Re: emotional issues and candida

[Guest guest]

As someone who is studying to be a behavioral nutritionist, I absolutely believe

this is true to an extent. I think that absolutely both emotional and physical

must go hand in hand. For me, I had to get my body in balance FIRST; get the

absolutely crazy-making sugar cravings under a wrap before I could start diving

into the emotional.

To me, you can have all the will-power in the world, but if your body is

screaming for sugar, it's very hard to stay away from it for long since you are

still eating it. For me I " weaned " onto a low carb diet first, avoiding the

foods I was most sensitive to (dairy, wheat, sugar) at all times, but still

eating relatively higher carb for a low carb diet (lots of onions, lemon juice,

avocados, zucchinis, the occasional fruit, etc.) and as my body still got *some*

sugar but lots of nutrient-dense foods, my cravings slowly subsided.

I gradually cut my carbs to a level that allowed me to turn around my candida

issues and lose weight. When I have relapsed I have still used this method,

because if I let my " dragon " loose I can't just jump back on the wagon... I have

to slowly and carefully lock my dragon back in his cage. Once my physical

issues are lessened, I start focusing on behavioral changes, attitudes,

supporting myself, etc.

One really important aspect of this is to have my food cooked and ready to go at

all times, so that physically I am on an even keel and am not always fighting

with my body's urges and cravings. The dragon pops up and I soothe him with

some nutritious food and tell him to go away. Also when I am first weaning off

of sugar, I eat LARGE quantities of good food, to the point of being

uncomfortably full, so that I have no room to fit bad foods. Eventually my

appetite normalizes.

There are times where this all has been VERY hard to do (crisis times), and

others where I don't even think about it. It's a lifelong process for me

though.

Luv, Debby in San , CA

147 lbs lost! Student: Nutrition Certification and PhD in Psychology

Group: curingcandida/

Website: http://www.naturallythriving.com

----- Original Message ----

> From: smyslis1

>

> I'm wondering if there are any other people who believe that, for them,

> emotional traumas from the past contributed to the onset of their

> candida as well to difficulty overcoming it. It was true for me. In

> fact, the only way I was able to make the behavioral changes necessary

> to conquer candida was to go through a long process of confronting

> these traumas, my feelings regarding them, and to discover and assert

> my authentic self. For this reason I feel that my candida problems

> arose partly as a way for my mind to force itself to look at the issues

> I needed to look at in order to heal emotionally as well as physically.

>

> I had candida for five years, and could not stick to the diet, before I

> began to examine the issues from my past that made me want to eat

> candida-causing foods so desperately. As I gradually came to

> understand the role food played in my emotional make-up, I also came to

> understand how trauma in my childhood affected my personality. Food is

> no longer how I meet my need for love and acceptance. Food is just

> food.

>

> Anybody?

[Guest guest]

I find that it can be really easy to stick to the diet you just have to set an

intention.  Tell someone you love that you will give them $2000 cash if you go

off the diet or tell someone you hate.  Tell them that you will sing a quick

deed so that they will own your house and you will not go off the diet.  Not

being willing to do that means you do not really have a total 100% not fail

intention about being on the diet.   I let myself smoke cigettes this way and

when I quite and look at a smoke and say it is going to cost $2000 I find I can

not smoke it.   Can anyone tell me why other people do not do this:?

From: Debby Padilla-Hudson <debbypadilla@...>

Subject: Re: emotional issues and candida

candidiasis

Date: Sunday, December 7, 2008, 8:30 PM

As someone who is studying to be a behavioral nutritionist, I absolutely believe

this is true to an extent. I think that absolutely both emotional and physical

must go hand in hand. For me, I had to get my body in balance FIRST; get the

absolutely crazy-making sugar cravings under a wrap before I could start diving

into the emotional.

To me, you can have all the will-power in the world, but if your body is

screaming for sugar, it's very hard to stay away from it for long since you are

still eating it. For me I " weaned " onto a low carb diet first, avoiding the

foods I was most sensitive to (dairy, wheat, sugar) at all times, but still

eating relatively higher carb for a low carb diet (lots of onions, lemon juice,

avocados, zucchinis, the occasional fruit, etc.) and as my body still got *some*

sugar but lots of nutrient-dense foods, my cravings slowly subsided.

