diet

[Guest guest]

Hi Ken,

I am new to the word of candida invasion. The candida diet is to starve the

candida back down to normal levels. things like sugar, wheat, etc., feed the

yeast. There are lot's of opinions on this, the do's and don'ts. I have been

sticking to a strict candida diet and it seems to have helped my symptoms.

They are still there but I am not in agony. Since your allergies cover a

pretty good spectrum of the foods you should avoid that is probably why you

are doing okay.

Best Wishes,

Ruby =)

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Milk allergies are very common, I am allergic too but never had any symptoms.

I only found out after having an IGg, IGe test. Why don't you try making your

own mayo with eggs and olive oil or some other good oil? If you have a

cusinart or blender it's easy to make, just takes a little patience at first.

That way you are avoiding the sugar and other nasties that are in commercial

mayos.

Best Wishes,

Ruby

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

For mayo you need:

2 egg yolks

2 Tablespoons lemon juice

2 Tablespoons water

1 Teaspoon dry mustard (not prepared mustard)

pinch of cayenne pepper

1 cup oil (any variety except extra virgin olive oil) i have used the light

olive oil.

Heat yolks, water in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring and scraping

bottom constantly. At first sign of thickening, remove and dip pan bottom in

cool water. Put in blender for 2 seconds, then let sit for 5 minutes. Add

seasonings. Cover and blend drizzling oil very slowly down the center hole

into the egg mixture. Transfer to a clean container and chill. this will keep

for about 7 days.

Best Wishes,

Ruby

[Guest guest]

Thanks, . I wouldn't doubt for a moment that the milk is bad for me. I

have always had a milk addiction. It's kind of a joke with my family and

friends. I have MANY autism-like problems, and have been told I am quite

possibly autistic. If stopping milk can help that a little, I'm all for it!

I'm kind of worried about the withdrawal though - what happens? Headaches?

Nausea? Man, I don't know what else I'll drink. All I drink now is milk,

orange juice, and water. And 2 of those are no-nos. LOL!

I have looked into the GFCF diet many times for my son but have decided not to

use it for him. I just don't think he is " bad " enough to warrant a strict diet.

For ME however... that's a different story! I never could tell what the

difference was between the GFCF diet and the yeast-free diet. It seems mostly

the same.

--------------------------------------------------------------

,

I know you don't want to hear this but, if you feel like you need to drink that

much milk, it's very likely its a primary culprit in destrying your health. I

know, I used to drink that much too. Usually the things we eat the most of are

the primary problems.

Milk has a protein in it called casein which can cause a mild opiate-like affect

for some people. Just like heroin, you can become " hooked " on milk (same with

protein gluten). When you don't drink milk for a while, you have withdrawls.

The casein can cause a lot of problems (autism like effects - that is why some

are on gluten-free, casein-free diets).

When my NT first told me this I was in total denial for about a month. We've

been so programmed to believe that milk is good for us its hard to think it

could be doing us harm and we can live without it. Plus, it was soooo

satisfying to drink it. But as I slowly drank less and less milk I came to a

point where I felt I could give it up completely, and I have. I don't miss it

at all. My health has improved, but I'm doing a lot of other things too so I

can't give milk all the blame.

Go slowly if you have too, just keep moving in the right direction. It gets

easier with each step (after the first ten or so). Find good foods you like to

replace the bad ones you're used too, one at a time, one step at a time. You'll

get there.

Take care,

[Guest guest]

Your welcome !

Ruby

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In a message dated 7/11/2002 8:22:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

subscriptions@... writes:

>

Hi Jenifer and everyone,

The brand of rice milk I found, tried and liked has 12 grams of sugar. The

sugar comes from the process of turning rice into milk (I emailed the

company). wouldn't the rice sugar cause problems for candida? I really

enjoyed it and would love to partake, but I don't want to feed the yeastie

beastie. So my question is, does the sugar in this product differ from other

sugars? anybody know?

