Re: New to this with many questions. Cara

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> Hi there,

> I'm writing to hopefully get some advice on my situation. I have 8

amalgam

> fillings and have a had a whole lot of health problems for the last

10 years or

> so including: fungal infection of the scalp, indigestion, hormonal

> imbalance (including hair growing from chin which started 10 years

ago when I was

> 18 and gets worse every year), vaginitis, hemarroids, diarrhea and

constipation

> (its very rare that I get a normal bowel

> movement), history of major depression, underweight, white tounge,

acne, phlegm,

> low body temperature, brain fog, insominia, fatigue, frequent

urination during

> the night usually towards morning.

>

> Having assumed that all of these problems were related to Candida

overgrowth I

> started on a high fat, moderate protein and low carb diet, no sugar,

fruit,

> grains etc. etc. about 3 months ago. The diet is basically just

meat, fats,

> veggies, eggs and spices.

All of these health problems can be related to mercury. The candida,

or yeast, or other organism that might be involved in dysbiosis is

just taking advantage of a favorable environment.

The gut problems will eventually resolve with proper chelation.

While chelating diet, supplements, probiotics, can be used to try to

restore a more normal balance of gut flora.

Prescription hormones can be used to treat the symptoms that often get

blamed on Candida.

The right diet is different for different people and may change as

chelation progresses. Andy has written about diet in " Amalgam

Illness " and there is a file here " Diet - How to pick the right one

for your kid " .

> I wanted to try and clear the Candida up and improve my health in

general before

> having the amalgams removed.

>However this diet also happens to be high sulfur. I

> have about 4 raw eggs a day, 2tbs of butter, meat with every meal,

broccoli,

> cauliflower, aspargus etc. etc. etc. most meals would have a few

high sulfur

> vegies. I'm now concerned that I am actually doing myself harm than

good by doing

> this. For the last month I have become very irritable and I have started

> urinating frequently towards the end of the night. These are both

conditions I

> have had many times before but had been absent for about 6 months

before the

> starting the diet and I'm

> concerned the Sulfur has reignited them.

Try a low sulfur diet and see how you feel. Meat is ok, make a list

of low sulfur vegetables and choose from this list.

With adrenal problems you will find that a meat and vegetable diet is

not sufficient. You will need some sources of carbohydrate. Try to

pick foods that release carbs slowly (one way is to look at the

glycemic index of foods).

I also have poor adrenal and thyroid

> function as well as possible anemia. One other strange thing I

noticed today is

> that I seem to have more moles than when I last looked. Well

freckles I guess as

> they are not raised. This seems very odd to me! I've also had a

pounding headache

> all day. It is very unusal for me to get headaches.

>

> I'm now so confused as to what to do. Before it seemed a simple case

of stick to

> the candida diet and detox which will eventually hopefully fix the

adrenals,

> throid and candida and thereby improve my health enough to get the

amalgams

> removed. Now that I'm aware of the problems with high sulfur I just

don't know

> what to do.

Diet can be a very powerful tool to relieve symptoms, once a person

has determined what diet is best for them. The adrenal, thyroid and

yeast problems won't resolve until after a certain amount of mercury

has been chelated out of the body.

It's not a simple matter to determine what diet is right for you.

Read what Andy has to say and then people in the group can help you

because we have probably all found that we had to modify our diet to

some extent.

I could try try a low sulfur diet for 7 days and see how I feel but

> I'm afraid all the vegies will feed the candida and I will feel bad

anyway

Vegetables are low carbohydrate, so don't be concerned about them

feeding candida.

When you are trying a low sulfur diet follow the diet guidelines in

the adrenal section of " Amalgam Illness " which is basically eat small

frequent meals with a source of protein at each meal/snack. You may

find that some of the symptoms that you are thinking are candida

related are actually adrenal related.

and

> therefore still not know if the sulfur is actually a problem.

>

> I would like to just rush in and have these amalgams removed but how

can I do

> that if my body is just not ready?

There are several things to work on at the same time.

One is to find the right dentist and educate yourself about the proper

removal process so that you know what to ask for during removal, not

waste money, and will recognize the wrong dentist.

Another is to find the diet that is right for you. Because the diets

usually consist of fresh meats, fruits, and vegs, nuts and seeds, no

processed foods, cost of groceries can actually go down.

