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    Anyone doing GcMAF rectal suppositories? Do you need to take Vitamin D?

    Hey there-- Has anyone used this suppositories? Did they help? Did you restest your stool or OAT afterwards? Do you have to take Vitamin D for them to work? Many of us need to be careful with D supplementation due to VDR taq genetics. Thoughts? Thanks/
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    Is it mold illness if VIP lab normal but TGF B1 off the charts?

    Interesting. My labs were done through Quest per Shoemacker--as he specifies, and sent to the lab though Quest that he specifies. So confusing. Did you guys treat your mold effectively? How do we lower TFG-B1? I am working on my "biological terrain" and foundation but with a TGF B1 at 25000(!)...
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    Is it mold illness if VIP lab normal but TGF B1 off the charts?

    Is mold a potential factor in one's illness if one's VIP lab by Quest is NORMAL (38), but their TGF B1 is 25,000 off the charts high? I thought all mold illness had low VIP? I am trying to justify getting a Real Time lab done--it's so expensive.