tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315739174927790642011-12-20T12:46:41.081+03:00Candida diet chronicles - surviving the detox diet for annihilating CandidaMigeloochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03567928295877056994noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231573917492779064.post-19896284181800485592007-05-28T08:25:00.000+03:002007-05-28T08:32:27.152+03:00

I haven't posted in a very long time...2 months! I simply wasn't able to follow even a modified version of the Candida diet beyond the month and a half or so beginning, where I succeeded in following it to the letter.In general I've never been able to follow any diet for very long, so I'm impressed with how long I lasted on this one; longer than any I ever followed in the past.My "burning mouth

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I am touched (very!) and convinced (to an extent) by the comments that have been coming in. I hate to face this, but my thrush isn't clearing completely and I obviously need to do more than the haphazard way I've been eating and taking supplements since my trip to NY recently.So I'll give up cow's milk and its products. I'll stop the sweets or at least cut them way down. I'll be more consistent

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More luck: Jaimi Q left a comment on my previous post. I visited her blog and it's well worth a visit. There aren't so many Candida blogs out there! Her blog is called Fighting Candida: Body Ecology. Check it out!

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I need a new, not-so-strict way of keeping candida at bay. Is this possible?At the moment, I am keeping sugar and dairy products to a minimum, but not avoiding them altogether. I favor non-wheat products but don't avoid wheat completely. I am using a tea-tree oil toothpaste and mouthwash. I'm taking GSE, but not every day. I take a probiotic every day and sometimes twice a day.Am I kidding myself

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I'm so happy to have heard from Djinn, the writer of the Cardboard Diet blog, which features loads of recipes for anti-Candida. Check it out!

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I'm back to taking GSE after not taking it for about 10 days. I guess I got out of the habit during my recent trip to NY. Wow, that stuff is so bitter...but I woke up this morning with not the clearest tongue, and I don't want to have to start this all over again.I did have a week of drinking lots of coffee though; that is, for me. I had one cup almost every day. I know that's not a lot for most

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I read an article of interest today on Dr. Andrew Weil's site; apparently probiotics may prevent cancer!Probiotics May Help Prevent CancerA new study from Belgium suggests that daily intake of probiotics (friendly bacteria) and prebiotics (substances that nourish friendly bacteria in the intestines) may reduce the activity of enzymes in the colon that produce carcinogenic compounds. A small study

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I just got home....My thrush is gone after having used the Culturelle for the last 10 days or so. I didn't even use it so regularly, but it seems to have done the trick. I mean, the thrush is gone but I still get a strange taste in my mouth and am afraid to have anything too spicy.I've also been sampling all kinds of food, and don't know how to continue right now. I'm going to eat on the "

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I'm at Ben-Gurion airport in Israel, a couple of hours before my flight to the US. There's a wireless connection here at the airport. I've had my morning GSE and lemon, and need to eat something so I can take my probiotic. I guess I'll look around for a salad; that seems like the most likely thing I can eat here. I packed my GSE in my checked-in suitcase, because I didn't want to have the

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Yesterday at work there were parties, and I ate things I shouldn't have; i.e., chocolate, cookies, potato chips. In the evening I rinsed my mouth very well with the GSE, and felt ok.But I was up several times at night with terrible stomach cramps. Instant karma....and I've learned my lesson. Wow, you really can't take any chances with this unforgiving candida.Today I'm going to be especially

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I haven't been so "perfect" on the diet since Sunday night. I have been having a granola cookie or two here and there. I am very careful to brush my teeth carefully afterwards and rinse my mouth with GSE (diluted in water of course).Most of the day I follow the diet very rigorously. It's in the evening that I stray a bit. I think it's ok. I just don't seem to be strong enough to follow the diet

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So I'm totally back in the swing of the diet. It's not as bad going back to it as it's been in the past going back to weight-loss diets. Now I feel that it's my choice, and that it does make a difference for sure.And the extra bonus is that my weight is going down again.I may be going to the US in a few days. I hear one can't bring liquids on the plane, so I may not be able to bring my GSE. Also,

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I went nuts this week. Extreme pressure at work, my overdraft has gone beyond the beyond (the practitioner and supplement bills sure added up), and my aging parents are having all kinds of problems. And they live in the US, and I'm here. And according to my hero, Dr. Andrew Weil, the whole Candida thing has been blown out of all proportion:"...Diagnoses of systemic candidiasis usually have no

