RE: Re: Coconut oil -- fruit and diet advice

[Guest guest]

For the first few weeks AT LEAST eat no apples or any fruit. And the almond

bread recipe is in the files. I made up a Candida version that helped me to

put on weight (it worked!) and included it in our files but I need to revise

the recipe -- I'll do it today.

I wouldn't mess with it for awhile though. If you're at the very beginning

I'm afraid the best advice is to simply tough it out. You'll crave

everything but just try to resist. These other things you can add in later

GRADUALLY and are more for a long term approach to the diet. As I mentioned,

I've been on this diet for half a year at least (and I actually think it's

more like 8 months...) I originally promised myself that I would stick to

this (sometimes hellish :-) diet for one year but I've gotten in a groove

with the diet, I actually like it and so I'm aiming now for a few years to

completely eradicate all my Candida forever.

But I started just like you and SUFFERED in the beginning. It was entirely

worth it and I promise that if you follow the basic diet to the letter you

will feel much better at 3 months and then much better again at 6 months and

so on.

Just try to be strong and patient. It's really the only way and you will be

healthier and happier for the rest of your life. In fact, you'll probably be

healthier and happier than most people on the planet because I think this is

an underlying problem for everyone (since the demise of so many traditional

diets.) They just haven't identified the source of their digestive and

energy complaints yet.

~Robin

[Guest guest]

THANKS Robin. So, NO fruit and NO grains (i.e.

buckwheat/rice)/nuts either? Or just no almond bread?

Sorry for so many questions just want to be sure I

fully understand what it is that I need to do. Thanks

again. Hugs,Carol B (still haven't found the recipes

but will look again)

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[Guest guest]

--- Robin Reese <robin.reese@...> wrote:

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> Just try to be strong and patient. It's really the

> only way and you will be

> healthier and happier for the rest of your life. In

> fact, you'll probably be

> healthier and happier than most people on the planet

> because I think this is

> an underlying problem for everyone (since the demise

> of so many traditional

> diets.) They just haven't identified the source of

> their digestive and

> energy complaints yet.

Your posts are always incredibly wise and thoughtful.

Thanks Robin. Jeanne Marie

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[Guest guest]

Hi Carol,

There are three or four grains that are OK on the diet for candida. The

ones I have been eating are buckwheat, millet, quinoa and amaranth.

Millet cooks much like rice. Quinoa cooks much faster. I've gotten to

like the taste of both quite a bit. I had some amaranth, but it's a litle

harder to get around here.

I like buckwheat pancakes with lots of butter for breakfast. I think the

recipe I use is in the recipes section at the groups website, but

just in case it isn't, it's very simple. I use 1/2 a cup of buckwheat

flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder (I use the kind with no aluminum in

it), a dash of salt and usually some spices like cinnamon, cloves,

allspice and/or nutmeg. I mix the powdered ingrediants together, then mix

one egg and a tablespoon of coconut oil in another bowl, then mix in 1/2

cup of water. Then I add the liquid to the dry ingredients and mix well,

cook on an iron skillet. This makes 3 moderate sized pancakes (~ 6 inches

in diameter).

Zack

On Sun, 26 Dec 2004, Carol Brown wrote:

>

> THANKS Robin. So, NO fruit and NO grains (i.e.

> buckwheat/rice)/nuts either? Or just no almond bread?

> Sorry for so many questions just want to be sure I

> fully understand what it is that I need to do. Thanks

> again. Hugs,Carol B (still haven't found the recipes

> but will look again)

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Zack. Did you include those grains at the

beginning of the diet or add them in later? I've been

on a gluten free diet and buckwheat is controversial

due to cross contamination. But I've always liked

buckwheat. Carol B

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