I believe the source of Xylitol is not an issue, due to the way it has been processed....
much like veg glycerine........

Thanks to all of you for your informative posts. There's so much useful information here & it's very comforting to know I have this wonderful resource.

Tracy T: I found your information on trying to keep the body more alkaline facinating. I realised that I, too, had not been following the frequency suggestions, even during my times of best compliance. In going back to recheck & relearn each category I was quite surprised to notice the vegetable recommendations for O's were for times per WEEK.  Is that accurate? I know for sure the fruit one was in error & I guess I had assumed that the veggie was, too. If it is true, I've definitely been eating way too many neutral veggies.

What is clove fruit?

the frequency values of veggies as well as fruit are to be read per day!!!


clove fruit is listed as an herb in the Daily Herbs for O's....same thing as clove.

Thank goodness! That's what I've always thought but when Tracy T.'s writings caused me to go back & recheck all of the quantity suggestions, that caught my eye. I had changed the fruit one in the book but for some reason never changed the vegetable one.

I'm really starting to see good changes from eating the tier 2 foods. I've lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks, the cravings are gone, I'm not hungry between meals & the skin on my legs is starting to be less dry. I still have a sinus headache with continued drainage but I feel I'm making good progress.

I'd like to post a BIG thank you to whoever came up with that spit test! That image of the spit with growing tendrils is vividly implanted in my mind now. Whenever I look at a food I shouldn't have the image pops into my mind & I think to myself, "Not a chance......you little monster. I'm through feeding you!" Hopefull my stubborn streak will win the war against those little beasties!

Sara that s the spirit!!! )

Someone on these boards (can't remember who, but thank you!) recommended that we eat a cabbage leaf with every meal b/c it's our good bacteria's favorite food. It seems to make good sense but instead of just eating a plain leaf, I've been making myself a very finely chopped cabbage "slaw" using a blueberry dressing. I think it's very tasty. If you'd like to try it        - for the dressing I blend a 1/2 cup of blueberries, 1 heaping T. of lecithin, juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 T. ground flax seed & 1 T. of veg gly. Mix it with enough chopped cabbage for your 3 daily servings.

Once we can have sweeter fruit, the pineapple would be very good in it, too, & then the veg gly probably wouldn't be needed.

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cabbage leaf

becomes a "Neutral Infrequent" in some of the Health Series books.

I've found that candida is caused by too much sugar.  Cut the sugar and grains for 4-7 days and see what happens.  Take Probiotics and eat fresh fruits and vegetables and meat for your type instead of sugar for those days and see how you feel.  Calcium supplements also helped me, Caltrate helps the best CAL:MAG.

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I've found that candida is caused by too much sugar.  Cut the sugar and grains for 4-7 days and see what happens.  Take Probiotics and eat fresh fruits and vegetables and meat for your type instead of sugar for those days and see how you feel.  Calcium supplements also helped me, Caltrate helps the best CAL:MAG.

I wish it was that easy.  My candida has been deep seated for a long time, and I think it's going to take months, not weeks to totally eradicate it.  For the most part though, I have very few of the typical candida symptoms.

Alas, one who never eats sugar or flour can also have candida....There are many possible causes, some more deep seated than others: low thyroid, being overweight (if female, resulting from too much estrogen for you, not absolutely), losing weight (if female--estrogen is stored in fat, released as you lose weight, too much progesterone (if you take it as a supplement), low stomach acid (causes include age, can result from severe gastritis), for example.  One needs to try to see what is causing it in each case.  

Well i am not suffering from any constipation so i eat food with my choice...

i eat today
Fried hash browns
French fries
Tortilla chips
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Rustic red kale and white bean soup

venetis, keep up the good work!!!

which is your blood type?