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Posted 10/13/2017 3:30 PM (GMT 0)
I'm continuing my raw diet...

It's not the first time I only eat raw, because during fasting I did eat only a fruit a day in the past (so it was like eating raw)

BUt now, I'm not starving, but eating loads of raw veggies and loads of fruits a day.

I notice that my candida stays quiet IF I continue on binders, like always.

the body enters a sort of detox mode when on raw, I think, very much similar to what happens during fasting.

When on detox-mode, candida dies, and so come herxes. That is why I'm on binders about 3 times a day.

MSM , chlorella and bear garlic as binders.

I could not believe this could make my candida somehow better, but it is happening.

I see clear changes now, about 2 weeks trying to keep on this raw only diet.

Let's see how it goes, I'll let you know.

So far, it is promising. I'm not taking any more killers, modulators, nothing. Just raw diet.

I do take coffee and teas, no sugar, of course.

The advantage to fasting is that I can do this diet for muuuuch longer than fasting.

The body is not on ketosis, I think, because I do eat sugar (from fruits) and need to take many smaller meals.

I also eat raw nuts, cashews...

Surprisingly, it seems candida does not like it.

If I eat purely veggies, candida clearly hates that.

If I add fruits, it may flare a bit, but it does not spread, like usual (on skin).

Flares are very much contained, unless I delay binder intake.

I'm really SURPRISED about this raw diet. I'm eating loads of bananas, grapes, figs, persimon, etc, so sweet fruits. Candida does not expand, if I continue on binders.

There is a clear change though by the 14th day or so of diet: it is the first time I feel candida is finally under control during cold months, without any herbs or treatment, I mean.

I cheated once, took a bit of cheese, it was catastrophic.

So nope, I'll keep doing it, and let you guys know.

I'm not saying this diet is good for everyone, as it is pretty restrictive.

I always felt good on raw, and I felt like giving it a try.

Is anyone here trying raw diet too?

Post Edited (Jinna) : 10/13/2017 9:34:00 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/13/2017 5:48 PM (GMT 0)
I am glad it is working for you. I have not tried it.

what is bear garlic?
Posted 10/13/2017 6:07 PM (GMT 0)
https://www.santi-shop.eu/en/p922-Allium-ursinum-tincture-Bear-s-garlic-organic-Biover.html

http://www.selfhealth.co.uk/wild-garlic-tincture-organic-bear-garlic.html

Alium ursinum.

It's just a plant that smells like garlic, that I suppose bears like eating (?).

When you stroll in the woods here in spring, and feel a sort of garlicky smell, that's bear garlic!

It grows well near creeks or rivers, but not well if planted (it refuses to be domesticated).

I used to buy dr. K's tincture of bear garlic but as I need quite some of it during lyme, I just collect the plant myself, then prepare tincture from its roots. Very easy to do.

People here eat the leaves in salads. It has a light taste of garlic, and works to bind neurotoxins specially relieving the kidneys.

I just add it to the water if I drink chlorella, and the combination feels always good for me (bear garlic warms, chlorella makes you feel cold).

I find that the combination of these 2 things with MSM here and there will bind most toxins related to lyme and co, and candida, in general. Usually, I feel very good with these 3 binders, and do not need looking further, that' s why I keep hanging on these 3 substances for more than a decade now.
Posted 10/13/2017 6:52 PM (GMT 0)
After being these 2 weeks on this raw diet (approximately), I realize a pattern:

- after I eat many veggies, and still take fruits, juices with avocado, banana...

- I wait about 30 minutes, and my skin gets shrunk, as though it were pumping water off my body.

I feel clearly cleaning of sinuses, and all the parts that I used to have problems (right shoulder, uterus, some fingers and toes...) start to feel like 'something is happening there': light pains, or relief, joints crack a bit...

I call that a mini-herx.

After that shrinking moments, the skin will get water back again.

I have the impression the body goes on detox mode rather fast (with so many antioxidants and WATER, as the juices have water, fruits, tomatoes, lettuce, all are full of water).

And 'detoxing' means: toxins and infections must disappear!
What is nice, is that all is done alone by my body, no need to take anything extra for it to do what I want.

It does on its own!!!

What impresses me is that when I tried to pull treatments on difficult resistant areas (such as deep in my shoulder joint), nothing seemed to reach it.

