After struggling (extra) with my digestive system since January 2007 (when I got a series of 7 colonics to try to help me but didn't help much), I finally received some information about the relation between mercury poisoning and candida albicans. A friend wrote to me about it and I am so thankful!
I was getting desperate to have regular elimination (see later posts how I solved that one) - we were leaving for a two week trip to Ontario. So on Friday, I went to the office of a local ND and bought - over the counter - some natural stuff to help eliminate the candida problem. I also went online to find appropriate foods to eat.
On Saturday I began my diet:
-- No sugar of any variety including most fruit, honey and maple syrup, no starchy vegetables, no yeast or gluten, no vinegar, no refined wheat and only a little, no fat-dairy like yogurt and skim cottage cheese. 65 % of my diet is supposed to be vegetables (you can search on-line), 20% high protein foods, 10% complex carbohydrates and 5% fruit.
And to help kill the candida, the Caproyl treatment from the ND's office, these three bottles: Caproyl, psyllium powder (with husks and seeds), and Bentonite - use according to directions.
Wow, what a difference in how I feel!! I not only have regular bowel movements (that's what we're looking for) and . . . the by-product of this heathy eating is that I've lost 2 pounds in three days already. woohoo!!
Well, I'll be doing this for at least a couple more weeks (maybe a coupe of months or more) and I'll let you know what happens and any more good info I hear about.
Did someone say knowlegde is power?
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
14. Big mistake eating at Jack Astor's.
My husband and I went out to eat last week, fully intending on going to a healthy restaurant but things got in the way, we got late and hungry and we decided to go to Jack Astors, which was close to where we were.
I thought I was doing a good thing by ordering the Asian noodles with vegetables, but to be honest, didn’t think much before ordering. The vegetables were great and crunchy; the noodles, however, were made with wheat (I had gas all night) and it was the spiciest thing I’ve ever eaten. I also suspect it was loaded with MSG. We didn’t have desert, because there were no dairy-free or gluten-free ones.
And that night, I had the worst night of my life which meant I was almost useless the next day.
Never again.
I thought I was doing a good thing by ordering the Asian noodles with vegetables, but to be honest, didn’t think much before ordering. The vegetables were great and crunchy; the noodles, however, were made with wheat (I had gas all night) and it was the spiciest thing I’ve ever eaten. I also suspect it was loaded with MSG. We didn’t have desert, because there were no dairy-free or gluten-free ones.
And that night, I had the worst night of my life which meant I was almost useless the next day.
Never again.
Monday, March 26, 2007
13. got a juicer and love it!
In March I received the Champion Juicer which I ordered online. (I don't know how to do that very well, so I may have paid more for this machine than I should have.) It came from California. I paid 250.00 (CAN) and then 50.00 for shipping and then 30 for tax when it got to the border of Canada and then another 50.00 for duty. (I hope it lasts a long time!)
Anyway, it's been very good for my elimination system and I LOVE being able to drink down 5-10 servings of vegetables in 2 cups of juice. And the fruit juice is amazing! This morning I put in about 12 strawberries, one apple and one pear - all organic. Yummy in my tummy and good for bms!
Anyway, it's been very good for my elimination system and I LOVE being able to drink down 5-10 servings of vegetables in 2 cups of juice. And the fruit juice is amazing! This morning I put in about 12 strawberries, one apple and one pear - all organic. Yummy in my tummy and good for bms!
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
12. Don't have 3 bowel movements a day? Read on...
I titled this post the way I did because the other 3 members of my family DO have 3 bowel movements a day (which I find very frustrating, but it's normal according to several books, and as a matter of fact some books say if one doesn't have 3-a-day, one is constipated!) and my husband and children just can't stand listening to my (I admit, daily) stomach, intestine and colon adventures. So anyone who already has 3 bowel movements a day; I'm excited for them, but they probably won't be interested in reading this.
However, this area of study has actually become quite fascinating to me; it's the next area in my travels toward better health that I consciously want to fix. There may be many reasons for the weirdness of my digestive system, but the two reasons I'm willing to admit on my blog, are: Mercury poisoning and my age (almost 50).
In my continual readings about health - and natural solutions - I've read of the importance of a good digestive system and how it affects our entire being. One good book I have is by Brenda Watson ND, called, The HOPE Formula. I also like Dr. Gillian McKeith's material called "You Are What You Eat ..." and I've been reading Kevin Trudeau's books (one is: "Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About") which give a multitude of natural healing options. It's great to find that all three of these authors are pretty well in agreement about the digestive system and what kinds of things we should be eating. They all speak highly of colonic hydrotherapy, they all recommend taking digestive enzymes, probiotics, fiber and they all agree that doing other kinds of organ cleanses is important as well. And then, my ND agrees with them too!
So, to start the cleansing process, I went through a series of 7 colonics since mid January (about 6 weeks ago). And I'd like to say, first off, that I wouldn't do it again without the advice of an ND or other natural health physician. This was my very first experience with physical colon cleansing done by a professional hydrotherapist but I had gotten desperate.
