Sugar is a killer probably equal to transfats.
For anyone with type O blood esp, grains are the cholesterol baddy.
Joyce

--- In cheal@yahoogroups.com, "wendydoyle2" <wendy@...> wrote:
>
> A very under-publicised cause of heart burn and acid reflux is an
> overgrowth of candida.
>
> I discovered this quite recently when researching during an attack
of thrush. Candida / thrush is a fungus which can attack any moist,
mucousy area of the body - including mouth, genitals, oesophagus, feet
(athlete's foot) and any sweaty crevice in the skin.
>
> The holistic cure (as opposed to the medical one) is to cut out all
> sugars (including fruit sugars in fruit and fruit juices) from your
diet, plus anything with a yeast or fungal component - so bread, beer,
mushrooms, vinegar etc etc.
>
> My heartburn cleared up entirely within a couple of days of starting
> on this diet, and returned with a vengeance when I tried to
reintroduce sugar after a couple of weeks. I'm not sure how long the
full cure will take, but I'm not finding the diet too difficult.
>
> Parts of the body other than mouth and throat obviously take longer
> to react.
>
> Try this website for further information:
>
http://www.doctorfungus.org/mycoses/human/candida/Chronic_Candidiasis.htm
>
> Which adds fatigue, headache, bloating, diarrhoea or constipation.
> sneezing and/or wheezing, Anxiety, depression, memory deficits
and/or loss of ability to concentrate, Severe pre-menstrual tension
and/or menstrual irregularities to the list of symptoms.................
>