There is a claim that no viruses, bacteria or germs are contagious, since they are all created within each person’s body, just like candida is, in order to clean up the body and/or to minimize damage caused by toxins, etc. Therefore, an immune depressed person’s own body creates them, and they do not “catch” them from any outside sources.
If “the germ theory of disease” were at all true we’d all have all of the bugs all of the time since they are “supposedly” everywhere, so life on Earth couldn’t have existed. Immune depressed individuals wouldn’t have only one bug either, they’d have all the bugs in their environment. 

I’m learning that you “retrace” the symptoms, aches and pains but do not actually have any bugs. For example: Members of some group have gotten tested for pneumonia, bladder infection, etc. when they were “retracing” them, but their tests results are negative for any kind of bug.

A: The best recommendation seem to be:

- Do things that elminate stress in your life
- Exercise regularly (but not necessarily vigorously)
- TAKE YOUR SUPPLEMENTS
- Get adequate rest
- Don’t eat junk food (DUH! *grin*)

Morning:
1 Nature’s Way Chlorofresh Capsule
3 Nutricology Potassium Citrate (99mg)
2 NOW Magnesium Citrate (200mg)
1 Source Naturals Calcium Citrate (333mg)
1 Natrol Omega-3 Fish Oil (1,000mg)
1 NOW Shark Liver Oil (10,000 IU Vit. A)
1 NOW Vit D (1,000IU)
1 Twinlab E-400 (400 IU Vit E, natural, not synthetic)
1 NOW B-50 Complex

Evening:
1 Nature’s Way Chlorofresh Capsule
3 Nutricology Potassium Citrate (99mg)
2 NOW Magnesium Citrate (200mg)
1 Source Naturals Calcium Citrate (333mg)
1 Natrol Omega-3 Fish Oil (1,000mg)
1 NOW Shark Liver Oil (10,000 IU Vit. A)
1 NOW Vit D (1,000IU)
1 NOW B-50 Complex
1 NOW Folic Acid (800 IU)

I also use NOW ascorbic acid crystals throughout the day as well as unrefined, orgainic coconut oil from Mountain Rose Herbs.

I’d like to note that since I’m pregnant, I’m taking a little more folic acid than most would take, I DON’T take additional niacin, and I don’t take much Vit C consistently (because I’ve read of cases where babies have been born with rebound scurvy from their mothers taking too much Vit C.) I also take a little more magnesium to help with my blood pressure while pregnant, and I’m taking the potassium because I’m not getting nearly enough dietary potassium. I’m not using anything like clove oil or oil of oregano also because I’m pregnant.

I think that pretty much covers the basics.

Most of my supplements come from vitaglo.com. They’ve got great prices and flat-rate shipping. A couple come from Vitacost.com too (again, with
great prices and flat-rate shipping.)

Hope this helps.

While doing all this I spend an hour a day at the gym and cook all my foods from scratch. I am really excited to have our own blog, as we are both passionate about helping people.

We tend to compliment each other with different strengths. One is a fantastic listener, genius-level intelligence, kind and caring and understanding. Being really good with supplement information, blood sugar info, low carb and pregnancy, and a myriad of health issues.

My information in nutrition is usually weight-loss or candida-centric, as I have not has as many health issues to deal with. I definitely try to focus more on the motivational and psychological aspects. It’s great if you can find a diet that works for you, but if you don’t stick with it it doesn’t do you much good.

I’ve managed to turn things around for myself and have a different perspective with food. My only concern for my food is that it’s edible and super-nutritious.
I’ve managed to really seperate my emotions from what I eat.

That doesn’t mean I don’t want things that are off plan.. the want never goes away.. but I know that those emotions are fleeting and will go away a lot
sooner than the consequences if I do decide to stray.

10 minutes of pleasure eating cake can set me back months.. literally. I won’t trade 10 minutes for a few months.

I’ve had candida since age 1 and have been overweight since age 6. I’ve struggled with my weight all my life and finally started getting into low carb in 1994 when I first got on the net.

I felt like I had finally found the truth, and I was definitely on the right track. I became obsessed with the subject and read information on it quite
regularly.

As I learned I found out lots of good information on how to refine low carb so it was even better quality.
Better fats, better ratios, cutting out things like dairy and fruits and fake foods.

However knowing and doing are two different things.
When I found myself after having my son at 380 pounds, barely functioning and afraid I was going to die any moment, that was my wake up call.

With some help from many sources, I finally got my head straight.. I got out of denial that I could eat off plan at any time, that it would ever be OK with my body.

I made that decision and decided I would do what ever I could to stick to what I decided, including pre-planning my foods, avoiding situations that might compromise my peace, and more.
I haven’t done any cheating on low carb for almost three years now. Not a bite off plan. However I did have a few low carb items like fruit and cheese here and there but this happens very rarely and usually with extenuating circumstances.

My last “cheat” was with some pumpkin soup with cream on christmas. I totally understand what it’s like to struggle with cheating. I was on and off the wagon for like 10 years.

It took me a long time to see the cost of what I was doing, to face that no food flavor was worth that, and to see all of the things I gained from better health by giving up a few minutes of pleasure each day.