Oxalates

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Hi,

About the low oxalate diet, I did it with no success along with the timed citrate. When I saw Dr. Peacocke, the "VAGINA QUEEN", as she calls herself, she told me she did it too, just to see how bogus it was b/c she didn't have any pain, and wouldn't you know, her results were high too.

What bothers me most about the diet is that the list keeps changing. One minute a food is high, next it is low or medium. Now I heard that cashews are good when all nuts were once bad. SOme foods were tested in all 3 brackets.

I eat lots of high oxalate things with no change in symptoms from when I ate according to the low ox diet. I do agree that oxalates can perhaps irritate skin that is already sensitive, but don't think the diet looks at why the skin is so sensitive in the first place.

Just my thoughts.

Sandi__________________________________________________

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As I have previously stated I started out by using only the no-oxalate foods and

I had results within a week or less. The pain decreased considerably. As time

went on I discovered which foods I could eat comfortably and which ones gave me

a flare. Some high oxalate foods did not bother me at all and some lows did,

so I just ate what I could and discovered that some foods that gave me a flare

did not as time passed or did only if I ate them regularly.

At this point I can eat almost anything I want but some things I cannot eat two

days in a row.

Also I don't think my urine has anything to do with it. Constipation or

diarrhea always produce vulvar pain so I do my best to avoid them.

One thing really puzzles me - If I eat sliced ham from one of those packages I

need to rinse off the ham before I put it in the sandwich because if I don't I

get a flare within minutes of eating it. Now that has nothing to do with urine.

Ora

[Guest guest]

Vitamin k liquid by Thorne has helped me a lot to tolerate oxalates.

Now I can eat nuts, carrots, spinach and other foods without getting urinary

pain and low urine stream as well as no sore toes and inflamation.

Vitamin k has been great for me.

Olga

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> > Healing Lyme with Juice Fasting

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> > I felt it was finally time to blog on this topic because it has been such

a huge thing in my life. If you read my story on reversing Lyme disease (4 part

series starting with this post:

http://blog.tamiduncan.com/2011/10/16/reversing-lyme-disease.aspx), you know

that juice fasting was paramount for my recovery. I get many e-mails asking me

which plan I used, how I did it, etc. I want to give you that information here.

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> > I want to be clear about juice fasting. It's not easy. It's not for the

faint of heart. It is for the people who are dedicated to going to hell and back

to get their life back. It's for the people who are ready to heal on all levels

and are fully determined with every bone in their body to get the job don e. I

say this with conviction because there are times when it will seem too hard and

is much easier to just eat food to feel better, to make the detox stop. God

knows that when a person with Lyme disease detoxes it can be pretty hairy. So

embarking on a juice fast to heal chronic illness is indeed like going off to

war.

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> > My strategy is simple:

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> > Drink only freshly juiced juice (in a juicer - NOT A BLENDER, juiced right

in front of you), herbal caffeine free tea, and fresh clean water. That's it! No

smoothies, no coffee, no eating anything. Fresh juice. A ratio of 80%

vegetable/green juice to 20% fruit juice is best. Buy organic whenever possible

and drink as much as you want.

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> > I get a weekly massage a nd do daily meditation, prayer and Reiki.

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> > Before you start any juice fast I highly recommend you pick up this book.

Juice Fasting and Detoxification by Steve Meyerowitz. This book will break down

and tell you everything you need to know about Juice Fasting, including recipes,

contraindications to fasting, how long to fast and handling detox issues. This

is what I follow when I do my fasts.

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> > The Good the Bad and the Ugly: What to expect during a Juice Fast

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> > I'm going to be straight with you. When you are healing a chronic illness

(and by healing I don't mean cure), the body has a lot of work to do. It's not

easy...remember it's like going to war, going off to battle. So I will be honest

in some of the things you may experience. I do want to point out though that

this is a battle that can be won. So your prize is sweet victory! The beauty of

increased energy, health and healing. This is will make this journey worth it on

all counts. It took a 22 day fast for me. (with other smaller fasts before this)

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> > Here are the most common GOOD symptoms during a juice fast:

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> > Times when you feel you are connected deeply spiritually

> > Clear head and able to focus well (gone is the mind chatter)

> > Weight loss (1/2 to 1 pound per day usually)

> > A feeling of purging the old and bringing in the new way of life

> > Clearing of addictions

> > Feeling your cells be bathed and nurtured in beautiful live foods put on

this earth by God for you.

> > Resetting your eating habits to include more raw vegetables and fruits

> > An energetic " high " where you feel like you are connected to all things.

(my favorite part)

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> > Here are the most common BAD symptoms during a juice fast:

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> > Mild headache

> > Achy muscles and joints

> > Low energy - weakness

> > Head rush when standing up too fast

> > Diarrhea or Constipation (after a few days though you won't poop at all

and this isn't constipation it's that your bowels don't have anything to put

out)

> > Bad breath

> > White film on tongue

> > Skin breakouts

> > Hunger and food cravings

> > Pain in liver/gallbladder or kidneys (indicates detox pathway not flowing)

> > Old negative emotions may arise that are attached to whatever you are

detoxing

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> > Here are some of the most common UGLY symptoms during a juice fast.

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> > Burning poop/diarrhea that feels like you swallowed a bottle of Tabasco

sauce

> > You may poop out worms (see www.lymephotos.com for a sample picture of

what I have seen in my 22 day juice fast)

> > Can you say cranky and irritable? The kids may need to hide in their rooms

for a few days while you adjust.

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> > So you can see how you are battling against not only the infectious

process inside you but your own emotions. Everything inside you will tell you to

give up, that you can't do this. These are your negative thought patterns. If

you quiet those you will hear a soft little voice telling you that you CAN do

this and you ARE WORTHY of better health.

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> > So you may be thinking with all this negative side effects why in the

world would you want to do a juice fast? The answer is that when you are done

you will feel better than you did before you started. You may be " healed " or you

may have peeled off some layers. It may take you one fast or several fasts to

get your health back. But you will be better and improved, no doubt about it.

The longer you fast, the more healing takes place. As always, consult your

doctor before starting any kind of juice fast or adjustment to the medical

protocol he/she has placed you on.

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> > I am happy to say that it has been 15 months since the juice fast I talked

about in the previous articles. None of my Lyme symptoms have returned. I

consider myself in remission. This CAN work and does for many people. Setting

the Lyme disease aside here, thousands of people are juice fasting currently in

a new trend based on the documentary film " Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. " You can

check out this super cool phenomenon at: http://www.jointhereboot.com/. They

have programs where you combine juicing with healthy eating for weight loss.

However in the movie they do a 60 day juice fast and the results are amazing.

It's worth your time to check this out.

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> > Currently I am on day 8 of a maintenance juice fast. I'm not gonna lie,

it's hard. If you follow me on Facebook you'll see my emotions are working

overdrive to pu sh myself through to continue on. This is where the energy work

and support of others really comes into play. I meditate each day, spend time in

prayer and do self-Reiki often. This is what is helping me forge through. If you

begin a juice fast I highly recommend doing weekly Reiki sessions with a

qualified Reiki Master. Please contact me if you are interested at: Tami@

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many blessings coming your way!

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> > Tami Duncan

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> > www.EpiphanyHealingArts.com

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