I gradually cut my carbs to a level that allowed me to turn around my candida

issues and lose weight. When I have relapsed I have still used this method,

because if I let my " dragon " loose I can't just jump back on the wagon... I have

to slowly and carefully lock my dragon back in his cage. Once my physical issues

are lessened, I start focusing on behavioral changes, attitudes, supporting

myself, etc.

One really important aspect of this is to have my food cooked and ready to go at

all times, so that physically I am on an even keel and am not always fighting

with my body's urges and cravings. The dragon pops up and I soothe him with some

nutritious food and tell him to go away. Also when I am first weaning off of

sugar, I eat LARGE quantities of good food, to the point of being uncomfortably

full, so that I have no room to fit bad foods. Eventually my appetite

normalizes.

There are times where this all has been VERY hard to do (crisis times), and

others where I don't even think about it. It's a lifelong process for me though.

Luv, Debby in San , CA

147 lbs lost! Student: Nutrition Certification and PhD in Psychology

Group: http://health. groups.. com/group/ curingcandida/

Website: http://www.naturall ythriving. com

----- Original Message ----

> From: smyslis1

>

> I'm wondering if there are any other people who believe that, for them,

> emotional traumas from the past contributed to the onset of their

> candida as well to difficulty overcoming it. It was true for me. In

> fact, the only way I was able to make the behavioral changes necessary

> to conquer candida was to go through a long process of confronting

> these traumas, my feelings regarding them, and to discover and assert

> my authentic self. For this reason I feel that my candida problems

> arose partly as a way for my mind to force itself to look at the issues

> I needed to look at in order to heal emotionally as well as physically.

>

> I had candida for five years, and could not stick to the diet, before I

> began to examine the issues from my past that made me want to eat

> candida-causing foods so desperately. As I gradually came to

> understand the role food played in my emotional make-up, I also came to

> understand how trauma in my childhood affected my personality. Food is

> no longer how I meet my need for love and acceptance. Food is just

> food.

>

> Anybody?

[Guest guest]

Very interesting.  my experience has been similar.  actually, it _was_ eating

the candida diet that allowed emotions and insights to surface.  and then the

addiction (which numbs me to these emotions) that caused me to go off the diet. 

over and over again until i finally really delved into the the

food/events/emotions interplay and got it All Figured Out.  Now,I feel like

you've said: full of zest for life, instead of junky food.    Junk food IS a

drug!   And virtually all of us are addicts.  What do you think?

From: Debby Padilla-Hudson <debbypadilla@...>

Subject: Re: emotional issues and candida

candidiasis

Date: Sunday, December 7, 2008, 10:30 PM

As someone who is studying to be a behavioral nutritionist, I absolutely believe

this is true to an extent. I think that absolutely both emotional and physical

must go hand in hand. For me, I had to get my body in balance FIRST; get the

absolutely crazy-making sugar cravings under a wrap before I could start diving

into the emotional.

To me, you can have all the will-power in the world, but if your body is

screaming for sugar, it's very hard to stay away from it for long since you are

still eating it. For me I " weaned " onto a low carb diet first, avoiding the

foods I was most sensitive to (dairy, wheat, sugar) at all times, but still

eating relatively higher carb for a low carb diet (lots of onions, lemon juice,

avocados, zucchinis, the occasional fruit, etc.) and as my body still got *some*

sugar but lots of nutrient-dense foods, my cravings slowly subsided.

I gradually cut my carbs to a level that allowed me to turn around my candida

issues and lose weight. When I have relapsed I have still used this method,

because if I let my " dragon " loose I can't just jump back on the wagon... I have

to slowly and carefully lock my dragon back in his cage. Once my physical issues

are lessened, I start focusing on behavioral changes, attitudes, supporting

myself, etc.

One really important aspect of this is to have my food cooked and ready to go at

all times, so that physically I am on an even keel and am not always fighting

with my body's urges and cravings. The dragon pops up and I soothe him with some

nutritious food and tell him to go away. Also when I am first weaning off of

sugar, I eat LARGE quantities of good food, to the point of being uncomfortably

full, so that I have no room to fit bad foods. Eventually my appetite

normalizes.

