vaginal itch, lymph problems, detoxing, etc.

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Dear Rose Marie,

You've had quite a time of it for sure. I'm 63 years old, but when I

cured my candida I had it for over 25 years, and my vaginal yeast was

the last thing to cure. I went through misery and treatments, like

you did, for so many years, to only have it come back with a vengence.

It's great you are eating the Weston A. Price way now. My candida

diet is based on the principles of Dr. Price and the writings of

Sally Fallon and Enig.

Rose Marie wrote

>>She turned me on to Estrace and Testosteron creams to heal the

damaged vaginal skin. That was ok, better than the years of steroids

and surrounding hell, but still did not help altogether, so I

wondered if I even had LS.

==>Did you try coconut oil? I believe it would help you more than

the creams above.

>>Then I tried the boric acid suppositories and that was great!!!

Actually, the only thing that took the itch away!!!! The itch I had

would get so bad I would have open wounds on the outside of the

vagina. A real mess!

==>That's great that boric acid helped you, however some people have

not responded very well to it. I recommend other kinds of treatments

in my article on Vaginal Yeast, esp. alternating antifungals with

probiotics; you can use nystatin and L.acidophilus capsules as

suppositories. Some the vaginal itching can also be due to the liver

trying to dump toxins; it makes histamines at the same time which

causes severe itching.

> I have also been diagnosed years ago by an acupuncturist with

a " damp " condition. And here is the thing I want you to help me

with.... in the spring, like now, when the ground is cold and damp,

my symptoms get so terrifyingly worse!

==>I am familiar with the Chinese methods used to treat what they

call " damp " conditions, which affects the body's meridians. Did your

acupuncturist help it by any treatments?

>>As I am getting older, I cannot even garden because my vagina gets

so itchy and terrible, and my lower abdomen feels so damp and weak

from being outside digging in the ground!!! Why is that?? I know

there are lots of molds in the ground. Is my vagina picking up these

things and causing more problems.

==>Candida is a fungus and it loves the dark and dampness of that

area of your body. It is further increased by the folds and secluded

area which doesn't have much chance to breathe well and keep dried

out. Do read my article on Vaginal Yeast, which will help you select

clothing which will allow that area to breathe properly.

> I crave sun!! So I bask in it as much as possible. I am a lush for

sunshine!!! I am the type that cannot be inside at all in the spring

when the sun is out!! My body craves sun after a long winter so much

that it overwhelms me!! I live in the Fingerlakes region of N.Y.

==>That's wonderful Rose Marie! You go girl!

> So, I am eating very much what you recommend. I take cod liver oil

as a suppliment, also coconut oil, which is doing wonders for the

yeast. I drink raw milk, kefir, as I mentioned, and I have had a head

cold for literally 2 months!!!! I must be detoxing!!!

==>Your cold definitely sounds like detoxing. That's a very good

sign. I suggest you get off milk and kefir, for a while at least,

because I think it will help you with the candida. Even though they

are extremely healthy, very very few people with candida can tolerate

them. You can add them, with caution, later on, as you progress.

>>I make my own sauerkraut and eat that often, I eat sprouts, and

lots of good veggies and meat!

==>That's wonderful you make your own sauerkraut; it should be eaten

with every meal to aid digestion. Be cautious about eating sprouts

that have been in the fridge, unless they are very fresh, because

they collect mold very easily.

> So when I said cleaning out, I guess I meant detoxing.

==>I wondered about that. Thanks.

> Please help me sort out what I am doing.

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>>Why is my immune system so comprimized?

==>There are so many things that can contribute to a depressed immune

system that you might not be aware of. With some women just getting

pregnant causes candida. Stress is also a big factor. We are also

exposed to all kinds of toxins in the environment, water, foods, etc.

and also in our personal care and household cleaning products.

>>I have been tested for AIDS, and do not have it. But my lymps are

often soar,

==>Do dry skin brushing 3 times a day, and also drink lemon juice and

Celtic sea salt in water like I mentioned before for your

lymphs/adrenals - it also helps the liver detox. Celtic sea salt

contains over 80 minerals, and many trace ones; Sally Fallon

recommends two ways of obtaining these minerals: 1) Celtic sea salt

and 2) good filtered water.

>>and get this, this is a real mystery.... the bottom, or souls, of

my feet alway pain me in the morning when I get up, other times of

day too, that is so strange?

==>Sounds like it could be circulation and/or hormonal problems,

which are also caused by candida. Do your feet also get hot at

night? Hormone replacement is not good for any body; I found taking

enough Vit. E helped with hot flashes. You might also do well by

getting some foot reflexology.

>>I only work part time, hardly any stress in my life right now, but

other times I had much stress. But this foot thing is so strange. I

can only think that perhaps the Chinese are correct in this " damp "

diagnosis. What do you think?