Best Wishes,

Ruby

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/11/2002 11:06:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

subscriptions@... writes:

>

> " The sugar comes from the process of turning rice into milk "

>

> Ack, that figures. heh. I'll be interested to hear what others say.

>

> Jenifer

>

Yeah me too, cause i really enjoyed that and since i am allergic to milk it

would be nice alternative.

Ruby

[Guest guest]

" The sugar comes from the process of turning rice into milk "

Ack, that figures. heh. I'll be interested to hear what others say.

Jenifer

Re: Diet

In a message dated 7/11/2002 8:22:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

subscriptions@... writes:

>

Hi Jenifer and everyone,

The brand of rice milk I found, tried and liked has 12 grams of sugar. The

sugar comes from the process of turning rice into milk (I emailed the

company). wouldn't the rice sugar cause problems for candida? I really

enjoyed it and would love to partake, but I don't want to feed the yeastie

beastie. So my question is, does the sugar in this product differ from other

sugars? anybody know?

Best Wishes,

Ruby

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

What I did in the beginning was print out a list of foods and ingredients I

need to avoid and the foods that were okay, and I take it with me to the

store. There is nothing more frustrating then getting something home and

realizing you can't have it.

Best Wishes,

Ruby

[Guest guest]

But Cyndi, I have read a number of books and sites that say rice is

fine---especially brown and one Chinese site for candidiasis that says

white is better because it digests more easily. It better be ok, it's

one of the main things I am eating since I am usually vegetarian--am

just eating fish because of this diet. Do you really think it's a

no-no?

That bread by French Meadow, is it a rye bread--yeast free and says on

the label you can have it with candidiasis? If it isn't rye, what grain

is it made of? There's another yeast free one: a rice bread which

tastes really nasty!

Diane

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/4/2002 2:54:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

eve22uk2001@... writes:

> For my mother especially I have joined this group as Im

> hoping someone can recommend a diet for her. She is overweight which

> I think is very common with this condition and although she has lost

> lots of weight in the past, she seems to be stuck where she is.

Dear Elaine,

I recommend Weight Watchers diet. You can eat anything if you want to spend

the points on it. No foods are disallowed. The leaders help you learn to

balance your meals, get quality exercise, overcome unhealthy eating habits,

make satisfying, big meals for low points. Their weekly

support/encouragement/weigh-in sessions are worth every penny of the 9.95 a

week!

The other part of the equation, though, (IMNSHO) is getting your mother on a

good thyroid medicine for her. If her average daily body temperature is less

than 98.6, her body doesn't have sufficient heat to burn calories or make new

muscle, have energy to exercise, digest food properly, etc. No diet/exercise

plan will help her much until her body has enough heat to sustain her basic

life functions.

What medicine is she on? Is it helping her feel good? Is she sleeping well?

How is her mental function? All these questions are important to determine

how well her medicine for hypothyroidism is contributing to her quality of

life. If she is only feeling so-so, then I recommend you get her doctor to

prescribe another medicine, one with T3 in it, or T3 alone and start

measuring her daily body temperature. Once her temp starts coming up to

normal, she'll start to feel more like counting calories or points or miles

walked.

Check out the <A HREF= " http://www.wilsonsthyroidsyndrome.com " >'s Thyroid

Syndrome</A> website for more info on the

inportance of body temperature.

Good luck!

in LA

[Guest guest]

hi, what she can do is take an appetite suppressant like phentermine which

helps a lot (u can't lose on will power alone)

Another thing is to take levothyroxin about 0.1 mg a day.

ok here is a good diet:

breakfast: soda crakers, with low fat or fat free cheese

coffee,

lunch: 1 cup of rice cooked with cooking spray

8 oz of chicken (baked) (weighted after cooked)

vegetables (shredded carrots, cabbage, celery, onions, garlic and

all cooked with cooking spray, with chinese soy sauce, and goya seasoning)

dinner: 7 oz of 98% fat free ham

4 slices of 40 calorie bread

diet pepsi, and coffee between meals

good luck

juan carlos

From: " eve22uk2001 " <eve22uk2001@...>

Reply-hypothyroidism

hypothyroidism

Subject: Diet

Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2002 21:53:47 -0000

Hi All,

Im new to the group so i thought id say hi. My name is Elaine and Im

a 23 year old mother of 1 and a half (Im pregnant).

