from the physical to the emotional - a breakthru

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guys,

i've talked some recently about how all of the physical suffering associated

with the candida fight has doubtlessly smothered out the emotional aspects me,

and to a lesser degree, the mental.

well, this morning, for the very first time, i awoke with no noticeable candida

symptoms. obviously, this is no small MIRACLE. it absolutely caught me off

guard, and has been one of the more amazing experiences of my life. everything

that i've read has suggested that i was in for at least several months of

struggle, before ever seeing anykind of significant results. i wasn't exactly

thrilled about that news, but i also recognized the commonsense in it all.

i believe that i've been sick since at least 2002, so it's been AT LEAST 8 long

years since my body could remember functioning without the candida invader. 8

years. so, i figured that if it took me the minimum of 4 months before the diet

bore me some fruit, it would have been a pretty small price to pay, and well

worth the effort. like many of you, i have suffered beyond what any words can

do justice to as the direct result of candida.

up until 12/17/09, when i had my absolute disasterous introduction to a 2 week

course of diflucan, i couldn't have imagined pain like that of the resulting

die-off. i literally anted to die. when the drug finally wore off, and i

happened upon these support groups, i slowly started to realize that not only

did i have SEVERE SYSTEMIC candida, but i also realized that a much milder

approach to the infection could achieve the desired result.

only, it's taken me some pretty painful, additional die-off, and alittle

modifying and adjusting to get to the right combination.

anyway, i felt absolutely incredible this morning. the customary stomach upset

and full-body malaise was noticeably gone, and it seemed apparent to me that

perhaps i didn't have a bunch of dead yeast floating around this a.m. 2 garlic

softgels and several sprinkles of cinnamon just might have proved to be the

right antifungals for me. i'm holdin' steady on that proposition.

so, as feeling " incredible " PHYSICALLY is an absolute blast to the mind, i

subsequently realized that the release of yeast and toxins also releases

emotions that have been " held back " . christ, the EMOTIONAL pain was nearly as

excruciating as the die-off itself. all that i could do was literally lay in my

bed and simply wait for the feelings to pass. to try and interpret them

intellectually could have been destablizing, to say the least.

little doubt, people, that there will be more to the whole sordid story as this

thing continues to unfold, but i gotta tell ya that i am just shocked at how

suddenly this came upon me.

it will be one month to the day tomorrow since i first took that diflucan at the

recommendation of a couple of chronic fatigue websites. they did me a

galactical disservice not warning me of the potential severity of die-off/detox

reaction. kinda hard to forgive them for that little oversight. but, by the

same token, guys, there was my absolute undeniable PROOF that i had candida

yeast overgrowth, which is better than i can say for all the doctors that i've

seen.

ya'll rock on!

russ