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With over 100 trillion bacteria in our digestive system, it is easy to understand that science is only just breaking the surface on the intricacies surrounding gut health… There has been a lot of talk recently about fecal transplants and how they might be beneficial to those suffering with severe gut issues. What are fecal transplants, why would anyone need one, and what could be the possible downsides of doing one? Join me on today's #CabralConcept 2426 where I go over what this method involves, how it is being used, and discuss my thoughts on if fecal transplants are the next big thing in gut health - Enjoy the show and let me know what you thought in the comments! - - - For Everything Mentioned In Today's Show: StephenCabral.com/2426 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!

Where most people go wrong is that they overestimate the amount of work in order to make improvements in any area of their health… What really matters is what you are doing on a daily basis because these daily actions accumulate over time… Science shows us that a majority of the cells in our body are turning over every 90 days… If you can commit to making small changes in your daily habits, you can make a dramatic turnaround in any area of your life (especially your health) within 12 weeks' time… So, on today's #CabralConcept 2425 I'd like to share with you why healing is inevitable- Enjoy the show and let me know what you thought in the comments! - - - For Everything Mentioned In Today's Show: StephenCabral.com/2425 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!

Thank you for joining us for our 2nd Cabral HouseCall of the weekend! I'm looking forward to sharing with you some of our community's questions that have come in over the past few weeks… Alicja: Hi Dr. Cabral, I hope you are doing well. My question is about Adrenal Soothe suplement. I learned from your podcasts that the best is to take it at night, or at lunch and then again after dinner. My highest stress is always in the morning and first half a day. Is it ok to take Adrenal Sooth with breakfast? Or would that slow me down too much and made me feel a bit sluggish during the busiest time of my days. Big THANK YOU for your amazing work. Anonymous: Are there any herbs, supplements, etc. that you know of that definitively cause miscarriages? (Not simply herbs/supplements that are recommended to not use during pregnancy out of caution, but herbs/supplements that have an extremely high correlation and possible causation with miscarriages specifically) Angela: My 22 y.o. daughter was diagnosed with Pars Planitis when she was 10, which is a disease of the eye that is characterized by inflammation of the narrowed area between the colored part of the eye and the choroid. This may lead to blurred vision; dark, floating spots; and progressive vision loss. As the condition advances, cataracts, retinal detachment, or macular edema may develop". She has been seeing one of the best doctors for this at Emory Chilldren's Hospital in ATL. She gets steroid injections and or a cryo procedures done once/twice a year. Her doctor had always predicted that she would grow out of this in her early 20s, but that is not happening. Her doctor is now recommending that she start taking either Humira or methotrexate (which is what I am taking). I was diagnosed with RA in 2004 and she was tested for that recently as well, but found that she does not have RA. I have been following you for several months now. I have done the 21 day detox, ran the big 5 labs plus the stool test, had my 2 hr consultation last month with one of your IHPs and working through all of my protocols now. The last thing I want is for her is to get on these meds which I am trying desperately to get off of . Just wondering if you have any knowledge of this and what you recommend? Mallory: Hi Dr. Cabral! I thought of one more question to ask you after writing in last week! I've done your mold protocol & felt better fairly quickly! I do however still see biofilm in my stool every day after slowly detoxing for about a year now. Could what appears to be biofilm in my stool, actually be the result of something else, such as a supplement? Are you able to say if this is my body still detoxing? I've been getting what I believe are Herx - type reactions about once a month. I am wondering if this is more than likely because of detoxing too quickly, or if i am just catching more colds because my immune system is down. I use gi detox, which I realize is charcoal based. As I heal, could my body become less sensitive to charcoal / binders in general? Can you tell me if it is possible to heal from mold toxicity (Ochatroxin A, specifically) without any binders at all? Can Citricidal help? Lastly, I was diagnosed with hoshimotos shortly after I got my mold labs back. Have you seen individuals get rid of hoshimotos by detoxing from mold? So sorry for all the questions, I understand you cannot give medical advice :) I unfortunately have not yet been able to get in touch with any other professionals that are as experienced as you in my specific dis-eases! :) Jenna: I am writing on behalf of my Mom who has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and it's mainly concentrated to her leg muscles. They are constantly achey, especially at night and hurt even more when she lays down on them. It's like the nerves are sensitive to any pressure. She has done 2 labs through EquiLife- an HTMA and an Omega 3. The HTMA showed Calcium & Magnesium through the roof, and elevated mercury (she has amalgams but won't get them out). The Omega 3 test was normal (she supplements). What would be your next step in this scenario? Steven: Hey Doc! What are your thoughts on AquaPure? Apparently it uses regular tap water and a small amount of salt to create a "powerful" cleaning solution that removes pesticides, bacteria, and other contaminants. It claims to get rid of more than 99% of pesticides but no sure if this is legit! Thank you for tuning into this weekend's Cabral HouseCalls and be sure to check back tomorrow for our Mindset & Motivation Monday show to get your week started off right! - - - Show Notes and Resources: StephenCabral.com/2424 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!