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This turns out to be a very nice dip and a great way to get all the nutrients from flax seeds. My practitioner wants me to have 2 tablespoons of ground flax seeds per day, and I was having a hard time working this in. I was sprinkling them on my scrambled eggs and not really loving it, so this idea (from my practitioner) is a really great one:Flax seed dip2 tablespoons ground flax seeds1-2

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I've been making my tehina at work lately; it seems to work out better for me that way than trying to eat at home. We've had a lot of traffic in the kitchen in the mornings lately, and also I've been driving my son to his job on the way to mine, so there isn't a lot of time.No-garlic tehina recipeThis recipe does not contain any garlic and is a sweeter-tasting tehina than the other recipe I gave

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I took the Oreganol today for the first time. I'm supposed to have it once a day, an hour before lunch (and 2 hours after breakfast), 12 drops in a glass of water. I wanted to go slowly with it, so I had 6 drops in water. It doesn't blend with the water, even after stirring vigorously (unlike GSE) so you see the oil droplets on the surface of the water. Not terribly appetizing, and it burns a bit

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I have almost finished the Kolorex, and so made a trip to Bat Yam, where my practitioner has his office. I needed to pick up supplements for the coming month. I must already start taking the following:Oreganol - An oil, 12 drops in a glass of water, one hour before lunch. Green Gem Chlorella - 2 tablets after each of two meals starting today, for 1 week. Then after that, 4 tablets after one meal

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I made an very nice quinoa dish this evening for supper. One of the lovely things about it is that it is made in one pot.1/2 cup dry quinoa3/4 cup water20-30 raw almonds, natural, shelled and unsalted2 scallions, sliced1 medium carrot, dicedsalt to tasteRinse the quinoa in a strainer and put in a pot with the water. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 15 minutes. While the quinoa is cooking,

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Good news: I've lost a total of 7 pounds in 3 weeks! (That is 3.18 kilos or half a stone in the UK.) The way I'm feeling these days, that's the main benefit of this grueling diet. My oral thrush symptoms are still subsiding very gradually, and that's a very good benefit too, if not the main reason I got involved with this in the first place.Somehow I keep plugging on with this thing. Every day

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For the last couple of days, I've been bringing in my homemade humus and tehina in to work, to eat for breakfast.A co-worker came in yesterday just as I had finished eating, and was extremely displeased by the garlic smell in the room. My thoughts on that were:It's my room, I'll stink it up as much as I want!You oughtta eat some garlic yourself sweetheart, then you won't mind it so much!Uh oh, do

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I was desperate this evening; I just couldn't face another of the "healthy" style meals I've been having lately. But of course I didn't want to go off the regimen. I poked around the cupboard and came up with a detox version of tuna and macaroni.All I did was combine some hot cooked rye macaroni, a can of tuna in olive oil (it was hard to drain the oil and also didn't taste too olive-y), and some

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In Israel, tehina is considered a salad. You can use it as a salad dressing, a spread, or dip. It's very easy to make. I use an organic brand made in Israel from regular, and not whole, sesame:Amounts are approximate:tehina (sometimes called tahini paste), 1/2 cuplemon juice, fresh, from 1-2 lemonsgarlic cloves, 1-2 crushed salt to taste waterPut all ingredients except the water in a blender or

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Here's my recipe for barley-vegetable soup:1 cup pearl barley, rinsed well in a sieve under running water3 large carrots, cut up2 large onions, cut up2-3 cups large chunks of pumpkin (or other similar squash, or potato if it's on your diet)1 leek, slicedolive oilsaltPut about 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil in a 3-quart pot. On a low to medium flame, stir-fry the onions and leek until they start

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At first the day started very nicely: I've lost almost 2 kilos since starting this way of eating! That's let's see, about 4 pounds probably, maybe a bit more. So that's definitely something to be happy about.I still have a white tongue in the morning but as I said earlier this week, it's less than what it was.So, I discovered after weighing in and having had my GSE, that 3 sinks in my apartment

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Boredom is becoming a real problem. I really need to start getting creative with my food. But how much can you possibly do with no wheat, dairy, yeast, or fruit? I admit, I'm in a very grouchy mood about this. Even if there were a great recipe, I don't have a lot of time. So my cooking has been extremely simple.Tonight for supper I had a piece of toast with a slice of soy "cheese", salmon steaks,

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I need to write this out because it all just seems too complicated and undo-able, and yet I am doing it, but I'm always under pressure. It seems like every hour I need to be taking something or thinking about taking something.Here goes.6:50 a.m. - Brushing teeth with Aromarl "Brown argyle powder, rich in carbonates from the Dead sea" + 2 drops of clove and juniper oil.7:00 a.m. GSE - an extremely

