The Candida Cure

That's kind of what I thought too! LOL! Like I said, I was surprised that I didn't have more issues with it since my gastro tract has been so compromised throughout my life!

Great thread! I just wanted to add a bit of information to it.

I've not done the second ferment - I like my kefir too well! LOL! If I ever get bored with the taste, I just add a few drops of good vanilla extract.

I bought my last kefir grains back in 2010 - I had used them and they grew beautifully, so I started dehydrating them, adding some powdered milk once they were good and dry and then freezing them, so I could share them with others. Well, I managed to run my "stock" too low, and when I had to make a trip half way across the US to move my Mom, the kefir grains didn't survive it because I was really, really sick by the time I got back and taking care of kefir grains just wasn't on my radar - surviving was.

Anyway, I was cleaning out my deep freezer last year, and low and behold - I found one last package of kefir grains that I had frozen back in 2011!! Now, I wasn't expecting them to be able to do their thing again, but I couldn't bring myself to throw them out (they're my babies!! LOL!), so I tried restarting them. What the heck, it would only cost me to buy a couple half gallons of milk to find out.

They worked!!! I was, and still am, completely amazed! I did have to baby them along in the beginning, but it worked, it worked!! They aren't supposed to be kept frozen for more than a year, and mine were frozen for 5 years and still are producing that wonderful, healthy kefir!!


Thanks for the lead on the other site - I'll be checking into it in just a few minutes!

Chapelle said...
oh and Nilrin, another major symptom of mine was severe cracking/peeling of the skin around my fingernails. And I never had acne, but I have had issues with breaking out in pimples from Candida too. When it was really bad, my forehead was covered with tiny bumps, I never knew what that was from, and now I know!

For me, the cracking and peeling of the skin around my fingernails is a sign of too much oxidative stress. When I'm actively trying to kill pathogens, it happens every time. When I don't try to kill anything, it will go away. I feel that my body has undergone epigenetic shifts and a down regulation of my immune response in an attempt to decrease the oxidative stress that causes us so many problems. Basically, since my body couldn't eliminate my pathogen, it just changed so I wouldn't have so many problems. Supplementing with substrates like copper and manganese increase my oxidative stress.

Georgia- this wasn't the case for me. I had the skin issues before I had lyme, and it would happen when I wasn't treating anything. I will look into the oxidative stress anyway though!

Thanks for typing out the recipe, Tillybear!!

I will most definitely try it. Hubby and I go through 2 cups of kefir every day so I'll need to make extra for the cheese - it sounds SO yummy!

The book review is most appreciated - especially since the site bogs down more often than it runs smoothly. At first I thought it might be wifi holding things up but I even have issue on my PC.

Ya know, we tried a few different brands of kombucha and really didn't like it (I'm not a big fan of iced tea and even Hubby, who likes iced tea wasn't crazy about it).

Thanks for the offer for scoby, though!

Chapelle said...
Georgia- this wasn't the case for me. I had the skin issues before I had lyme, and it would happen when I wasn't treating anything. I will look into the oxidative stress anyway though!

Me too, I just didn't recognize what it was. Lyme is the tipping point.

Tillybear

I'm seeing two books - Cultured Food for Life and Cultured Food for Health. Which is the one you bought?

Chapelle

Sorry we're going a bit OT here....maybe fermented foods will be in your stars someday. Oh....are you sure your LLMD advised against fermented foods vs. pickled foods? There's a big difference.

Thanks for the clarification, Tillybear! And, thanks for the link to your other book as well! (I made it into a hyperlink - I know you're not always able to when on your laptop)

Actually, the last comment was addressed to Chapelle. I remember you sharing that your LLMD promotes fermented food and I also remember Chapelle saying her LLMD said to avoid.

Hubby and I would like to incorporate more fermented foods into our diets. You've helped the cause immensely :) Thank you!

Oh, we're making garlic onion kefir cheese tonight - I'm so excited ;)

Does anyone have muscle twitching as symptom of candida?

Chapelle: total respect for whatever treatment path you are following. I offer this information fwiw re: fermented food and candida.

http://bodyecology.com/articles/can-fermented-foods-help-to-eliminate-candida

Chapelle: How long after you stopped treating for lyme did the twitching stop? Was it a few weeks, months, etc. before the twitching went away after you stopped lyme treatment?

CD, didn't you like the kefir cheese? You haven't written anything about it?