Greetings fellow sojourners!

I am new to this forum/website, but not new to the Candida world!! My struggle with overgrown yeast probably began during puberty - and back then all the medical establishment had to offer me was drugs for my yeast infections and spastic colon. Then in my early 30's while under a tremendous amount of stress, my health took a major turn for the worse. I went to doctor after doctor only to be told that there was "nothing organically wrong with me"! Like many I talk with all I was offered were anti-depressents and Xanax! Finally, I went to see an allergist that I heard practiced alternative medicine (by the way, my journey has been over many years so alot of the information available now was just in the beginning stages). He diagnosed me with "candida overgrowth" and put me on "the diet" as well as basic nutritional supplements and natural yeast killers. After about 4 weeks I felt fabulous, but with a hectic life, 3 young children and major stress, I was not able to maintain that regimen for very long. Anyway, to make a very long story not quite so long...I have been on and off the regimen, slowly getting worse each year - now I have Fybromyalgia and am allergic to almost everything it seems!

About 3 years ago I lost my son in a fatal car accident and my health has severly deteriotated since that time. I am slowly healing emotionally, but as a single mom with 2 surviving children and now a new grandbaby, I need to regain my health and vitality.

If you don't hear anything else that I say...please hear this - we hear so much about "the diet" but it is so much more than that! Clearing candida overgrowth and having optimum health and well being is a whole lifestyle change which includes cleansing (colon, liver, etc.); diet (adding whole, fresh, organic/eliminating processed; dead; toxic); supplementation (immune builders/yeast killers); exercise; rest and reguvination; positive attitude; prayer; etc. etc....

This entire site is full of great information and I am absorbing so much that my head is spinning...but I know that I am on the right track and am encouraged, enlightened and inspired by all of you!

Thanks for listening!