doesn’t the zapper kill the good bacteria, too???   [End]
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talk to us about how you healed your leaky gut problems. i have it and it’s making my life very uncomfortable. help. tif   [End]
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thanks for the info. i tried emergen-C and it made me feel so tired and fatigued a few hours later, but it passed and i felt great...i felt like i was just very aware of it doing it’s job in my cells. i’m just going to take it every three days or so for now till i can get it muscle tested. thanks again. tif   [End]
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hey you all...i need some help. i’ve been sick and battling candida/leaky gut, etc. for 3 and a half years and have been too ill to travel. i’m dying to go over seas, but feel that going anywhere too exotic may not be great. so i’m thinking of the hawaiin islands. i’m wondering if anyone out there is familiar enough with the islands to steer me in a good direction about where to go. i am interested in nice beaches and great water, of course, but am also wanting to have access to fresh produce...good seafood....maybe even some hormone and anibiotic free meats???? i’m looking for low s ...
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i’m concerned about all the acids in emergen-C. it seems like it may be too acidic???? i’ll get muscle tested for it. thanks   [End]
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somehow i doubt it was the PD that caused you the problem....maybe it was actually the junk you ate......hmmm. i’ve had great luck with PD, and i stand by it.......it turned my health around.   [End]
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most probiotics can be out of refrigeration for a while (a day or so) before all the goodies die. i think that you are probably fine.   [End]
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what is your recommendation for a 1000 mg vitamin C supplement that is bufferred and won’t aggrivate leaky gut/digestion/candida?? thanks!   [End]
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i’ve spoken to you on the phone and you told me that probiotic supplements are not great for those with leaky gut cuz it leaks into the blood stream. so i’ve stopped my acidophilus supplements and feel much better. i’ve had great luck with primal defense in the past and i was wondering if the same thing happens with primal defense?? i really want to take it, but not if it will also leak into my blood stream. for now i’m doing goat and sheep milk yogurt and cultured veggies to get probiotics. is this enough?? also, i’m seeing a kinesiologist for the first time on mon., and will get te ...
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i’m having a really difficult time getting past the candida and feel like i can’t tolerate any further treatment toward the yeast until my liver is cleaner. i have reactions to everything. and horrible cravings. i’m very discouraged because i don’t know what to do next. i would love to talk to you. my email is tif@rocketconsulting.com. thanks, tif   [End]
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i have read that liver flushes help with food and chemical sensitivities. i get a lot of popping and tightness in my knees, among other typical symptoms. has anyone had personal success relieving these symptoms with liver flushes? i am reluctant to try them becauase i am so sensitive to everything. it seems really invasive. any advice would be appreciated.   [End]
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apples are not okay for everyone, depending on where you are in your treatment and how bad your overgrowth is. i have been mostly off all fruits for a year and a half in treating my candida. being off all fruits has been imperative in my recovery. i have bad yeast reactions even from low sugar fruits. it is different for everyone.   [End]
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do these pads really work to relieve pain and other symtoms?   [End]
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if none of those treatments are working....chances are that the rash is from candida and those treatments will only make it worse. stop all of them if there is any question....and try treating the candida. see if you respond. i am recovering from candida and currently have a rash just like yours under my armpits....i have had it for two weeks and finally figured out that i need to leave it clean and dry. wash with dr. bonners tea tree soap and keep it dry. get it in the sun...the sun will heal and dry it up. in the meantime, keep the sugars and carbs. out or to a minimum and start ...
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this is not correct. the BED does allow organic meats, but only as 20? of your meal.   [End]
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hey, i also make kefir from young coconuts which seems to also be helping. i have used their digestive enzymes which work really well, but are expensive. i have also used the green powder drink which is also great but expensive. i am still in stage one of the diet, and have been cleansing hard from it. especially the cultured veggies. the detox is intense. now, however, i am starting to reap the benefits. i am feeling better and getting my brain back. my body is moving more quickly toward health. my sugar cravings are even starting to go away, as she said they would in the book. ...
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the body ecology diet by donna gates has lots of good info on cultured veggies. i’ve been making my own with the BED starter for two months and they are intense healing foods. i have been cleansing so hard from them and getting so much healthier. the diet is hard, but worth it. tif   [End]
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if you really want to eat to get rid of this, try the ”body ecology diet” by donna gates. it is totallly turning my health around. good luck. tif   [End]
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hey, i’ve been fighting candida for a year and a half and have had constantly fluctuating eye sight and various eye problems, including multiple sty infections and burning and tearing. during my recovery, my eyesight has slowly improved, although i still have problems depending on how heavily my body is detoxyifying at any moment. there’s not much you can do besides treat the candida and wait. oh god....the candida curse. it’s relentless. tif   [End]
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i have been on the ”body ecology diet” by donna gates for two months. the book answered all of my questions about food, including kefir. i am having astounding results since following this diet. she knows about candida...what works and does not.....as she had it herself....and now lives candida free. the other diets will keep you spinning your wheels. good luck, tif   [End]
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i did three months (jan. -april 2003) of nine primal defense a day to treat my candida. i cleansed super hard the entire three months. i got sickest at the end as my sinus’ emptied and every muscle ached and released toxins. it was like having a bad sinus infection for a month. you will get sick. your symptoms will mimmick bacterial infections and viruses. don’t go on antibiotics to treat these things. this is your system getting rid of the yucky stuff. allow your body to engage in this natural process..... go slowly, but don’t be afraid to press on, because this product totally t ...
