OK, so apparently I've got CFS right
- It's kind of the official term for 'we acknowledge that something is wrong but we don't know what'.
Which is fine, but what annoys me is that everywhere you turn you have medical professionals saying that CFS is not caused by Candida......they don't know what does cause it, but they know that the Candida fungus isn't one of those causes - huh?
Do a quick search of 'Candida CFS' or Does 'Candida Cause CFS' and you will find many stories of people who have gone on Candida diets and found some relief, only to get a relapse when they lapse off the diet.....
Or is it a case of 'what came first - the chicken or the egg'. Could our Candida actually be a symptom of our CFS.
Is it our Chronic Fatigue that is compromising our immune systems - much the same way as people who have leukemia suffer from persistent infections.....and maybe the Candida diet works so well because it is a fantastic diet for our immune system.......
Hmmmm.
I do know that for the last few weeks I have felt really good mentally and I was even able to get out in the garden for an hour before hitting the 'physical wall'.
I also know that for the last few days I have felt like crap - my parasthesias have returned, my energy has plummeted, I have had leg spasms for the last 3 nights, my jaw has seized again and all other symptoms are returning with a vengeance...... Unfortunately this relapse/flare-uphas co-incided with three events;
1) A stressful week - Our son had a follow-up kidney scan that was not as good as we had hoped for. He also has another ear infection and has been up screaming for 4 nights and My nanny was sick for two days last week. Me stuck with 4 young kids with no help and no ability to work.....very dodgy!
2) Physical work - Having to look after the kids meant that I had to push myself physically. So much so that by the end of our 'playgroup' I physically could not stand and I had to get a friend to drive us all home. That was an eye opener!
3) Cheating - It would be fair to say that I had cheated a bit at the beginning of the week too. Ummm actually a lot. In-fact we had two days where fish and chips, homemade bread rolls and Kate's yummy biscuits featured highly among the salads, walnuts and scrambled eggs!
So it is back to the drawing board and I am now noting every food into the diary.....sheesh!
Phil is also feeling like crap - but I think that it it more to do with the 4 nights of non-sleep. Between our son and me the poor darling doesn't get a wink either. He has got a week off work next week, boy are we looking forward to that!
Needless to say the liver flush has been put off again :o) (tee hee)
See ya next week
Sandy
Monday, June 28
Monday, June 21
The Candida Diet - Week 9
Thank goodness for apples and Woolworths!
Apples are right in season here at the moment and thank goodness! After last weeks tirade against my not so tasty lettuce someone mentioned that I try adding apples to the mix and Bingo! My salads now taste half decent again - Yay!
Actually, come to mention it, add some apple to your cottage cheese and feel that flavor explode. Sprinkle some cinnamon on it for another variation Yum!
The second thank goodness is for Woolworths - the 'other' local supermarket who has started stocking our favorite Dovedale bread.
Ahhh, kosher bread toasted and topped with cottage cheese, apple and cinnamon - with a handful of our nutty, seedy, dried berry mix as a chaser - bliss :o)
Anti fungals for the week are back to Garlic and Grape Seed Extract
Our fibre shake is still flaxseed based.
Other supplements include;
HMD - my heavy metal detox concoction
A liquid multi mineral
Vitamin C - buffered
Vit B complex
Flaxseed Oil - for our omegas
After last week Phil did go back on the Candida diet very strictly and guess what? No more white film on his tongue! He's a much happier camper now!
I have lost another kilo - putting me right on my goal weight - yippee!
(not bad - 8kg lost without any exercise!)
A very good week,
See ya!
Looking for a cure for your Candida infection? Head over to www.thebestcandidacures.com
Apples are right in season here at the moment and thank goodness! After last weeks tirade against my not so tasty lettuce someone mentioned that I try adding apples to the mix and Bingo! My salads now taste half decent again - Yay!
Actually, come to mention it, add some apple to your cottage cheese and feel that flavor explode. Sprinkle some cinnamon on it for another variation Yum!
The second thank goodness is for Woolworths - the 'other' local supermarket who has started stocking our favorite Dovedale bread.
Ahhh, kosher bread toasted and topped with cottage cheese, apple and cinnamon - with a handful of our nutty, seedy, dried berry mix as a chaser - bliss :o)
Anti fungals for the week are back to Garlic and Grape Seed Extract
Our fibre shake is still flaxseed based.
Other supplements include;
HMD - my heavy metal detox concoction
A liquid multi mineral
Vitamin C - buffered
Vit B complex
Flaxseed Oil - for our omegas
After last week Phil did go back on the Candida diet very strictly and guess what? No more white film on his tongue! He's a much happier camper now!
I have lost another kilo - putting me right on my goal weight - yippee!
(not bad - 8kg lost without any exercise!)
A very good week,
See ya!
Looking for a cure for your Candida infection? Head over to www.thebestcandidacures.com
Monday, June 14
How To Cure Candida - Week 8
OK.
I have officially had enough of salads!
It's not that I don't like them usually - its just that we are well into winter here and all the yummy types of lettuce greens are long gone or hellishly expensive, which just leaves us with good old 'iceberg'.
