Re: cold

[Guest guest]

thanks for the kudos - the blog has been fun! keep your eye on it - I

did add a lot in my excitement about it - it was 's idea and

expertise and technical savvy that made it happen - so he should get

the kudos too!

so glad to hear you are feeling better. don't worry about the sugary

snacks - it happens to us all - well to most of us! LOL

and great to be able to make the connection - though there are always

beyond factors that we don't know about.

also great to acknowledge that your body was able to deal with it so

effectively.

actually a healthy body will respond to a cold or flu/house cleaning

opportunity - it is the people who don't get these suppsed colds - or

exterior conditions as they are called in chinese medicine that get

health problems or is a sign of the immune system's diffiuclty in

responding!

sarah nelsen wrote:

Thanks Ilanit! the energized eating blog is great! did you

just start it? there's so much info, and all from february! Everyone

should check it out! The sugar fact was especially interesting to me,

because the weekend before i had family in town and kinda binged on

sugary snacks. then i got sick a few days later...hmmmm

i woke up last night and noticed i could breathe easily through

my nose, and i was sooo excited! I feel way better today. So, if the

cold really is ending, it definitely didn't hit me as hard or as long

as my co workers, and that gives me some satisfaction that my changes

are working!

Ilanit Tof wrote:

sarah nelsen wrote:

> So dispite my zinc and echinecea consumption,

many people take echinacea preventatively but its best use it not for

that. it can be used intermittently but best not all the time.

there is some talk now too that continuous use of herbs such as this

affects our friendly bacteria though this is controversoal

I find astragalus the better herb to use to boost immunity

some more info in general in what i wrote here

http://www.energizedeating.com/blog/

and despite out best efforts sometimes the body just wants to clear

house

there is even the view including in mb that germs do not cause dis-ease

but are the symptom of it - sorta like the flies in a garbage can

> i got the nasty cold

> that is floating around my office. Lot's of sinus pressure,

> stuffy/runny nose, gross cough, general blahs. i held out the first

> few days and didn't take any cold medicine, but my head is soooo

> stuffy and the pressure is too painful that i started to take

> dayquil. does anyone have any better ideas?

salt water nasal rinse is amazing

very gingery soup with scallions

buteyko breathing - the cold is a defence mechanism of the body to stop

it losing too much Co2 which in turn stops the body being able to use

O2

- so it plugs it up. by reducing breathing your body produces nitric

oxide which then unplugs nose and sinuses

> it seemed like the cold

> got worse once i started taking the meds, but i started taken them

> because the cold had gotten worse...so not sure that's actually

> true... I'm trying to rest, but i'm having trouble sleeping, too.

> Any macro cold advice? i'm trying to eat well, but it's hard to

cook

> when you're sick...

eat simply if you can

> my husband tries, but fresh veggies are not his

> specialty. I just want to be well! thanks, sarah

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Great to hear you like the blog.

Though maybe not as apparent as it should

be, you can leave your comments and feedback on any post you see there, just

click on comments. Hopefully in time the comments left by others can turn into

mini discussions there on the various topics.

From: VeganMacrobiotics [mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On Behalf Of sarah nelsen

Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006

6:28 PM

To: VeganMacrobiotics

Subject: Re:

cold

Thanks Ilanit! the energized eating blog is great! did you

just start it? there's so much info, and all from february! Everyone

should check it out! The sugar fact was especially interesting to me,

because the weekend before i had family in town and kinda binged on sugary

snacks. then i got sick a few days later...hmmmm

i woke up last night and noticed i could breathe easily through my

nose, and i was sooo excited! I feel way better today. So, if the

cold really is ending, it definitely didn't hit me as hard or as long as my co

workers, and that gives me some satisfaction that my changes are working!