Im not a sufferer of Hypothyroidism but my mother and mother in law

both are. For my mother especially I have joined this group as Im

hoping someone can recommend a diet for her. She is overweight which

I think is very common with this condition and although she has lost

lots of weight in the past, she seems to be stuck where she is. It

is really getting her down and I would really appreciate it if

someone could give me a website or address I could contact to find a

suitable diet for her.

Thanks for reading this.

Elaine

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walking routine:

45 minutes walk 5-6 times a week, (weekends if she feels bored she can walk

twice 30 mins in the morning and 30 mins in the afternoon to kill boredom),

rest a lot

juan carlos

From: " eve22uk2001 " <eve22uk2001@...>

Reply-hypothyroidism

hypothyroidism

Subject: Diet

Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2002 21:53:47 -0000

Hi All,

Im new to the group so i thought id say hi. My name is Elaine and Im

a 23 year old mother of 1 and a half (Im pregnant).

Im not a sufferer of Hypothyroidism but my mother and mother in law

both are. For my mother especially I have joined this group as Im

hoping someone can recommend a diet for her. She is overweight which

I think is very common with this condition and although she has lost

lots of weight in the past, she seems to be stuck where she is. It

is really getting her down and I would really appreciate it if

someone could give me a website or address I could contact to find a

suitable diet for her.

Thanks for reading this.

Elaine

xx

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I'm willing to bet money that she's on a thyroid med that doesn't have

both T3/T4. I'm also going to bet that she's tried dieting/exercise

with little or no success. So, for that reason I'm going to agree

with the last post and suggest she take a good look at her medication.

It may not be the right one/dosage for her.

I was put on a med that only had T4 once- did NOT have the same

effect as Armour (which has T3 and T4). Once I was on Armour, I

dropped nearly 100 lbs in a little over a year. Why? Because I had

energy, and wanted to MOVE all the time. I just " felt good. " Because

of that, I no longer sat around and ate all day. As for exercise, I

started with light weights as I was first coming out of my brain fog.

Unfortunately, I switched to a homeopathic version of Armour which

has failed me in the last few mos and I've put on nearly 35lbs-

Already coming off now that I'm back on Armour and I'm not even on the

right dose yet!

I have to suggest this website:

http://www.mercola.com/2001/jan/28/thyroid_disease.htm

Before you start looking at diets, find out more about what you're

dealing with and that will make it easier on both of you.

Best wishes and good luck!

Jeni

> In a message dated 8/4/2002 2:54:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

> eve22uk2001@y... writes:

>

>

> > For my mother especially I have joined this group as Im

> > hoping someone can recommend a diet for her. She is overweight which

> > I think is very common with this condition and although she has lost

> > lots of weight in the past, she seems to be stuck where she is.

>

> Dear Elaine,

>

> I recommend Weight Watchers diet. You can eat anything if you want

to spend

> the points on it. No foods are disallowed. The leaders help you

learn to

> balance your meals, get quality exercise, overcome unhealthy eating

habits,

> make satisfying, big meals for low points. Their weekly

> support/encouragement/weigh-in sessions are worth every penny of the

9.95 a

> week!

>

> The other part of the equation, though, (IMNSHO) is getting your

mother on a

> good thyroid medicine for her. If her average daily body

temperature is less

> than 98.6, her body doesn't have sufficient heat to burn calories or

make new

> muscle, have energy to exercise, digest food properly, etc. No

diet/exercise

> plan will help her much until her body has enough heat to sustain

her basic

> life functions.

>

> What medicine is she on? Is it helping her feel good? Is she

sleeping well?

