• How did Dr Yarnell’s love of herbal medicine develop?
• Hydrogen dominant and methane dominant SIBO and their herbal recommendations by Dr Nirala Jacobi, such as:
  • Berberine-containing herbs as effective for hydrogen dominant SIBO.
  • Allicin (garlic extract), oregano oil as effective for methane dominance.
    • Product = Allimax Allimed Ultra
  • Dr Yarnell’s antimicrobial herb recommendations:
    • Berberine-containing herbs
      • Berberine complex (whole plant) 2 caps tds for 1 month minimum
    • Essential oils
      • Enteric coated oregano oil
      • Red thyme essential oil
      • Cinnamon oil
      • Rosemary essential oil
      • Peppermint oil - enteric coated peppermint oil, or drops, or within a tincture.
        • Protocol being to rotate each oil weekly for a program of 1 month
      • Combine treatment with lactoferrin 250mg tds
    • How long do you treat SIBO for?
    • Dr Yarnell’s opinion on garlic.
    • The safety of botanicals.
    • The art of mixing tinctures - how does Dr Yarnell concoct his tinctures?
    • The varying species of the Artemisia genus.
    • Do we have proof that bitters are prokinetics?
    • Dr Yarnell’s favourite bitters (artemisia genus) and his other top contenders.
    • Herbs for leaky gut.
      • For leaky gut - aloe gel. Dose = 60mL bd (measured before adding any water)
      • Tips for aloe gel compliance.
      • Airing concerns with mucilaginous substances due to the theory of polysaccharides feeding bacteria that the practitioner may be trying to kill.
    • How to increase low secretory IgA.
      • Lactoferrin
      • Smilax
    • Dr Yarnell’s SIBO treatment sequence.
    • Dr Jacobi’s testing recommendation - Genova GI Effects test for PCR analysis of a section of the microbiome rather than just a culture.
    • How to gauge when to use a water fast for inflammation.
    • Elemental diets and challenge diets and ideas on when to integrate into treatments.
    • Crohn’s patients and saccharomyces cerevisiae/boulardii reactivity.
    • Anti-inflammatory herbs that Dr Yarnell uses
      • Glycyrrhiza and its incredible variety of applications (the safety also discussed)
      • Achillea
      • Populus balsamifera
      • Larrea tridentata
    • Herbal combinations for inflammation
      • Glycyrrhiza and zingiber
    • Dr Yarnell’s thoughts on interstitial cystitis - associated SIBO condition - and his favourite herbs for treatment.
      • Piper methysticum - for relief of pelvic pain.
      • Pedicularis bracteosa - for relief of pelvic pain.
      • Eryngium yuccifolium - inflammation relieving for genitals and urinary tract
    • Dr Yarnell’s low sulfur diet (featured in his book, Natural Approach to Gastroenterology)
    • What approaches does Dr Yarnell have to hydrogen sulfide?
      • Sulfur metabolising microbes - desulfovibrio - and the byproduct of the use of sulfur.
      • The positive use of hydrogen sulfide as a neurotransmitter.
      • The negative effects as a dysmotility agent, and as a killer of colon epithelial cells.
      • A list of foods that sulfur is found in, and the diet suggestion for hydrogen sulfide dominant patients.
      • High fat diets, therefore high bile diets, and the link to desulfovibrio.
    • Dr Yarnell’s herbal picks for constipation
      • For bitter and antimicrobial actions - artemisia, andrographis, anemopsis.

Resources

• Dr Eric Yarnell
  • Medella Optimal Health
  • Natural Approach to Gastroenterology - see special offer below for SIBO Doctor discount.
  • Heron Botanicals
  • Bastyr University
• Methane dominant SIBO treatment product
  • Product = Allimax Allimed Ultra
• Genova GI Effects test for PCR analysis of a section of the microbiome rather than just a culture.
• Email Dr Yarnell at urologynd@gmail.com