Theresa S
7/5/2012
10:18:05 AM |
Hi Sara,
As Mel mentioned your question about diet has already been addressed many, many times but I will give you a quick overview. I will post a more detailed answer in my topic.
I followed a variation of the candida and fungus elimination diets. Basically this is what I started out eating.
Fresh vegetables/cooked vegetables.
-in the beginning I stayed away from the more sugary vegetables like beets, carrots, etc. and concentrated more on the green leafy vegetables. Also no high starchy vegetables like potatoes.
Grains.
-the only grain I eat are brown rice, millet and quinoa. No pastas, rices, flours, breads that are not made of the above. Also make sure they do not contain any added sugar or yeast. There are wonderful brown rice flours, pastas and breads.
Meats and Fish.
-Had all meats and fish just prepare myself and make sure any sauces or ingredients added have no sugar, white flour products or yeast.
Fruits.
-the only fruits I have for the 1st several months was lemons and limes (to make my beverage). After several more months I added in green apples and grapefruits.
Sugar.
Absolutely NO sugar. No sugar in processed foods, no fruits (other then lemons and limes), no artificial sweeteners other than 100% pure stevia leaf powder. No honey - NO SUGAR.
Wheat, Bran, Oat - NO! no other grains or flour or anything other than Brown Rice (whole kernel and unprocessed), millet and quinoa.
Bread, pasta, rice, flour - NO! unless it comes from brown rice, millet or quinoa.
Sugar - NOOOOO! Just stevia - no natural brown sugar, no honey, no fruits, no artificial sweeteners.
Teas
- drink tons of camomile and green teas. The less processed the better.
Water
- drink tons of distilled water. Distilled water is purified and I figure I don't need any nasties coming from my water so I stick with distilled. Distilled water also aids the body in pulling toxins.
Hope this helps.
All the best,
Theresa S. |