It got serious back when I had started a part time job at Statistics Canada (a year or more ago) and brought a lunch that didn't take long to prepare or eat. For two days in a row I brought a home-made protein shake for lunch (with soy protein) ... the days were uneventful really except that I suddenly stopped having my one, singular, daily, morning, terrific bowel movement.
It turned out that I was quite "plugged up" and my hydrotherapist explained that many women do not digest soy very well. Hmm... now you tell me!
Anyway, the first few colonics went well except for the fact that over a period of 5 weeks, I gained 6 pounds! (Arghh! I thought I was going to lose weight by going through this process (I read that most people do) and instead, I gained.
The last three colonics didn't go so well; something I was eating or something else was causing the hydrotherapy to not do what it was supposed to do. After the 7th attempt to clean "colon house", we called it quits until later. (Apparently we found that laying on my left side during the entire colonic process was more successful than laying on my back, which I had been doing).
Now that it's been over a week since the last colonic, I feel that I'm getting back to normal again (well, almost), The books say that our food is supposed to pass through our disgestive system within one to four hours! But some say that a bowel movement a day is ok.
For now, I'm going to continue to take my vitamins (mentioned in an earlier blog), I'm going to eat according to the "food combining method" (mentioned in an earlier blog), I will continue to eat 95% dairy and gluten free foods (mentioned in an earlier blog), I will continue to take probiotics, enzymes and fiber. And finally, I'm going to ask my Naturopathic Doctor about what kinds of cleanses to do. (Oh and I'm going to keep exercising too!)
April 7, 2007 is my fist anniversary of being mercury free!!! (clapping… cheering… joy and laughter…)
I think we can live a normal, healthy, happy, prescription-free and over-the-counter drug-free life: All we have to do is refuse to stay sick, insist on asking questions, do some research, listen to our conscience and act on what we know!
Our bodies are very responsive, and they bounce back when given proper care.
However, this area of study has actually become quite fascinating to me; it's the next area in my travels toward better health that I consciously want to fix. There may be many reasons for the weirdness of my digestive system, but the two reasons I'm willing to admit on my blog, are: Mercury poisoning and my age (almost 50).
In my continual readings about health - and natural solutions - I've read of the importance of a good digestive system and how it affects our entire being. One good book I have is by Brenda Watson ND, called, The HOPE Formula. I also like Dr. Gillian McKeith's material called "You Are What You Eat ..." and I've been reading Kevin Trudeau's books (one is: "Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About") which give a multitude of natural healing options. It's great to find that all three of these authors are pretty well in agreement about the digestive system and what kinds of things we should be eating. They all speak highly of colonic hydrotherapy, they all recommend taking digestive enzymes, probiotics, fiber and they all agree that doing other kinds of organ cleanses is important as well. And then, my ND agrees with them too!
So, to start the cleansing process, I went through a series of 7 colonics since mid January (about 6 weeks ago). And I'd like to say, first off, that I wouldn't do it again without the advice of an ND or other natural health physician. This was my very first experience with physical colon cleansing done by a professional hydrotherapist but I had gotten desperate.
It got serious back when I had started a part time job at Statistics Canada (a year or more ago) and brought a lunch that didn't take long to prepare or eat. For two days in a row I brought a home-made protein shake for lunch (with soy protein) ... the days were uneventful really except that I suddenly stopped having my one, singular, daily, morning, terrific bowel movement.
It turned out that I was quite "plugged up" and my hydrotherapist explained that many women do not digest soy very well. Hmm... now you tell me!
Anyway, the first few colonics went well except for the fact that over a period of 5 weeks, I gained 6 pounds! (Arghh! I thought I was going to lose weight by going through this process (I read that most people do) and instead, I gained.
The last three colonics didn't go so well; something I was eating or something else was causing the hydrotherapy to not do what it was supposed to do. After the 7th attempt to clean "colon house", we called it quits until later. (Apparently we found that laying on my left side during the entire colonic process was more successful than laying on my back, which I had been doing).
Now that it's been over a week since the last colonic, I feel that I'm getting back to normal again (well, almost), The books say that our food is supposed to pass through our disgestive system within one to four hours! But some say that a bowel movement a day is ok.
For now, I'm going to continue to take my vitamins (mentioned in an earlier blog), I'm going to eat according to the "food combining method" (mentioned in an earlier blog), I will continue to eat 95% dairy and gluten free foods (mentioned in an earlier blog), I will continue to take probiotics, enzymes and fiber. And finally, I'm going to ask my Naturopathic Doctor about what kinds of cleanses to do. (Oh and I'm going to keep exercising too!)
April 7, 2007 is my fist anniversary of being mercury free!!! (clapping… cheering… joy and laughter…)
I think we can live a normal, healthy, happy, prescription-free and over-the-counter drug-free life: All we have to do is refuse to stay sick, insist on asking questions, do some research, listen to our conscience and act on what we know!
Our bodies are very responsive, and they bounce back when given proper care.
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