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yes, red potatoes are okay, but make sure you rotate them and combine them properly. read Donna Gates’ book, ”The body ecology diet”. it answered all of my food symptoms and them some. i have been on the phase 1 part of this diet for 6 weeks and am having great results. enjoy your potatoes. tif   [End]
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hello, i did three months of nine primal defense a day last jan.-april. it made me crazy.....yes, what you are experiencing is die off. it is a wonderful product and it totally turned my health around, although do not expect a cure-all in any product. i cleansed so hard on primal defense for the entire three months and emerged feeling like a different person. you must start slowly and work your way up from one a day as you can. it is worth it. hang in there. i am now doing a three month stint with threelac and my health continues to climb every day...though the die off is still inte ...
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i wouldn’t start threelac until you’ve totally finished your parasite and colon cleanse.....these agents can kill the good bacteria that threelac introduces. do one thing at a time. it helps with die off tolerance, too. then after threelac, do some liver flushes while taking lots of good probiotics (flora balance, jarro-dophilus, natren, etc.). i’ve been on threelac for months with incredible results. i am also doing the ”body ecology diet” and home enemas and colonics. i am getting well. i hope the same for you. tif   [End]
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you all are being really lame and super crazy. take the feedback and adjust your own attitudes. both of you just proved the initial poster right. grow up. tif   [End]
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this sounds like a good plan to me. you can even start some probiotics during the time you are getting colonics. they actually recommend it. i also take digestive enzymes with every meal, which i know is very important. things that help with die off: acupuncture sauna once a week exercize rest drink lots of water etc. tif ps ”the body ecology diet” by donna gates   [End]
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get the book ”the body ecology diet” by donna gates. this diet works with incredible results. i also get horrible yeast infections with oral sex. i always douche with raw apple cider vinegar and water after any sexual activity. this seems to help. kolorex cream helps topically. your new boyfriend may have a yeast problem also if his saliva is triggering yeast infections. he may need to treat himself also. good luck. tif   [End]
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i take flax fiber with bentonite clay in it. i also add two tbsp of flax meal to my green drink in the morning. drinking hot water first thing in the morning with lemon and chorophyll often triggers a bowel movement for me. i have been taking 3lac for 7 weeks and have also been very constipated....doing this every morning has helped. i have also started doing coffee enemas every few days....this has helped most of all. good luck, tif   [End]
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i wouldn’t bother with probiotics until you are done with the diflucan. herbal anti-fungals are good, but be careful of too much die-off. when you are done with the diflucan, rotate herbal anti-fungals every four days for a while until you are feeling better. keep in mind the even the herbal anti-fungals are likey to kill off a lot of any probiotics you are introducing. i would hit the candida hard for a couple of months with anti-fungals and then get a series of colonics to wash out the dead yeast. i would then take large amounts of quality probiotics. it also my be good to do a co ...
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three words: body ecology diet by donna gates   [End]
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i use tea tree oil and neem toothpaste....tea tree oil kills candida in the mouth. it comes in winter mint and tastes great. tif   [End]
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does anyone know if it is okay to do P&B shakes while taking threelac? would the shakes destroy the bacteria in the 3lac? thanks, tif   [End]
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granola is loaded with sugars......even too high in fruit sugars for people with candida. i eat puffed millet and puffed buckwheat once in a while with a little almond milk or acidophilus milk from ”the body ecology diet”. have you read the body ecology diet by donna gates. i’m on it....it’s super tough on yeast and answered all my food questions. love tif   [End]
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i started on the ”body ecology diet” two months ago and am having great results with this way of eating. my sugar cravings fluctuate but as i feel better, i am better able to control them. i am currently taking threelac, and having great results. (combined with my other supplements) prior to this i did three month of really high doses of primal defense. this totally turned my health around. jorro-dophilus is a great probiotic to include. acupuncture, massage, chiropractic, and once/month colonics have been helpful. much luck to you. tif   [End]
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in the candida literature it’s called ”brain fog”....yes, definitely a symtom of die off. i’ve been treating my candida for a year and a half and only in the last six weeks have i been mostly free of brain fog. it’s a bi-product of the cleansing process and will fluctuate throughout your recovery.   [End]
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girlfriend, that do be called ”yeast die-off”. it’s different for everyone. it is hard to handle, nearly impossible at times. but stick with it....it will pay off. this will pass. love tif   [End]
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hey eileen, it’s me, tif, we spoke on the phone once. i’m on threelac and have gotten one colonic, with another one scheduled for next week. the threelac can only be so effective if we are not eliminating. i think that cleansing the colon once a month goes hand in hand with using good probiotics like threelac. if the colon is clean, the threelac should be more effective.   [End]
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i would use fruit and fruit juice in combination with stevia. there are several great stevia cookbooks that have yummy recipes.   [End]
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hey, i’ve been on threelac for three weeks. after week one, i also got the worst sugar cravings i have ever had. i also cheated horribly for the first time with chocolate chips and was surprized that it seemed to have little effect. still, the cravings got worse and worse and i cheated a few more times...with fruit and rice syrup sweetened cookies, and then i started to feel horrible. i got bad brain fog and became confused and angry. so now i’m a week off of all sugar again and feeling great. the threelac is working...but the cravings are still horrible at times. be strong. stay ...
