okay. Well, 5 years ago, what was happening during that period of your life? Right? But for a lot of people, they're like, oh, you know, I was maybe going through a divorce or, you know, whatever, whatever struggle they may have been going through. Right? So, you know, sometimes we have to kind of work through those emotions or, or some unaddressed trauma that may have been happening in our life. Right? So it's a lot more complicated sometimes than just, oh, do a protein day, or like, you know, drink more water, right? And, um, so, you know, sometimes we have to do a little bit of that deeper work.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure. I mean, the other thing for me is that I hear, like, again, Gerald, and it's, you know, I think maybe it's a man-woman thing, but But I have been hungry. This has been really challenging for me in the evenings. Really challenging. And, you know, but I have to say, my husband's been amazing, supportive. And, um, um, it's, um, I haven't cheated. Like, I haven't gone off path.

Yeah. Yeah.

I'm like, I'm on it, you know, and I'm hungry. But, but I, I have been hungry. Like I said, for the first time, I told my husband yesterday, and I have like one more week to go and reset. I couldn't finish my lunch. Like, so it was changing. It's like I had like one more little bite of steak and I'm like, I can't eat this, you know?

Yeah.

And for the first time last night, I— last night was the first night that I didn't feel hungry.

Wow.

Okay.

Nice decaffeinated green tea. And I really enjoyed it. And I was like, I'm— that was the first day.

Yeah. Yeah. So sometimes, like, You know, I know you said you have about a week left, but like, if you do— like, so with hunger, a couple of things. So number one is recognizing whether it's a true physical hunger or if it's some sort of emotion, right? So if you feel like it's a true physical hunger, then first step is, you know, like, have the herbal tea or like drink some water because one of the first signs of hunger is dehydration. If you feel still feel hungry after that, then, then you can have some free vegetables like celery or— I know that doesn't sound that exciting— cucumber. And then if the next day what you could do is— and I'm sure maybe Alice spoke to you about it, but you could specifically if it's around like a certain meal, like if lunch you feel like you're not really hungry after, but if it's like dinner or, you know, whatever meal it is, then the next day maybe increase your protein a little bit to like 5 ounces and see if that helps. And if, if, if that does it, then just stick to 5 ounces for that dinner meal. Okay. Okay.

Okay. Thank you.

Yep. You're welcome. Nikki, you can go ahead and unmute.

My husband just told me that the fireworks barge and we were going to go to Tahoe and North Shore and it sunk last night.

And that's why I was like, oh my Gosh, yes!

Did you hear that, Gerald? It was crazy. The barge— yep, it's in the wall. It's in the tank. Oh man. So my question is, um, can you just hold on?

Sorry, one second, Nikki. Okay, one.

Hi, Sajan. Hello, great to see you all. You too.

Um, any other 20s?

Sorry guys. Have a happy 4th.

Thank you.

Um, so on my food intolerance test, I had a lot of protein sources that were listed on it. And prior to my metabolic reset, I was kind of tinkering with high cholesterol, the very low end of high cholesterol. And now through the metabolic reset, that is beautiful. Um, but so that was definitely a huge win. But because of it, so chicken, turkey, shrimp, a couple different fishes, uh, fish, um, showed up on my food intolerance. And so now I'm getting to the point where It's getting frustrating trying to figure out what to eat. And so I know you're a vegetarian, so what do you do? Maybe I should have one vegetarian meal a week just so I could feel like I have some sort of protein options other than just getting stuck in a rut.

Yeah, so that's what I was going to suggest is like, um, I don't know how you do with vegetarian proteins, but that might help open things up for you a little bit. Like, I don't know how you do with beans or lentils. So you can do like 6 ounces cooked beans or lentils, or you can do 4 to 6 ounces of tofu. You can do— sorry, I have to sneeze.

Excuse me.

Bless you.

Thank you.

If you tolerate dairy, then you can do Cottage cheese?

No.

Okay. Eggs. Where's the eggs?

I've been doing— I do eggs for breakfast a few mornings a week, so I'm like, oh, a little freaked out.

Yeah.

Overdoing it. Yeah.

So I would say try some of those vegetarian proteins. You could even do, like, in the morning, if you're not doing eggs every day, then you can do smoothies, like a pea protein shake. Or if you— it sounds like you don't tolerate dairy, so you may not want to do whey, but Trying some of those, like a pea protein type shake. So that way you're, you know, introducing a few new things. And for the food sensitivity or inflammation test, I usually recommend avoiding it for 6 weeks. Oh, sorry, not 6 weeks, 6 months. Months.

I thought it was 6 months.

6 months. And then you can, you know, start to reintroduce reintroduce the foods back one at a time and see how you tolerate them. Okay. Yeah. And then a lot of the times also making sure that you, if your test showed any type of leaky gut or anything like that, like making sure you've addressed that. Otherwise, like, you know, you're just going to keep developing different types.

Yeah.

Surprisingly, it didn't. But that which tells me I've been working on it for so long, I've healed it to the point where I was negative in all the groups. However, when I talked to KVMO and did a little consultation with them, they said a lot of my foods kind of fell into the Candida type foods. So black coffee, black tea, honeys, and dried nuts and berries. So things that Candida loves to feed off of.

