How do you know which is the best anti-candida diet to follow? It can be overwhelming when you first start your anti-candida regimen. First off, you’re likely feeling fatigued, foggy-brained, and you might be over-run with cravings for carbs, salty foods, or junk food. Not only do you find out that you must eliminate virtually […]
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Is Chocolate Bad for You?
If you know me, you know I LOVE chocolate. So I had to think twice when I answered a recent email from a reader, in which she wrote that she’d just heard an expert mention that “cocoa is high in lead and cadmium and that we should be concerned about this.”
Is it Okay to Cheat on Your Anti-Candida Diet?
The anti-candida diet is one of the most challenging special diets out there. When I first started the diet, I remember wondering how I’d manage to stay within the dietary boundaries and still find enough to eat. Or, how to avoid wandering outside those boundaries. These days, after having eaten this way for around 15 […]
Four Tips to Stick with Your Special Diet Over the Holidays
Do you love the holidays? Most likely, like many of us, you love certain parts of it but not other parts. Getting together with loved ones, catching up with old friends, taking long walks in the (possibly very brisk!) outdoors, singing holiday tunes, watching sappy movies, giving and receiving presents, deepening spiritual connections, visualizing the […]
My Top Tips to Deal with Stress RIGHT NOW
Quick: can you think of anyone you know who isn’t stressed, at least some of the time? (And if you can, are they conscious?). Seriously, I’ve mentioned before that the HH is probably the most laid back person I’ve ever known. In 18 years together, I’ve seen him get upset. . . once. (I know, I […]
How Chinese Medicine Can Treat Candida (& Stress-Busting Exercise!)
Hi Everyone! In today’s video, I share a fun and informative interview with Brodie Welch, LaC, MSOM. Brodie is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner, acupuncturist, and holistic health counselor who uses principles of TCM to help clients with all kinds of health issues. Some of you may remember that I talked a bit about […]
What Does “Sugar-Free” Really Mean?
As some of you know, I’ve been on a journey with my diet from whole foods-based to strict anti-candida to where I am today–what I call anti-candida “maintenance.” So, if you’ve been reading me for a while, or if you check back through to some of the earlier posts, what you’ll find is a broad […]
How to Stay on Your Special Diet While Traveling, Part 2
Warmer weather means more vacations–and more travel. Or maybe your work takes you on the road more than you’d like. When you’re busy traveling, what happens to your special diet? Do you feel as if you’re compromising your food choices because you’re not at home? In today’s video, I talk about how to stick within […]
Candida Corner Video: Can You Ever Really Heal from Candida?
Today’s video is the first in my “Candida Corner” series, where I answer your most-asked questions about candida and provide tips and strategies for living well on the anti-candida diet. Today’s question is, “Can you ever really be cured of candida? Will you ever be able to go back to eating your ‘regular’ diet?” . […]
Keto, Candida and a Vegan Diet, with Leanne Vogel
Join me as I chat with blogger, nutritionist and cookbook author Leanne Vogel about her transition to a keto diet, and how she works with vegans who want to follow the keto lifestyle. (You can leave your questions in the chat box below, just under the video). The video was broadcast LIVE at 12:00 noon, […]