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i have had really good luck with the diet outlined in ’the body ecology diet’ by donna gates. it’s very comprehensive. it works.   [End]
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oh yeah, and i did colonics once a month which got rid of lots of dead yeast in my colon.   [End]
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i just finished three intense months of high doses of primal defense. it is a very effective product. i assure you that whatever you are experiencing is die off and not the candida beating the probiotics. i was terribly ill for all three months i was on pd and have now gone down to three a day, while also having started threelac 2weeks ago. pd totally turned my health around (along with the body ecology diet), and i am so much better. i am hoping that taking threelac for the next few months will put me over the edge back to health. we’ll see. hang in there with primal defense. my ...
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yes. my periods disappeared and came back sparadically. acupuncture helped a lot with getting back on a regular cycle.   [End]
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i often feel so lucky that i did not yet have any babies in dealing with this candida thing. it sounds like you are doing such a good job. i think that option 2 is definitely the best option...of coarse when the baby is weened you can go to a deeper level of cleansing. i recommend the book ”the body ecology diet” by donna gates. this specific diet has made a huge difference in my health and it’s great for nursing mothers. in addition to your probiotics, i would rotate yeast killers (like the ones you mentioned) every four weeks in small amounts and increasing them as you feel be ...
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i would switch to unsweetened kefir. it’s full of much better and more potent probiotics, plus enzyems which make it much easier to digest. have it first thing in the morning and on an empty stomach. wait 45 minutes before eating anything else. it will coat your intestines with lots of good stuff and kill off the yeast. you can add a tbs of unsweetened cranberry juice to improve the taste, although it’s quite yummy by itself. you can also add a couple drops of stevia liquid concentrate to give it some sweetness. i have it every morning and it’s making a huge difference. avoiding al ...
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take baby steps....make changes one at a time and give your self time to adjust....as you get healthier you may notice that you digest certain foods better than others...stick to those foods. listen to your body. taking out all sugars is a good first step. good job and good luck.   [End]
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i am definitely seeing benefits of threelac...i am passing chunks of yeast in my bowel movements.....which have been more frequent. i am having a bowel movement 2 or 3 times a day now. i feel it very strongly in my body and i am amazed at how few other die off symptoms i am experiencing.   [End]
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i have been taking threelac for two weeks today. starting a week ago, i started having sugar and carb cravings worse than i ever have....and i have been treating my candida religiously for a year and a half. i have no control and have gone into a frenzy of diet cheating three times in the last week. i cheated with cholcoate chips and had not had refined sugar in a year and a half. today i ate 8 fruit juice sweetened cookies, raisins, a banana, and an apple. when i start eating this stuff i become completely immersed and cannot stop myself. i feel totally crazy and out of control. ha ...
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i am having really good success with the body ecology diet. you should order the book and see what you think.   [End]
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If in fact you do have for sure an overgrowth of Candida you must first really clean up your diet and your health. You must be familiar with the diet, right? Get on it if you are not on it and stay on it. This is number one. The diet probably will not cure you but will make your road to recovery smoother and your body stronger and stronger. Some excerice would really help also like walking or when you are stronger the Yoga Sun Salutations in the morning after your shower will help keep the system open. You gotta do the diet and the way things sound you should not be thinking in terms o ...
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yes, this has often happened to me during periods of die off. it will pass.   [End]
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if you have candida...you are definitely passing it on to your baby, but i would wait to start cleansing until after you stop nursing.....the toxins will be overwhelming and even if you are not passing those, you will likely have many die off symptoms that will make it difficult for you to care for the baby and yourself. what you can do is start eating right. i recommend the book ”the body ecology diet” . it has made a huge difference in my health and it will rid your body of candida.....over time, without such harsh die off that you will get from natural yeast killers and probiotcs. ...
