Hi. Was wondering if anyone had the experience post-humaworm of having weak digestion/constipation? Felt great while taking it for the month but now feel like I wiped out my probiotics? Have been eating lots of raw homemade yogurt. Does Humaworm kill liver enzymes? Can anyone share their experience. Assuming I should also be taking some Natren or other probiotics to build back up? Thanks much!   [End]
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Also a while back I had some night sweats too, not real heavy but enough to notice them. I did a pancha karma at an Ayurvedic hospital in India & completely rid myself of them in 2005. Never had another. You might consider checking out a good Ayurvedic physician if you resonate to Indian herbs.   [End]
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Thanks much! I wasn’t sure whether to also take Candex or if HW would do the trick. I’ve done the cleanse b4 but didn’t do the 6 mo maintenance tho’ I do organ cleansing regularly. Will try your food stuff too. Sounds great.   [End]
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Does anyone know whether it’s ok to do these 2 products simultaneously or is better to do Humaworm first? That would be my guess. Thanks! Carry   [End]
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I don’t know about night sweats & candida but usually they are related to thyroid conditions like hypothyroidism.   [End]
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Hi. I’ve used HW in the past & am about to embark on it again. Am wondering if you have witnessed people ridding themselves of fungal fingernail infections w/HW? I know the fingernails are a symptom of root cause in the body. I have black cracking lines around the fingernails and also what appears like ”dirt” under my fingernails constantly. I think this must be caused by fungal infection in my body? I used to make my own home-brewed kombucha & think this is where it all started...I had a major detox. My face blew up like a watermelon ’til you could almost not see my eyes & I also no ...
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I work for a naturopath & w/his patients if you have a lot of amalgams it is one of the number 1 things he has patients rectify. Many people over time will end up w/chronic infections in the body--especially if you have crowns, bridges, root canals. So if you can afford it, definitely, recommend it, not just for mercury but because often we have poorly surfaced fillings which affect our overall bite and hypothalamus, pituitary, feedback loop which affects our entire hormonal system. I had one large filling removed & my bite radically changed so that all my teeth fit like gloves now as they ...
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Understand your plight. I travel to India every few years & usually return w/some fungus on my toenails. Recommend Floracopia (David Crow’s brand--big in Ayurveda, Tibetan medicine, etc.) tea tree oil or perhaps Dr. Schulze’s tho’ never used his. Have cured toenail fungus w/this twice but it does take time...at least 1-2 mos (if not more, so be patient) of daily applications 2x (a.m. & p.m.). You can also try his Niauoli oil as well & also apple cider vinegar can be of help but think tea tree is the best.   [End]
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Not sure how old your daughter is so this will depend, but coffee enemas...clear the bowels effectively. They might be too strong for her if she’s really young. Be sure to use only organic, preferably light roasted coffee. Also colema boards can be good & she might want to try a good colon hydrotherapist (you can visit Clear Way online to read about them). They are in CA. You can also try Yogi Teas laxative teas combined w/a sea salt flush in the a.m. like w/the Master Cleanse.   [End]
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Can’t speak for the quality of your grains. I recommend those from Nutrient Research or Premier Research Labs. If it goes too thick too fast, it means either temp was too high or you fermented too long timewise. I would check in 1/2 hr increments. Usually for me 12oz milk ferments in 9 hrs and 32 oz in roughly 24 hrs. It depends on your environment & whether you are fermenting in a gas oven w/pilot on or in electric oven w/light on, etc. You can still use this product and blend it all together into a smoothie--it’s just more of a kefir cheese. Can’t speak for how bacterial/yeast count will ...
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I recommend kefir grains from Nutrient Research or Premier Research Labs in Torrance, CA. You can search for them online. I work for a naturopath and the quality of products here is extremely high. You might want to check them out. I use these grains regularly.   [End]
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I also have similar reactions when eating too much raw dairy & then even fermented products can create a ”heat” condition in my body tho’ in Ayurveda yogurt is supposed to cool ”fire”--go figure. I find that homemade yogurt actually is more digestible to me. I think constitution, genetics, etc. all play a part here and no two people will ever react identically to anything. While fermented dairy etc. is supposed to work in theory things don’t always work out in actual practice. Coconut kefir also works much better on my body than milk kefir. You might try Donna Gates’ website to learn ho ...
