My current diet

[Mr. PC]

Sorry, I went back to find the box and it's gone. Someone must have used the last of it, and my mom doesn't know what kind it was. Oh well I'll just keep in mind not to take that stuff again. If I ever come across it in the store I'll check it out though.

[Mr. PC]

Today my hand / wrist pain was really bad and I had to perform, so I took an Advil. Apparently many pianists take it, and I'm considering using it for days I need to do a lot of practicing / performing.

http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthre ... pract.html

What do you guys think about this? Apparently ulcers aren't too uncommon, and I know my stomach is already sensitive to heartburn. Being on the wai diet, will an anti-inflammatory have the same affect as for someone on the SAD? Apparently acid causes inflammation as well, and musicians with repetitive strain should go on low acid diets, so I'm wondering if that means my store-bought OJ is a bad idea. (i've been talking about that in the store-bought OJ thread viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1905&start=15)

[RRM]

Apparently many pianists take it

That doesnt make it a good thing...
Advil may cause stomach bleeding.
Originally it was a sleep aid medication, and it contains both ibuprofen and diphenhydramine citrate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advil

[Mr. PC]

Ya, but I'm not clear on what the chances of it causing stomach bleeding is.

Also, I've fallen madly in love with someone (I'm pretty sure I've mentioned that a few times but oh well). Now I REALLY want my acne gone (I have some on my chest, back, and beard-area), but at the same time, I want to take him out to restaurants and stuff. Mostly I've been eating Sushi, Salads, and tomato soup when we go out, but it's had a terrible affect on my acne. Before I just had a little bit in these places, but now I've broken out on my chest. I want to take him swimming tomorrow but I'll be ashamed of the acne. I wish I could just take a drug for it or something. Up until now I haven't really cared too much about acne, especially since it didn't show much on my face, but now I do.

[panacea]

Just have confidence Mr. PC, when I was in middle school I only liked one girl for 3 years solid, which was a Huge percentage of my life when I was that young, I didn't have hardly and years at all behind me, and she had the worst facial acne of everyone in the school (she was still pretty though you could tell by body/teeth/hair/eyes/etc). Anyway, the point is that people who like other people end up liking everything about them, even their flaws, the main thing is just to be likable, open, friendly, and interesting. That requires you to like yourself a lot, and while striving to get rid of acne is great for your health, it shouldn't be for your self image.

What I like to do is find something bigger than myself or other lovers to live for - like world peace efforts. Even if it's completely out of my hands, if I work to help some peacekeeping cause or whatever, everything in my little life seems to weigh less, and I'm not as threatened by other peoples perspective of me, as in if they don't like me, my ego isn't shattered, because I have something else that gives me a safe haven of purpose. It also helps with confidence, as I'm very anxious around people in person, but lately the more involved I am with these kinds of groups the less I care if so and so looks at me strange, because to me now, being strange is a good thing.

[Mr. PC]

So I just got my bloodwork back, it says I'm low in 'white blood cell count', my result was 3.9, and the 'reference range' was 4.0 - 11.0; the units are 'x E9 / L
My 'Absolute: Neuts are also low, 1.4, with a reference range of 2.0 - 7.5 and the units are x E9 /L.
My calcium is great, 2.55 mmol /L, with a reference range of 2.15 - 2.60, although the doctor wants me to take calcium supplements anyway, because she said something about my low vitamin D and the blood taking calcium from my bones, but I'm a little skeptical about this. I'm thinking I will take vitamin D supplements, my vitamin D is 44 nmol /L, with a reference range of 75 - 250; my doctor said I should take 1000iu in the morning and than again in the evening, because it's so low the only way to bring it up to normal is to take tons of it. I'm also a little skeptical about that, and thinking I might take 500 in the morning and evening, although I'm not sure if I'll be able to find supplements that low; for some reason supplements always come in huge amounts.

She also recommended a pro-biotic, floristar, to get rid of my yeast infection. Also right now I have a terrible cold that my sister just gave me. She's had it for 3 weeks with really sever symptoms, and right now I can't even think straight. I'm thinking of taking a cold medicine; my mom said it works by activating your parasitic nervous system; speeding up your heartbeat and restricting bloodveins, which sounds pretty unhealthy in my opinion.