Yeah. So did any of that come back positive for you?

Yeah, a lot of the Candida foods did, even though I didn't— I wasn't positive.

Oh, okay. And then what about the— any leaky gut markers come back? Okay.

Which I know I had leaky gut. So, yeah.

So another thing you might think to consider is, what's it called? The other thing you might want to consider is a GI-MAP stool test. Okay. Okay. That will give us a little more insight into your like your gut function.

Okay, that's good to know. Okay, I will look into that. Beautiful.

Thank you.

You're welcome. So Mary wanted to know a little more about the food inflammation test. So let me share my screen. Okay, so basically the food inflammation test looks at 176 foods to see if you're having any sort of inflammatory reaction to any of those foods. And so really helps identify food sensitivities, any inflammation, and leaky gut. And it's really helpful for everyone, really, but specifically if you're having a lot of these type of symptoms listed here, whether it's anxiety and depression. Sometimes, like, you might be eating, like, let's just say, you know, chicken every day, and that could be causing a lot of inflammation in your body, which is slowing down weight loss for some people. Fatigue or insomnia, constipation and diarrhea, bloating or stomach pain, low libido, joint pains, craving sugar. So basically, let me show you a sample report here. So let me zoom this in. So it looks at a list of foods that you're reacting to and it categorizes them in terms of severe, high, or moderate. So for this sample report here, this person is having a very severe reaction to gluten. They're also having a, a high reaction to sweet potato and rye, cow's milk, whey, summer squash, lentils, the cilantro, venison, pine nuts, canola oil, and mushroom. Okay. And then the second page looks at all the foods that were tested. So these are all the foods here. And then the green means you're not having a reaction to them. The light green means that there's a mild reaction. So those don't necessarily have to be avoided. But, you know, in some cases, if you're eating a lot of them, like if you're eating a lot of beef, then you might want to just reduce the consumption of some of the mild reaction foods. Okay. And then the last page looks at something called your gut barrier. So when we think of our gut, our gut starts from our mouth and it goes— it's a long tube that goes all the way from our mouth to the other end, our anus, basically. Right. And what separates our gut from our blood, our bloodstream, is a single layer of cells. And that single layer of cells is your gut barrier. So basically this part of the test is looking at if there is any, any sort of— if the gut barrier is compromised in any sort of way. Okay. And if the gut barrier is compromised in any sort of way, then that tells us that you have something called leaky gut. Okay? So basically, if you have leaky gut, then it's one of those things that you want to address pretty early on because it can put you at increased risk of autoimmune disease. A lot of people who have— like, one of the only ways to actually get an autoimmune disease, one of the precursors is you, you know, you have to have a leaky gut, right? So it can cause autoimmune diseases, it can cause, you know, other chronic diseases, it can cause a lot of inflammation in the body. So you really want to make sure that you're addressing the leaky gut as well. And so the test is basically an at-home kit. And all it is, is a finger prick. So basically, you know, there's a little bit of blood that you have to— there's a little card, it has 5 different circles, and you have to just fill fill each of the 5 different circles, circles with blood. So it's, um, it's basically really easy to do from home, and then you just mail off, off the little card with the, with the blood on it, and then the results usually take about 2 to 3 weeks. Once we get the results back, then we book an appointment to go over the results of the test. So if you are interested in in that test, Mary. I'll put a link in the chat where you can look at the test. So let me just put the links here. So Nikki's asking a summer squash versus zucchini. I think they're just different varieties of of squash. So, yeah, so they're— they are a bit different in their structure, but they're different varieties of squash. Okay, so if you go on the link that I put in the chat, the food inflammation test plus the 30-minute consultation to review it is $599 plus tax. If you live in Canada. Okay, Nikki says it was worth every penny. Yeah, it is very insightful, super insightful. Just, you know, a lot of these things are, are like hidden stressors on our body that we don't know, right? And once we kind of uncover these things, then it can really unlock a different level of health for us if we are struggling with some of those symptoms that I mentioned there. Okay, so Angela says, when I look at pics of myself, I have a heavy neck, wondering if there are tests I should be looking to— into, as I find I fall on the more lazy limb lymphatic drainage side and constipation, colder hands and feet, anything different than what a GP might look at? Okay, so there's lots of tests. When I— like, this is, you know, the Metabolic Reset Program is one of the programs we offer, but we also offer a different program called our Essentials Program, which is more based around functional lab testing. So a lot of clients who go through the Metabolic Reset Program kind of bring down that weight, that inflammation, established a lot of the basics when it comes to nutrition and lifestyle, if they're still having some symptoms, like, you know, some of the things you've kind of mentioned here, then they may, you know, decide to go into the Essentials Program. And for the Essentials Program, we basically do a full workup. So there's 5 main tests that we do in that program. So the first one is the food inflammation test. The second one is a stool test. So the stool test, let me just pull this up. The stool test is going to be, you know, different from what you may get at a traditional doctor's office because it's looking at more than just pathogens. So, so So it does look at certain pathogens like bacteria, viruses, and parasitic pathogens. This is if you do ever do a stool test with your doctor, they're going to be looking at some of these, not all of these, but they're not going to be looking at all the other things on this test. So the other things that this test looks at is whether or not someone has H. pylori, their commensal or keystone bacteria. These are good bacteria, so you want to have good levels of these bacteria. Looks at something called opportunistic or overgrowth bacteria. It's normal for us to have a little bit of these, but once they get overgrown, that's when they can become problematic. Looks at fungi and yeast. So sometimes the food inflammation test may not pick up that Candida, Nikki, but this test might. Looks at viruses, parasites, and worms, and then looks at intestinal health markers. So how you're actually digesting your, your food. So steatocrit is a measure of how well you're digesting fat. Elastase is a measure of how well you're digesting your carbohydrates and proteins. These are some detox markers here, inflammatory markers here, and then how well your like 80% of your immune system lies in your gut. So how well your immune system is functioning. So that's the second test. Another test is what we call a stress and hormone panel. So the stress and hormone panel— oh, one second— looks at cortisol, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, looks at DHEA. And a few other markers. So tells us if you have a healthy cortisol pattern, whether you're someone who's in a stage of acute stress versus a stage of exhaustion. So one of the clients I had this past week, her cortisol curve was bottomed out, and one of her major complaints is fatigue. So it really gave us a lot of answers around that. And then another test is looking at how well you digest your protein, looking at how well you detox, looking at whether or not you have oxidative stress. And then the last test is looking at a little deeper into your mucosal barrier that I spoke about. So that is our Essentials program and can really get to the bottom of a lot of, you know, symptoms that, like, a GP, generally speaking, for some of these symptoms that you're putting here in the chat, Angela, like constipation, colder hands and feet. So one thing you might want them to look at as a preliminary test is your thyroid function. So getting a good thyroid workup, T4, T3, thyroid antibodies, free T3, free T4. And seeing where those numbers are, because some of these symptoms are, you know, the first thing that kind of comes to my mind is thyroid. So that might be a good place for you to start with your GP. Harshi asks, do you have any proven treatments for H. pylori? So there's two different routes for H. pylori. You know, if it does come back positive on the stool test, is for some people they want to go to the— they'll go the traditional route with antibiotics. And some people don't want to do antibiotics. So there are some herbals that you can take. It does take a little longer, but the benefit is that you won't experience as many side effects. So the antibiotics are going to be faster. But there's more side effects associated with them. So, yeah, there's, there's different options for H. pylori. What other questions do you all have? Questions, comments? Oh, good question so far. Yeah, I think it's like things that sometimes, like when other people ask questions, like we may not necessarily think of them, right? So it's It's good to hear where other people are coming from as well.

