Overcoming Candida

Today I discovered my fatigued body was plagued with an army of alien yeast creatures playing havoc with my ecosystem. These buggers were causing acne, brian fog, moodiness even depression in some people. My bad bacteria had colonised and are having an endless rave in my weak gut and feeding off all the sugar since birth! For those who are unaware of Candida, it is an imbalance of yeast or bad bacteria in our bodies and it thrives off all sugary delights!!! If you suffer from adult acne, rosacea, chronic fatigue syndrome, thrush, tinea, sluggish digestive system, IBS, cold feet & hands, weight gain, is an alcoholic, loves sweets, have carb cravings...it is possible you have it too!

After seeing my naturopath, we both went on the strictest of diets to starve out the yeast. Boy it was extremely tough......for 2months we cried, broke down, had major withdrawals, experienced intense headaches. Our solace was stevia, pumpkin drank lots off distilled water, herbal teas, almond meld, nuts, quinoa, buckwheat eggs, super greens eg, broccoli, lettuce, spinach and anti-fungal herbs.

Foods to Avoid
Aged cheeses, alcohol, chocolate, dried fruits, fresh fruits, fermented foods, mushrooms, vinegar, glutenous foods (wheat, rye, barley), all sugars, honeys and syrups (that includes any ‘ose’, like lactose, sucrose etc), and foods that contain yeast or mould (breads, muffins, cakes, baked goods, cheese, dried fruits, melons, peanuts – although nutritional and brewer’s yeasts are not harmful, as they do not colonize in the intestines).

Foods to Eat
Vegetables (including plenty of raw garlic), protein foods (beef, chicken, eggs, fish), live yogurt cultures (both dairy and non-dairy,) FOS*, whey, acidophilus, green algae (such as spirulina and chlorella), nuts, seeds and oils, and non-glutenous grains (like millet, rice, rice bran and oat bran).

This month not much to write  my inspiration has all come from hibernating and healing my body with rest & wholesome foods in the first week the weight just fell off me! My skin was glowing and miraculously my brain fog lifted....I also passed the spittle test. The perseverance paid off!

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