Also I just found out I didn't get into teachers college; which makes me pretty angry to be honest. There are so many bad teachers where I live. Teachers who don't care about their students, and who are generally just unintelligent and uneducated. So now I have to figure out what I'm going to do come September; I don't really want to up and leave my city/country, because there's someone here who I'm in love with (although he's not in love with me, so it doesn't really matter. I should simply move on and go somewhere with some kind of opportunity). Mostly I just need to pay my student debt, $16000.00

[panacea]

it always seems like the one you love is the only one you could love, but whenever they're gone then people alwayssss find someone else to love. plenty of fish in the sea

[RRM]

So I just got my bloodwork back, it says I'm low in 'white blood cell count', my result was 3.9, and the 'reference range' was 4.0 - 11.0; the units are 'x E9 / L
My 'Absolute: Neuts are also low, 1.4, with a reference range of 2.0 - 7.5 and the units are x E9 /L.

Its only mildly low. (3.0 to 5.0)
Low white blood cell count may be the result of harsh medication, or an immune system disorder.
What medication have you been using this last year?

I'm thinking I will take vitamin D supplements, my vitamin D is 44 nmol /L, with a reference range of 75 - 250

When you consume excessive calcium, this will lead to higher PTH levels (increasing uptake into bone and subsequent deportation),
which requires more vitamin D to keep this PTH level down.
So, this lower vitamin D represents a healthy moderate intake of calcium (no need to downregulate PTH).
Dont force your body into higher vitamin D levels, as this will create an increase in calcium absorption rates.
All you need to do, is to make sure that your body can produce all the vitamin d that it needs,
by supplying your body with sufficient good cholesterol (its precursor) and daylight exposure.

my doctor said I should take 1000iu in the morning and than again in the evening

I strongly advice against that.

the only way to bring it up to normal is to take tons of it.

Thats what i call "forcing your body".

She also recommended a pro-biotic, floristar, to get rid of my yeast infection. Also right now I have a terrible cold that my sister just gave me. She's had it for 3 weeks with really sever symptoms, and right now I can't even think straight. I'm thinking of taking a cold medicine; my mom said it works by activating your parasitic nervous system; speeding up your heartbeat and restricting bloodveins, which sounds pretty unhealthy in my opinion.

What you need is a lot of sleep, sleep and more sleep.
Its the only healthy and effective way.

[Mr. PC]

Thanks for all your help RRM. Yesterday I woke up, ate a tomato/avocado salad, with fake maple syrup (containing high fructose corn syrup), and than a banana. I slept from 3:00 - 9:00, sipping apple juice with Olive Oil, as well as a glass of store bought low acid OJ with 2 eggyolks in it. At 10:00 I had another glass of OJ with 4 more egg-yolks in it, and watched a movie with my mom until 11:30, so I went to bed at 12 and than woke up this morning at 11:30. Right now I'm eating a banana soaked in OO (although maybe I should cut bananas while I have the yeast, because of starch, but I wonder if soaking them in OO makes up for it.) I'm undecided between sleeping more, and having a hot bath (someone told me you can sweat out a virus, I don't know how true that is.) I REALLY want to go out and see him this afternoon, but at the same time I'm afraid I might get pressured into canvassing for the Green Party (Elections are happening in Canada and we only have 1 good party, but canvassing is extremely tiring, outside in the cold. If I go out with him, I can't stay home using the reason of being sick, but the only benefit of being healthy is that I get to see him. I haven't seen him in a week, and won't until Thursday if I don't today, so I'm almost considering going out and taking the Sympathetic Nervous System drug.)

Are you also recommending sleep for the yeast infection? To me a pro-biotic actually seems like a good idea in this circumstance, and seems much less dangerous than an anti-fungal. I was also thinking, if I simply upped my eggyolk count, I'd be introducing more bacteria into my stomach, to counteract the yeast, and use them as a source of energy that is less likely to feed the yeast than sugars (I would still eat sugars, just on a lower ratio to fat until my yeast balance is restored, and try to make it more glucose and fructose rather than sucrose.)

I haven't been on any medications in the past year; I may have taken night-quill or something for a cold. Oh and I did at one point take Ibuprofen when my wrists were really bad, but these were 1 offs, and months ago. I generally avoid drugs like the plague. I've stopped smoking pot altogether and I drink very rarely.

[RRM]

maybe I should cut bananas while I have the yeast, because of starch, but I wonder if soaking them in OO makes up for it.

a little bit, yes.

someone told me you can sweat out a virus, I don't know how true that is.

Its true, but your body will raise your temperature if it needs to do so to fight the virus.
If it needs to do so, you will feel cold sometimes. Then you should listen to that by taking a hot bath
or by putting on a lot of clothes / blankets so that you get really hot and sweat a lot.

I REALLY want to go out and see him this afternoon

That would be REALLY very stupid.

Are you also recommending sleep for the yeast infection?