Now that i don't try to push any treatment there, the shoulder cleans from inside out.


I feel clearly there is a very deep transformation going on, very deep in tissues, sinuses, joints, specially (all parts that have been problematic for me, for so many years after lyme was gone).

In my case, I suspect candida, but it could be still something else.


It is probably what people call 'degenerative disease' as it came very slow, it was a gradual decline, gradual increase of stiffness or problems here and there. I was not too bad, let's say, but at about 50 I felt some problems came to stay.

Well, for the first time, I'm having REAL hopes.

I feel HIGH after a pure raw organic veggie meal, as though I took something to send me to the moon.
My head feels very calm, it's almost like a spiritual experience for me.

Sometimes it feels even better than fasting, which is a surprise.

I think the properties of veggies and fruits become much more clear, when I eat so fresh / raw.
Tastes feel much more sharp now, it's like I discover each herb (like parsley, amazing flavor!!).

I'm learning to enjoy RAW mushrooms, raw pumpkin (I never thought I could eat raw pumpkin), raw zucchinis...
I can mix them with olives, add very high quality olive oil, bits of balsamic vinegar, and it tastes very good.

the only thing I'm taking that is not raw is coffee.
I take organic coffee, and it feels good.

Otherwise, the food feels way to cold. I need teas and coffee, I feel.


Today, it is the first day I took no binders (since I started on this diet, I keep herxing or detoxing, and I needed constant intake of binders, or inflammation returned).

It means that herxes are weakened, but so are symptoms.

Today, I needed extra magnesium, due to cramps. Detoxing, detoxing on its own.
Urine is pretty strong color, and I'm drinking much more than usual (when I'm on 'normal' diet, I mean).

I do start to feel confident, that this was the right thing for me now.

I can't swear I'll stay on it, but definitively, that is what I needed to do.

Fasting is excellent, but I can't go on fasting forever, if I want to get rid of candida for good, and other problems.

this water pump effect after a meal is amazing.
It's really like my body pumps out whatever there is in the lymph, and after fill it again.

My skin looks also more healthy. My liver is very much relieved today (as I'm not herxing)...

Post Edited (Jinna) : 10/13/2017 12:57:38 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/14/2017 1:19 AM (GMT 0)
Fascinating. Thanks for posting. I love veggies, just not raw! I guess I can try it.
Posted 10/14/2017 8:00 AM (GMT 0)
So glad to hear you're doing well! Thanks for sharing your success--it's so great to see success stories on the forum, and always lovely to hear new ideas to try when I don't feel like a success story myself. Lol.
Posted 10/14/2017 9:00 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Jinna, That's awesome that you're doing so well on raw despite candidia!
I've often wondered about that, as my body cannot handle even berries ( last I checked) .

I've done raw foods 2x ,for several years each time-the first time I really felt great on it.

The second time, even though I was actually eating better quality foods & tons of chlorella & spirulina ( and other superfoods/ herbs etc) I just never quite felt as well as the first time.

Silly me, I thought it was because the quality of foods had declined... and I wasnt growing as much in my garden- more likely it was just that I'd been fighting Lyme & co's much longer ... haha...

I did detox a lot more the second time, and had some pretty intense & long lasting herxes, but was able to continue working through them. A lot of bizarre skin detox-maybe candidia? Not sure. I did a lot of juice fasting too.

When I decided to change my diet this time, I would've liked to go raw again, but cost was a concern, as well as the fact that I live far away from everything & have no vehicle. I decided to try keto first as it is cheaper & easier to maintain when I'm only able to go shopping at one store, once a week.

I was also so sick when I first changed my diet, that the idea of preparing myself even the simplest of raw foods / juices was out of the question! It's definitely something I may consider again down the line though!

Glad you're having so much success with it!
Posted 10/14/2017 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
Ps. You probably already know this, but with the whole 'feeling cold' without coffee/ tea thing... you can make some really great warm stuff in the dehydrator ( just make sure it's specifically made for making raw foods- I used to use an Excalibur-expensive, but awesome!)

You can also make warm soups in your vita-mix by blending a little longer, just make sure u don't let it go too long!

Also, not sure how you feel about cayenne ( & other hot peppers) but I used cayenne ( or habenaro) on almost everything when I ate raw- it wasn't usually a lot, but it did help with that cold feeling that sometimes comes with raw.
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