Re: Liver cleanse overload on immune system?

Hi Inmyopinion,

The Echinacea you are taking is a good start and great for getting rid of bacteria and virus. I would add grapefruit seed extract and Pau d' Arco to the Echinacea for an added punch. Take these three suplements as suggested after each meal.

Before we do anything else we need to address your Candida problem. It would be helpful if I knew where you live so I have an idea of what's available to you.

So, let's start with your diet. A proper diet will control candida and re-balance the colon. This typically takes 6 - 8 weeks. Here are some general guidelines for your new diet:

(1) Avoid added sugars (including fructose, honey, molasses, fruit-juice sweeteners, etc.) and all sugar-sweet foods and snacks, including cakes, cookies, candies, desserts, sodas, fruit-juice and ice-cream, unless they are made with stevia extract, which is a natural sweetener, available at health food stores. 1-2 servings of whole-fruits per day (except the very sweetest kinds, like grapes, watermelon and mango) are okay.

(2) Avoid white-starch foods, like white bread, cakes, cookies, white pasta, white rice, potatoes w/o their skins, and all refined flours, etc.. These foods are okay in moderation; Whole-grain flour, potatoes with their peels, whole-grain brown or wild rice, whole-grain pasta.

(3) Increase your intake of essential oils, especially omega-3 oils. These include: Fish oils, and oily fish, like salmon, mackerel, tuna-in-oil, sardines-in-oil, etc.; Flax-seed oil, one tablespoon or three capsules twice daily. Avocadoes, nuts, olives and olive-oil, canola and other vegetable oils are mostly omega-6, which are also good but not as lacking in our diets. Primrose or Borage oil is good too. Any of these oils can be used as a substitute for canola or olive oil, on breads and salads.

(4) Avoid antibiotics and cortisone-type prescriptions if at all possible.

Enjoy these foods also; Onions and garlic,fresh vegetables and their juices (beware of carrot juice it contains a lot of sugar)rice cakes, oat cakes (unmalted),soy milks, butter, yogurt, cottage cheese, (no other dairy). Herbs, mild spices,freshly cracked nuts, seeds, fresh water, fruit and herb teas cold pressed oils brown rice and flours, use for cakes and pastry etc... oats (oatmeal makes an excellent breakfast – make with water and serve with nuts, seeds and yogurt. Meats, unprocessed and preferably organic or free-range. Fish, preferably unprocessed and wild, oily fish is best! Eggs, lentils, peas and beans.

You can look on line for more detailed recipes but only use the above ingredients.

Your symptoms are all very common with Candida Overgrowth. If you follow this program you should feel better in 6 to 8 weeks.

Once your candida overgrowth is under control a complete body cleanse makes sense. Start with the colon then the liver, kidneys and skin.

Candida overgrowth is a terrible problem and it takes descipline and time to overcome.

Let know if I can be of any further help and please check in with me from time to time for moral support.

Namaste.

Ask Kelley