Ilanit Tof

wrote:

sarah nelsen wrote:

> So dispite my zinc and echinecea consumption,

many people take echinacea preventatively but its best use it not for

that. it can be used intermittently but best not all the time.

there is some talk now too that continuous use of herbs such as this

affects our friendly bacteria though this is controversoal

I find astragalus the better herb to use to boost immunity

some more info in general in what i wrote here

http://www.energizedeating.com/blog/

and despite out best efforts sometimes the body just wants to clear house

there is even the view including in mb that germs do not cause dis-ease

but are the symptom of it - sorta like the flies in a garbage can

> i got the nasty cold

> that is floating around my office. Lot's

of sinus pressure,

> stuffy/runny nose, gross cough, general blahs. i held out the first

> few days and didn't take any cold medicine, but my head is soooo

> stuffy and the pressure is too painful that i started to take

> dayquil. does anyone have any better ideas?

salt water nasal rinse is amazing

very gingery soup with scallions

buteyko breathing - the cold is a defence mechanism of the body to stop

it losing too much Co2 which in turn stops the body being able to use O2

- so it plugs it up. by reducing breathing your body produces nitric

oxide which then unplugs nose and sinuses

> it seemed like the cold

> got worse once i started taking the meds, but i started taken them

> because the cold had gotten worse...so not sure that's actually

> true... I'm trying to rest, but i'm having trouble sleeping, too.

> Any macro cold advice? i'm trying to eat well, but it's hard to cook

> when you're sick...

eat simply if you can

> my husband tries, but fresh veggies are not his

> specialty. I just want to be well! thanks, sarah

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Good for you , maybe there is a lesson there for your co

workers how much more quickly you got better?

Reggie

>

> > So dispite my zinc and echinecea consumption,

>

>

> many people take echinacea preventatively but its best use it not

for

> that. it can be used intermittently but best not all the time.

>

> there is some talk now too that continuous use of herbs such as

this

> affects our friendly bacteria though this is controversoal

>

> I find astragalus the better herb to use to boost immunity

>

> some more info in general in what i wrote here

>

> http://www.energizedeating.com/blog/

>

>

> and despite out best efforts sometimes the body just wants to

clear house

>

> there is even the view including in mb that germs do not cause dis-

ease

> but are the symptom of it - sorta like the flies in a garbage can

>

> > i got the nasty cold

> > that is floating around my office. Lot's of sinus pressure,

> > stuffy/runny nose, gross cough, general blahs. i held out the

first

> > few days and didn't take any cold medicine, but my head is soooo

> > stuffy and the pressure is too painful that i started to take

> > dayquil. does anyone have any better ideas?

>

>

> salt water nasal rinse is amazing

>

> very gingery soup with scallions

>

> buteyko breathing - the cold is a defence mechanism of the body to

stop

> it losing too much Co2 which in turn stops the body being able to

use O2

> - so it plugs it up. by reducing breathing your body produces

nitric

> oxide which then unplugs nose and sinuses

>

> > it seemed like the cold

> > got worse once i started taking the meds, but i started taken

them

> > because the cold had gotten worse...so not sure that's actually

> > true... I'm trying to rest, but i'm having trouble sleeping, too.

> > Any macro cold advice? i'm trying to eat well, but it's hard to

cook

> > when you're sick...

>

> eat simply if you can

>

> > my husband tries, but fresh veggies are not his

> > specialty. I just want to be well! thanks, sarah

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

why are you not on the cruise?

I'm so sad I'm not there. I have the itineraray and following it

Reg

>

> Hi ,

Great to hear you like the blog.

> Though maybe not as apparent as it should be, you can leave your

comments

> and feedback on any post you see there, just click on comments.

Hopefully in

> time the comments left by others can turn into mini discussions

there on the

> various topics.

