Your friend is giving her body about 4 of them. Besides, with her alcohol and smoking habits, she is actually taking away many of those she has left. I would bet that, if she would stop smoking and alcohol, take a good food supplement and stop eating refined foods, that she would start feeling better in a few weeks and be normal in 6 months. I would also bet that that approach is the last thing she will be willing to do. IF she is not willing to give her bodymind a chance to help itself.
Worse things are right around the corner.
Things are already so far advanced that just changing things a little, in the right direction, will not be enough. Some people would sooner die than learn anything new and that is their right. Dr Stoll, thank you for that informative answer. I really appreciate it, what I left out was her 14 yr old daughter is following in her footsteps. A very sad situation.