Welcome back to our weekend Cabral HouseCall shows! This is where we answer our community's wellness, weight loss, and anti-aging questions to help people get back on track! Check out today's questions: Anonymous: Dr. Cabral, I searched your podcasts and only found a couple short snippets on the topic of scleroderma. I am awaiting a visit with a rheumatologist, but in the mean time would like your perspective on this. I have had Reynauds symptoms for 10 years and the past 8 years have had chronic constipation and bloating, with several areas of scar tissue being seen in CT scans and xrays, but scleroderma was not brought to my attention until recently, when an OT connected the dots learning about my Reynauds symptoms. Obviously, this would be the type of scleroderma that impacts the internal organs, and not the skin. I lost my grandmother to scleroderma at a very early age, so it is present in my family and the "gene" associated with the disease is prominent in my family, manifesting as MS, diabetes, and colitis. I have done your CBO protocol after completing the stool and heavy metals test, with very little to no success. Without giving me medical advice, can you give me some advice? (Hopefully you find the humor in that). If a scleroderma diagnosis is positive, how would you recommend approaching it without Big Pharma in my pocket (and bloodstream)? Thank you so much for your thoughts. Anonymous: Hi Dr. Cabral - Please know that your whole community of faithful listeners is beyond grateful for what you and your team do every single day! My question is for my daugher and breastfeeding. She has an infant and is planning to nurse for the first 12 months, if possible. Realizing you cannot provide medical advice, etc., I'm curious about what you and your wife chose to do when it was time to wean your two daughters. She also follows your protocols (including your prenatal protocol) and is gluten and dairy free. She doesn't want to introduce cows milk dairy as is traditionally recommended by pediatricians. Did you transition your daughters to goats milk or another alternative like almond milk after nursing? Thanks for all you do!! Shaun: I listen to your intermittent fasting podcast and I am really interested in the flex meal once a week with 24hr fasting 1-2X a wk with 2-4 cups of greens/salads/day. Any written plans on this where I can glance at instead of trying to figure out what to eat daily and cal. My macros? I like to get my meals set for the week since I have kids and I'm a firefighter, not a lot of time in morning to always create my meals… Ashley: Hey! I love listening to your podcast, you mentioned In this episode that you recommended a certain colon cleanse.. and that it was not your brand, I don't see it anywhere on show notes. Could you tell me the brand? Nikki: Hi Dr. Cabral. I have a question about something rarely talked about. Can you talk about group A strep? I recently had a severe kind of vaginosis that was so itchy and painful I could hardly walk or sleep. I tried boric acid with no help and it lasted for 2 weeks before I finally went into the doctors. They ran every test you could and all came up negative except for group A strep! The doctor said its very unusual to see in adults but nonetheless less said I needed antibiotics. I was so desperate I had to. Things were progressively getting worse and I was developing sores down there. Simultaneously I ended up with major hemeroid, sore throat, headache, and a huge sore on my mouth that won't get better even with my tea tree oil! Anyways my 4 yr old daughter caught it from me I think somehow and is now suffering similar issues down there without the pain. Again I think I need to do antibiotics as I cannot figure out how to recover this on my own as it is not typical vaginitis. Can you talk a little about what this is, how could me and my daughter have gotten it, if its possible to get rid of without antibiotics, and if I should have my husband tested as a carrier? I'm wondering if I picked it up from him . Anyway thanks so much for all you do! God bless! Alicja: Hi Dr. Cabral, I want to ask you how did you fix your type 2 diabetes? My last blood work showed Hemoglobin A1C at 5.9, which is a little too high. I recently bought glucometer and my fasting glucose is around 105. For the last few days since I started measuring, my glucose level doesn't want to go lower than 105 (even when I'm before bed or before meal). I want to reverse it and I would love to hear how you fixed your sugar imbalances. (btw I'm underweight ( BMI below 16), with hypothyroidism and gut issues that I'm currently addressing) Also I would like to get CGM and was wondering if this device would survive hot yoga workouts (high humidity, 105F and LOTS of sweat) Thank you so much for your answers and all your wonderful work. Your big fan Alicja Thank you for tuning into today's Cabral HouseCall and be sure to check back tomorrow where we answer more of our community's questions! - - - Show Notes and Resources: StephenCabral.com/2423 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!

