Re: healing reactions

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> Hi Bee,

>> I know we have healing reactions to healthy foods but there is

something I don't understand. Why is my reaction to a trace amount of

butter or ghee, but I can eat several tablespoons of coconut oil in one

day and not have any reaction at all? Isn't coconut oil more of an anti-

fungal than butter or ghee?

==>a, it is possible that your body particularly requires the

nutrients in butter, which are very different than coconut oil. I

suggest you try butter again after being on this program 6 months and

see how you do on it.

The best, Bee

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==>a, it is possible that your body particularly requires the

nutrients in butter, which are very different than coconut oil. I

suggest you try butter again after being on this program 6 months and

see how you do on it.

The best, Bee

>>Hi - thank you. I assume though I don't have to worry so much about a

little butter being on my food when we eat out? I used to worry about it not

only because of the reaction I have to it, but because of the whole food

allergy/rotation diet theory I was told. We don't go out to eat very often,

maybe once a month if that, but every once in a while it would be nice to

enjoy a meal out without worrying about what's in the food.

I read the file on having cheats. Assuming I can have a little cheat without

going into a downward spiral, is a small cheat every week or every 2 weeks

ok? How much would it set me back regarding my healing?

Thanks,

a

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> >>Hi - thank you. I assume though I don't have to worry so much

about a little butter being on my food when we eat out? I used to

worry about it not only because of the reaction I have to it, but

because of the whole food allergy/rotation diet theory I was told. We

don't go out to eat very often, maybe once a month if that, but every

once in a while it would be nice to enjoy a meal out without worrying

about what's in the food.

==>That's great a. When we understand what the " real problem "

IS, it helps so much. It so scarey for people who " think " they have

allergies!

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> I read the file on having cheats. Assuming I can have a little

cheat without going into a downward spiral, is a small cheat every

week or every 2 weeks ok? How much would it set me back regarding my

healing?

==>A cheat once a week isn't going to set you back a lot; just cram

your cheat into 2 hours or less, and try not to go off the diet the

rest of the time and you'll do okay. Often cheating helps people

mentally because they are so intense about " not cheating " for fear of

not getting well. It can cause us to become obsessed with " can't

haves " . Cheating helps releas that " stuck feeling " of " can't haves "

along with tension. Cheating also makes you more confirmed to stick

to the program, because it often makes you sick.

Luv, Bee

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> Hi All,

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> I am finding that I am tolerating less and less foods. How is that

possible?

> Three weeks ago I was eating lamb and felt fine. Now when I eat

lamb I

> almost immediately have abdominal distention and water retention

in my lower

> body. I thought things would get better and I would be able to

tolerate more

> and more foods.

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> a

Wow, a...I am finding that to be true too in a sense. My

friend made me some pumpkin custard recently but put vanilla extract

in it that contained alcohol. It had to be a small amount- cuz she

only used a TBSP - but let me tell you that in about 10 minutes - my

heart was racing out of my chest and my thoughts were going haywire

right along with it! It took about a day and a half to pass

completely. I'm not sure I would have had such a severe reaction a

few months ago. I have to remind myself that I am detoxing and that

puts an additional strain on my liver and other organs. I have also

lost about 9lbs on an already small frame - so that could be

contributing. I'm hoping that this is all a part of going backwards

and retracing before it starts back up on the other side. Thanks for

the post. It's good to know that I'm not the only one experiencing

this.

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>Wow, a...I am finding that to be true too in a sense. My

>friend made me some pumpkin custard recently but put vanilla extract

>in it that contained alcohol. It had to be a small amount- cuz she

>only used a TBSP - but let me tell you that in about 10 minutes - my

>heart was racing out of my chest and my thoughts were going haywire

>right along with it! It took about a day and a half to pass

>completely. I'm not sure I would have had such a severe reaction a

>few months ago. I have to remind myself that I am detoxing and that

>puts an additional strain on my liver and other organs. I have also

>lost about 9lbs on an already small frame - so that could be

>contributing. I'm hoping that this is all a part of going backwards

>and retracing before it starts back up on the other side. Thanks for

>the post. It's good to know that I'm not the only one experiencing

>this.

>

>

Hi ,

Thank you for sharing that and I now remember reading your post the other

day. I get " heart pounding in my ears " if I eat sweets or grains. It's not

fun. I just wish there were more foods I could eat. There's not much left

and I have yet to lose weight.

a

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If the custard was cooked, the alcohol probably cooked out of it long

before you ate it. Anything that gets above about 170 degrees F is going

to boil out the alcohol pretty rapidly.

