Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Melissa, 3. I would love to find an uncook book that is also anti-candida. Most all recipes I've found has something that " feeds " the Candida. I'm an auto-immune disease survivor and was taught the raw food diet at a cancer center. It was there that I discovered the severity of my yeast overload. I'm having a hard time finding recipes that don't have a 'yeast feeder'. It's been a big challenge for me, any word from the wise? Many raw food authorities, such as Dr. Doug Graham, maintain that a low fat raw vegan diet with most of the calories coming from fruit is beneficial for candida. Here is something on that subject from the FAQs on Dr. Graham's website www.foodnsport.com <http://www.foodnsport.com/> . He also has recipe books for sale on that site. I have candida or a yeast infection. How can I eat so much fruit? Excess fat is the culprit in candida, not sugar, per se. When fat levels in the blood rise, so does blood sugar, because excess fat inhibits insulin from performing its function of escorting sugar out of the bloodstream. The excess fat lines the blood vessel walls, the cells, insulin receptor sites, the sugar molecules themselves, and the insulin with a thin coating of fat, thus blocking and inhibiting normal metabolic activity. Too much sugar in the blood is as life threatening as too little and can result in serious illness or death. Yeast, or candida, is a constant presence in the blood; it serves as a life preservation mechanism, blooming when there is an excess of sugar in the blood stream to bring blood sugar down to a non-threatening level. When the sugar is distributed and used by the cells of the body, the yeast quickly dies off as it is supposed to. If fat levels stay chronically high due to a poor diet, sugar will remain in the bloodstream and feed the large candida colonies instead of feeding the 18 trillion cells of your body. Starved for fuel, these cells can no longer metabolize energy, and you become tired, and feel rundown. Because all carbohydrate, fat, and protein that we eat is converted to simple sugar (glucose) if it is to be used by the cells for fuel, the way out of this cycle is not to eat less sugar, but to consume less fat. When fat levels drop, the sugar starts to get processed and distributed again, and the yeast levels drop because there is no longer excess sugar available. _____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 I'm very new to eating my foods raw. The process has been quite enjoyable, as I am a food lover and love trying new recipes. I have a few questions and hope that someone out there will be willing to answer them. Thank you!! 1. There was a post in regards to frozen bananas and frozen fruit. Would someone be willing to give me more info on freezing fruit and how it changes the nutritional value? I'd really appreciate any insights. 2. Does anyone know where I can find acai that hasn't been flash pasturized? 3. I would love to find an uncook book that is also anti-candida. Most all recipes I've found has something that " feeds " the Candida. I'm an auto-immune disease survivor and was taught the raw food diet at a cancer center. It was there that I discovered the severity of my yeast overload. I'm having a hard time finding recipes that don't have a 'yeast feeder'. It's been a big challenge for me, any word from the wise? 4. Where can I find " oat groats " . The sound yummy, but I can't find anything here in Seattle (PCC - Seward Park, Madison Mkt, Whole Foods) Thank you in advance for your help. May you have a peaceful day :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Hi Melissa, I'm not an expert, but frozen fruit is a fine choice for new raw fooders who are still using less than ideal foods and combinations to stay satisfied in order to stay raw. I think that after awhile your body will lead you to make steps towards eating only whole fresh fruits and veggies and nuts and seeds in as natural a state as possible. I think freezing probably makes some of the food unavailable to the body to use and therefore leaves it something to have to eliminate later. This is just my instinct based on how my body deals with frozen fruit now after a couple of years of not having any problems with it. If I have frozen fruit now I get some mucus and a little tired, and I don't get those symptoms from the same fruit if I eat it fresh, so that is my body telling me that frozen fruit is less than ideal. But when I first went raw I really enjoyed frozen bananas in smoothies (delicious with raw carob for a chocolate shake!) and run through a chanpion juicer to make ice cream. I also really like frozen berries in smoothies. At the time, such yummy entertaining food really helped me stay raw. Best of luck to you! Audrey --- melissa_adkison <melissa wrote: > I'm very new to eating my foods raw. The process > has been quite > enjoyable, as I am a food lover and love trying new > recipes. I have > a few questions and hope that someone out there will > be willing to > answer them. Thank you!! > > 1. There was a post in regards to frozen bananas and > frozen fruit. > > Would someone be willing to give me more info on > freezing fruit and > how it changes the nutritional value? I'd really > appreciate any > insights. > > 2. Does anyone know where I can find acai that > hasn't been flash > pasturized? > > 3. I would love to find an uncook book that is also > anti-candida. > Most all recipes I've found has something that > " feeds " the Candida. > I'm an auto-immune disease survivor and was taught > the raw food diet > at a cancer center. It was there that I discovered > the severity of > my yeast overload. I'm having a hard time finding > recipes that > don't have a 'yeast feeder'. It's been a big > challenge for me, any > word from the wise? > > 4. Where can I find " oat groats " . The sound yummy, > but I can't > find anything here in Seattle (PCC - Seward Park, > Madison Mkt, Whole > Foods) > > Thank you in advance for your help. May you have a > peaceful day :-) > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Hi Melissa, You might want to check out the raw food diet recommended by Gabriel Cousens, M.D. in his book Rainbow Green Live Food Cuisine. There's a section about candida that presents a different view than Doug Graham's high-fruit/minimal fat diet. I tried a high fruit diet for 3 months (after having been 80% raw for the two previous years) and experienced a definite " failure to thrive. " After reading Cousens I added more fat to my diet and felt a whole lot better, and yes, quickly learned that I needed to cut way down on the fruit in order to not have blood sugar fluctuations. We're all different, so experiment and find what makes you feel the healthiest -- you're the expert on that. Best wishes on your journey, Gael > 3. I would love to find an uncook book that is also anti-candida. > Most all recipes I've found has something that " feeds " the Candida. > I'm an auto-immune disease survivor and was taught the raw food diet > at a cancer center. It was there that I discovered the severity of > my yeast overload. I'm having a hard time finding recipes that > don't have a 'yeast feeder'. It's been a big challenge for me, any > word from the wise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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