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Re: To Walt, North Star, and S.H.A.P.E.

Hi to you three,

I thought I would fill you in on what has happened this
last week, and what I have decided to do for the next
two months.

Walt, I tried to get BioBalance, but have to order it. I did
manage to find the Metabolic Typing Diet book, and I
consumed it. Great book, and it turns out that I am a
"mixed" type, and I am fine tuning it, to see what truly
makes me tick. All of these years, I have been avoiding
fat, salt, constantly eating low carb, eating very little
poultry or meat, and basically sending myself slowly
into the ground. When I think about it, I have been
malnutrioned (thinking I was being "healthy") for years
now.

I have been continuing to take Trinity (probiotic), and am
consuming massive amounts of veggies, with some
eggs, chicken, at least 10 glasses of water, eating
garlic cloves whole, and taking olive leaf still. I
experienced the beginnings of die off very quickly, and
felt horrible for about a week. Unfortunately, I began
losing too much weight, and this concerned me a great
deal. I stopped eating any refined sugars, and sugar
producing carbs,all fruit, no bread of any kind, etc...my
immune system was the lowest I have felt it, ever, about
4 days ago. My cold was threatening to come back in
full, each and every day, and I wrestled with the herpes
outbreak something terrible. Something felt very wrong
about where I was headed. Not the die off, but my body
becoming weaker each day, and quickly. After reading
the book, I realized that I would not function , or heal on
this Candida diet. I had to find a way to begin to try to
kick up my immune system, and the candida diet was
not supplying me with what I needed. I got scared to
leave the strict diet, but then realized I could go back if I
was wrong.

So...I started eating a bit more normally (still MAJOR
amounts of fresh veggies, and many different kinds).
Still, no refined sugars, and "GOOD" carbs, . I added
Yogurt back in, and some whole grains. I had veggie
pasta the first night. Immediately, I felt 10 times better,
and actually had sustained energy for over six hours.
(had it with steamed veggies and my whey protein and
water drink). (I am making sure that I also eat enough
foods that will maintain enough acidity. I've been doing
my homework). I ate the cayenne on my brown rice,
and continued to take my vita supps and my various
theraputic teas, ate the garlic, and everything else. I
just stopped the complete rigidity of the Candida diet.
After I backed off, I began to eliminate three times/day.
My skin began to glow. My neighbors kept asking me
what I had done to go from looking so bad, to looking
like a picture of vibrancy so quickly. Still, something
was wrong, and I was not happy emotionally, even
though I looked and felt much better. (I wasn't
expecting to be cured, it was just that I knew instinctively
that I wasn't completely doing the right thing to get well,
although I was much closer).

Yesterday I had my checkup. I have not had a checkup
in a few years, as I do not like going to Kaiser. I have a
great GYN, and see her each year, but don't have
physicals very often. I was really scared. I woke up,
very emotional, and boom....my cold was back..as soon
as I felt my fear about what they might find. The doctor I
saw is a new one. She came highly recommended to
me by my best friend, also not a big MD fan. Yet, he told
me she was the one. He was right. She is a great Doc,
open to the holistic side of medicine, and took this job
with Kaiser to be able to only work 2 days per week, so
she could stay at home with her children.

It was scary to watch this woman (MD) look into my face
as she came in the room. Her energy was like a laser.
A friendly laser. She knew I was at my wits end, and I
knew, and I began to cry immediately. The entire first
part of the examination was talking about the last year
and a half, of all the stresses and loss, and the feeling
of constantly being overwhelmed, angry, sad,
frustratted, and not being able to handle it all on my
own, although I had no choice. I couldn't stop crying,
and was embarrassed, but felt relief. She told me that
my health crisis was directly linked to all of those
longterm emotions, and how I neglected myself, in
every way, for a year and a half.

My vitals are normal, she is running tests for diabetes,
cholestral, hashimotos disease (my mom has it),
etc.....but she doesn't have the instinct that any of these
are my problems. She wonders about a chemical
depressive issue. My brother is the same. Not
extreme, but not quite happy.....