Zack

>> Wow, a...I am finding that to be true too in a sense. My

>> friend made me some pumpkin custard recently but put vanilla extract

>> in it that contained alcohol. It had to be a small amount- cuz she

>> only used a TBSP - but let me tell you that in about 10 minutes - my

>> heart was racing out of my chest and my thoughts were going haywire

>> right along with it! It took about a day and a half to pass

>> completely. I'm not sure I would have had such a severe reaction a

>> few months ago. I have to remind myself that I am detoxing and that

>> puts an additional strain on my liver and other organs. I have also

>> lost about 9lbs on an already small frame - so that could be

>> contributing. I'm hoping that this is all a part of going backwards

>> and retracing before it starts back up on the other side. Thanks for

>> the post. It's good to know that I'm not the only one experiencing

>> this.

>>

>>

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> I was wondering, as long as we can deal with the reaction, is it ok

to eat foods we have a healing reaction to? And if so, does eating

something you have a healing reaction to help?

==>a, I assume you mean " good unadulterated foods " that create

healing reactions. Yes, it is okay to have them, but in order to

minimize healing reactions start with small amounts and only gradually

increase them every 4-5 days.

Bee

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==>a, I assume you mean " good unadulterated foods " that create

healing reactions. Yes, it is okay to have them, but in order to

minimize healing reactions start with small amounts and only gradually

increase them every 4-5 days.

Bee

Thanks Bee, that is what I meant. I am asking because my reaction to beef

(pasture fed, drug free) is abdominal distention and water retention in my

lower body. Well, I have those same symptoms every week from Sunday through

Tuesday from PMS so I figure if I am going to retain water and have a big

bloated stomach anyway, I may as well eat something I really enjoy that

ordinarily gives me the same reaction.

a

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Good thinking a. Go for it!

Luv, Bee

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> ==>a, I assume you mean " good unadulterated foods " that

create

> healing reactions. Yes, it is okay to have them, but in order to

> minimize healing reactions start with small amounts and only

gradually

> increase them every 4-5 days.

>

> Bee

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> Thanks Bee, that is what I meant. I am asking because my reaction

to beef

> (pasture fed, drug free) is abdominal distention and water

retention in my

> lower body. Well, I have those same symptoms every week from Sunday

through

> Tuesday from PMS so I figure if I am going to retain water and have

a big

> bloated stomach anyway, I may as well eat something I really enjoy

that

> ordinarily gives me the same reaction.

>

> a

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> Hi Bee,

> I am still confused about healing reactions. If reactions to foods

are healing reactions not allergic reactions but stevia is not needed

for healing, then why did I have a reaction to stevia? I had been

using it for years and then sometime last year started to have a

headache and backache every day. This went on for several weeks and I

was using stevia daily in my tea. During a trip to Austin I did not

take any with me and after two days the pain was gone. I got back

home, started using stevia and the pain came back and that's how I

finally figured it out.

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> I stopped using it and just about 2 weeks ago tried it again and

now I can tolerate it again. Can you explain?

+++Some candida sufferers cannot tolerate stevia since it is a carb

and feeds candida; it also depends upon the form you use. Processed

forms cause more problems for some people. I don't consider Stevia a

healing food like eggs, meats, butter; it is simply a way to have

some sweetener.

Bee

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+++Some candida sufferers cannot tolerate stevia since it is a carb

>and feeds candida; it also depends upon the form you use. Processed

>forms cause more problems for some people. I don't consider Stevia a

>healing food like eggs, meats, butter; it is simply a way to have

>some sweetener.

>Bee

Thank you for the reply but that doesn't explain why I was able to tolerate

it for so long and all of a sudden couldn't. You would think if it's

something I couldn't tolerate to candida I would have reacted to it right

away.

a

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> +++Some candida sufferers cannot tolerate stevia since it is a carb

> >and feeds candida; it also depends upon the form you use.

Processed

> >forms cause more problems for some people. I don't consider Stevia

a

> >healing food like eggs, meats, butter; it is simply a way to have

> >some sweetener.

>

> >Bee

>

> Thank you for the reply but that doesn't explain why I was able to

tolerate

> it for so long and all of a sudden couldn't. You would think if it's

> something I couldn't tolerate to candida I would have reacted to it

right

> away.

Hi a. Sorry, I cannot speculate on individual idiosycrasies.

In the big scheme of total nutrition it doesn't matter in any case.

Bee

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a,

I am having the same reaction. Things I could tolerate before I can

not tolerate now. I am much more sensitive than I was before. I hope

that means I am getting down to the nitty gritty.

Happiness, Ellen " -)

> >

> > Thank you for the reply but that doesn't explain why I was able to

> tolerate

> > it for so long and all of a sudden couldn't. You would think if

it's

> > something I couldn't tolerate to candida I would have reacted to

it

> right

> > away.

>

> Hi a. Sorry, I cannot speculate on individual

idiosycrasies.

> In the big scheme of total nutrition it doesn't matter in any case.

>

> Bee

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