Another is to start on a supplement program to give your body the

nutrients it needs to heal. It's possible to buy some supplements in

bulk to save costs.

Another is to investigate the adrenal and thyroid problems. There are

diet, lifestyle, supplement things that you can do to support these

organs. Some people find that they need prescription hormone replacement.

I also can't really afford it yet but I guess

> I could get a loan.

You could plan to remove some amalgams soon and some more in future

and budget accordingly.

> Do I completely ignore the candida diet and

> not worry about feeding the candida.

You probably just need to make minor changes to the diet that you are

on. For sure, avoid processed foods and sugars.

Sorry to ask all these questions at once but

> I'm feeling very very lost and very very concerned.

>

The whole thing can be very overwhelming at first. Most of us were in

your position at one time and can remember what it was like.

J

> Best Regards,

> Cara

>

>

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> All of these health problems can be related to mercury. The candida,

> or yeast, or other organism that might be involved in dysbiosis is

> just taking advantage of a favorable environment.

Thanks , I thought as much.

> While chelating diet, supplements, probiotics, can be used to try to

> restore a more normal balance of gut flora.

I am currently taking vitamin a, b, c, d (from cod liver oil), e, niacin, as

well

as equal amounts of calcium and magnesium, I'm not sure whether to continue the

calcium as the level on the hair test was quite high, however could that mean

that the body is actually just throwing off all the calcium and not actually

absorbing it?

> The right diet is different for different people and may change as

> chelation progresses. Andy has written about diet in " Amalgam

> Illness " and there is a file here " Diet - How to pick the right one

> for your kid " .

Thanks, I ordered Andys book yesterday.

>

> Try a low sulfur diet and see how you feel. Meat is ok, make a list

> of low sulfur vegetables and choose from this list.

I'm completely relieved that meat is OK. If I can have meat at each meal it will

be pretty easy.

> With adrenal problems you will find that a meat and vegetable diet is

> not sufficient. You will need some sources of carbohydrate. Try to

> pick foods that release carbs slowly (one way is to look at the

> glycemic index of foods).

Would the carbs be for energy? I do have about 2 tablespoons of coconut oil a

day

for energy and do get some carbs, though not many from the vegetables I eat.

Would the CO be enough?

>

> It's not a simple matter to determine what diet is right for you.

> Read what Andy has to say and then people in the group can help you

> because we have probably all found that we had to modify our diet to

> some extent.

Thanks, I've still got a lot of trial and error ahead I guess.

>

> There are several things to work on at the same time.

>

> One is to find the right dentist and educate yourself about the proper

> removal process so that you know what to ask for during removal, not

> waste money, and will recognize the wrong dentist.

>

> Another is to find the diet that is right for you. Because the diets

> usually consist of fresh meats, fruits, and vegs, nuts and seeds, no

> processed foods, cost of groceries can actually go down.

>

> Another is to start on a supplement program to give your body the

> nutrients it needs to heal. It's possible to buy some supplements in

> bulk to save costs.

>

> Another is to investigate the adrenal and thyroid problems. There are

> diet, lifestyle, supplement things that you can do to support these

> organs. Some people find that they need prescription hormone replacement.

Thanks, I guess I should try and the support the adrenals first as per Andys

email.

> The whole thing can be very overwhelming at first.

I'm feeling much calmer today lol. Knowing that I can still eat meat is

fantastic.

Thanks again

Best Regards,

Cara

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> I am currently taking vitamin a, b, c, d (from cod liver oil), e,

niacin,

Andy says timed release niacin can be hard on the liver. See AI p

166 when you get it.

as well

> as equal amounts of calcium and magnesium, I'm not sure whether to

continue the

> calcium as the level on the hair test was quite high, however could

that mean

> that the body is actually just throwing off all the calcium and not

actually

> absorbing it?

>

Probably. If you can get a 25(OH)vit D and serum calcium test. Most

people are very low in vit D and need to supplement more than the

standard 400 iu/day. The optimum for 25(OH)vit D is about 100 nmol/L.

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> Would the carbs be for energy? I do have about 2 tablespoons of

coconut oil a day

> for energy and do get some carbs, though not many from the

vegetables I eat.

> Would the CO be enough?

>

The coconut oil is good. You will have to decide what is enough from

your symptoms.

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