She began the exam by asking me how much I eat,
what, when, do I get hungry.....again, she instinctively
knew. With compassionate eyes, that doctor was
reading my energy up and down. I am really sensitive,
and I could feel her. "I don't get hungry very often", I
told her, "and I don't think about food unless I start to
crash". I have been this way since I was little, and my
parents used to make me stay at the dinner table for
hours trying to get me to eat.....sometimes I fell asleep
and they would carry me to bed. I just didn't feel hungry,
and I didn't want to eat all that red meat they were
feeding us. I just hated it. Ah, but fish I like, and we
hardly ever ate it. HMM.......

She told me I have no choice but to EAT THREE TIMES
PER DAY. I have been doing this for only a week and a
half, and I look like a different person. (not candida
diet....thanks to North Star and the book ..it was killing
me). I am flourishing. Yet, there is some
depression......and Walt.....this rest of this is amazing...

The Dr. told me that until I got myself stable, she didn't
want me to do any colon or liver cleanses, or anything
that might be taxing. She felt that because I was eating
so many veggies, and water, etc...and that I am
eliminating so much, that she didn't want me to do
anything further right now. She agreed that a Candida
diet was not what I needed either although ALL refined
foods are off the list. She wants me to continue eating
as I am, take the probiotics, and to become stronger at
an even pace, and then I can begin whatever else I
need to do after my body is somewhat stable. By the
way, walking and rebounding is her presciption for me.
EVERY DAY. I couldn't help but smile at that one Walt.

But, what still bothered me, is that I kept getting
mentally down, depressive in my quest.....until last
night. I took my first Fish Oil capsule (Dr. said go for it).
It was only one, and it was 1000 mg. EPA'S, a bit
higher than the DHA. In one half hour, my mental
bouncing around completely stopped, my blood
pressure dropped lessened a bit (could feel it), my
heart was steady like a clock, and strong, and I got
scared. I got scared because it was so much slower.
even though I felt scared, my pulse stayed even and
slow. No matter what thoughts I had, I had no change.
It was like I had taken a drug. One capsule only. I got
very sleepy about an hour after taking it, like a kid does
when they just can't stay awake one more moment. I
slept last night like I haven't slept since I was a child.
And....this morning I woke up, and felt so peaceful. It
was amazing. (tearing up here). I had a huge morning
smile on my face for the first time in years. Boy was my
curiosity peaked. I researched and found all this data
on Depression, ADHD, Bi-Polor disorder, and even
schizophrenia.... Omega 3 deficiencies (sometimes
from an inability to absorb enough Omega 3. I am so
curious now, and feeling good, I just can't tell you. I
have found my path. And.....the best of news is that it
isn't anything extreme. I can eat normally, get well
slowly, steady and fast, not starve myself with any
extreme diet, stay on course, and just grow. I feel like it
is possible, without difficulty.

My face today is glowing. i have more color in it than I
have had since before the age of 5, and my friends that
see me are in shock. The difference is that extreme. It
is simple. It is fast. The body is amazing.

As far as getting the Candida under control...well, I am
off "bad stuff" and will remain so. I am eating a 95%
fresh food diet, and cooking each one of my meals. I
have not had a problem with the thrush since day two of
this whole ordeal, and I know there is a problem, not
kidding myself there. I just think that slow and steady
health is how I will combat this. In two months, I will
see where I am, and see what changes I need to make
at that point. (cleanses, nutrients, diet, etc...) For now,
this is it. If I am lucky, maybe this is all I will need to do
for the rest of my life. I feel like my body is cleaning its'
own self, just from me being healthy, a little at a time. I
am finally listening to my body telling me what I really
need to thrive. :-)

Walt, I will let you know how the diabetes test and the
Thyroid tests turn out. There is another post for you
with two quick questions about the fish oil.

Thank you to each one of you for your help. Wish me
luck!!

dd

to dd - To Walt, North Star, and S.H.A.P.E.

Re: To Walt, North Star, and S.H.A.P.E. (EFAs TESTIMONIAL)

Re: To Walt, North Star, and S.H.A.P.E.