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The Dirt on Cleansing

by Ricki Heller 4 Comments

candida diet detoxing and cleansing

Please note: I provide this material for informational purposes only. I am not a doctor, naturopath, or other medical professional and cannot tell you what to do with your health; please always consult with your own healthcare practitioner before embarking on anything like a cleanse or detox, and before making any changes to your health […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, Candida Q & A, candida symptoms, expert advice, healing, health information, holistic treatments, mindset, motivation, nutrition info, raw, stress, Symptoms, vegan candida diet

My History with Anxiety and Depression, Part II: Causes, Treatments and How I Got Free

by Ricki Heller 2 Comments

causes and treatments for depression and anxiety

This post is Part 2 in a two-part series about anxiety and depression. You can check out Part 1 here. Because this post turned out to be so much longer than I expected, I’ve separated it by sub-topics, so you can skip ahead to any part you would like. VERY IMPORTANT CAVEAT: I am not […]

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, Anti Candida Crusader Success Stories, anti candida diet, Candida Q & A, candida symptoms, exercise, expert advice, healing, health information, holistic treatments, Living Candida-Free, strategies, stress, Symptoms, Uncategorized

Why It Can Be Hard to Get a Clear Candida Diagnosis, Part 2

by Ricki Heller 2 Comments

how to test for candida overgrowth

If you saw my earlier post about why it’s hard to get a clear candida diagnosis, you know that not all “candida” is equal. However, even when a doctor does acknowledge candida overgrowth as a viable condition (excluding the very deadly or anti-fungal resistant strains such as candida auris), it’s not always clear whether tests […]

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Lessons from Living with Candida for 20 Years

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vegan candida diet for 20 years

What’s it like to be dealing with candida for 20 years? How does that even happen?  I can barely believe it myself, but this month marks 20 years since my first candida diagnosis. In today’s video, I talk about what’s been happening in my candida journey over the past two decades since I was first […]

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How I deal with the winter blues

by Ricki Heller 2 Comments

how I deal with SAD

For decades, as soon as autumn hit, I’d notice depression start to appear. My mood would basically deteriorate throughout the winter months, and by the time April rolled around, I’d be a mess, barely able to drag myself of out bed in the morning, feeling like a limp dish rag and having gained anywhere from […]

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When Your Diet is Perfect. . . and You’re Still Not Better

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Not getting better video

It can be incredibly frustrating. Your practitioner commands you to eliminate a whole list of foods from your diet so that you can improve your digestion, symptoms, and overall health. It sounds nearly impossible–you mean, you want me to take out gluten? But what about bread? Bagels? Cereal? Pasta? PIZZA???. Or it could be dairy […]

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Staying Healthy When Traveling (Even Last Minute!) on a Restricted Diet

by Ricki Heller 8 Comments

traveling photo

[image source: Pixabay] I recently took an impromptu trip to the US for a dear relative’s funeral. This wasn’t my typical kind of travel when I have my packing list out a week before departure, slowly purchasing all the ingredients so I can prepare dehydrated Alkalizing Kale and Seaweed Crackers or my favorite Breakfast Cookies […]

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Does your restricted diet make you feel deprived?

by Ricki Heller 2 Comments

Does your restricted diet feel like deprivation?

I When I first started following an anti-candida diet, having so many food restrictions made me feel incredibly deprived. I mean, no more cake? No more pasta? No more ice cream? No more CHOCOLATE????

Filed Under: ACD Maintenance, ACD Stage One, ACD Stage Three, ACD Stage Two, anti candida diet, candida symptoms, healing, holistic treatments, Living Candida-Free, mindset, motivation, strategies, supplements, Uncategorized, video

The Dirt on Cleansing

by Ricki Heller 15 Comments

Please note: I provide this material for informational purposes only. I am not a doctor, naturopath, or other medical professional and cannot tell you what to do with your health; please always consult with your own healthcare practitioner before embarking on anything like a cleanse or detox, and before making any changes to your health […]

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