Hi Mo,
I used my Neti pot yesterday with sea salt and oil of oregano to rinse my
sinuses and it has helped tremendously! I was able to get out alot of mucus
which in turn alleviated the pressure.
Shirley G
The diet is hard at first. But the cravings really do go away when you take the
l-glutamine and the digestive enzymes. It is pretty amazing. I feel like my
body is finally getting nourishment for the first time in years, and so it
doesn't need to have the cravings. Plus the better I am at the diet, the better
I can tell what really does cause a negative reaction in my body. I just wish I
had been this educated about eating and health years ago. Being sick will
eventually result in me being healthier than I have ever been!
If I do get the urge to eat something "bad," I try to tell myself that
whatever I am craving, that's what the yeast wants in order to grow!
You and your body are worth the investment of giving up things that aren't
good for you. Do some research on grains and how our bodies aren't really made
to eat a lot of them. I have been on the diet and Attogram program for a month
now, and I can tell that good things are happening. Slow and steady win this
race of eating-for-life.
I, for one, am not ready to give in to a parasite and let it continue to run
my life.
Susan
Susan
"Remember your humanity and forget the rest."
~Albert Einstein
Does anyone else feel sick to their stomach when they take threelac? For me
that feeling is just right after I take it, not really any other time.
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Kombucha and pau d'arco (taheebo), which is bitter, but can be sweetened with
stevia or vegetable glycerine.
geminiwalker <geminiwalker@...
beneficial effects of drinking tea.
Does anyone know if there is a particularly beneficial tea to
drink when dealing with candida?
...geminiwalker
Candidiasis stories:
http://CureZone.com/forums/f.asp?f=41
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http://CureZone.com/diseases/parasites/
Is it just me or does anyone else actually feel the yeast when they slip up and
eat something sugary? I had a piece of king cake today for fat tuesday and
while eating it (it was really small too!) I felt like I could actually feel the
itchiness coming on. Is this a mental thing or do others feel this too? I know
I have felt like this previously too not just today.
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YOu can try"
1. Essential oils for inflammation
2. Take in more celtic sea salt
3. Massage the ankle and LE towards the heart
4. Elevate your leg
5. Wear tight socks or TEDS
6. The chinese beleive that edema is a sign of dampness or
stagnation of fluids and qi in the body. There are herbs you can
take that are diaphretic. I would go see an acupuncturist for some
herbal advice and acupuncture as well.
7. The R side of the body is Male-yang-giving-hot.
_Preparing For A Bird Flu Pandemic - A Hutton Commentaries Article_
(http://www.huttoncommentaries.com/Other/Health/H5N1/bird_flu_pandemc_prep.htm)
Maintaining Optimal Body Health â Acid/Alkaline Balance
In some ways the idea of preparing for a flu pandemic by maintaining optimal
health ahead of time seems like a contradiction to the previous section
where the problem of cytokine storm killing some of the healthiest people was
discussed. It would seem logical that if this type of flu were especially
dangerous to people with the healthiest immune systems, then trying to improve
health ahead of time may not be the best idea.
Again, this is a very uncertain area, and no one knows the answers. But it
should also be remembered that in any disease pandemic there are always those
who never get sick or who only have a mild infection and recover quickly. In
southeast Asia right now it is thought that there are many asymptomatic H5N1
carriers, and many others who have probably had a mild case and recovered on
their own.
What is the difference between those that get very sick and those that donâ
t, when to begin with no one on Earth actually had an acquired immunity? There
are many factors that could come into play, such as some form of natural
immunity and genetic differences, however one very possible answer to the age
old question of why some people get sick and others donât is the pH balance
of
the body â the alkaline/acid balance.
The Edgar Cayce readings shed much light on this subject. In the Cayce
readings the importance of maintaining the correct acid/alkaline balance in the
body was discussed time and time again. The Cayce readings said that when the
correct balance is maintained, which is about 80% alkaline, then the body
would not be susceptible to any communicable disease. In short, a properly pH
balanced body does not provide a hospitable environment for cold and flu germs.
Note that the Edgar Cayce readings indicate that it is just as bad to be too
basic as it is to be too acid.
When during a reading Cayce was asked âWhat causes colds? Can you give me a
formula or method of preventing them, or curing them?â Cayce responded: â
Keep the body alkaline! Cold germs do not live in an alkaline system! They do
breed in any acid or excess of acids of any character left in the system.â
[1947-4]
Is there any scientific evidence that would back up the Cayce readings on
this subject? David McMillin in his paper â_Diet and Urinary PH: A
Preliminary
Study and Brief Discussion of Relevance to Infectious Disease_
(http://www.meridianinstitute.com/ceu/ceu21ph.html) â, notes studies that show
that many
viruses infect host cells by fusing with the cell membrane at low pH. Thus, a
mildly acidic environment is required for optimal infectivity of such
pH-dependent viruses. He notes also that drugs that increase intracellular pH
(alkalinity) have been shown to decrease infectivity of rhinovirus. He also
notes
that the antimicrobial effects of many substances are pH-dependent.
So, it would appear indeed that there is some scientific evidence backing up
the theory that a properly balanced body pH does not provide a hospitable
environment for cold and flu germs.
