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Love, John & Lori

Pa, Congratulations on realizing that you have Candidiasis.

[ I left my scanner light on, so it died & I'll have to get a better one - Thank God. So, not being able to scan you the info, I  finally sent those Healthy Healing pages on Candidiasis down to you on Monday.]

Did you read the sheets on it that I printed out? I don't know what your symptoms are & why you've realized this,  but I assume that you don't feel well for various reasons & have finally started to put it all together. Some of my key symptoms are achiness all over,less energy, a feeling of vulnerability & a kind of burning sensation in the flesh as if I had a constant low grade fever. This sensation makes me unsettled & uncomfortable in my own skin.

This admission of yours is a very important 1st step to healing yourself from this insidious condition.

I've been grappling with this very point myself for many years, that is, though I've spoken to people who've been severely affected by candidiasis, had a blood test to see the imbalance &  have collected & worked with books & papers etc. on this ailment or malady off & on since at least 1987, I still have a hard time taking it seriously.

 The main reason for my resistance is that the Candida Diet is extremely rigorous & tough to stick to.It requires a big commitment & is guaranteed to push your buttons. It's an ideal to work towards, but impossible to achieve. You'll find yourself cheating on it, but try to minimize that as much as possible.

There's the "bad" news & the "good" & it's not going to be easy.

I think that it'd be good to send you a series of e-mails about treating this condition to teach us all how to master it. There are a lot of details to keep in mind, especially what foods you can & can't have at least until things have gone into remission. I also think & hope that as you heal this condition your need to get up at night will decrease.

You'll need to work conscientiously with Ma  & develop meal ideas, since it's common to feel very light on this diet & often craving more. I hope that between the 4 of us, you ought to have a good enough support system to lick it. You've proven yourself to be a man of tremendous strength & will power & that will be tested once again.

People get candidiasis for different reasons. You primarily have gotten it because your immune system has been severely compromised by repeated treatments of antibiotics & advancing years. Lori & I get it because we aren't careful enough with our diet & don't eat as well as we should. Here's an initial rundown of things to work on:

1) What's Candidiasis, it's Causes & Symptoms? "Candidiasis is a state of inner imbalance not a disease. It is a stress-related condition marked by a seriously compromised immune response.Candida albicans yeast is common, normally living harmlessly in the gastrointestinal tract and genito-urinary areas of the body. But when immune response is reduced by repeated rounds of antibiotics, birth control pills or steroid drugs, a high sugar or carbohydrate rich diet, and a lifestyle short on rest, the body loses its intestinal balance and candida yeasts multiply too rapidly, voraciously feeding on the excess sugars and carbohydrates in the digestive tract. As an immune-compromised condition, candida is extremely hard to overcome. Give your body's weakened defences assistance or candida colonies will flourish throughout the body and keep releasing toxins into the blood stream." Healthy Healing (11th ED?) C341, Linda Rector Page

I've mentioned some of my symptoms above. Here are a few of them as listed in the literature: SYMPTOMS

Feeling "drained",fatigue & lethargy, "spacey" or "unreal",indecisive,Insomnia, muscle aches, Poor memory,

numbness,burning or tingling,muscle weakness, pain &/or swelling in joints, abdominal pain, constipation,diarrhea

bloating,belching or intestinal gas, prostatitis,shaking or irritable when hungry, cold hands or feet & / or chilliness, rectal itching, blisters in mouth,sore throat, ear pain or deafness,urinary urgency or frequency,indigestion or heartburn,tendency to bruise easily,dizziness/loss of balance,frequent mood swings, Irritability or jitteriness & drowsiness

2) How should it be treated & for how long? The Immune System needs to be boosted a great deal! For this "Herb & Supplement Therapy" is very important & needs to be combined with a new "Diet & Superfood" as well as "Lifestyle Support" Therapy to "Kill yeasts", "Fight fungal activity & yeast growth", "Clean out the dead yeasts & wastes", "Detoxify the liver", "Enhance adrenal & thyroid activity", "Re-establish your internal balance" with Probiotics,"Boost your antioxidants and minerals to prevent further infection", "Shift internal ecology from unhealthy to healthy" & use "Enzyme therapy for hidden allergies". A 2 or 3 month rotational diet are suggested for the initial healing. You'll have to figure out what you can do.

