Depression/Candiasis connection

December 29, 2008

I've read a lot that depression is a syptom of candida overgrowth but

my doctor brought up something interesting yesterday. I was telling him

how since the weather has got colder, my depression has gotten worse

and my cravings for sugar, milk & snacks have intensified. He responded

that my body was trying to raise my serotonin levels by craving these

foods. It made me wonder. I know I've suffered from depression for most

of my life. I know I was depressed in high school (I'm 32 now) and I

can even look back at symptoms as early as childhood. It made me think

if the depression has caused me to eat my way into the candida/leaky

gut issue. I do remember reading in one book that cases where people

had the most difficulty getting candida under control is when they are

clinically depression & you can't treat the candida until you treat the

depression.

December 31, 2008

Try vitamin D3 supplements for depression. D2 is synthetic and not good at

all.

Vitamin D is important for mineral absorption. And I just learned that if

your body is lacking minerals your cravings for sweets go up (this is either

someone's experience, or it's explained in Nourishing Traditions book).

Weston Price has a great deal of info regarding D and A (they work

synergistically).

http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/vitamindmiracle.html

I recently read that vitamin D is deficient in many diabetics. Inadequate D

causes hypoglycemia, which makes you crave carbs also.

On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 2:18 AM, <arnie019@...> wrote:

> I've read a lot that depression is a syptom of candida overgrowth but

> my doctor brought up something interesting yesterday. I was telling him

> how since the weather has got colder, my depression has gotten worse

> and my cravings for sugar, milk & snacks have intensified. He responded

> that my body was trying to raise my serotonin levels by craving these

> foods. It made me wonder. I know I've suffered from depression for most

> of my life. I know I was depressed in high school (I'm 32 now) and I

> can even look back at symptoms as early as childhood. It made me think

> if the depression has caused me to eat my way into the candida/leaky

> gut issue. I do remember reading in one book that cases where people

> had the most difficulty getting candida under control is when they are

> clinically depression & you can't treat the candida until you treat the

> depression.

>

December 31, 2008

I read in Dr Mercola's site that most people with cancer were found

to be low on vitamin D. It would be nice to be out in the sun as most

vit D is produced in the skin on sunlight exposure, in winter i take

cod liver oil fro vit D, the omega 3 are essential for brain

functioning and lacking in our diet, plus the added benefit of vit A

and E. 5HTP, a good serotonin and melatonin precursor is good for

depression and sleep, i take it at night. Barbara

-- In candidiasis , " McCartney "

<katie.mccartney@...> wrote:

>

> Try vitamin D3 supplements for depression. D2 is synthetic and not

good at

> all.

>

> Vitamin D is important for mineral absorption. And I just learned

that if

> your body is lacking minerals your cravings for sweets go up (this

is either

> someone's experience, or it's explained in Nourishing Traditions

book).

>

> Weston Price has a great deal of info regarding D and A (they work

> synergistically).

>

> http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/vitamindmiracle.html

>

> I recently read that vitamin D is deficient in many diabetics.

Inadequate D

> causes hypoglycemia, which makes you crave carbs also.

>

> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 2:18 AM, <arnie019@...> wrote:

>

> > I've read a lot that depression is a syptom of candida overgrowth

but

> > my doctor brought up something interesting yesterday. I was

telling him

> > how since the weather has got colder, my depression has gotten

worse

> > and my cravings for sugar, milk & snacks have intensified. He

responded

> > that my body was trying to raise my serotonin levels by craving

these

> > foods. It made me wonder. I know I've suffered from depression

for most

> > of my life. I know I was depressed in high school (I'm 32 now)

and I

> > can even look back at symptoms as early as childhood. It made me

think

> > if the depression has caused me to eat my way into the

candida/leaky

> > gut issue. I do remember reading in one book that cases where

people

> > had the most difficulty getting candida under control is when

they are

> > clinically depression & you can't treat the candida until you

treat the

> > depression.

> >

>

December 31, 2008

I know from hard won experience that when i have eaten foods that feed candida,

the cravings only intensified! when i starve the candida by staying off all

sugars, that would mean all fruit except for me anyway, cranberries, lemons and

black currant; and all grains except quinoa, amaranth, millet and buckwheat:

when i stay on the diet i don't crave sugars at all. i do eat stevia and i do

eat those 4 " grains " with no adverse affects that i can tell, and my candida had

gone systemic/leaky gut for certain! (I do seeds and nuts, meats and fish,

cultured veges and cultured milk, raw veges too..)

Louise

(P. Louise

From: <arnie019@...>