oops, sorry Mike - responded BEFORE I read your post.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Grant" <nwgr...@inet.net.nz>
To: <silver-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 24 October 2001 18:28
Subject: Re: CS>Nick Grant/Candida


> Thanks Deanna, I will....I will let you know.
>
> Tracy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Haley" <dha...@pinenet.com>
> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, 24 October 2001 02:45
> Subject: CS>Nick Grant/Candida
>
>
> > I have suffered from Candida since my early teens and went through some
> > major herbal therapy in my early twenties.  My condition improved.  It
> came
> > back again in my 30's.  I had pretty much decided I was in just a
> managable
> > state.  Read your articles and basically had been following the
suggested
> > treatment for years.  It still was only managable.     For the past two
> > years the MD's have told me that my thyroid was enlarged BUT my thyroid
> > tests were normal.  I have always suffered from low body temp and low
> blood
> > sugar.  Why they did not put 2 and 2 together I really don't know.  I
knew
> > something had to be wrong for the thyroid to be enlarged.  I was gaining
> > weight but was eating less, etc.  I was doing what I knew to do through
> > probiotics, herbs, diet, etc.  Then 3 months ago my hair started falling
> > out.  Leave it to vanity to cause a woman to jump into warpath mode.  I
> > started reading all I could find on thyroid really not meaning to
address
> > the candidia issue.  I stumbled across Wilson's Syndrome.
> > www.wilsonssyndrome.com   I nearly cried when I discovered I met the
> profile
> > exactly.  Many M.D.'s are treating for Wilson's but the only
practitioner
> > listed for the Minneapolis area was a Licensed Naturopath.  After
> reviewing
> > a bunch of test results, looking a my slick sided tongue (I had no idea
> that
> > a slick sided tongue meant that your liver wasn't working
properly...since
> > have been checking friends and families tongues...smile), my hair
> folicles,
> > etc.  He said I had classic Wilson's.  I began therapy immeidately.  I
was
> > cautious at first.  Treatment was expensive and rather tedious since you
> > have to take your temp three times a day.  However, after the first
month
> I
> > did notice, by my own temp taking that my body temp was indeed going up.
> I
> > was feeling better.  I had specifically asked the Naturopath how we
would
> > approach the Candidia?  I figured since I was paying big bucks out of
> pocket
> > I was going to hit every ailment I'd ever experienced.  He just smiled
and
> > said "I'm not worried about your Candidia".  "My experience has taught
me
> > that if I take care of your Wilson's that in time you will not have
> Candida
> > overgrowth".  He went on to basically explain the same thing your
article
> > explained.  That when the endocrine system is not working properly the
> > candidia takes over.  That it would take several months to cleanse the
> liver
> > while supporting the thyroid but once everything was working properly my
> > body would ajust it's own flora.  He started me on the Wilson's
treatment,
> > the dandelion root tea and suggested for quick results I go on the "Eat
> for
> > your Blood Type" diet. (Have some amazing things to say about this
> > diet...testimonial from my 15 year old son that is doing nothing but the
> > diet and had his fairly severe acne almost disappear...even on his
> > back...just from staying away from potatoes.)
> >
> > I was skeptical due to my long term history with candida, M.D's and
> natural
> > practioners.  I even remember thinking...well...this guy thinks he knows
> > what he's talking about with the candida but he dosen't know ME well
> enough
> > to know how stubborn my case is.  I even made some kind remark as to how
> > stubborn my case was.  He just smiled and said.  "If after you recapture
> on
> > the thyroid you are still experiencing alot of candidia we'll deal with
it
> > then but my experience tells me it will take care of itself.  If it
> dosen't
> > then we will look at supporting your hormonal system."
> >
> > After 3 months I have to eat crow (not literally thank you).  Nearly all
> of
> > my candida symptoms have disappeared.  My large toenail is growing out
> clear
> > instead of yellow.  Very obvious...half the nail is yellow and half is
> > normal.  My energy is returning and my body temp is no longer 97.2-97.6.
> > I'm doing a trial for the past 3 weeks without the therapy and am
> > maintaining almost 98.00.  While they'd like to see me closer to normal
> this
> > is still a good sign.  My endocrine system is starting to work again.  I
> am
> > losing weight but the best part is that I am feeling better.  I would
> > definetly recommend seeing an MD or Naturopath that is familiar with
> > Wilson's if you are experiencing low body temp and candida.  Read the
web
> > site and determine for yourself whether or not you think you are a
> Wilson's
> > candidate....Deanna
> >
> >
> > --
> > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver.
> >
> > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to:
> > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com  -or-  silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com
> > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line.
> >
> > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com
> > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html
> > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
> >
> >
>
>