Medications & Supplements to Avoid List
Mucus Forming (In Sinuses & Gut):
- Acid blockers (by reducing digestion and creating toxic byproducts)
- Allergy medicines (by reducing digestion and creating toxic byproducts)
- Ascorbic acid (over 250mg/dy)
- Calcium, all forms except coral calcium
- Citric acid/citrate
- Collagen
- GLP-1’s
- HCl (betaine HCL)
- Hyaluronic acid
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Magnesium, all forms except chelate and threonate
- Tylenol
Candida Promotors:
- Ascorbyl palmitate
- Ashwagandha
- B12 orally (IV and injection okay)
- Collagen
- Electrolytes
- Minerals
- Most antibiotics (2 weeks of amoxicillin is actually anti-candida)
- Probiotics (all)
- Progesterone (on its own, not when balanced with estrogens)
- Retinyl palmitate/acetate
- Seaweed/sea moss/sea kelp/algae
- Whey protein (casein and all milk-based proteins except isolates)
Causes of H Pylori in Stomach (Redness / Capillaries Near Nostrils):
- Antibiotics
- Apple cider vinegar
- Ascorbyl palmitate
- Aspirin/Motrin/NSAID’s
- B12 orally (IV okay)
- Collagen
- Hyaluronic acid
- Multivitamins (many)
- Probiotics (most)
- Retinyl palmitate/acetate
- Seaweed/sea moss/sea kelp/algae
Causes of Liver Rosacea:
- Amlodipine
- Berberine
- Dicalcium phosphate
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Metformin
- Methotrexate
- Propylthiouracil
Causes of Fat Pad Depletion:
- Alcohol
- Calcium channel blocker blood pressure medications
- Chemotherapy
- GLP-1’s
- Smoking
Causes of Puffy Lower EyeLids
- Blood pressure medications
- NSAID’s
- Wine/Alcohol
Causes of Liver Spots or Melasma:
- Birth control pills/contraceptives
- Citalopram
- Duloxetine
- Fluoxetine
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Hormones in most meat and dairy products
- Metformin
- Paroxetine
- Sertraline
- Tylenol
Large Pore Forming:
- Probiotics
- Sea moss/algae
Other Ingredients Bad for the Microbiome but with No Visible Skin Effects:
- Accutane
- Carbonation
- Chlorine
- Inulin
- Lutein
- Stearic acid