I have a question, Deepa. Sure. So through my metabolic journey, my acid reflux was gone in 2 weeks. I was off the protein pump inhibitors. Phenomenal. But the last couple months I've had a couple of traveling events and had a couple cocktails, and then I've gone back to having coffee every day. Most of the time is decaf, but my reflux is back. It's been solid 2 months now. I know I need to just be well behaved and get off the coffee, but it's like having an addiction to, like, a drug. I don't wanna—

have you tried the Reishi coffee? The Organo?

Yes, because a lot of the Reishi— well, you know, I haven't had the Organo since I was in the program, and that's probably my biggest thing. I probably should go back to the Organo because the ones you get off of Amazon, they'll have organic mushrooms, but then they put in the coffee or one or the other. Something wasn't organic, and they're putting instant coffee in it. And so there you go. So I cannot do the off-brand stuff. So I probably—

so I would try the Organo if you felt like you tolerated that better. And if not, then there's something called— I don't know if you've heard of this. It's called Dandy Blend.

Oh, I've heard that once, but I forgot about it.

Okay. So it's not coffee, but it's a herbal beverage that, um, it's caffeine-free that kind of has that coffee-like taste. Okay.

And that's what I feel like with the Organo.

Okay.

Okay.

So I would try those two things, uh, or one of those two things.

Okay.

Thank You're welcome.

Okay. Cindy is saying, what if bacteria enters the bowels? Okay, so bacteria is in our bowels, right? That's where bacteria resides, is in our small intestine and a large— our large intestine. So that's where we want it to be. So I'm not sure if that is answering your question or not. That's where our gut microbiome resides, is in our bowels. And basically we want, you know, I would say like an 80-20 split. So 80% of that bacteria should be good bacteria and then 20% might be some of those opportunistic bacteria that I showed on the test. On that, on that sample report. And so the goal is you want to have enough good bacteria to crowd out that bad bacteria. And then one of the things that the test looks at is your immune system function. So if you have a low-functioning immune system, then you're more likely to have bad bacterial overgrowths. And if you have bad bacterial overgrowths, then There's a supplement protocol that we recommend that you go on. Hey, what other questions do y'all have? Any other questions, comments? Okay, well, if there's nothing else, then I will let you all carry on with your day. I know it's a holiday in the US, so happy Fourth of July, and we'll see you all next week. Thanks everyone for being here. We'll chat soon. Hi.