Where/How do I start to cure this thing?

June 20, 2006

I am SO fed up with all of this.

I've been diagnosed with Candida, and depression. And I've been

trying to figure out how to " cure " it for years now. WHAT is the

answer?

To start here are my problems:

1-acne

2-fatigue

3-depression

4-sugar " addiction "

5-improper diet

For the most part, I have eliminated white flour and " fungus " from

my diet. I dont eat cheese, mushrooms, fruit etc. However...what is

still causing my problems?

I'm still un-able to comletely elinate the sugar. Why? What do I

have to do to quit those cravings? How do you eat healthy and still

be on the run all the time? I dont have time to cook and prepare

meals a week in advance.

Typical day of food I'll consume are:

*almonds

*graham crackers

*cottage cheese

*canned chicken

*v-8 (low sodium)

*coffee with cream and splenda

*popcorn

*peanut butter

I know I need to add variety and make some adjustments but I'm too

darn tired to figure all this out. I've bought books, tried

different treatments. What REALLy works? What REALLY is the

solution?

June 20, 2006

Hi, .

First, graham crackers are white flour, unless you are getting some made with

whole grains from a health food store.

With acne and sugar cravings, I would think about eliminating all dairy and

wheat/gluten (even whole grains). For me, when I was consuming any wheat/white

flour, I would crave sugar. When I eliminated the gluten, dairy, and sugar from

my diet, I had awful withdrawal for a few days. After that, the cravings went

away. Even just having a bit, like the graham crackers you mentioned, can be

enough to set off a sugar craving, at least for me. You might want to try

eliminating corn, because it is a common allergen as well. You also might be

craving sugar because you aren't getting enough protein in your diet. Have you

done any elimination diets to find food sensitivities? With your symptoms, you

likely have some, probably many.

Peanut butter is high in mycotoxins and not recommended for a Candida diet. Try

switching to almond butter. It also looks like your vegetable intake is

extremely low.

I find that eating meat and veggies really are quick meals. If you bake a

chicken, pork chops, etc., you can reheat those the next day for breakfast,

lunch, and/or dinner along with a veggie or two. Salads with leftover chicken

are easy to eat on the go, use lemon juice and olive oil instead of commercial

salad dressings.

I will post what I ate yesterday so that you can get an idea.

Breakfast: leftover homemade beef and veggie soup

Lunch: family made brat (no bread or condiment) with raw cauliflower and salsa

Dinner: broiled salmon (with red coconut curry sauce) and green beans

Snacks: sunflower seeds, sliced tomato (usually I snack on raw veggies and nuts)

I typically put coconut oil on my veggies. It really is easy. If you can't cook

the meat for each meal, just cook it the night before. Maybe every evening you

can cook your meat for the next day. Some meats, like chicken and turkey, are

good cold. So far, the most involved things I have made are the homemade soup

and chili that I have on the stove right now.

Oh, I should mention that leftovers are supposed to be a no-no when on a Candida

diet, but I haven't made it that far yet. I never eat anything past 3 days

anyway at least.

Are you taking an antifungal and probiotic?

HTH!

-Olif

June 21, 2006

So much of what you are eating is wrong:

*almonds - do you soak them in lemon or other anti-fungal or do you

roast?

*graham crackers - you should eliminate all wheat and gluten from your

diet

*cottage cheese - you should eliminate all dairy from your diet

*canned chicken - canned foods can contain mold. Do you heat

thoroughly?

*v-8 (low sodium) - what is this? Is it a fruit and veg canned juice?

You should not be drinking juices of any kind, full of mould

*coffee with cream and splenda - coffee is a major no-no - candida loves

it

*popcorn - as long as you are not allergic to it, no problem

*peanut butter - commercial peanut butters are very bad for you, and

contain lots of mould

You should be eating lots of meat (if you can stomach it), lots and lots

of veggies (60-80% of your diet) and a few carbohydrates (unrefined).

I cook once a day, I make 4 or 5 different veggies (buy a commercial

steamer, worth their weight in gold) - 4 steamed and one baked in the

oven. I also make a huge salad and stir fry chicken and onions in olive

oil. For dinner we eat chicken and the salad. Then, the next day I

take veggies and brown rice or chicken to work in a lunch box. It takes