I also have seen that the problem lies actually in the liver/GB.  If its jammed up its hard to get things moving in the pancreas.  I have done 3 liver flushes so far and after each time i feel not only the liver/GB empty, but it emptys the pancreas also.  Lots of gurgling down there haha.  I think gurgling is good, better than stagnation.  I agree.

-raw foods (nutribullet, juicer, for helping digest veggies)
-eggs, avocados, good oils, fats
-rare proteins or raw if your doing that now
-fermented veggies can help digest things as well

But really i think cleaning out the bowels and liver, and then cleaning up the diet are good too.

On another vein, if your familiar with the chakra system, the 3rd chakra is related to liver/GB, pancreas, stomach, digestion.  It can be blocked if you have issues with self-esteem, sensitive to criticism, perfectionism, expressing yourself, etc.  When we are blocked in certain areas, the energy doesn't flow to the organs and they can't function well.

Check out this link.  I fit this bill as well.  Some of us just feel best with more carbs in the diet.  Everyone has different genetics.  I think the things that help are

-oxygenate your body, deep breathing,
-fresh water, sun
-more raw food.  I just got a nutribullet. they are amazing.
-eat basically on your metabolic type.

Rethinking Candida

Bottom line = you can probably starve candida with 0 carbs and sugar, but you will be starving yourself if you need carbs.  Your body will keep candida in line the healthier you get.  Candida exists in the body and always have, but we need to get them back into balance.  Try focusing on lower-sugar fruits/veggies.

I eat a lot of turnips, rutabagas, peas, carrots.  Berries, apples, etc.  I don't think grains are really required by anybody but who knows.

No, i didn't mean literally like boiling hot.  More a comfortable warm temperature.  I do enjoy a cup of hot water first thing in the morning though with a little green tea or lemon.  I am slowly transitioning over but i find for me ADDING things in is far more important than subtracting bad foods.  For instance: adding in raw eggs as a protein/fat meal every other day.  Rare beef/salmon or raw bone marrow, etc.  I still eat slow cooked chicken/turkey but less and less of it.  I find that chicken cooked in a crock pot is nowhere near as hard to digest/assimilate as something grilled or fried.  I also eat fermented vegetables with my cooked food to help with the breakdown.  I think an important part of health is to focus on what creates health instead of focusing on what causes "dis-ease."  Creating a loving relationship with yourself and your body will always lead you to the right course of action at that moment.

Raw-al,

If i'm not mistaken, doesn't ayurveda (sp)? recommend good amounts of cooked foods as well?  I personally find that i need to cook vegetables and such now.  Are you familiar with the yin/yang principle in eating?  As in cooked eggs are more yang than raw eggs,etc.

Yea, i was doing ok for awhile.  I think my problem was implementing raw dairy and too many fermented foods initially.  I also realized i had almost nothing with magnesium in it in my diet.  Anyways, adding some foods to get the magnesium.  I was feeling better and had cheated a bit once a week or so but it started creeping up on me.  I think at the moment dairy, grains are my main issues.  I was also doing enzymes which helped initially but not so much anymore.  I think as i am getting closer and closer to a raw diet they become pointless and just confuse the body.  I eat vegetables cooked with some raw fat usually coconut, olive, marrow, etc.  I usually eat most cooked food with fermented foods.

This reminds me of my old dog chewing on rawhide.  I think its pretty natural to do.  I mean think about vegetarian animals.  They get their teeth cleanings from tons of roughage, greens, etc.  I would bet most animals in the wild chew on bones for this same reason, perhaps unconsciously.

Yea, for me it has been a give and take.  There was no way i could have transitioned cold turkey i was just too sick.  I'm getting close though.  Stronger by the day as they say.

Ah thanks,

Yea lyme is a tough bugger to shake off.  I just try to remember that anything can be healed.  Also that there is "more than one road to rome."  I try to do 90% correctly and not focus on being perfect.  Trying to be perfect is the enemy of health.

So many things have helped.  Basically i'm following a modified version of Dietrich Klinghardt's lyme protocol.

Step 1: correct all lifestyle issues, emf's, moldy home, diet, sleep, sunlight, clean water, fresh air, etc

Step 2: Detoxify/Nourish the body.  This includes focusing on detoxing liver/kidneys/lymph as well as detoxifying and making peace with any emotional issues, traumas, stressors, etc.  Emotions/energetics were a big piece for me and i think for most people.  Getting rid of heavy metals would also be included here.

Step 3: Target microbes.  Get rid of parasites/yeasts/lyme microbes.  There is some controversy here.  I mean as your health improves these counts will naturally drop and be eliminated by the body.  Currently i just use high amounts of raw garlic, coconut oil, and maybe some pau d'arco tea here and there.  Might get more aggressive on this step in the future.  There are specific anti-lyme herbs out there as well i plan to add in.

Step 4: Fix the damage.  This would include relaxation, sleep, brain-games to get your neurons firing prime again.  Some forms of immune-enhancing herbs/mushrooms.  I'm not really worried about this step now as i am not that far along yet.

I think the biggest part for me was just trusting my inner voice and not paying attention to what people say so much.  Our bodies are very intelligent.  I believe there is usually a spiritual component to most serious illness.  I think often illness strikes when we have failed to listen to our own inner wisdom and have been out of balance for too long.  Sometimes illness is a way to bring us back into balance and make us look at how we are living our life.  By viewing the illness as a teacher and accepting and trusting your body to heal you, you remove the fear, stress, cortisol release that poisons the body.  Obviously this is a very short list but i am managing to treat myself well without using drugs, antibiotics, etc.  Food, herbs, good emotional/spiritual health, sleep, trust in God/Universe, and good detox protocols.  These are what help me the most.

Ok that sounds about right.  Also, i haven't seen anything about pemmican on here.  Is that considered RPD?

-Joe

Hey guys,

Does anybody find the need to "rotate" foods on the RPD.  Like not eating eggs for breakfast every morning.  It's a little hard for me to do as my raw protein/fat sources are basically: eggs, beef, marrow, salmon, then plant sources (avocado, olive oil, sometimes nuts).  I don't want to risk developing an intolerance to some of my favorite things

Yea bone marrow is amazingly tasty.  Kinda like a creamy butter mixed with coconut oil

I do mix small amounts of fermented vegetables with my cooked veggies probably half the time.  However, my liver is still very clogged up and probably bad bugs inside.  I can't tolerate ferments in that large of quantities at the moment.  I find that chewing really well helps to avoid any bad digestion when eating cooked foods.  My goal is to have an "all raw" day sometime soon just to see how it feels.  Most stuff raw its just the veggies fibrousness gets in the way.  Also, cooked food seems more grounding to me and i tend to be ungrounded lately.