Even more remarkable is the Cayce reading in which a 23 year old woman in
1935 who was traveling out of the country asked Cayce whether she should submit
to travel vaccinations for infectious diseases. Cayce said
âSo far as the body-physical condition is concerned, the adherence to the
use of carrots, lettuce, and celery every day at a meal or as a portion of the
meal will insure against any contagious forces with which the body may be in
contact.â âAs indicated, if an alkalinity is maintained in the system â
especially with lettuce, carrots, and celery, these in the blood supply will
maintain such a condition as to immunize a personâ
[480-19]
One of the reasons that lettuce, carrots, and celery are very beneficial to
the body is because they are very alkalizing.
Many nutritionally conscious people have heard of the importance of
maintaining the correct acid/alkaline balance, but have avoided learning more
and
attempting to do it because they fear it will be too difficult and complicated
and involve knowing about chemistry. But maintaining a reasonably good pH
balance is not that difficult. One good book that covers the subject, as well
as
much more of Edgar Cayceâs advice on food and nutrition is Simone Gabbyâs
â
Nourishing the Body Templeâ. Lists of foods that are acid and alkaline can
also easily be found on the internet, along with discussions of how to balance
the diet in regard to pH.
Basically, most, but not all, fruits and vegetables are alkalizing, while
most meats, poultry, fish, dairy, alcohol, grains, and sugars are acidifying.
The trick is to try to eat more fruits and vegetables and less grain products,
meats, dairy, sugars, alcohol and refined carbohydrates. The Cayce readings
say to try to keep an 80/20 alkaline/acid balance. Even taking the time to
grab some raw carrots and celery for a snack once a day can make a big
difference in body pH, especially if the intake of acidic foods is limited.
There are
a few surprises in the reading's list of foods, such as the information that
black tea is acidic in the body, however coffee is considered to actually
have nutritional value, and when taken black after a meal it is alkalizing.
Taking the time to learn more about balancing the body chemistry would not only
help prepare the individual for a flu pandemic but would also be very
beneficial in general.
William Hutton and his wife decided to make a reserve "potion" of lettuce,
celery, and carrots to have on hand in the event of the sudden appearance of
bird flu in their neighborhood, and/or at a time when fresh vegetables were
not easily available. This was done by juicing the three vegetables and then
freezing the liquid in plastic ice-cube trays. This reserve is used by removing
a number of the ice cubes and eating them at suitable times each day. Such
could be very helpful to battle the first wave of a bird-flu, or any other flu
virus that comes along.
The Cayce readings also mention a substance called Glyco Thymoline, which is
said to act as an aid in restoring the body to its correct, slightly
alkaline pH balance. Cecil Nichols, in a paper prepared for the Medical
Research
Division of the Edgar Cayce Foundation, titled "_Glyco Thymoline In The Edgar
Cayce Readings_
(http://www.edgarcayce.org/health/database/chdata/data/thglyco1.html) ", studied
and reported on the 193 Cayce readings in which Glyco
Thymoline was mentioned. The readings recommended Glycoâs use as an internal
antiseptic, to be used for gargling, as a pack, and as an eye wash. The
readings
vary in the amount of Glyco prescribed, but generally small quantities, 3-10
drops in water, acts as âan alkalizer for the alimentary canalâ. Many
people
today gargle with Glyco when they feel a cold or flu coming on, and note that
it often stops the infection from progressing. The readings also caution
against taking too much Glyco internally, for care must be taken not to over
alkalize the body.
It may be very worthwhile to have a bottle of Glyco Thymoline on hand as one
more weapon in the home preparedness arsenal against H5N1. At the first
sign of infection, the patient can begin gargling with Glyco, and it may also
function well as a flu preventative. Glyco Thymoline can be ordered from the
Heritage Store at the A.R.E. as well as many places online.
Finally, it is also known that too much stress will cause the body to become
unbalanced with regard to pH. This helps to explain why some people are more
susceptible to colds and flu when under duress.
NOVA Counselling & Healing Services
interesting point made here Susan that coffee after a meal actually
alkalanizes!
Mo
NOVA Counselling & Healing Services
Julie, at 20 months old the child's main bowel bacteria should be
bifidobacteria,a probiotic that would have precluded the bowel
candida infection. It can still reverse it AND reduce
constipation.
The food for bifidobacteria is inulin, a specific indigestibe
carb that is a prebiotic. Inulin is NOT a probiotic, it's the
food for natural probiotics that already exist in the gut. This
is an important distinction, because probiotics hardly work at
all while prebiotics do and they're cheap. Now Foods inulin
appears to be about $10 per lb retail.
A pound will last plenty long at 8 grams or so per day. It also
improves fecal bulking and transit time because it's a soluble
fiber.
You can add inulin to formula or solid food; it's completely
safe. Beware Pablum and its relatives; it's a carb dish that
feeds yeast.
Duncan
I was tested a few years ago and have the candida allergy, went
on "the diet" except that my doctor did not discourage me from eating
fruit except for the melons. In 6 months I lost alot of weight, felt
alot better, was less puffy in the face, and I could breathe better!
But I felt very weak.
Now 4 years later after having creeped back into a more sugary diet,
I am in need to return to the diet but again, I'd like something that
works a little more quickly .. without resorting to strong drugs such
as Lamisil. I recently heard about this Formula SF-722 made by Thorne
Manufacturing. I learned this from this woman's website who felt that
SF-722 plus the restrictive diet cured her in 30 days.
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/4966/program.htm
I searched and found two messages wih folks who referenced SF-722 in
this forum. Apparently this SF-722 is baswed on an ingredient of
castor bean oil as its active ingredient.
Appreciate your opinions.
Thanks.