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> > > > > > >