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Living with Candida, Twenty Two Months Later: The Ugly, the Bad–and the Good

by Ricki Heller 112 Comments

Are you ready to start an anti-candida diet? The Candida Kick-Start can help! Kickstart your diet and pave the way for success on your anti-candida journey! Find more information here.   Grrrr! Candida can be pretty scary.] The Ugly: The Monster Returns Here it is, 2011, and it’s already time for a confession (don’t worry, […]

Filed Under: accountability, anti candida diet, binge eating, cravings, Diet Rules, dieting, Goals, holidays, motivation, nag diet, overindulging, self-examination, strategies, stress, Uncategorized

My Way of Eating*

by Ricki Heller 68 Comments

*[Not to be confused with Morris Dithers’ answer in this classic SCTV skit.] [The main course table from my recent holiday potluck with nutritionist friends, clockwise from top left: [out of the photo–Balsamic Glazed Brussels Sprouts]; Southwest Brown Rice Casserole with Beans [white bowl behind cutlery]; Tempeh-Brown Rice Curry and Vegetables; Baby Spinach Salad; Rutabaga […]

Filed Under: anti candida diet, binge eating, body image, cravings, Diet Rules, dieting, food articles, Goals, holidays, motivation, nutrition info, overindulging, portion control, reminiscences, self-examination, social eating, strategies, stress, Uncategorized

Anti-Candida Update: Holiday Edition

by Ricki Heller 20 Comments

Are you ready to start an anti-candida diet, but worried about how you’ll stick with it? The Sweet Life club can help. Get the tools and information you need–plus ongoing support from others on the diet (and me!) so that you can really succeed. Find more information here. I rarely post non-recipe entries these days, […]

Filed Under: anti candida diet, cookbook, cravings, dieting, holidays, motivation, nag diet, overindulging, self-examination, social eating, strategies, stress, Uncategorized

ACD Update: A Return to Sweetness

by Ricki Heller 40 Comments

[Recent ACD-friendly dinner:  Gena’s Raw Cream of Zucchini Soup]. It’s now been over ten years since I began this round of the ACD. These days, I no longer even think about my food as “different,” and never worry about what I can or can’t eat. But it wasn’t always that way. It took a series […]

Filed Under: anti candida diet, blogging, chocolate addiction, cookbook, dieting, dogs, Goals, motivation, nag diet, raw, reminiscences, self-examination, silly, strategies, stress, Sweet Freedom, Uncategorized

There’s Good News, and There’s Bad News: Quick ACD Update

by Ricki Heller 20 Comments

[Simple dal with basmati rice on dandelion greens. . . definitely ACD friendly!] I have a recipe in the works for later today, but after my last muffin post and all the questions I received about my anti-candida diet, I thought I’d post a quick update.  First, thank you all for your ongoing support and encouragement–it […]

Filed Under: anti candida diet, cookies, Diet Rules, dieting, nag diet, strategies, Sweet Freedom, Uncategorized, vegan

Updates: Diet and Dessert*

by Ricki Heller 34 Comments

*  Or, Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad (sorry, Girls) [Soy-Free, Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free Chocolate Buttercream Frosting from Sweet Freedom] Okay, let’s get to the dessert first (really, we should all eat a meal that way at least once):  I received my cookbook’s (paper) proof in the mail today (the sample that I must approve before […]

Filed Under: accountability, anti candida diet, chocolate addiction, cookbook, cravings, Diet Rules, dieting, dogs, expert advice, Goals, motivation, nag diet, overindulging, self-examination, strategies, Sweet Freedom, Uncategorized

Anti-Candida Desserts: What Do You Eat?

by Ricki Heller 147 Comments

[For even more desserts, check out my digital cookbooks (all recipes free of sugar, gluten, eggs and dairy)!  To learn about the recipes or to purchase, click here.] [Raw key lime tarts–NOT an ACD-inspired recipe (yippee!) See below.] [IMPORTANT EDIT, 2019: Since I began an anti-candida diet in 2009, some of the “accepted” sweeteners have […]

Filed Under: anti candida diet, cravings, dessert, dieting, gluten free, nag diet, nuts, raw, recipes, strategies, Uncategorized, vegan

Tomorrow: Cookies. Today: Reflections on ACD, Week One

by Ricki Heller 21 Comments

[It was great to read so many positive messages from all you okra fans in response to my last post.  Who knew there were so many okra supporters out there?  Here’s to a new image for our pal okra!  To the dawning of the age of okra–a new era is born, and it’s brimming with green pods […]

Filed Under: anti candida diet, cravings, dieting, dogs, nag diet, overindulging, self-examination, silly, strategies, stress, Uncategorized

Please Standby

by Ricki Heller 21 Comments

I’m going to be dashing around town for the next couple of days, doing cooking classes (short notice, but if you’re in the Toronto area, I’ll be at the Bayview/Sheppard Loblaws tonight at 7:00–would love to meet you!), and then my friend Babe is coming to town tomorrow, so I won’t have much time for cooking […]

Filed Under: beans and legumes, dieting, dogs, entrees, flash in the pan, gluten free, grains, motivation, nag diet, nuts, raw, recipes, reminiscences, salads, side dishes, soups, strategies, tofu and tempeh, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetables

A Bowl Lotta Love

by Ricki Heller 60 Comments

[Thanks to everyone who left such sweet comments and encouragement for the hellish week of marking!  (And I know I still owe some of you emails. . . coming soon!) Some of you who are students noted that you’d be doing as much work on the other side of the red pen. Whether students, parents, […]

Filed Under: accountability, beans and legumes, blogging, body image, cravings, dieting, entrees, gluten free, Goals, grains, motivation, nag diet, nuts, overindulging, raw, recipes, salads, self-examination, strategies, tofu and tempeh, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetables
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