supplements and other questions

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Hi Bee and all,

first post....

I have been transitioning to your diet over the past 2 weeks with

little reaction (I was mostly grain free and nourishing traditions

based before). The only supplements I take are fermented cod liver

oil and butter oil. I am very reluctant to take the other supplements

(calcium, magnesium, E, B and C) due to 1. cost and 2. the binders,

fillers, and machinery lubricants.

from drrons.com

" Why are Stearates in Supplements?

These stearates, made by hydrogenating cottonseed or palm oil, are

used throughout the supplements industry as lubricants. They are added

to the raw materials in supplements so that production machinery will

run at maximum speeds. These fatty substances coat every particle of

the nutrients, so the particles will flow rapidly. This ensures that

production schedules will meet profit targets.

Up to 5% of the average 1000 mg capsule or tablet is magnesium

stearate. That’s 50 milligrams. Suppose you take 8 capsules or tablets

a day. That’s 250 a month – or 12,500 mg of this hydrogenated oil,

nearly half an ounce. That works out to about 6 ounces of hydrogenated

oils a year, from just 8 pills a day. "

I was wondering what your opinion was on all this.

Have other people recovered from candida just following the diet?

If supplements are absolutely necessary to recover than I would get

over my hesitations (and find a way to afford them, hopefully), but if

not I would prefer to get nutrition from food.

Also just wanted to make sure that the water from fresh coconuts is

not okay. I see that coconut flesh is on the no-no list, and i assume

that coconut water is out as well. Is this due to high amounts of

carbohydrate in coconut?

Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful information with us!