Welcome back to this week's #FridayReview where I can't wait to share with you the best of the week! I'm looking forward to reviewing: CBD Gummies Herb of the Week: Matcha Drop Acid by David Perlmutter (book review) Matcha vs. Caffeine (research) DKT & Gut Health (research) For all the details tune into this week's #CabralConcept 2422 – Enjoy the show and let me know what you thought! - - - For Everything Mentioned In Today's Show: StephenCabral.com/2422 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!

Learn about the significance of detoxing in promoting clean living and the potential negative effects of long-term exposure to man-made chemicals. Discover how consuming fruits and vegetables aids in detoxification and explore the benefits of sweating and saunas. Understand the various advantages of detoxing, including improved skin health, increased energy levels, enhanced sleep quality, and better cognitive function.

We're back with another client case study and this time we'll be taking a look at the underlying root cause of hormonal issues. On today's show, we will go over the lab results from a client who was looking for help with fertility, stress, fatigue, and hormonal imbalances and we will take a closer look at their stress, mood, and metabolism test. Tune in to today's #CabralConcept 2420 to dive into this case study on hormones, stress, menstrual cycles, and pregnancy. Enjoy the show and let me know if you have any questions! - - - For Everything Mentioned In Today's Show: StephenCabral.com/2420 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!

Lectin sensitivity is a real thing, but does that mean you should stay away from lectin-based foods your entire life? If you notice more bloating, gas, inflammation, skin rashes, joint pain, etc. when you consume certain foods, that is your body showing you signs (symptoms) that there is an underlying root issue going on… And while it may be important to stay away from high lectin foods while you work to fix the imbalance it doesn't mean you have to stop eating them forever… So on today's #CabralConcept 2419 I want to go over what the best oils and fats are for lectin sensitivity and what you might want to avoid - Enjoy the show and let me know what you thought in the comments! - - - For Everything Mentioned In Today's Show: StephenCabral.com/2419 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!

I truly believe that you are destined to have anything that you desire in this life… But the question is… what do you want? Many people might not know yet what they truly want while others may be currently living a life they feel others think they should be… My wish for you is to be happy and fulfilled, but in order to reach that state, you need to be crystal clear about what you are looking for out of life… So, on today's #CabralConcept 2418 I'd like to share with you how our actions are evidence of our beliefs and why yours might be holding you back- Enjoy the show and let me know what you thought in the comments! - - - For Everything Mentioned In Today's Show: StephenCabral.com/2418 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!

