Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Bee's diet recommendations include no cheese. I have been avoiding it for 6 months. I know it's a very difficult diet to stick to, especially at first, and especially if you do a lot of traveling, but I've gotten used to it after all this time. :-) Zack On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, k9coachatl wrote: > > What about cheese on this diet? Getting conflicting info and need to > know what my limits as far as dairy are. Thanks! > > Amber > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 I am still having a tough time cutting out the cheese. I think that is why I have had a mini flare up (spaci-ness for one) with coated tongue and metalic taste in my mouth. Does anyone else ever get that? I have been using heavy cream in my tea and I think I need to just drop that for awhile. At least I am not eating cheddar and parmasean anymore. Ahhhhhhhhhh Cheese. Just like the commercial. I love my cheese. Jeanne -------------- Original message -------------- Bee's diet recommendations include no cheese. I have been avoiding it for 6 months. I know it's a very difficult diet to stick to, especially at first, and especially if you do a lot of traveling, but I've gotten used to it after all this time. :-) Zack On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, k9coachatl wrote: > > What about cheese on this diet? Getting conflicting info and need to > know what my limits as far as dairy are. Thanks! > > Amber > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 Dear Amber, Regarding cheese, most candida sufferers don't do well on cheese, especially when it is pasteurized and has undesireable additives, i.e. calcium chloride. Processed cheese is the worst because it has a high content of aluminum and acts just like plastic in the body. A good unpasteurized organic white cheese with a high butterfat content may be okay in small amounts but even then some people react to it. But when making food choices good cheese is much less harmful than other no-nos in the diet, i.e. sugar, grains and high carb foods. If you must have it take a tablespoon or two of coconut oil with it to aid digestion. All dairy products contain lactose (sugar), but of course butter is okay for everyone, as well as homemade yogurt and kefir because they are laco-fermented to the point of removing most of the lactose (sugar) and are also high in butterfat. Commercial products are not. The higher the butterfat content the easier it is to digest and the lower the lactose content. Some people are okay using a little whipping cream in substitute or swiss water processed decaf coffee. I find I'm okay cooking with high butterfat sour cream, whereas having it uncooked causes digestive upsets. Creme fraiche is better than other commercial sour creams and usually doesn't have additives. Overall good dairy products are healthful and chock full of important nutrients. The best are raw (unpasteurized & unhomogenized) " certified organic. " Organic is a term used quite loosely, whereas " certified organic " products are regulated and must meet certain standards. They may be added to your diet later on, after your digestive system has normalized. For most people that will be quite awhile (months and even longer). Again, having some good dairy products are a better choice than sugars, grains, starches and high carb foods, however it is best to avoid all commercial pasteurized products. Eliminating all dairy except butter, homemade yogurt and kefir is advisable and will help you overcome candida sooner. I hope that helps. Warm regards, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2004 Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 Hi everybody! I've been away and trying to catch up on posts. First thanks to Darline for being a moderator!! I wanted to talk about cheese. I finally tried the " dripped yogurt " that was always being recommended on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (a diet which is very similar to the Candida diet except it's for people with Crohn's and Colitis instead of Candida.) . I made some yesterday and it is so good and incredibly good for you! You just make regular yogurt from scratch and make very sure you cure it 24 hours so all the sugar gets used up by the good bacteria. Then you pour all the yogurt into a colander lined with cheesecloth and leave it overnight. In the morning you will have a bowl full of clear-ish watery stuff. And in the cheesecloth you'll have all this thick opaque white stuff. Just scrap the thick stuff into a jar and refrigerate. It'll keep for weeks. Add it to everything or use it as a dip for vegetables. It is so good and has a lot of good bacteria -- it's just the same as yogurt but just a lot more concentrated. I can't eat cow's milk yogurt because of a true allergy but goat milk yogurt was okay. At least at first. After a while, however, I started having a reaction to even the goat milk yogurt. But I can eat the cheese! Evidently the thing most people are sensitive to is the clear liquid you pour off.... Anyway, I'm pleased as punch to share this news because it's easy to make and contains lots of calcium and good bacteria in a natural form and I think it tastes quite elegant. By the way, I started with 2 quarts of milk to make the yogurt. After dripping it I ended up with about 2 cups of cheese. It seems wasteful but the good stuff is all in the thick cheese part so it shouldn't make that big a difference.. If you want to feel more filled up just drink water I guess. :-) Warm regards, ~Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2004 Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 Thanks Robin! It's good to know how do make yogurt so it is tasty and healthful. I'm glad you're back again. Suz hasn't posted in awhile and I'm wondering how she is doing too. But then she had a lot of things to handle with moving and so on. I miss her. Darline posted a photo of herself if you'd like to take a look see. You had a good photo of yourself too. How about posting it? Luv, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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