>

[Guest guest]

yeah, i'm waiting for an opportune moment to rub it in their faces!! i mean, educate them!purpleveg wrote: Good for you , maybe there is a lesson there for your co workers how much more quickly you got better?Reggie> > > So dispite my zinc and echinecea consumption,> > > many people take echinacea preventatively but its best use it not for > that. it can be used intermittently but best not all the time.> > there is some talk now too that continuous use of herbs such as this > affects our friendly bacteria though this is controversoal> > I find astragalus the better herb to use to boost immunity> > some more info in general in what i wrote here> > http://www.energizedeating.com/blog/> > > and despite out best efforts sometimes the body just wants to clear house> > there is even the view including in mb that germs do not cause dis-ease > but are the symptom of it - sorta like the flies in a garbage can> > > i got the nasty cold> > that is floating around my office. Lot's of sinus pressure,> > stuffy/runny nose, gross cough, general blahs. i held out the first> > few days and didn't take any cold medicine, but my head is soooo> > stuffy and the pressure is too painful that i started to take> > dayquil. does anyone have any better ideas?> > > salt water nasal rinse is amazing> > very gingery soup with scallions> > buteyko breathing - the cold is a defence mechanism of the body to stop > it losing too

much Co2 which in turn stops the body being able to use O2 > - so it plugs it up. by reducing breathing your body produces nitric > oxide which then unplugs nose and sinuses> > > it seemed like the cold> > got worse once i started taking the meds, but i started taken them> > because the cold had gotten worse...so not sure that's actually> > true... I'm trying to rest, but i'm having trouble sleeping, too.> > Any macro cold advice? i'm trying to eat well, but it's hard to cook> > when you're sick...> > eat simply if you can> > > my husband tries, but fresh veggies are not his> > specialty. I just want to be well! thanks, sarah> >> > __________________________________________________> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Reggie,

Funny I was only just thinking of the cruise

a day or so ago.

I had advertised it via CyberMacro and

for a time, let each of our customers know about it, so wondered if I got any referrals

for it. I will have to ask Sandy

when he gets back.

Not sure I would have been up to the

cruise overall in terms of how I have been feeling lately, but I took a gamble

that I would be for the International

Housewares show in Chicago, a week starting on March 12th, got the

tickets and all weeks ago, and it does look like I will be going to that! The

show is related to all the cookware stuff we sell.

From: VeganMacrobiotics [mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On Behalf Of purpleveg

Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006

8:04 PM

To: VeganMacrobiotics

Subject: Re:

cold

why are you not on

the cruise?

I'm so sad I'm not there. I have the

itineraray and following it

Reg

>

> Hi ,

Great to hear you like the blog.

> Though maybe not as apparent as it should be,

you can leave your

comments

> and feedback on any post you see there, just

click on comments.

Hopefully in

> time the comments left by others can turn

into mini discussions

there on the

> various topics.

>

[Guest guest]

Hey , Keep your eyes open for Nabe Pots that don't break :>) Forever optimistic, Klara wrote: Hi Reggie, Funny I was only just thinking

of the cruise a day or so ago. I had advertised it via CyberMacro and for a time, let each of our customers know about it, so wondered if I got any referrals for it. I will have to ask Sandy when he gets back. Not sure I would

have been up to the cruise overall in terms of how I have been feeling lately, but I took a gamble that I would be for the International Housewares show in Chicago, a week starting on March 12th, got the tickets and all weeks ago, and it does look like I will be going to that! The show is related to all the cookware stuff we sell. From: VeganMacrobiotics [mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On Behalf Of purplevegSent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 8:04 PMTo: VeganMacrobiotics Subject: Re: cold why are you not on the cruise?I'm so sad I'm not there. I have the itineraray and following it :(Reg>> Hi ,Great to hear you like the blog. > Though maybe not as apparent as it should be, you can leave your comments> and feedback on any post you see there, just click on comments. Hopefully in> time the comments left by others can turn into mini discussions there on the> various topics.>

Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.

[Guest guest]

The show is huge in terms of all the

cookware suppliers there, so you never know what you will find I guess.