There are times where this all has been VERY hard to do (crisis times), and

others where I don't even think about it. It's a lifelong process for me though.

Luv, Debby in San , CA

147 lbs lost! Student: Nutrition Certification and PhD in Psychology

Group: http://health. groups.. com/group/ curingcandida/

Website: http://www.naturall ythriving. com

----- Original Message ----

> From: smyslis1

>

> I'm wondering if there are any other people who believe that, for them,

> emotional traumas from the past contributed to the onset of their

> candida as well to difficulty overcoming it. It was true for me. In

> fact, the only way I was able to make the behavioral changes necessary

> to conquer candida was to go through a long process of confronting

> these traumas, my feelings regarding them, and to discover and assert

> my authentic self. For this reason I feel that my candida problems

> arose partly as a way for my mind to force itself to look at the issues

> I needed to look at in order to heal emotionally as well as physically.

>

> I had candida for five years, and could not stick to the diet, before I

> began to examine the issues from my past that made me want to eat

> candida-causing foods so desperately. As I gradually came to

> understand the role food played in my emotional make-up, I also came to

> understand how trauma in my childhood affected my personality. Food is

> no longer how I meet my need for love and acceptance. Food is just

> food.

>

> Anybody?

[Guest guest]

I'm glad to hear you have it all figured out... please do share the secret.

For me I just do my best one meal at a time, and as I get more strategies under

my belt it's easier, especially without the physical urges. However I wouldn't

say that I have it all figured out.

Luv, Debby in San , CA

147 lbs lost! Student: Nutrition Certification and PhD in Psychology

Group: curingcandida/

Website: http://www.naturallythriving.com

----- Original Message ----

> From: Myslis

>

> Very interesting. my experience has been similar. actually, it _was_ eating

> the candida diet that allowed emotions and insights to surface. and then the

> addiction (which numbs me to these emotions) that caused me to go off the

diet.

> over and over again until i finally really delved into the the

> food/events/emotions interplay and got it All Figured Out. Now,I feel like

> you've said: full of zest for life, instead of junky food. Junk food IS a

> drug! And virtually all of us are addicts. What do you think?

>

>

>

> As someone who is studying to be a behavioral nutritionist, I absolutely

believe

> this is true to an extent. I think that absolutely both emotional and physical

> must go hand in hand. For me, I had to get my body in balance FIRST; get the

> absolutely crazy-making sugar cravings under a wrap before I could start

diving

> into the emotional.

>

> To me, you can have all the will-power in the world, but if your body is

> screaming for sugar, it's very hard to stay away from it for long since you

are

> still eating it. For me I " weaned " onto a low carb diet first, avoiding the

> foods I was most sensitive to (dairy, wheat, sugar) at all times, but still

> eating relatively higher carb for a low carb diet (lots of onions, lemon

juice,

> avocados, zucchinis, the occasional fruit, etc.) and as my body still got

*some*

> sugar but lots of nutrient-dense foods, my cravings slowly subsided.

>

> I gradually cut my carbs to a level that allowed me to turn around my candida

> issues and lose weight. When I have relapsed I have still used this method,

> because if I let my " dragon " loose I can't just jump back on the wagon... I

have

> to slowly and carefully lock my dragon back in his cage. Once my physical

issues

> are lessened, I start focusing on behavioral changes, attitudes, supporting

> myself, etc.

>

> One really important aspect of this is to have my food cooked and ready to go

at

> all times, so that physically I am on an even keel and am not always fighting

> with my body's urges and cravings. The dragon pops up and I soothe him with

some

> nutritious food and tell him to go away. Also when I am first weaning off of

> sugar, I eat LARGE quantities of good food, to the point of being

uncomfortably

> full, so that I have no room to fit bad foods. Eventually my appetite

> normalizes.

>

> There are times where this all has been VERY hard to do (crisis times), and

> others where I don't even think about it. It's a lifelong process for me

though.

>

> Luv, Debby in San , CA

> 147 lbs lost! Student: Nutrition Certification and PhD in Psychology

> Group: http://health. groups.. com/group/ curingcandida/

> Website: http://www.naturall ythriving. com

>