Withdrawal symptoms when you change your diet

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Dear Group,

During the first couple of weeks on the candida diet most people will

go through a type of withdrawal. Symptoms include irritability,

feeling edgy, craving sweets and other snacks, and a feeling like you

are going crazy. Your craving for salty foods and products

containing grains or potatoes will also increase. If this happens,

please grin and bear it and it will eventually pass and then you will

improve more rapidly.

Your body is going through withdrawal symptoms because it has become

addicted to sugars, grains, high carb foods and chemicals contained

in the the foods you previously consumed. Your cravings will also be

higher because of a lack of nutrients, including minerals. Candida

overgrowth also causes you to crave the foods it needs to survive.

In the beginning it is a hard transition, but with patience and your

determination to get well you will successfully pass through this

phase and be better off in the end. The sooner you can adopt the

entire diet the closer you will be to overcoming candida.

Your body will crave " bad " salts (table salt) contained in the foods

you previously ate, which are added to most processed foods. Table

salt is bleached, deodorized, and refined, removing any minerals that

may have been present, and containing harmful chemicals. Your very

blood requires actual salt to function, but it needs other minerals

found naturally in Celtic sea salt. Your cells must be bathed in a

sodium-based, extracellular fluid, which includes a balanced mixture

of essential minerals your body needs and craves.

You can greatly minimize your salt cravings by adding " good " sea

salt, i.e. Celtic Sea Salt, daily, by drinking the best " electrolyte

drink " in the world. Drink it 6 times a day to replenish the

necessary balance of minerals, the lack of which increases cravings.

Drink 3 of these glasses with your meals to increase hydrochloric

acid production in your stomach, which aids digestion:

-1/4 teaspoon of Celtic Sea Salt

-the juice of 1/2 of a lemon (freshly squeezed)

-6 ounces of filtered water at room temperature, not cold or with ice

You will greatly decrease your cravings for sweets and grains by

eliminating them both as soon as possible. If you can get through 5

days without them you will find your cravings will decrease

significantly.

" Good " fats such as butter, coconut oil, and other naturally

occurring animal fats also helps decrease cravings because they

provide you with the best source of energy and satiate your appetite

much better than the carbs you used to eat. In fact your body cannot

live without good fats and meats, but it can live without carbs.

Note: Carbs are any foods which are not fats or protein, including

vegetables, grains, fruits, etc.

Cravings for sweets and grains can also be minimized by taking extra

vitamin C (refer to the article " How to Successfully Overcome

Candida " , under the section on " Essential Supplements " for the kind

to buy - take 1,000 mgs every hour during your worst craving

episodes, until you reach " bowel tolerance " , i.e. loose stools, and

then cut back 250 mgs every hour until you reach " bowel tolerance "

again and then cut back another 250 mgs, and so on.

Vitamin C and glucose have similar chemical structures and they

compete for one another upon entering the cells. If there is more

glucose around, less vitamin C will be allowed into the cell. Since

our bodies must obtain vitamin C from foods or supplements it is very

important that sugar and high carbs are eliminated since they turn

into glucose in the body. Please note: Vegetables contain more

vitamin C than any fruits, i.e. broccoli, peppers, etc.

The best in health,

Bee

" Food is medicine! "