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Here are the other things that I'm doing that are not directly related to BE.

I'm on a 1200 calorie diet, and I'll be staying on it for the near future. Losing weight and toning up should help my herbal program go much more smoothly in the spring. I don't think it will contradict my non-herbal BE plan, as long as I continue to get 120 g protein per day. Im also trying to eat at least 6 cups vegetables per day, mostly green vegetables. 6 cups raw equals 3 cups cooked, and I usually cook them. I'm also drinking a casein protein shake every night before bed, in addition to the 120 grams protein I try to get from meat. On some days the shake will fill in accidental gaps in the amount of protein I eat, on other days I'm sure it will push my total protein intake past 120 g. I chose casein because it's an extremely slow release protein, and I've heard that combining quickly digested and slowly digested protein is important in a high protein diet.

Supplements I'm already taking:
Potassium
Calcium
Magnesium
Multivitamin
Concentrated fish oil megadose (1 Tbs per day)
Psyllium fiber powder (I'm going to be extra careful to take this several hours after I take my other supps, because it could potentially bind with them and flush them out of my body)
Occasionally I take GNC Appetrex appetite suppressant (It really works!)