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hello, i am a candida sufferer and i have been through many horrible die off periods in my cleansing and recovery. the body goes though several....many, many....until it is able to get enough of the yucks out to heal. i just emerged from an intense three month long die off, during which i had all of the same symptoms as your daughter. it mimmicks many different illnesses. whatever you do...do not put her on antibiotics. make sure she is taking 1000mg of ester-C (vitamin c) a day and taking olive leaf extract in high amounts....it is a natural antibiotic and antifungal. it works ...
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so sorry to hear about your suffering. my name is tif.....i’ve been sick for two years and treating my candida for 1 year and four months. i have been through several die off periods just like the one you are describing. i so empathize, but encourage you to stick with what you are doing....you will get better.....and cleansing is a big part of that......you will not heal till your body deals with all of the nasty stuff and gets it out. i remember the first time i took primal defense....i had to stop it after one tablet and could not go back to it for like four months. i just compl ...
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hello, i am 27 years old and have been treating my candida very successfully for a year and four months ( i was completely bed-ridden and non-functioning from it). i have gained a lot of knowledge about what works and would love to talk to you about it.....but over the phone as it is too much for email and forums. if you email me your phone number and name....i will call you. i have free long distance.... blessings, tif   [End]
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i have been on primal defense for four months and i am having astounding results. my body has been cleansing intensely, and just to warn you, it is not pleasant. be careful about starting slowly and working your way up. i also recommend that you buy the book ”the body ecology diet” , read it and do the diet strictly for at least three months. do everything it tells you to do and prepare for the healing crisis. cleansing is a total bitch. i’m still going through it right now. i also use hydroxygen from globalhealthtrax and plan to start threelac when my coarse of primal defense i ...
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hey, it’s too much for email....if you want to send me your phone number i will call you some time soon. we can all use the support. don’t be discouraged....it just takes time. it sounds like you are on the right track. tif   [End]
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hey, i have been treating my candida for a year and four months. i also lost 20 lbs. right away when i started treatment, and i can tell you that from my experience, you will not gain the wight back until you cleanse your gut and your liver....it does not matter what you eat or how much if your intestines are lined with crap and you are not absorbing the food you eat anyway. start primal defense and buy the book ”the body ecology diet”. it will take three months or so to get to a healthy enough place to do a liver and kidney cleanse. the body ecology diet has been key in my healing... ...
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i went to a medical acupuncturist for my diagnosis after seeing six other doctors who said that i did not have candida. find a doctor who will use a testing kit from ”great smokies laboratories”......these are the best tests out there for candida....they actually test right from your stools and the will tell you if what you are passing is candida....and how to best treat it with western medicines. what you can do now is order the book ”the body ecology diet”....read it and start the diet.....it is making all the difference for me.....and it makes so much sense to heal the body with food. ...
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hey, i was on nizoril for nine months when i first started treating my candida. i do believe it helped me, but it’s important to support the liver while on the medication. my doctor had me take milk thistle, chinese herbs, and receive acupuncture while on it, and i never had any liver distress. still, it is not a cure all, as it is so hard on the body and the immune system. i recommend that you order ”The Body Ecology Diet”, and have your boyfriend read it and follow it for at least three months. i have also had a lot of success with ’primal defense’ and by rotating natural anti-fu ...
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i have read that it is really helpful to go get a colonic when you become constipated from detox. i’m starting a cleanse in a couple of weeks and have scheduled a colonic for the end of it. it may be worth a try.   [End]
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i have been cleansing my candida for one year and three months. when my body is going through an intense clease, it throws off my endocrine system and progesterone (which causes ovulation and eventually, menstruation) is not produced in the correct amounts.....this causes my menstual cycle to become very long and drawn out. i have had 59 day cycles at my longest, and when my body rests for a while from cleansing, i have regular 28 day cycles. often during the long cycles, i did not even ovulate.....as if my body knew that it was not a good time. i, personally, have always found pregnan ...
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go to a medical acupuncturist. do a google search and find one in your area. chinese medicine is all about the tongue. good luck. tif   [End]
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buy the book ”The Body Ecology Diet” .....can’t remember the author. but amazon.com has it by title search. i have been on nine primal defense a day for a eight weeks now....it is great and kicking my ass with yeast die off symptoms.....be sure to work up to the higher dosages. also take Hydro***** Plus from global health tracks.....really helps with the die off symptoms. other things i’m on: multi-vitamin olive leaf extract (high doses) capristatin (caprilic acid) jarro-dophilus good luck, tif   [End]
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i also have a lot of joint pain and have recently bought a black walnut coptis tincture. i have been working really hard to build up my good bacteria and was wondering how black walnut affects good bacteria??? how did you use the tincture....when? how much? how often? and were you taking your three lac at the same time? and to what effect? thanks, candidahead (tif)   [End]
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