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Thanks much. Used to use coconut oil as my body lotion & actually lately started using castor oil when I ran out. Will try it again, didn’t realize coco oil had such strong anti-fungal properties as I’m learning now.   [End]
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Is ”haoli rot” (white spots on arms) a symptom of candida or some other fungus? Any suggested remedies?   [End]
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Thanks for all your help & wise words re: living! There’s way too much fear around food in general & that in itself is probably more detrimental to our immune system than parasites/candida, etc. . Looking forward to starting my cleanse! Realize life is way too short to become overly food-phobic...strengthening the immune system seems a much more balanced, realistic approach.   [End]
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Thanks again for the info. This could go on for days... Are you familiar w/EM Concentrate or Donna Gates’ starter cultures? Wonder how they fare? Just read about EM which got rave reviews. Curious what is in Indian yogurt bacterially since they don’t use starter cultures. If a 15 hr vs. 24 hr fermentation kills less bacteria, would it be better to use a slightly higher temp to speed the fermentation? Usually a 12 oz jar of yogurt ferments in 9 hrs for me. What qty of yogurt are you referring to for a 24 hr period? Interesting re: kefir and lactose not being digested. Is this alway ...
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Question is did your teeth also ache? This is a sign of the body cannabilizing itself due to lack of protein from fasting. If you had the aching symptoms in both teeth & bones, this could likely be the cause. It happened to me toward the end of MC. I work for a naturopath & that was his explanation to me about my ”aches.”   [End]
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Do check the source of your olive oil first of all, inquire beyond the label & call companies to see how they really process their oil. Many use hexane (petrochemicals) to extract the pits before pressing. Buy stone-pressed! And know that many olive oils even if extra virgin, etc. are cut w/cheap, refined, filler oils like hazelnut, sunflower etc that are lowgrade & then also heated on the backend. Natch they do not have to tell you this. Bariani is one of the purest on the market, used by lots of hard core raw foodies. Do a taste test & you will see the difference immediately if there are ...
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Any pecific diet required during the cleanse? Assume no animal products of any kind. Also would it be helpful to use laxative teas w/sea salt water flushes in a.m. like w/Master Cleanse, use intestinal cleansing herbs (like Dr. Schulze) or psylium husk to increase bowel movements? Understand re: min 2 qts water per day to lessen die-off symptoms. Read what you suggested for herbal support between cleanses. What about taking blk walnut hull tincture or anything else that’s stronger for general maintenance? I eat sushi & raw/pan-seared meat (only organic, wildcaught, pasturefed, etc. qual ...
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Thanks for your info. Wonder what happens when the temp is not consistent? Is that a guarantee of ”bad” bacterial growth? and why? because the good bacteria only live at a certain temp? Because w/culturing kefir no specific temperature is required, tho’ it wks best to start w/75-80F. Still, it seems it would be great to know what bacterial content is in the end no matter the process. Should final pH be a certain amount? Also, I work for a naturopath and kefir is apparently more beneficial than yogurt because it has beneficial yeast & different strains of bacteria. Supposedly it is the b ...
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I live in California, so the only state where you can legally purchase raw milk in stores. Claravale is the best brand qualitywise, jersey cows, small dairy. In some other states, you can work directly w/dairy farmers and purchase cow/goat shares. Depends how motivated a person is to get the raw milk because it definitely requires some extra effort outside of CA. Also the Weston Price Foundation is a great resource for obtaining raw dairy products. Can you share more re: wrong temperature = wrong bacteria? Aajonus doesn’t give any specific temperature control & neither do they monitor ...
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In India, they heat milk and then add the juice of 1 lemon and let the milk sit out overnight to culture yogurt. Aajonus Vonderplanitz (big raw foodie) makes it by just letting raw milk sit out for about 3-4 days in a mason jar until it cultures. I do this often & don’t even add extra starter culture & find it highly digestible...I recommend Claravale raw milk if you live in CA. I work for a naturopath & he has issues w/people fermenting live cultures w/electrical products because it can mutate the bacteria. I say go back to nature & do it the way of the ancients! Obviously, the choice is ...
