I just wanted to share my experience about Moreless' posting style, as it seems to be a never-ending source of controversy. And I think it will continue to be, as new people join the forum who won't be used to it.

When Moreless first came on the scene on the Candida forum, I was very bent out of shape by the way he phrased things. I found it abusive and insulting, and I fought back with a vengeance, trying to "make" him see how he "should" be responding to posts. After all, I had been around the Curezone block and knew quite a lot about what I was trying to cure, and how dare anyone just show up on the scene with such a know-it-all attitude, questioning my desire to get well! Harrrumph!

So, I thought it my responsibility to complain about this every time I read something that he had written that was not being nice to the poster. And, I was far from the only one. Seems many many people had a gripe with the way Moreless phrased his posts. People have even left the forum due to this.

But, then something happened. People were getting well. And, I wanted to be one of them. So, I decided that the way he says what he says is not nearly as important as what he is saying. I applied many of his principles to my condition, and have to say that if I had not, I would still be going around in circles. To be specific, a 4-year old candida problem finally went away after I began alkalizing - no more thrush. I was sooo depleted in minerals. It took 9 months, but it happened. I am still working on some lingering liver issues, but am noticing improvement in that area too. It never would have happened if I had allowed myself to not hear the message because I had issues with the messenger. I had to get my ego out of the way. Yes, it has been argued that Moreless also has an ego, but the fact remained that for ME to get well, I had to get MY ego out of the way, regardless of what anyone else did or did not do with theirs. On this forum, I am the student.

And, meanwhile back at the ranch, I began to read Moreless' posts with a lot more understanding of where he was coming from, and for some reason, his posting style does not bother me at all anymore. In fact, I often find my self chuckling at his replies. Not because I feel people looking for help should be battered around, but because after you have been here long enough (and perhaps gotten a little relief from your illness which I know for me being sick makes me super sensitive) it just simply takes a huge backseat the the actual message. And as he recently pointed out, a lot of it is perception. Have you ever read a letter that made you very angry at the moment you read it? So, you sit and plot your angry reply. But, next day you re-read the letter and for some reason, the tone of it sounds a lot different to you than it did when you first read it. Time, mood, so many things can change how one sees things.

People have confronted Moreless on his style ad nauseum. He has not changed and he is most likley not going to. You kind of just need to put it aside as a non-issue, and try the tools. Is it really THAT big of a deal if you get insulted? If I am getting better, Moreless can insult me up, down, around and back again! :) But, also a good thing to keep in mind is that, from his perspective, he is not TRYING to be insulting or belittling. There is a fine line between tough love and being abusive, but sometimes that perception depends on which side of the fence you are on.