> How is her mental function? All these questions are important to

determine

> how well her medicine for hypothyroidism is contributing to her

quality of

> life. If she is only feeling so-so, then I recommend you get her

doctor to

> prescribe another medicine, one with T3 in it, or T3 alone and start

> measuring her daily body temperature. Once her temp starts coming

up to

> normal, she'll start to feel more like counting calories or points

or miles

> walked.

>

> Check out the <A

HREF= " http://www.wilsonsthyroidsyndrome.com " >'s Thyroid

Syndrome</A> website for more info on the

> inportance of body temperature.

>

> Good luck!

> in LA

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Connie,

That's great to hear what you are doing is working!

Am wondering which anti-fungals you are on? Also, how long did

it take on the diet and anti-fungals before the yeast started

coming out? And where is it coming out? Thanks, I'm just

starting this process.

> I'd like to tell everyone who is trying to treat their candida that I

> can't express how important diet is. I don't mean just giving up

> sugar but carbs as well. At least for me that is what is finally

> helping. I have yeast coming out of me in several places. This

> happens a lot but it is better sinse I went on Atkins. If you have

> yeast in your blood stream(systemically) and you eat carbs

they turn

> to sugarwhich is also in your blood stream. That is how you

feed the

> yeast. At least that's my honest opinion.I think when this yeast

> comes out on me that it's dying. At least I hope so.I jsut feel

> better and feel like I'm finally making some progress. I take

several

> different anti fungals and acidolphilis(sp).Here's to good health

to

> all. Connie.

[Guest guest]

,

IMHO taking phentermine is a very bad idea because it is can put too

much stress on a person's heart.

I also think the diet you've suggested is way too low in fat

(particularly the good fats like Omega-3) and lacks snacks. The

result would be that blood sugar levels would probably dip too low.

It could be a reasonable diet with the addition of those things.

Best wishes,

Celeste

wrote:

> hi, what she can do is take an appetite suppressant like

phentermine which

> helps a lot (u can't lose on will power alone)

> Another thing is to take levothyroxin about 0.1 mg a day.

>

> ok here is a good diet:

>

>

> breakfast: soda crakers, with low fat or fat free cheese

> coffee,

>

>

> lunch: 1 cup of rice cooked with cooking spray

> 8 oz of chicken (baked) (weighted after cooked)

> vegetables (shredded carrots, cabbage, celery, onions,

garlic and

> all cooked with cooking spray, with chinese soy sauce, and goya

seasoning)

>

> dinner: 7 oz of 98% fat free ham

> 4 slices of 40 calorie bread

>

>

> diet pepsi, and coffee between meals

>

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I found that eliminating nightshades from my diet attenuated the pain

level in my joints an order of magnitude.

Bud

RA 18 years

AP 8 years

rheumatic diet

Hi everyone,

I was just wondering if any of you have changed your diets since

being on AP. I was told to try to cut out red meat, eat mostly fish

and vegetables, lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and beans.

Does anyone know if sushi is a no-no??

Annette

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[Guest guest]

Hi Annette,

I found that the more carbs and sugar I ate, the more symptoms I had.

Cutting them down and eating more complex carbs is good. It will

haelp any yeast issues as well.

Plenty of veggies is good too.

I know the red meat was a problem for me. I usually eat fish or

chicken as I feel better when I do

Journal how you feel after eating different things.It gets interesting

Love

Marge

> Hi everyone,

>

> I found that eliminating nightshades from my diet attenuated the

pain

> level in my joints an order of magnitude.

>

> Bud

> RA 18 years

> AP 8 years

>

> rheumatic diet

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I was just wondering if any of you have changed your diets since

> being on AP. I was told to try to cut out red meat, eat mostly

fish

> and vegetables, lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and

beans.

> Does anyone know if sushi is a no-no??

>

> Annette

>

>

>

> To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribe@e...