That may not cut it.

To me a pro-biotic actually seems like a good idea in this circumstance, and seems much less dangerous than an anti-fungal.

I agree.

I was also thinking, if I simply upped my eggyolk count, I'd be introducing more bacteria into my stomach

No, it doesnt work like that.
The bacteria needed in your blood are not the bacteria in the egg yolks.

I may have taken night-quill or something for a cold.

what is that exactly?

Oh and I did at one point take Ibuprofen when my wrists were really bad

Ibuprofen inhibits growth of bacteria as present in probiotics (yakult). Jiménez-Serna A et al

[Mr. PC]

So no-pulpe commercial apple juice is less high in arabinose, but is the amount still significant? Do I need to worry about that? Am I better off drinking commercial apple juice with no pulp, or mangoes, with their high sucrose content?

Whenever some condition causes me to restrict my wai diet, I end up not getting enough energy. Usually I use tons of white sugar, so going without that is particularly difficult. If I had to choose between avoiding arabinose, and sucrose, what is the lesser evil?

What about changing to a diet consisting mostly of eggyolks / Salmon? I'd be mostly concerned about cost / too high blood-protein, if I chose this option.

[RRM]

So no-pulpe commercial apple juice is less high in arabinose, but is the amount still significant?

Not compared to grains. Check out the candida thread.
But if the candidiasis is in your blood, the arabinose doesnt matter, since that will only feed candidiasis in your intestines.

Am I better off drinking commercial apple juice with no pulp, or mangoes, with their high sucrose content?

sure.
Its not about consuming sucrose, but about at what level you are keeping your blood sugar level.

Usually I use tons of white sugar, so going without that is particularly difficult.
If I had to choose between avoiding arabinose, and sucrose, what is the lesser evil?

If the candidiasis is in your blood, it doesn tmatter.
What then matters is how high your blood sugar level is.
In that case you need to keep it relatively low.
So that you will have to rely on more fat.

What about changing to a diet consisting mostly of eggyolks / Salmon? I'd be mostly concerned about cost / too high blood-protein, if I chose this option.

Consume more oil instead.

[Mr. PC]

I should have said this earlier. I went to the doctor on Monday and she told me that she had received the information from a tongue swab, not the blood test, so I don't have any reason to believe it has progressed to my blood; that was an incorrect assumption I had made.

Ok, so by now I'm really dying to have a munch food, and I'm thinking fried in OO or coconut oil carrots would be a good choice; what about fried mushrooms, because my mom bought a whole bunch and I could put them in tomato sauce. That would be low sugar, low Arabinose, and high fat, right?

Also, would you prefer me to be discussing this in my personal thread, or the candida thread? I always end up bringing these things up in multiple thread - I think I just have very disorganized thought structures. I imagine some of this info would be beneficial to people with Candida, but some, like munch-food / mushrooms, might be a little offtopic.

Speaking of off-topic, I'm thinking of teaching ESL, probably in China; I have a BA but my friend who I want to bring with me doesn't, so the only place he can teach basically is China. Would maintaining my diet be any more difficult in China than here?

[RRM]

I'm really dying to have a munch food, and I'm thinking fried in OO or coconut oil carrots would be a good choice; what about fried mushrooms, because my mom bought a whole bunch and I could put them in tomato sauce. That would be low sugar, low Arabinose, and high fat, right?

Yes.

would you prefer me to be discussing this in my personal thread, or the candida thread?

Its ok here.

Would maintaining my diet be any more difficult in China than here?

I think that will depend on where you are going to be in China;
I think that in the cities you can get anything you need.

[Mr. PC]

My mom recently bought me some raw honey, because she's worried about my white sugar intake (I'd asked her to pick me up white sugar and she got me this 'healthy alternative' instead.)
Anyway, I find the taste of honey, and even the smell, completely repulsive; but I needed the calories, so I poured it into my blended fruit drink I make (OO, and coconut oil, oranges, frozen OJ concentrate, and water), the smell made me gag, but I stupidly didn't listen to it.
So I got really sick this afternoon, and threw up. I guess that means my body was right and I shouldn't have eaten the honey.

So my question is, all evening I haven't been hungry; I want to listen to my body, but I'm afraid that I'll -lose body mass, as always happens when I go any amount of time without eating, -get really hungry and eat something bad because I allowed my energy to drop for so long.

So the question is, in a situation like this, do I listen to my body and fast, or do I eat and orange or something (maybe eggyolks, although they're always hard to eat when I feel sickly, I think because of the slimy texture of the white, and not the actual taste of the yolks).

Thanks