Hello, I'm only 52 but have been chronically ill for over three years (and I'm not impressed about it either!). What started as an hereditary thyroid disease (which is an auto-immune disease) has morphed into early onset arthritis (mid-twenties), IBS, fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalitis.
Since 1998 eating chicken has made me ill, and around seven years ago I realised I could not eat gluten. I'm not good with yeast.
Earlier this year I had some wonderful non-invasive testing done with a naturopath which showed that I am sensitive to preservatives and food additives. As soon as I stopped eating preservatives (especially those found in cheese - Aldi has the best range of preservative-free cheese that I can find) the brain fog that I'd had for years disappeared!!!
I had constant candida but I found that taking a teaspoonful or two of Himalayan salt in water (brine solution) each morning kept the candida practically under control (does this mean it's a mineral deficiency?).
When I read David's books I thought to myself: candida eats sugar so maybe if I go off sugar the candida may go away and I may have fewer problems with digestion (as more than 70 per cent of the immune system is in the gut this may help with the myalgic encephalitis).
I was not a big sugar eater and I didn't touch soft drink. I did like my apple juice in the morning though so that has gone in the bin. It surprised me that my CSIRO-developed cereal has such a high sugar content. It also amazes me to see sugar in so many savoury foods. So it's back to basics for me :)
I have only been off the sugar for a few weeks and I seem to be losing around half a kilo per week. I have not noticed any other change (except craving sugar sometimes!). I am severely overweight due to the thyroid disease (hypothyroid) and I find it exceptionally difficult to lose weight so losing one pound a week is a triumph!!!
Blessings
anaree