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

you have to stop trusting the doctors lock stock and barrel

... they will only mess you up more

diet

> well, my doctor actually only issue me with vaginal tablet and

> antibiotic for my vaginal yeast infection and it didnt seem to work

> at all and it keep reoccur. till i finally read about all this

> candida yeast infection web site then i know i got to change my

> diet. so what type of diet shd i actually eat?

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

A lot of CFIDS patients (including me) seem to do better on an Atkins or Zone

type diet -- high protein and low carbohydrate -- so it might make you feel

better even if you don't lose weight. I would recommend that you evaluate

what medications you are taking. Many of them do cause weight gain and you

might be able to substitute comparable medications if this is the case. Some

people on this list reported weight loss when they did growth hormone

injections, so if you're a good candidate for those (be sure to read all of

the information about them first), they might help you lose weight as a

secondary benefit. You should also check your thyroid to see if that might

be a contributing factor to weight gain. The hypothalamus controls set point

weight, so I think that CFIDS weight gain and loss is somewhat out of our

hands and due to the hypothalamic malfunction.

Peggy

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[Guest guest]

Hi, as the mother of a child who only eats foods from the orange and yellow

food groups, I can relate. It's a sensory/texture thing. She'll eat

applesauce, but not an apple. Don't despair, it may only be a phase. Two

year olds can be very persnickety! Actually, her choices are not really that

bad: she's getting protein and calcium from the cheese, and fiber from the

fruits and rice cakes.

" My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord "

,RN

161 Polk Street

Oceanside, CA 92057

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Hi Pati...

Normal, normal normal... My dauther is 12 and let me tell you, I,ve been

there and back maney times... Food, food texture even is a big issue with

my dauther... I've stuggleed and worried maney years with this but the fact

IS... they like something for a while and then they don't... Please don't

worry about this... My dauthers Doctor tod me to give her a vitamin

supplement (Flintstone) ... I did this for a couple of years and now she

is wanting to eat more thing that WE eat... It took a long time, but I'm

telling you, it gets better...

(excuse my English... I'm French but I think I know exactly what you're

talking about...)

Lo (F)

P.S. Take care and God bless...

>Hi everyone! My husband and I are really concerned about our daughter's

>eating habits or I should say lack of eating habits. She is 2 1/2 years old

>and over the last few months she has stopped eating almost everthing. She

>only wants to eat fruit (bananas, grapes, apples, & peaches), cheese,

>cereal, crackers, and rice cakes. She has never eaten much meat but used to

>eat a variety of fish, veggies and pasta. She has always had soft stools.

>We are currently waiting on a preapproval from our insurance company in

>order to run a variety of tests (blood & urine), but I was wondering if

>anyone has any suggestions. We are having a hard time figuring out how much

>of this is related to being 2 1/2 and how much could be related to a bigger

>problem. I did notice a big change when she began saying the word Banana. I

>was so happy to hear it that I gave her a banana anytime she asked. But I

>have cut back to one a day and she still won't eat things that she used to.

>I don't know if she has just discovered that she has a choice and is

>exercising it to a great degree or if its something health related. Should

>I be strict about making her eat her dinner? By strict I mean, not letting

>her have anything else until she eats her dinner or at least some of her

>dinner. Lately, we've been wrapping up her dinner and giving it back to her

>when she wants to eat, but she still won't eat it and we end up giving in

>around bedtime and giving her a snack of her choice. I hate to see her go

>to bed hungry. I would really appreciate any input. Pati

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Another source of the problem might be the obsession aspect.

Autistics tend to have strong rote memory so they eat what they

remember. My daughter has been on nothing but french fries and potato

chips for over a year now, and I'm not kidding. She might

occasionally eat a gluten/casein free chicken nugget or pizza if she

gets hungry enough. She also will only drink liquid that is sweet,

like koolaid. I've begun giving her Dari-Free with strawberry syrup

to give a sweet taste and color. She will also only drink from 2

types of cups.

