Re: New to the group - overwhelmed!

December 28, 2008

Hi, . Atkin's diet is very good at eliminating yeast. You basically

east meats and veggies. He does say fats are important (and they are), but

you can reduce saturated fat intake and increase omega 3, 6, and 9s. Buy the

book before you dive in because it's so much more than just that.

You would probably want to ease into any diet - you want to avoid die-off

symptoms. I had it the 3rd time I did Atkins. It was a nightmare (flu-like

symptoms). It means your body isn't excreting toxins from dead yeast cells.

You can take activated charcoal (never tried it), but I would still

recommend going slowly.

As for cholesterol in eggs, it's not the cholesterol in foods that increase

your cholesterol in the body - it's mainly carbs and fat combination .It's

also the ratio between the good and the total that counts. My family has a

history of high cholesterol, and no one has a history of heart disease. Mine

is usually around 230. The ratio is usually above 3, which is good.

When I was doing Atkins, if I remember correctly, my overall cholesterol

remained fairly the same despite eating a whole lot of saturated fats, and

my good cholesterol went up. My triglycerides went down.

Also, cholesterol is just an indicator that you COULD potentially have a

heart disease later in life. For example, my father-in-law has normal

cholesterol levels (not sure about the ratio though), and his heart was 99%

blocked and had to have emergency surgery. I read in a book that half of

patients that die from heart disease have normal cholesterol levels, but

they all have blockages.

HTH!

On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 3:51 PM, <abayomi@...> wrote:

> Hi there,

>

> I am a 43 year olf female and new to this group and looking to start

> educationg myself on Candida... I must say it is very overwhelming!!

> There is alot to learn!! I have had years and years of geographical

> tounge and want to get to the bottom of it. I also have trouble

> concentraing and seem to have issues with sugar... possible

> hypoglycemic or start of diabetes??? This is all so new to me and have

> to go talk more with my doctor and go for more tests. I do have

> problems with hair loss.

>

> I do eat a very high diet of breads and pasta (mainly cause they are

> quick... although i LOVE veggies!!) and do crave sugar. I have been

> looking through some of the articles and searching the internet... but

> seem to find lots of information on what i can't eat but not many

> suggestions on what I " can " eat.

>

> If anyone has some helpful information (links, books, aticles... or any

> other information)... I would greatly appreciate it!

>

> My doctor told me to start taking " Acidopholis " to help with digestion.

> I do get lots of gas and have bloating and constipation problems. I

> also have high colesterol... which leaves me to stay away from eggs

> which are high in protien but VERY high in colesterol.

>

> I would like to start reducing the ammounts of foods that could be

> causing my problems. If there any tests that anyone can suggest?

> Possibly allergy testing?

>

> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks SO MUCH!!

>

December 28, 2008

Hi ,

I have some basic information on getting started that you can find on my

website:

http://www.naturallythriving.com/basics/cfd.php

Hope that helps...

Luv, Debby in San , CA

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

Group: curingcandida/

Website: http://www.naturallythriving.com

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