Re: Hello - New Here

[Guest guest]

Hi Gail!

I wouldn't worry about the cholesterol issue. I use lots of coconut oil,

butter and olive oil as well as eat a great deal of red meat. Within just 2

months on this diet my cholesterol dropped to 154 overall (was 202). My

good cholesterol went up and the LDL (bad cholesterol) dropped from 120 to

72.

I have now been on the program for 5 months and I truly believe this program

is the greatest. I am feeling better and better every day. Have dropped

over 50 pounds, blood sugar readings are now normal, no longer have high

blood pressure, fibromyalgia pain is no longer a factor (except if I let

myself get overly tired), went from being a couch potato to now teaching

water aerobics (I will get my certification soon), and now have a resting

heart rate of 55-60.

You can and will improve your health with this program.

Hugs,

Ellen

PS...Check out the recipe folder in the files section. It's filled with

yummy recipes!

----- Original Message -----

From: " gmgblues " >

> I also have a hereditary risk of heart disease with high cholesterol

> and have stayed away from most red meats and bad oils for years. But

> instead of olive oil I have been using rice bran oil which supposedly

> is a very good oil for you, yet I never see any info on it. I do eat

> eggs, but often just the whites though I have been eating more with the

> yolk now. <<<

[Guest guest]

Sue,

I really feel for those of you that are struggling to maintain your weight.

That's just as difficult as losing weight used to be for me.

My weight loss has slowed down considerably lately. Why? I'm not 100% sure

but I think it's because of all the exercise I am doing. My clothes are

getting bigger and my measurements dropping a little but the scale isn't

moving at the moment. Of course, volume for volume muscle weighs more than

fat.

That's another consideration...maybe if you added more exercise (even a

simple 20 minutes twice a week working with light weights) and increased

your proteins and fats a little that might help. Just be sure if you

increase proteins and fats you still keep your ratios accurate.

Hugs,

Ellen

Re: [ ] Hello - New Here

> ellen,

>

> I would say you are one of the fortunate and congrats! I know this

> program works and i felt better right away also, my problem is that i

> cannot afford to lose the weight. I beleive my body is in starvation mode

> as my stomach aches alot and i cant stop the weight loss.

>

> But its good for you that you lost the weight and feel better.

>

> Sue <3

[Guest guest]

Gail wrote:

>

> Hello, I'm new to the group.

==>Hello Gail. Welcome to our group my friend.

> I recently developed candida and have oral thrush. At first I

wasn't aware of all the foods I shouldn't be eating. It would start

to get better than worse because I kept eating things I shouldn't

have. I've been searching all over for info on diet and such. Have

found some pretty good info prior to finding this group, but the " How

to Successfully Overcome Candida " article was the most thorough and

easiest for me to understand.

==>I'm glad you got so much from my article!

>

> I'm doing better at eating the right foods but am still learning.

I also did start taking some anti-fungals because of the oral thrush

> which has helped a lot.

==>Try treating your oral thrush directly with antifungals, instead

of taking them internally, which may be too early for you - see the

Treatments Folder for the Thrush Treatments File.

>

> So now I'm trying to " learn " how to cook and make decent meals with

the allowable foods. I'm not a very creative cook so this is a real

> challenge for me.

==>Good for you! See our Recipes Folder for tons of ideas.

>

> I also have a hereditary risk of heart disease with high

cholesterol and have stayed away from most red meats and bad oils for

years.

==>Cholesterol is a non-issue when it comes to heart disease because

it was based on studies that were falsified. Your body does not make

cholesterol from proteins or fats, it makes it from carbs.

Cholesterol is a repair and protective substance in the body, and

whatever your body produces is required to repair damage, mostly done

by high carbs, sugars and lack of nutrients. Heart disease is caused

by a lack of nutrients, especially good saturated fats and red

meats!! Of course if doctors and the heart association were to allow

themselves to embrace the truth they'd be out of business. It's all

about the money my friend. Only you can turn your health around, by

giving your body what it needs to heal and keep you healthy.

==>In fact saturated fats are vital for the heart; bad oils and fats

cause the cells to be flabby, lacking integrity, which weakens the

muscle. Sugars and high carbs cut off oxygen to the cells which is

vital to the entire body, but particularly the heart. Do nose

breathing and humming to increase nitric oxide intake, which is the

same as nitro glycerin (given by doctors to treat eminent heart

attacks) - see the Folder Breath Properly - For overall health! for

articles. There are many references for this information on the

heart, good saturated fats required by it, etc. at:

www.westonaprice.org

www.thincs.org (a group of doctors, scientist and others from all

over the world who are trying to debunk the world of the cholesterol

myths and lies)

But instead of olive oil I have been using rice bran oil which

supposedly is a very good oil for you, yet I never see any info on it.

==>Bran rice oil is not a good oil. The only vegetable oil that's

good is extra virgin olive oil. Please read the fats & oils section

of my article again.

I do eat eggs, but often just the whites though I have been eating

more with the yolk now. I hadn't been eating much sugar at all except

for fruit ... and oh, is it ever hard to give up fruit.

==>I understand about giving up fruit, but it is the very worst sugar

anyone can have because it goes right into the bloodstream and

creates high insulin production, etc. - do a search at

www.mercola.com with " fructose " and you will see what I mean. Even

healthy people should have minimal fruit with plenty of good

saturated fats to slow the release of fructose into the system.

> I did notice on the food list that tomatoes were ok but zucchini

was not. This is the opposite of what I've seen on other Candida

food lists so I'm a bit confused.

==>As you know from the Introduction sent to you when you joined, my

diet is not like others out there. Other diets include foods that

are not successful in curing candida. Decide for yourself which diet

you want to follow, but many people come here because they've been

unsuccessful following other diets.