Thank you for joining us for our 2nd Cabral HouseCall of the weekend! I'm looking forward to sharing with you some of our community's questions that have come in over the past few weeks… Anonymous: Hi Dr Cabral, thank you for all you do and for your amazing podcasts, you are a wealth of knowledge and I trust your word before anyone else!! My question is about sodium. I get really dry skin mostly on my face when I have a very small amount of salt. Is this a gut issue like candida or yeast overgrowth, why would this be happening so much later in life? I'm a male, 43 years of age and I'm in pretty good health overall. I never had an issue with salt when I was younger, but now my nose, cheeks and sometimes hands get really really dry. I predominantly have salt only on the weekends, and whether its celtic or himalayan and maybe a cheat meal from a restaurant, it just seems to overloaded my body. I always keep up with my water throughout the day so I am hydrated as well. Any help with this is greatly appreciated, keep up the fantastic work!!! Anonymous: Hi Dr. Cabral thank you for all you do and for putting out these podcasts daily. They're highly informative and I'm learning new things everyday!! My question is about bcaa's. I know you've talked about them before but I was just wondering if when working out or lifting weights, a person can have 3-5 grams in water during the session to keep the body anabolic and not tap into muscle as a fuel source? Ive heard that the leucine in bcaa's, if your having it every 3-4 hours throughout the day (especially if your not having any fish or meat with your meal) will basically flip an internal switch to keep you in a anabolic state so you don't slip into catabolism and you can keep building muscle. I know we are supposed to have half our body weight in protein a day, so would this go against that and up your protein intake too much? Thank you again for all you do! Kelsey: I'm wondering the best approach to managing weight gain and inflammation and overall feeling better while taking an aromatase inhibitor. Luciana: Dr. Cabral, I have a severe case of keloid scars. I have done multiple surgeries to remove them, but it keeps coming back. My last surgery was 2 years ago to remove two very large scars from my back and shoulder. After the surgery we followed up with radiation, compression, and steroid shots. I've been battling this since I was in 4th grade and have tried everything modern medicine has to offer. Yesterday I went to my doctor to get more steroid shots and he said I can't get them anymore because the skin is too thin. The scar is getting wider because of the tension in the shoulder. I've asked Naturopathic doctors before, but they didn't know how to help me. I've been following your work for the last few months and I'm getting ready to start the 21 day detox this weekend. Modern medicine claims that keloid scars are genetic, even though I'm the only one in my family who has it. I've always asked why I've only start developing them after age 10. Have you threated any patients with the same condition? What would your recommendation be? Should I setup an online consultation with you so we can further discuss the matter? Thank you for your time, Luciana Alexis: Hello Dr Cabral, I'm in IHP2 and grateful for all you do. I was on the mend from Covid and 2 days later I woke with full body severe nerve pain. Then full body numbness & no longer able to walk. Diagnosed as Transverse Myelitis and positive for HHV6 and MOG. As a child I had JRA and EBV (then was fine!) and later had issues arise as an adult like: shingles, rashes, vertigo, food sensitivities. I worked with someone to get rid of Cdiff and Giardia. I've sealed and healed my gut a ton. But I must still have a higher viral load and/or other remaining issues, and this current virus attacked my nerves? What is the root?! I believe I can heal and I will! Any guidance on steps… greatly appreciated in this time of need, thank you Tonya: Hello. My son has encopresis. He was diagnosed when he was 3 and now he is 10. For years the doctors said Miralax was the answer. Last year I decided enough was enough and quit the miralax. I hired a nutritionist and we did a food sensitivities test. Turns out he is allergic to dairy, gluten, soy, egg whites, peanuts, & tilapia. I searched your podcasts and found 1 other where you also suggested other testing so next we will do the stool test and so on. However, Ive also heard you mention a 5 day intestinal cleanse. And I was wondering if we could do this? Would this also work as a "Miralax"? Currently we are doing aloe vera juice and magnesium as well as a major diet change (that has been going great)! Thank you so much for everything!! Thank you for tuning into this weekend's Cabral HouseCalls and be sure to check back tomorrow for our Mindset & Motivation Monday show to get your week started off right! - - - Show Notes and Resources: StephenCabral.com/2417 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!