From: VeganMacrobiotics [mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On Behalf Of Klara LeVine

Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006

12:10 AM

To: VeganMacrobiotics

Subject: RE:

Re: cold

Hey ,

Keep your eyes open for Nabe Pots that don't break :>)

Forever optimistic,

Klara

wrote:

Hi Reggie,

Funny I was only just thinking of the

cruise a day or so ago.

I had advertised it via CyberMacro

and for a time, let each of our customers know about it, so wondered if I got

any referrals for it. I will have to ask Sandy

when he gets back.

Not sure I would have been up to the

cruise overall in terms of how I have been feeling lately, but I took a gamble

that I would be for the International

Housewares show in Chicago, a week starting on March 12th, got the

tickets and all weeks ago, and it does look like I will be going to that! The

show is related to all the cookware stuff we sell.

From: VeganMacrobiotics

[mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ]

On Behalf Of purpleveg

Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006

8:04 PM

To: VeganMacrobiotics

Subject: Re:

cold

why are you not on the cruise?

I'm so sad I'm not there. I have the

itineraray and following it

Reg

>

> Hi ,

Great to hear you like the blog.

> Though maybe not as apparent as it should be,

you can leave your

comments

> and feedback on any post you see there, just

click on comments.

Hopefully in

> time the comments left by others can turn

into mini discussions

there on the

> various topics.

>

Yahoo! Mail

Use

Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.

[Guest guest]

good girl!

Let me know what happens.....

> >

> > > So dispite my zinc and echinecea consumption,

> >

> >

> > many people take echinacea preventatively but its best use it

not

> for

> > that. it can be used intermittently but best not all the time.

> >

> > there is some talk now too that continuous use of herbs such as

> this

> > affects our friendly bacteria though this is controversoal

> >

> > I find astragalus the better herb to use to boost immunity

> >

> > some more info in general in what i wrote here

> >

> > http://www.energizedeating.com/blog/

> >

> >

> > and despite out best efforts sometimes the body just wants to

> clear house

> >

> > there is even the view including in mb that germs do not cause

dis-

> ease

> > but are the symptom of it - sorta like the flies in a garbage can

> >

> > > i got the nasty cold

> > > that is floating around my office. Lot's of sinus pressure,

> > > stuffy/runny nose, gross cough, general blahs. i held out the

> first

> > > few days and didn't take any cold medicine, but my head is

soooo

> > > stuffy and the pressure is too painful that i started to take

> > > dayquil. does anyone have any better ideas?

> >

> >

> > salt water nasal rinse is amazing

> >

> > very gingery soup with scallions

> >

> > buteyko breathing - the cold is a defence mechanism of the body

to

> stop

> > it losing too much Co2 which in turn stops the body being able

to

> use O2

> > - so it plugs it up. by reducing breathing your body produces

> nitric

> > oxide which then unplugs nose and sinuses

> >

> > > it seemed like the cold

> > > got worse once i started taking the meds, but i started taken

> them

> > > because the cold had gotten worse...so not sure that's actually

> > > true... I'm trying to rest, but i'm having trouble sleeping,

too.

> > > Any macro cold advice? i'm trying to eat well, but it's hard

to

> cook

> > > when you're sick...

> >

> > eat simply if you can

> >

> > > my husband tries, but fresh veggies are not his

> > > specialty. I just want to be well! thanks, sarah

> > >

> > > __________________________________________________

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hey ,

Thanks so much for the heartfelt email.

I will up my probiotics dose perhaps from 2 a day to 4?

About garlic extract, how much do you suggest and is any kind better

than another? Also, do you stink like garlic from it?

My skin has stopped making all sorts of pimples which I'm really

happy about except for that one monster next to my nose which is a

small hard bump now, nearly gone. I'm so proud of myself I didn't

squeeze or pick at it that's a first for me I think. Tho the POP on

the mirror is so exciting. I really should have been a boy!

Now that the acupuncturist has me writing down all I eat I think

it's forcing me to eat a bit better. Still crap tho.

