Sugar, sugar...oh honey, honey

What's the general rule about natural sugars/nonprocessed . Like using maple syrup and coconut sugar instead of cane sugar? Do those feed the bugs too?

I'm trying to find alternative ways to sweeten things, like a vegan pumpkin pie, and oatmeal raisin cookies that call for using maple syrup instead of sugar. And I'm reluctant to use honey in baking due to the "glue"like properties when it cooks above 107 (something like that).

I've used it before, and I've honestly even eaten the maple butter straight out of the jar it's so delicious. But it seems like when I do that, my "fibro" symptoms flare big time my muscles will hurt mostly. It also seems to screw up my stomach for a few days until I eat clean for a week!

Any ideas, thoughts? I thought for Lyme, that you just need to stay away from cane sugar, does anyone else have experience with this and what if the maple sugar is causing something else to flare, what could it be???

Pantsface,

All sugar(s) even honey, syrup, agave is off limits for the reason April states.

I am using a little coconut palm sugar to make dairy free whipped cream for Thanksgiving. I think a cheat once in a while is ok (I haven't had sugar in six months).

I use stevia for baking (make sure it doesn't have agave in it - many do) or xylitol.

Huddie, I am also making whipped cream for my pumpkin pie. I use coconut cream, vanilla and raw honey to sweeten. No dairy for me either!

PantsFace said...
I've never been on antibiotics. I am treati mg with herbs while waiting to see an LLMD covered by insurance, finally! I'm not sure I have Candida, but have suspected it. I was wondering if a reaction like this would be a sign that I DO have candida, since those shouldn't bother Lyme, correct?

Yes, this is an indication that you have Candida.

While a little bit of honey from time to time is okay when you don't have Candida, if a person does have Candida, it's off the list of acceptable foods.

Xylitol and stevia are acceptable sweeteners for any of the conditions we have usually. I have a lot of gut issues (non-Candida related) but still have to stay away from all sugars, but I can use stevia without any issues at all.

If I were to choose a honey - I'd choose manuka honey -it is anti-bacterial. Although my base is no sugar of any kind, or gluten, or dairy, or caffeine - I find that I've still made steady progress with the occasional cheat day or even periods of a week or so. I think it is important to take little breaks, trusting the body when it is alright to do this. Let us know what you try out!

Smoothie:
o 6-8 oz. Homemade almond milk or coconut water
o 2 scoops Mediclear SGS
o 1 giant tablespoon Spirulina Manna
o Organic spinach
o 1/2 frozen avocado
o 1 teaspoon coconut oil
o 8 ice cubes

Blend.

Thanks all for your help. I think I will need to go back on my "diabetic" no sugar, low carb diet again. My stomach felt the best on that. But I think I will wait until after the holidays, no sense in torturing myself for the next month. We all have enough of that!

julymorning said...
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It's a sad, vicious cycle, isn't it? Some of us feel tortured not eating certain things, but if we do, we feel the torture of a different kind, anyway.

Sigh.

Amen 😔

Ditto that julymorning