3) What supplements & other therapies are suggested? Pau d'Arco tea,Echinacea extract,Olive leaf extract, Grapefruit Seed Extract(Very bitter),Gaia Candida Supreme Vital Cleanse,(I brought down & am now using) Triphala(Brought down & back & we use), Evening Primrose Oil Capsules(left with you),EFAs, Probiotics(Left ), Bromelain,Bach Flower Rescue Remedy,Sun Chlorella (Brought down & returned)

Take an Enema at the beginning of your cleanse, walk & exercise briskly, laugh heartily, Get Adequate Rest 

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4) What should be avoided? Many foods contain Yeasts & Molds & these must be eliminated. Some may be cautiously reintroduced later. Please continue to not drink / imbibe or wean yourself off of the following ASAP:

Coffee, Black Tea,Carbonated Drinks, Fruit Juices, coffee substitutes,Tobacco, Beer,Ale & Malt Liquors & malt based alcohol free beers. (I miss coffee terribly; so I guess I was addicted.) 

Don't Eat: Fruit especially oranges unless you peel them (then wash your hands) since their skins are loaded with molds & yeasts, melons (particularly cantaloupe)(except Granny Smith apples),No Sugar in any form including molasses & honey, No Candy,No Ice cream, Wheat Products, White flour products, baked goods, ( like Croissant),breads, biscuits & pancake mixes, soda crackers & any other foods requiring bakers yeast, vinegar(like in salad dressing),catsup,mayonnaise(?),mustard,pickles,sauerkraut, soy sauce,Worcestershire sauce, spices(esp.pepper),olives, dried fruits,canned or frozen fruit juices,Mushrooms, Cheeses(!), sour milk,cream cheese,ricotta cheese, milk, powdered milik & buttermilk, Grape Nuts & dry cereals that contain malt, malted milk drinks & soda fountain drinks

No Ground Meat,Pork(bacon,(!)ham,pork sausage), processed meat with additives, breaded & pickled meat

That's a hell of a long list! Now, you're probably starting to feel pretty overwhelmed. 

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5) What should be drunk & eaten? Allowable Drinks:

"Have a Green Drink,Green Tea and Miso soup every day."

• Water, Vegetable Juices,
•  Unsweetened Cranberry & Lemon Tea, Green Tea, Miso Soup,Herb Teas
•  Hand-squeezed & fresh fruit juices (with no citric acid added)
• Allowable Foods:Fresh & steamedVegetables (esp. broccoli,cabbage, garlic, ginger,onions, greens & roots)
• FROZEN VEGETABLES (without sugar, vinegar & additives)
• Protein: Eggs, fresh lean meats like beef & lamb, poultry & all fowl, organ meats & fresh game meat,tofu
• & seafood ( seaweeds,deep sea fish & things like frozen unbreaded scallops),
• Grains & Legumes in moderation, especially Brown Rice & millet, amaranth,buckwheat,barley,vegetable pastas 
• (Nuts & Seeds after you start feeling better) 
• Extras: Unsalted butter, Olive Oil, Herbs,Spices & Sea Salt, mayonnaise, plain or vanilla yogurt, plain kefir, rice cakes/crackers, Almonds & Almond Butter (!)
• Corn (not wheat) Tortillas, Yeast & Sugar Free Whole Grain Crackers
• Canned goods without additives & canned tomato products without citric acid, 
• tomato paste,water chestnuts,olives,tuna & sardines are OK for emergencies

Leftovers Should be Frozen instead of put in the Refrigerator because they break down in the fridge.

Please stay in touch. LOVE, John & Lori ( 4/5/06)

• Some of the "good" news I forgot to mention yesterday:
• As we heal on the diet we feel calmer, more centered & in control & symptons subside.
• Cheating, Rationalization - The Trickster & the need for simple biofeedback assessment immediately,1,2,3,6,12,24 etc. hours later - An Example