Another thing, in case you haven't considered, is a possibility of

gluten/casein intolerance. You can get a blood/urine test for these,

but I can't give you the exact tests to ask for. I think

www.gfcfdiet.com might offer some suggestions. Basically in some

autistics they can't break down the casein (milk protein) and gluten

(wheat, barley, rye) protein all the way and the point of digestion

when released into the blood stream is like morphine. I know it

sounds rediculous, but it's real! Allie began to talk for the first

time in her life one week after milk was eliminated.

If it is a gluten/casein issue, your daughter will have a tendency to

only want things containing wheat/milk. Also, if she eats primarily

wheat products she might be rather sluggish and if dairy she might

act hyper.

My daughter cannot tolerate any fruits except mango or pear without

getting diarreaha. We have determined that a chemical, salicylates,

irritates her gut. Since she won't eat the fruit, I've given her pear

and mango juices with no reaction. These happen to be very low in

this chemical and she doesn't have diarreaha when drinking them. Give

her apple or grape and she's crying and pooping in an hour!

One other possibility with her fruit is that she might have a yeast

issue. I think the tests for that are primarily feces. Sometimes to

rule out yeast a round of nystatin or diflucan will prove more

effective. If it is yeast she will most likely have diareahha for a

couple of days or maybe even vomit, known as " die-off. "

For both yeast and gluten/casein unusually foul-smelling feces, and

soft or runny feces will be present. Sometimes they will have chronic

eczema.

Hope this book-long answer helped you, lol!

Debi

>

> >Hi everyone! My husband and I are really concerned about our

daughter's

> >eating habits or I should say lack of eating habits. She is 2 1/2

years old

> >and over the last few months she has stopped eating almost

everthing. She

> >only wants to eat fruit (bananas, grapes, apples, & peaches),

cheese,

> >cereal, crackers, and rice cakes. She has never eaten much meat

but used to

> >eat a variety of fish, veggies and pasta. She has always had soft

stools.

> >We are currently waiting on a preapproval from our insurance

company in

> >order to run a variety of tests (blood & urine), but I was

wondering if

> >anyone has any suggestions. We are having a hard time figuring out

how much

> >of this is related to being 2 1/2 and how much could be related to

a bigger

> >problem. I did notice a big change when she began saying the word

Banana. I

> >was so happy to hear it that I gave her a banana anytime she

asked. But I

> >have cut back to one a day and she still won't eat things that she

used to.

> >I don't know if she has just discovered that she has a choice and

is

> >exercising it to a great degree or if its something health

related. Should

> >I be strict about making her eat her dinner? By strict I mean, not

letting

> >her have anything else until she eats her dinner or at least some

of her

> >dinner. Lately, we've been wrapping up her dinner and giving it

back to her

> >when she wants to eat, but she still won't eat it and we end up

giving in

> >around bedtime and giving her a snack of her choice. I hate to see

her go

> >to bed hungry. I would really appreciate any input. Pati

>

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You know- sounds like a normal 2 1/2 year old to me! When mine were that age-my

NT children and too-they all did that. Drove me nuts!LOL! They do start

eating again after awhile. They won't starve. LOL!

Elaine

a hard time figuring out how much of this is related to being 2 1/2 and how

much could be related to a bigger problem. I did notice a big change when she

began saying the word Banana. I was so happy to hear it that I gave her a

banana anytime she asked. But I have cut back to one a day and she still won't

eat things that she u

[Guest guest]

My daughter went through a pickle phase when she was around 3.

That's

> all she would eat. She eats everything now. You might consider

> quartering the banana so when she asks, she can have a quarter of a

> banana so by the end of the day, she has eaten the whole banana....

My 9 yr old has gone and is still going through the same thing. I

have always associated it with her need for routine. She loves

spaghetti but hates tomatoes; loves fresh salads but wouldn't eat a

green bean on a dare; loves fresh carrots but attempt corn and she

will spit it out!

But we do have one dinner rule: they have to at least eat one bite

of everything. It's the only way we introduced her to different

foods that, after awhile, she will begin to eat. It's a slow process

but after 9 years we have made a little leadway. At least, there are

some veggies that she'll eat!

Aviv