Re: A question on weight loss

[Guest guest]

I'm doing the Medifast diet. I have been on this diet for 2 1/2 months

and have lost 22 lbs. My Candida flared back up right before I started

the Medifast diet. I thought since the medifast diet is Low Carb, Low

Fat and Low Calorie it shouldn't affect my healing process.

I haven't had a bad outbreak yet, but I just made a appointment with my

doctor because I'm breaking out in some kind of rash. I'm not sure it's

related to my Candida or not. I'll let you know, if your interested.

I have had the worst time losing weight and medifast has been the only

diet that has helped me lose the unwanted weight in the past 10 years. I

still have 30 pounds to go. So I'm hoping this rash can be controlled

for another 3 months.

Terry

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From: candidiasis

[mailto:candidiasis ] On Behalf Of Lainey

Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 10:38 PM

candidiasis

Subject: A question on weight loss

Hi everyone..

Just a quick question for any one that might have more

information on

this.

A friend was going to a doctor's practice that uses " Medifast "

diet

products for a quick start on losing weight to sort of kick

start the

weight loss and help with the yeast being there is a diabetic

plan,

then go into a lean green and colorful diet program to continue

the

weight loss.

I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge or experience with

using

the Medifast products under a doctors supervision..

thanks in advance

Lainey

[Guest guest]

Terry, I urge you to consider that the low-fat diet may not provide

enough DHA and EPA without added cod liver oil, and there's a real

risk of unbalanced, excess omega-6 oil (excess is inflammatory)

because it's naturally in a lot of vegetables and EPA and DHA are

not. Then there's the potential for inadequate saturated fats in such

a diet too.

Personally I don't advise low-fat diets; I believe they are unsound.

I know a couple of people on low-fat whose gallbladders filled with

stones because the action of squeezing bile out, which dilutes the

bile salts so they don't crystallize as much, was non-existant.

There's a good chance the rash will respond to undenatured whey and

selenium. Many times a rash has been linked to reduced phase II liver

detoxification, and glutathione produced from these precursors is the

main ingredient in phase II detox.

Details on liver function can be found in this chapter scanned from a

book published by a founder of Great Smokies Labs. Download it and

read it with a text editor.

http://members.shaw.ca/duncancrow/liver-function.txt

Duncan

>

> I'm doing the Medifast diet. I have been on this diet for 2 1/2

months

> and have lost 22 lbs. My Candida flared back up right before I

started

> the Medifast diet. I thought since the medifast diet is Low Carb,

Low

> Fat and Low Calorie it shouldn't affect my healing process.

>

> I haven't had a bad outbreak yet, but I just made a appointment

with my

> doctor because I'm breaking out in some kind of rash. I'm not sure

it's

> related to my Candida or not. I'll let you know, if your

interested.

>

> I have had the worst time losing weight and medifast has been the

only

> diet that has helped me lose the unwanted weight in the past 10

years. I

> still have 30 pounds to go. So I'm hoping this rash can be

controlled

> for another 3 months.

>

> Terry