Today: miso with quinoa, carrots, broc and caul then some pea soup

(left over from when all I could have was mush from the gum surgery)

and 2 slices of that millet bread with some earth balance. THEN

just now I had about 1/2 cup of the leftover (also surgery stuff)

rice dream vanilla mixed with soy delicious expresso together were

maybe a 1/2 cup YUMMY.

I hope you get your candida problem cleared up soon.

The time in Chicago should be productive and not too cold. Will you

go to Chicago Diner? I love that place. Not as much as Real Food

Daily tho. Maybe we should all do a weekend in CA so we could eat

there? How pathetic our lives revolving around food. Ok maybe not

yours but certainly mine. Don't forget to share what happens

and if you find some neat new toys.

About the cruise, I'm serious. I really really want to do it. I do

have my cat to think about. Just before the cruise last year I

discovered she has breast cancer and the lump just kept getting

bigger and bigger. The holistic vet didn't want to operate then

finally she got it to the point it was ok to take out but the xray

showed she has one in her lungs too so we are leaving it be. Then

in Oct or Nov it burst and has been splattering all over since. I

finally got to putting an ace bandage on her and changing it all the

time with different potions. The newest is finely chopped

wheatgrass first I was doing it with carrot but the acupuncturist

said to skip the carrot as the sweet will help the cancer grow.

When I brought Billie to the vet she was amazed what happened in 2

weeks. She said skip whatever I told you and keep this up so I am.

The lump seems to be smaller and Billie is still in fine shape. But

needless so say the cruise wasn't possible for me, who would do for

her what I do daily? Ok, sometimes I'm a slacker I think 3 times I

waited more than a day. Bad mommy!

Thanks for saying that about my story. I appreciate that. I hope I

get more inspired again soon. I'm not that thrilled with the

cupping and acupuncture so far but I should give it a try. I am not

impressed with something working for 1 hour and then reverting back

then it's just a waste of the 30 min drive there and back too.

Man what a long post!

Ilanit gets the gold star this month. Girl you're doing well since

the month just started. Wait, you said it y'day so the gold star is

for Feb. LOL

Have a great one,

Reg

>

> Hi Reggie,

>

>

>

> Looks like I am a temporary member of the parasite club myself,

trying to

> conquer candida at the moment.

>

>

>

> I came to macro with extremely bad candida, got it under control

with no

> reoccurrence according to retesting over the yrs, but after not

checking for

> many yrs, and feeling pretty run down in 2003, a digestive stool

test showed

> I had it again. A holistic physician felt it was low enough the

severity not

> to treat, but my allergist Dr. Sherry said I needed to. All

I really

> did was some acidolphis, and garlic extract, and when I did some

more tests

> within a matter of like two months, it showed it was gone, I

almost wish now

> that it had not been so easy. That was without making any dietary

changes,

> or making any fundamental changes in my work habits despite many

indicators

> showing some of my various levels of things were rock bottom like

magnesium

> then. Dr did try to correct them, but without the real

changes I

> should of made, and just keeping my same work schedule, I just

reached the

> point within the last year that I was really really dragging now,

the same

> symptoms you talk about being pretty prominent for myself too.

>

>

>

> I have had a whole yr to think of what the meaning of feeling

unwell is, and

> probably in the end, have been able to connect to where my mindset

was when

> I first became macro, that same determination then despite how

weak I was

> and having never cooked anything except reheating Dominos pizza,

just to get

> myself well. You expressed that similar determination in what you

wrote in

> how you became macrobiotic, it was very inspiring!

>

>

>

> I think you are well off Reggie to take all of ilanit's help and

advice

> before she raises her counseling rates! The salt bath is a really

good idea,

> and Ilanit explained to me too the connection between the kidney's

and the

> candidia, so the salt bath sounds like a great idea for me too.

For the

> candida, I am using the probiotic OMX, Ilanit had done a lot of

research

> into it, and also Sherry recommended it too.