>

> Anyway, I'm so glad to have found this group and all the info here.

That's wonderful Gail. Read, learn, enjoy and get well.

Luv, Bee

[Guest guest]

Ellen, that you so much for the support. I am really struggling

right now and changing my mind about red meat and the cholesterol

thing is soooo hard. But I have heard of others that have been on a

similar diet and their cholesterol was reduced too.

I have already lost 10 lbs and I really don't need or want to lose

any more. But it's because I'm having such a hard time figuring out

what foods to eat and how to prepare them so I often end up just

grabbing some raw veggies. My blood pressure dropped some too

already. It had never been high until last year and I was able to

bring it down some, but since this " condition " its down even lower.

I'm trying to look at this positively in that all that I learn and

the eating habits I establish will result in better health the rest

of my life. Though I didn't think I was eating so badly before &

felt I was pretty healthy LOL. But I figure it's a wake-up call to

analyze and change my eating habits.

So glad you are doing well with this!

I definitely will be checking out the recipe section.

Gail

>

> Hi Gail!

>

> I wouldn't worry about the cholesterol issue. I use lots of

coconut oil,

> butter and olive oil as well as eat a great deal of red meat.

Within just 2

> months on this diet my cholesterol dropped to 154 overall (was

202). My

> good cholesterol went up and the LDL (bad cholesterol) dropped from

120 to

> 72.

>

> I have now been on the program for 5 months and I truly believe

this program

> is the greatest. I am feeling better and better every day. Have

dropped

> over 50 pounds, blood sugar readings are now normal, no longer have

high

> blood pressure, fibromyalgia pain is no longer a factor (except if

I let

> myself get overly tired), went from being a couch potato to now

teaching

> water aerobics (I will get my certification soon), and now have a

resting

> heart rate of 55-60.

>

> You can and will improve your health with this program.

> Hugs,

> Ellen

>

> PS...Check out the recipe folder in the files section. It's filled

with

> yummy recipes!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Bee! I see so many positive comments about using this diet

and I believe I will be sticking around and trying it. I have a lot

more reading to do too!

> > I also did start taking some anti-fungals because of the oral

thrush

> > which has helped a lot.

>

> ==>Try treating your oral thrush directly with antifungals, instead

> of taking them internally, which may be too early for you - see the

> Treatments Folder for the Thrush Treatments File.

Actually I'm taking oil of oregano by just putting drops under my

tongue. Somewhat icky LOL but I can handle icky if it makes me

better. I was taking some pao de arco tablets too, so should I just

stop those?

> >

>>

> ==>Cholesterol is a non-issue when it comes to heart disease

because

Thanks for this info. I've heard some of it before but didn't pay

attention. More reading to do ...

>>

> But instead of olive oil I have been using rice bran oil which

> supposedly is a very good oil for you, yet I never see any info on

it.

>

> ==>Bran rice oil is not a good oil. The only vegetable oil that's

> good is extra virgin olive oil. Please read the fats & oils

section

> of my article again.

OK, sigh ... but I am willing to make the switch.

> That's wonderful Gail. Read, learn, enjoy and get well.

>

> Luv, Bee

Gail

[Guest guest]

Sue, your stomach aches due to acid problems (too high or too low)

and/or candida overgrowth in it. See the Digestion folder for help

with your stomach. When it hurts bad take 1 tsp. of baking soda

mixed in warm filtered water, and sip on it. Also ginger tea, or

fennel tea, and others help alleviate stomach aches. Do ensure you

are eating the right ratios of protein to fats to carbs per my

article and the Candida Diet Folder.

My stomach was my worst problem when I had candida. At one point I

could only eat 9 foods in the whole world because everything else

came back up. See Bee's Personal Candida Story.

Sue, you cannot afford not to lose weight if you don't cure the

candida.

Bee

Sue wrote;

> ellen, I would say you are one of the fortunate and congrats! I

know this program works and i felt better right away also, my problem

is that i cannot afford to lose the weight. I beleive my body is in

starvation mode as my stomach aches alot and i cant stop the weight

loss.

>

>But its good for you that you lost the weight and feel better.

[Guest guest]

Sue, would you please please trim your messages!!

Sue wrote:

>

> ellen,

>

> that is where i am confused. How on earth do i eat 144-201 grams

of fat? I try to increase fats but i dont know how? My carb intake

should be 46 which is so low but im trying and my protein intake is

57 which again is low so i feel as if i am in starvation mode. I

think my stomach aches because im hungry but i dont know what to

eat...

==>Try Bee's Raw Egg Drink to start increasing fats. You should be

starting my diet on a gradual basis per my article, and not trying to

change everything at one time, and therefore you would gradually be

increasing fats. See the Candida Diet folder for help with Withdrawal

Symptoms and the Candida Diet folder.

Bee

[Guest guest]

Gail wrote:

>

> Thank you, Bee! I see so many positive comments about using this diet

> and I believe I will be sticking around and trying it. I have a lot

> more reading to do too!

That's great to hear Gail! You cannot go wrong getting the nutrients

your body needs, all natural and God-given. To heck with the food,

drug and medical industries that just make us sicker and tell us lies

every day!

Luv, Bee

Please trim your messages my friend - see the Candida Group Info folder

on how and why. TIA

[Guest guest]

Hi Jeanette,

I'm in the Austin area.

> > I just wanted to say a quick hello as I recently joined the group. I do not

have any kefir grains at the moment, but hope to acquire some locally before too

long. I look forward to learning from all you more experienced folks. Thanks.

> > in TX

>