Quick Update

Just a quick update, I will be more active on here once I recover.

So the bad symptoms got me to the place where I said, GAPS here I come. I started on the intro on Saturday. There are some awesome places to get food here in Tulsa. If I wanted I could just buy fish stock from Bodeans Seafood Market for super cheap.  I was feeling pretty good and then I was insanely emotional, crying over everything. "Die-off" is certainly a new sensation that I'd prefer to be without. Sunday morning, I was fine, but I looked at my tongue in the morning and had a raging cause of Oral Thrush, aka Candida Albicans. So I went to the store to get probiotics, because I don't yet have the BioKult, the recommended probiotic for GAPS (they are coming through amazon). Once taking many of those I felt better....until there was night time. UPDATE 6/13: Biokult has hidden sugars if you are sensitive. For me it was a no go.  Right before bed I started feeling nauseated, my abdomen was gurgling, and I straight up had a fever. This morning the bathroom and I had a reunion of which details should not be discussed openly, and I again felt feverish. Today has not been the best in my record of "fabulous vitality days", but it has shown me how much I really needed to do this.

The GAPS diet is all about killing the bad guys, but also really emphasizes restoring the good guys through broths and fermented foods. I've made my first beet kvass, which is rather tasty for something that contains beets, garlic, and whey protein.

All in all, I'm feeling good about going down this road, despite its difficulty. I know now that it is very true that it must get worse before it gets better. I'm grateful for all the information on the interweb where people have discussed their "die-off" symptoms so I know that this is normal.


What I have learned to do to fight the yeast is:
Probiotics
Hold yogurt in my mouth for a minute (it's crazy, it sticks to the yeast- it was like Braveheart in my mouth!)
Oil of Oregano
Olive Leaf Extract
S. Boulardii (another type of yeast that fights the might C.A.)

I've been updating my links as I do research so that there is more linkage goodness in one place. I found two places to get supplements. I'm very intrigued with Dr. Ron's supplements that are additive free. I was concerned about their multi-vitamin because it contained Boron (Aspartate) which is the same thing as Aspartame. They called me back within 2 hours and explained that it was a very low dosage and was put in the multi to prevent osteoporosis. They also told me that it was from a natural source that doesn't cause the problems that the synthesized molecules do. Quality company. I'm definitely buying my Fermented Cod Liver Oil from them (also recommended supplement for GAPS diet to heal the GI lining). I'll post if the Multi is legal. I've written them an email requesting the information if it is or not.