> Well I hope all the stress that you have been dealing with ends

for you

> soon, I am sure having that gone alone will have a huge impact.

Yes, that

> would be great all of us on the cruise in 2007. With real waves

hitting us

>

Well in the meantime I am excited in going to Chicago in a few

weeks. Just

> going to enjoy that no matter what.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Reggie,

You set a great tone in encouraging us to

share no matter what, so maybe my posting that represented my feeling that I am

really making some progress in getting the Candida finally behind me, so

figured why not talk about it a bit.

Well, with your particular probiotic, it

would be best to check the recommended dosage to see how far you can go with it.

I am using garlic extract from Kyolic. www.kyloic.com

it is odorless. Not sure if you have this resource, but a good place for stuff

like that is Needs, http://www.needs.com/ the

recommended dosage is ¼ teaspoon, twice a day. I think this brand is considered

one of the best.

I am sure you are doing the best you can

with how you are eating at the moment. Maybe just pick one thing that you can

do to make a change for the better right now, and be proud of yourself for accomplishing

that. For me it was breaking my habit of eating past 11 am for breakfast most

days. It was all so weird, for the life of me I could not change that, then I

had this chat with Klara led by Marque a few weeks back on CyberMacro.

Just by talking about that one thing, it somehow made an impression that I was committed

to overcoming that. I was pretty skeptical I would be able to stick to it, but

for the most part I have. After that I was just inspired to make more positive

changes, and so on and so on. Even if everyday is not perfect, knowing that new

positive trend is there feels pretty empowering.

Yes, I definitely will be going to the

Chicago Dinner. This will be my first time going to the show. A few years back

it was held in January, but they moved it to March for warmer weather, not sure

how true that would be though. I will give a full report with all I see. This is

the major show where all the hot housewares products get introduced. Last year

one of the big ones was a gadget to make eggs and toast at the same time.

I guess there is the chance that I will be able to eat at some of the companies

there as many like to offer food to demonstrate what they sell, but I will not

count on that.

That is so wonderful with your cat. I have

heard some great recovery stories in terms of using wheatgrass.

Well there is next year again for the

cruise, for all of us.

H’m I see what you are saying about

the acupuncture treatments, the improvement is not lasting. Have you mentioned

this to the person doing them on you?

I know that drive and determination is definitely

in your makeup from your story. Even if things don’t seem their best for

you at this moment, somehow what is deep inside of you will ensure that you

will make it through everything just fine!

Yes, I second the nomination for Ilanit for

the Gold Start for February too, or is that Gold Star now an Ipod?

From: VeganMacrobiotics [mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On Behalf Of purpleveg

Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006

10:39 PM

To: VeganMacrobiotics

Subject: Re:

cold

Hey ,

Thanks so much for the heartfelt email.

I will up my probiotics dose perhaps from 2 a day

to 4?

About garlic extract, how much do you suggest and

is any kind better

than another? Also, do you stink like garlic

from it?

My skin has stopped making all sorts of pimples

which I'm really

happy about except for that one monster next to my

nose which is a

small hard bump now, nearly gone. I'm so

proud of myself I didn't

squeeze or pick at it that's a first for me I

think. Tho the POP on

the mirror is so exciting. I really should

have been a boy!

Now that the acupuncturist has me writing down all

I eat I think

it's forcing me to eat a bit better. Still

crap tho.

Today: miso with quinoa, carrots, broc and caul

then some pea soup

(left over from when all I could have was mush

from the gum surgery)

and 2 slices of that millet bread with some earth

balance. THEN

just now I had about 1/2 cup of the leftover (also

surgery stuff)

rice dream vanilla mixed with soy delicious

expresso together were

maybe a 1/2 cup YUMMY.

I hope you get your candida problem cleared up soon.