==>If you can get Chinese treatments it will do nothing but help you,

along with accupuncture or accupressure. But, like I said, candida

loves dampness. Most sufferers' symptoms increase when the humidity

is high or in rainy or damp conditions.

> You know the great thing about drinking the raw milk and eating the

kefir is that my candida is basically nonexistant right now, a

miracle!!!

==>Your candida is not non-existant if you have the vaginal itch you

describe, congestion, etc. It indicates your intestines are loaded

with candida overgrowth, so it would be wise to treat it by going on

the entire candida program. Besides, the diet will not hurt you, and

can only help any problem your body is having.

>>And my skin has changed dramatically!!! My flesh is more firm and

the aging marks on my hands have disappeared!!!

==>That fabulous Rose Marie!

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I am thinking about using the lemon and sea salt drink to help all

this mucus problem, but please let me know what you think of all

this!!!

==>You should be having the lemon juice and sea salt drink, as well

as other things I've recommended above. But above all I suggest you

get aggressive about curing your candida. It is evident your immune

system still isn't operating normally.

> Thank you so very very very much for your patience!!!!!

==>You are welcome. Now get going on that candida diet (all of it),

get off raw milk and kefir (for now), and start your road to total

health! Okay? I want to be totally healthy! It is not normal to

react so badly to dampness either.

Do keep us/me posted on what you are doing and how you progress.

Luv & hugs,

Bee

P.S. In future, remember that I can answer questions better if you

give them to me in smaller chunks. Also, my dear, would you

please " trim your messages " of any previous information not directly

relevant to what you are writing; many people receive only emails and

it means they have to scroll down through too much extra

information. Also, change your subject line to match what you are

writing about. TIA my friend.

[Guest guest]

Bee, thanks for your attention to my email!

I probably was not clear about how the kefir and raw milk have made my vaginal

itch almost nonexistent. That is why I am hesitant to give them up. I know it is

the kefir that has decreased the itch. So, I was wondering when you say that

people with candida cannot sometimes tolerate milk and kefir, do you mean raw

milk or pasteurized milk?

And also, what do they suffer for symptoms that tell them they are not

tolerating the milk?

Thanks so much!!!

Rose Marie

[Guest guest]

Hi Rose Marie,

'Some people with candida " cannot consume even raw unpasteurized

homemade kefir and yogurt because it causes them upset stomachs, more

gas and bloating or an increase in candida overgrowth symptoms. If you

are doing well on them do not be concerned. Just be cautious that if

you do not continue to progress you may need to eliminate them for

awhile.

Bee

[Guest guest]

Bee,

Thanks!

My candida is sooo much better from drinking kefir and raw milk it is amazing! I

have absolutely no upset stomach, or bloating or anything, except:

I have had a head cold (congestion, running nose, now bad cough) for two months

since starting kefir.

Is this a cleaning out of candida????

Since my vaginal yeast is almost gone I wonder if the dying bacteria is getting

kicked out of my system in the upper end?

What do you think?

When I was a kid and into my 20's I used to get terrible head colds. Then, when

I started getting vaginal yeast, I did not get head colds anymore, just more

vaginal yeast.

Interesting, now no vaginal yeast, and more head colds!

Curious!

Rose Marie

[Guest guest]

Rose Marie wrote:

> Bee,

> Thanks!

==>You are welcome Rose Marie!

> My candida is sooo much better from drinking kefir and raw milk it

is amazing! I have absolutely no upset stomach, or bloating or

anything, except:> I have had a head cold (congestion, running nose,

now bad cough) for two months since starting kefir.> Is this a

cleaning out of candida????

==>It certainly appears as if your congestion, etc. is detoxing or

natural healing taking place. It not cleaning out candida, but as

candida is killed off your body starts to heal.

> Since my vaginal yeast is almost gone I wonder if the dying

bacteria is getting kicked out of my system in the upper end?

> What do you think?

==>Dying bacteria don't get kicked out in the upper end, it goes out

through the bowels. But symptoms of detoxing and healing can take

place anywhere in the body.

> When I was a kid and into my 20's I used to get terrible head

colds. Then, when I started getting vaginal yeast, I did not get head

colds anymore, just more vaginal yeast. Interesting, now no vaginal

yeast, and more head colds!

==>Colds are evidence that healing is taking place. People who don't

get them may get a shock one day that something more serious is going

on in their bodies.

Take good care,

Bee

> Curious!

[Guest guest]

Thanks again Bee!!

I haven't had time to read articles you post on the site because I get my emails

directly into my mail box. And with all the mail coming in, I have no time to go

to the website and down load these things. I wish they could come right through

the email box, they can't do that can they?

Sorry, it sounds so lazy of me, but I never seem to have large amounts of time

online to get into the list.

But I will!!!!

Thanks so much!

Rose Marie