Folks:

You can read aaaaabout my story, "My Battle with Candida" on the
website:
www.sjdf.org
under Ravi's Column.


Ravi
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--- In candida-testimonials@yahoogroups.com, "offeringhope
<lpreb@s...>" <lpreb@s...> wrote:
> Hi, I was diagnosed with Canadida in August of 2001 - I had been
> suffering with Candida for about 15 years prior to being diagnosed
> with this disease. I was starting to wonder what was wrong with me
> as according to the doctors I was healthy - even though I did not
> feel it...... A naturopath was the one that diagnosed me and put
me
> on a path to improving my health..... I noticed some improvement
with
> following the strict diet of no sugar, yeast, dairy, caffeine,
> processed foods, as well as I did not eat any leftovers or dried
> fruits or cereals.... I tried to do the rotation diet - but did not
> have much success with it as I found it too hard to eat something
> different every day.... One thing I did discover, is that I felt
much
> better if I stuck to eating only meat and vegetables or grains and
> vegetables but not all three food groups together. In January of
> 2002 a good friend of mine shared some information about
> glyconutrients and that since she had added in these supplements to
> her diet her health conditions had improved. I started on these
all
> natural products in January 2002 and have recently been to an
> Iredologist and Candida did not show up as being a health concern
> anymore..... I feel that these products have given my body the
> proper nutrition it needed in order to fight the Candida - as one
of
> the books that I read on Candida stated that unless you can build
up
> your immune system - eating all the proper foods will not rid your
> body of this yeast.....
>
> If you would like any additional information as to the books I read
> or information on these products I would be happy to share this -
as
> well I am interested in hearing more information on this disease
and
> am always looking for new recipes - as I feel that by following the
> Candida diet - it is just getting back to the basics of eating
> healthy and cutting out all the food that is not good for us - As
> before I was diagnosed with Candida I thought I ate healthy -
little
> did I know that I wasn't even close......