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If you do eat honey later, best to eat totally raw honey that’s not been heated/filtered--brands like Wee Bee, Really Raw, Comvita Manuka Active. In Donna Gates’s Body Ecology Diet (anti-candida) it’s not ”allowed”--she’s a bit stevia fan tho’ it has kind of a strange taste. Supposedly stevia doesn’t feed candida.   [End]
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Wondering what is the difference between efficacy of humaworm and Clarkia. Have taken Clarkia before a few times but never passed anything I could recognize as flukes, worms , etc. Is humaworm stronger? Also, I’ve heard it takes 6 mos on a parasite program to kill all larvae, wondering why humaworm is so short? Thanks!   [End]
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Thanks for the info. Despite the fact that parasite cleanses generally kill everything, good & bad, because I’ve been bloating regularly since I started my black walnut hull tincture, figured probiotics might help alleviate this even during the cleanse. Will check out humaworm. Carry   [End]
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Big question on apple cider vinegar again because many people like Donna Gates & the Body Ecology Diet (anti-candida) claim it’s alkalizing and beneficial for digestion. Also if everything fermented contains mold you would think miso would be disastrous & yet it’s used to purge radiation and heal & prevent cancer. I suppose the key is the balance of mold to healthy bacteria.   [End]
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Does anyone recommend taking probiotics while during a parasite cleanse or is it a waste of time since everything is in the process of being killed? I’ve been taking black walnut hull tincture basically for maintenance but may try humaworm. Have taken Clarkia in the past. Is Humaworm stronger? Does anyone know? Also started taking probiotics w/the black walnut hull so maybe that’s not such a great idea.   [End]
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Recommend if you use coconut oil to use Virgin Oil de Coco Creme. Much if not most of the coconut oil & other coconut products like coconut butter, etc. on the market are absolutely rancid. 2nd suggestion would be Wilderness Family Naturals double-centrifuged coconut oil. Be real careful w/what coconut oil products you use. Taste & you will see the difference!! The last thing you want to add to an overloaded system is rancid oil!   [End]
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Thanks Fungifactor. I will use your advice & give it a whirl. That was really informative. I suspected it was yeast/mold because when I used to make homemade kombucha the ”dirt” really increased & I got black shading on my hands & feet. My question is how is it that some people like Sandor Katz (basically lives symptom-free from HIV/AIDS due to fermented foods--wrote the book Wild Fermentation) dose on fermented foods & heal w/it? You would think naturally it would cause an overgrowth of yeast/mold. Also same w/Donna Gates’s Body Ecology Diet (supposedly combats candida & she used it to cu ...
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You can also buy great kefir grains from Premier Research Labs (Nutrient Research). Their # is 310.320.1132. I don’t think you can order online. They have excellent high quality products & I think the grains actually originate from Teldon in Canada. I know GEM is also good as others suggested. Re: yogurt maker. The naturopath I work for suggests not using any EMF when culturing live foods because it can cause mutations in the process. So I never culture w/electric appliances but actually leave my milk out for 4 days on a high shelf in your cupboard usually adding the juice of 1 lemon as ...
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Rice milk is acidifying & hard to digest because it’s not fermented. Also re: almond milk suggest making your own if you have time. It’s so easy, just a handful of pre-soaked nuts (soak about 8 hrs to wake up enzymes) & then blend w/purified water. You can strain out the fiber. Fresh nut milks are def superior to storebought...no preservatives & the test is totally different. Plus no preservatives whatever. With almond milk, you never know the source of their almonds--they could be organic but then also rancid... Another ”milk” alternative is to make your own coconut kefir. Check out ...
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Yea, we’ll see about Syclovir. I’m a bit hesitant cuz it contains sugar supposedly to ”lure” candida out...hmm. Someone else thought that was a big crock so the verdict’s still out on that. Have contacted the company to find out more. If anyone really knows the efficacy of this product firsthand, pls let me know. I’ve only seen 1 post of someone who’s taken it. May take Clarkia again & do the maintenance program which I never did. & maybe need to do heavy metal cleanse tho’ not sure how much it will do w/the amalgams still in. Have stopped making & drinking kombucha after that bout. ...
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Thanks everyone for your suggestions! Will try them all & experiment w/what works best. Know it’s more of an internal problem w/candida I suspect. Wondering what people’s reactions are to fermented foods & yeast? All info seems to conflict--some say it exacerbates yeast conditions & others use it to cure...guess that’s the way it is w/all nutrition. What wks for some doesn’t wk for others!   [End]
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Thx for the suggestion! I’ve been tooling around the forum and may try the Syclovir or the Probio5 cuz do want to treat the whole condition. I eat raw dairy & assume it contributes too. Will continue w/my fermented foods I guess... I had this condition earlier when I was making homemade kombucha & once I had a reaction where my face puffed up so you could barely see my eyes! I’m also curious whether too much salt might be contributing to the black fingers cuz it also happened when I was consuming Krystal (Himalayan) Salt regularly. I’ve heard if you eat too much salt/minerals & th ...
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Lately have had constant ”dirt” under fingernails. Was told it is from yeast overgrowth. Also black, cracking skin around fingertips. Not sure if this is due to yeast also, lack of mineralization or dehydration. My fingers clear up doing a Master Cleanse or Pancha Karma, any type of cleanse that forces me to drink a lot. I’ve done probably 20 liver/gallbladder flushes (mostly Hulda Clark’s version & Dr. Schulze for lighter weight cleansing), Clarkia, kidney cleanses, black walnut hull cleanses regularly. Do them several times a year. Wonder whether kefir can contribute to candida giv ...
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Pls help! Have ”dirt” regularly under fingernails & black cracking skin on fingers as well (a little on my heel too). Not sure what to do--if it’s yeast overgrowth, too much acidity, dehydration (fingers look great on 10-day Master Cleanse, Pancha Karma etc.). Any help would be much appreciated! I do a lot of private ”cheffing” consultations so this looks terrible to clients!   [End]
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