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Yay! For the first time since I started this Candida diet/treatment, I finally noticed a very tiny, but very significant improvement. This morning, there was less of the white coating on my tongue!And I was feeling less of the burning mouth syndrome all day.I am so relieved...I was beginning to feel like no treatment could ever affect this situation, which I've been living with for months. I

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Ok, I have a confession to make. I begged my practitioner today if I could have coffee. Just once. Just once in a while. Just once a week, once a month, anything! So why do I crave it? I was having only 2-3 cups a week. I'm sure that's not coffee addiction.He vetoed the idea. Not only is it bad for getting rid of Candida, it's bad for my constitution, and won't do me any good, as it's too acidic

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Went with a friend from work to a movie. I had a bottle of mineral water and looked very longingly at the popcorn, chocolates, and ice cream, but did not give in to temptation.Afterwards to a fish restaurant. First we were served 10 little salads. I was able to eat only 3 of them: chickpeas in a spicy tomato sauce, carrot salad, and tehina (in Israel this is considered a salad). I had grilled

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Soup can be much heartier and more delicious when you add dumplings. It just occurred to me today that I can make dumplings with spelt flour. Add these to any of the following types of soups:barleybeanvegetablelentil (it's not on my Candida food list)Dumplings are best in soups that are vegetable-based. I would never add them to a creamy type of soup. Actually, they're quite good with chicken

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Here are some breakfast ideas suggested by my practioner:Note 1: soak natural shelled almonds in water overnight in the refrigerator to make peeling the skins easierNote 2: the bread referred to is wheat-free and yeast-freeNote 3: one should rotate egg/almonds/tofuNote 4: Israelis love to eat raw vegetables for breakfast; even after 22 years here I can say that I'm not crazy about this1/2 cup

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I'm still overwhelmed about how much time and mental effort this Candida treatment requires. I just want to not deal with food and supplements! It seems like about every hour or so I'm supposed to be eating a meal or taking a supplement. I get through the day usually by just using the trick of taking it one day at a time. That means thinking: just this hour, just this morning, just this day...etc

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Everyone who doesn't have to work goes out to a cafe on Friday morning in Tel Aviv, and there are hundreds of them. Within about a block or two of my house are at least five cafes, and in a 5 block radius there might be over a hundred.I wanna go to a cafe!!But what's the point, that is, if I'm going to be alone. There's nothing that I can eat or drink in these cafes that I really want. If I have

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The real problem with these supplements is that you have to remember when to take them, and it almost always has to be on an empty stomach, i.e., at least an hour to an hour and a half after eating. I still haven't gotten the hang of it, and I'd say that's one of the biggest problems I have in following this Candida diet.Green MagmaI really hated Green Magma (organic powdered barley grass juice)

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So here's what he prescribed:Green MagmaNoni juicePowdered mudOil of clove and juniperKolorex, one of each color after lunchProbiotic capsules, 2 after every mealVitamin C, 1000 mg. time-release pill, 1 after lunchVitamin B complex (black pills!), 1 after lunchGSE, i.e., grapefruit seed extract, 5-10 drops in water twice a dayGround flax seeds from CanadaYogurt made from goat millkIn my next post

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Last Sunday or Monday, I received an envelope in the mail containing the lab results. 4 grim Xs highlighted with yellow highlighter indicated that I had the highest possible level of Candida.I totally freaked out.I was ready to follow the practitioner's orders. All of them. I called him on Tuesday, he booked me in for late Thursday afternoon. My mouth was on fire. I left him a message. "Fit me in

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I went to a practioner who lives in Bat Yam. I live in Tel Aviv, in Israel. Bat Yam is a hole in the wall, south of Tel Aviv. Not the place you'd expect to find a decent practioner, but looks can be deceiving, I always say. This guy is a modern (but religious, i.e., he wears a yarmulke) practioner who has studied Ayurveda and iridiology and deep muscle massage, among other things. He is eclectic

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It all started when...well according to my practioner maybe 20 years ago or more. But let's say I started noticing symptoms after I had a tooth extracted in December 2005. I started to have a bad taste in my mouth. I went to dentists, doctors, oral hygiene specialists. No one had answers.Then I had another tooth extracted in May 2006. I was prescribed antibiotics, which I had to take for 10 days.

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I can't believe that it's a whole week that I've been following this insane diet to eradicate Candida Albicans from my system. I have a very high level of Candida (the highest level, 4 grim Xs on the form from the lab) in my body. So I'm supposed to take certain probiotics, supplements, and basically not eat anything I like.Here's what I'm not allowed to have:FruitSweets of any kind, including

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