The time in Chicago

should be productive and not too cold. Will you

go to Chicago Diner? I love that place. Not

as much as Real Food

Daily tho. Maybe we should all do a weekend

in CA so we could eat

there? How pathetic our lives revolving around

food. Ok maybe not

yours but certainly mine. Don't

forget to share what happens

and if you find some neat new toys.

About the cruise, I'm serious. I really

really want to do it. I do

have my cat to think about. Just before the

cruise last year I

discovered she has breast cancer and the lump just

kept getting

bigger and bigger. The holistic vet didn't

want to operate then

finally she got it to the point it was ok to take

out but the xray

showed she has one in her lungs too so we are leaving

it be. Then

in Oct or Nov it burst and has been splattering

all over since. I

finally got to putting an ace bandage on her and

changing it all the

time with different potions. The newest is

finely chopped

wheatgrass first I was doing it with carrot but

the acupuncturist

said to skip the carrot as the sweet will help the

cancer grow.

When I brought Billie to the vet she was amazed

what happened in 2

weeks. She said skip whatever I told you and

keep this up so I am.

The lump seems to be smaller and Billie is still

in fine shape. But

needless so say the cruise wasn't possible for me,

who would do for

her what I do daily? Ok, sometimes I'm a

slacker I think 3 times I

waited more than a day. Bad mommy!

Thanks for saying that about my story. I

appreciate that. I hope I

get more inspired again soon. I'm not that

thrilled with the

cupping and acupuncture so far but I should give

it a try. I am not

impressed with something working for 1 hour and

then reverting back

then it's just a waste of the 30 min drive there

and back too.

Man what a long post!

Ilanit gets the gold star this month. Girl

you're doing well since

the month just started. Wait, you said it

y'day so the gold star is

for Feb. LOL

Have a great one,

Reg

>

> Hi Reggie,

>

>

>

> Looks like I am a temporary member of the

parasite club myself,

trying to

> conquer candida at the moment.

>

>

>

> I came to macro with extremely bad candida,

got it under control

with no

> reoccurrence according to retesting over the

yrs, but after not

checking for

> many yrs, and feeling pretty run down in

2003, a digestive stool

test showed

> I had it again. A holistic physician felt it

was low enough the

severity not

> to treat, but my allergist Dr. Sherry

said I needed to. All

I really

> did was some acidolphis, and garlic extract,

and when I did some

more tests

> within a matter of like two months, it showed

it was gone, I

almost wish now

> that it had not been so easy. That was

without making any dietary

changes,

> or making any fundamental changes in my work

habits despite many

indicators

> showing some of my various levels of things

were rock bottom like

magnesium

> then. Dr did try to correct them, but

without the real

changes I

> should of made, and just keeping my same work

schedule, I just

reached the

> point within the last year that I was really

really dragging now,

the same

> symptoms you talk about being pretty

prominent for myself too.

>

>

>

> I have had a whole yr to think of what the

meaning of feeling

unwell is, and

> probably in the end, have been able to

connect to where my mindset

was when

> I first became macro, that same determination

then despite how

weak I was

> and having never cooked anything except

reheating Dominos pizza,

just to get

> myself well. You expressed that similar

determination in what you

wrote in

> how you became macrobiotic, it was very

inspiring!

>

>

>

> I think you are well off Reggie to take all

of ilanit's help and

advice

> before she raises her counseling rates! The

salt bath is a really

good idea,

> and Ilanit explained to me too the connection

between the kidney's

and the

> candidia, so the salt bath sounds like a

great idea for me too.

For the

> candida, I am using the probiotic OMX, Ilanit

had done a lot of

research

> into it, and also Sherry recommended

it too.

> Well I hope all the stress that you have been

dealing with ends

for you

> soon, I am sure having that gone alone will

have a huge impact.

Yes, that

> would be great all of us on the cruise in

2007. With real waves

hitting us

>

Well in the meantime I am excited in going

to Chicago in a

few

weeks. Just

> going to enjoy that no matter what.

>