Now Iceberg is great with a variety of accompanying foods - like cheese, red peppers, tomatoes, hang - anything that has a modicum of taste. Unfortunately everything that has a modicum of taste is either out of season or not allowed......
GRRRR......
Oh, well, thank goodness for stir fries and soup.
Also this week my local friendly supermarket stopped stocking our one kosher treat - yummy rice bread - you remember - the stuff that is terrible raw but divine toasted! Honestly I could eat a whole toasted loaf in one sitting YUM!
Well, apparently we must be the only ones who think so, because no more deliveries boo hoo.
I wonder if I can find a supplier online........
Anyway - not much to say for this week.
Phil has had a shocker - there have been treats provided for him at every turn and he has had a right knees up! The interesting thing is that he has come back down to earth with a crash.
He has always had a really white tongue, but for the last three weeks it has been clear, a fact that he was really rapped with. Well, this morning he looked in the mirror and 'hello' a big thick white layer of icky!
Talk about gutted!
So Phil has decided that maybe he should keep on with at least most of the program......bless :o)
See ya
I have officially had enough of salads!
It's not that I don't like them usually - its just that we are well into winter here and all the yummy types of lettuce greens are long gone or hellishly expensive, which just leaves us with good old 'iceberg'.
Now Iceberg is great with a variety of accompanying foods - like cheese, red peppers, tomatoes, hang - anything that has a modicum of taste. Unfortunately everything that has a modicum of taste is either out of season or not allowed......
GRRRR......
Oh, well, thank goodness for stir fries and soup.
Also this week my local friendly supermarket stopped stocking our one kosher treat - yummy rice bread - you remember - the stuff that is terrible raw but divine toasted! Honestly I could eat a whole toasted loaf in one sitting YUM!
Well, apparently we must be the only ones who think so, because no more deliveries boo hoo.
I wonder if I can find a supplier online........
Anyway - not much to say for this week.
Phil has had a shocker - there have been treats provided for him at every turn and he has had a right knees up! The interesting thing is that he has come back down to earth with a crash.
He has always had a really white tongue, but for the last three weeks it has been clear, a fact that he was really rapped with. Well, this morning he looked in the mirror and 'hello' a big thick white layer of icky!
Talk about gutted!
So Phil has decided that maybe he should keep on with at least most of the program......bless :o)
See ya
Monday, June 7
How To Cure Candida - Week 7
This week I have learned that coffee = indigestion - DRAT!!!!!
The 'Strange but true' discovery of the week is that if I do not keep up with my 2.5 liters of water a day then my heavy metal detox stuff will make sure that I sweat out my toxins!
Phil has discovered that maybe he shouldn't be drinking bourbon as his once a week treat - either that or maybe he should leave the coke out!
Last week I though that there may have been a link between my leg spasms and my sugar intake, but having had no sugar or any other cheat food all week my legs decided to go off all by themselves.....double drat!
On a good note, Phil is holding his weight and I have dropped another kilo - very happy with this ;o)
So at week 7 what are we eating?
Just the same -
Phil has upped his carbo food and now definitely includes potato, wholegrain pasta, brown rice etc in with his meals.
We have found a muesli which meets all our requirements so this has replaced the scrambled egg breakfast.
Our anti-fungal regime is still in rotation. This week we are on garlic and colloidal silver.
We have a nettle tea or two during the day to help flush the kidneys.
I know that we were supposed to do a liver flush this week - but we had an eventful Friday, so decided to flag it this week. Also, our young son is still not sleeping through the night, so we are really hesitant to do one until we know that we will get at least 5 hours sleep!
The 'Strange but true' discovery of the week is that if I do not keep up with my 2.5 liters of water a day then my heavy metal detox stuff will make sure that I sweat out my toxins!
Phil has discovered that maybe he shouldn't be drinking bourbon as his once a week treat - either that or maybe he should leave the coke out!
Last week I though that there may have been a link between my leg spasms and my sugar intake, but having had no sugar or any other cheat food all week my legs decided to go off all by themselves.....double drat!
On a good note, Phil is holding his weight and I have dropped another kilo - very happy with this ;o)
So at week 7 what are we eating?
Just the same -
- stirfries,
- salads,
- soups,
- fruit - pears, kiwi, berries, apples, bananas
- eggs
- seeds and nuts (watch for the mold on the walnuts - yuck!)
- rice crackers - with or without hummus, cottage cheese or salmon/tuna
Phil has upped his carbo food and now definitely includes potato, wholegrain pasta, brown rice etc in with his meals.
We have found a muesli which meets all our requirements so this has replaced the scrambled egg breakfast.
Our anti-fungal regime is still in rotation. This week we are on garlic and colloidal silver.
We have a nettle tea or two during the day to help flush the kidneys.
I know that we were supposed to do a liver flush this week - but we had an eventful Friday, so decided to flag it this week. Also, our young son is still not sleeping through the night, so we are really hesitant to do one until we know that we will get at least 5 hours sleep!
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