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I need help with this. Big time. I know I'm nutritionally deficient. My body is starving for what it needs.
For example, I ate shrimp the other day and my body thanked me in a big way. I felt better, I slept better. I know I need the selenium and iodine.
Problem though, I can't cook for myself. I can't be upright long enough to make my own food.
Do any of you have any advice on easy ways I can get more nourishment to my body? A good Candida-friendly shake or something? Pumpkin seeds helped for a while but my body is tired of them now.
WPinVA
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There is a test you can do for nutritional deficiencies. Perhaps start there rather than shooting in the dark?
Is there someone who can prepare meals ahead of time and then have leftovers in the fridge? or for healthy snacks, cut up veggies ahead of time - or buy them cut up from the store.
Smoothies are also easy and filling - are you doing fruit? I use Greek yogurt (plain, no sugar) and frozen fruit and OJ (the kind that's just juice, without added sugar). I used to use Almond milk as a base but now avoid the additives in it.
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- Yogurt in a smoothie, a good idea. Be sure it is organic and whole milk so that you get the fat to also help balance glycemic index. Whole foods with that still matter, though.
Yet something like nuts or sardines can be an easy element. [I'd eat the sardines BEFORE the smoothie, though.]
Juices and even smoothies can be tricky. Just 4 - 6 oz. WITH a meal of real food might be okay but more than that, or alone, can really send our blood sugar into spike and drop mode. Foods that take longer to digest help.
By feeling immediately better after enjoying shrimp, sounds like how I feel when I eat a good protein - but nuts or yogurt - or even eggs - don't do that for me. Only muscle proteins for my body give the longevity and sturdiness I need. Once a day or at least five x a week.
Mushrooms can be a good alternate for my couple days away from animal / fish muscle protein. Eggs are great for my breakfast but just don't seem to have the substance I need for dinner. Beans are frequent lunches for me, with a hearty black or wild rice.
THE REQUIREMENTS OF PROTEIN & AMINO ACID DURING ACUTE & CHRONIC INFECTION . . .
Anura V. Kurpad - Institute of Population Health & Clinical Research, Bangalore, India 129. Indian J Med Res 124, August 2006, pp 129-148.
Excerpt:
" . . . In general, the amount of EXTRA protein that would appear to be needed is of the order of 20-25 per cent of the recommended intake, for most infections. . . ."
- 20 pages - Full article at link (or web search the title if it does not go through). -
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- As for help with meal preparation, you might reach out to any organizations to which you belong now or did in the past for a volunteer.
United Ways - everywhere - have a referral system so that if you call with a need, they can give you a few organizations near you which might fit your needs with volunteer help.
I do not suggest going to liquid foods as a meal as it can be damaging to your pancreas and really kill blood sugar stability. If you were unable to chew or swallow, there are ways to help offset that but
nothing is more valuable than real foods, whole foods. I hope you can don the hat of a manager, treat yourself like a client and find some help for your dietary needs and culinary delight.
Might a wheelchair [or rolling desk chair] in the kitchen be of any help? If so, perhaps a volunteer group could help with that and also create an island for prep work that is lower.
If you can stand at all but would need some accommodations in the kitchen, there are likely also some groups to help make that work.
While many balk at this idea, you have to eat - real food. Somehow, that has to happen. So you can seek out some help or
apply to get a cute little service monkey to become your new chef. When asking through a group like United Way, it is much easier than just putting a sign in your window that you want someone to make you a nice meal.
Reach out. I'll bet there are some real people who are out there to help.
If you have a community college you might find out if they offer cooking classes. Contact the instructors for any ideas. -
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Thanks for the thoughts WPinVA and Keebler.
I don't suppose there's an at-home test for deficiencies? Regardless though, I still need good food.
My wife does cook, so I just want that out there. It's just that she cooks a lot of beef, and beef isn't cutting it. Plus, my family just doesn't understand that many times I can't get up and get my own food, even if it's already made. So I lay there and starve a lot.
Pumpkin seeds were great. I kept packs by my bed, and I just ate them whenever I was hungry. 800 calories in a pack! They helped me feel better for a while, but now it seems like my body is missing some other nutrient that pumpkin seeds don't have. I feel like I'm starving again.
You know what my body really needs? Carbs. I'm one of those people who feels very physically ill without carbs. I basically haven't eaten any carbs for more than a year now. Except for today. I found a gluten-free dairy-free pizza in the freezer, so I popped it in the oven. But my Candida is terrible, so what's a guy to do??? I'm already starting to suffer from that decision, but my body is thankful for the carbs at the same time.
I can be upright for a few minutes at a time, so aids in the kitchen wouldn't help. I have very bad orthostatic intolerance. If I could cook laying down that would be excellent! The pizza was doable because I only had to be upright a couple of minutes to get it in the oven.
Are there any good nuts that are OK with candida? Like I really crave cashews, but I've read that mold in them isn't good. I really need foods I can grab easily without cooking. Maybe something dehydrated? Something I could order online easily. I haven't been doing fruits because of the yeast.
I know this is asking a lot. Good nutrition done easily. But I'm in a very tough spot. My doc did suggest Deeper Greens powder by Ortho Molecular. But that's just a small start.
Oh, also I am somewhat lactose intolerant, so most dairy isn't doable. Otherwise I'd drink milk. Before i was "Lymed" I loved milk. Gave me severe colon pain, but I drank it anyway. I know, not a smart idea at all, but i loved my Oreos and milk. Gosh, I wish I could just be me again.
I love mushrooms, but aren't they bad for candida too? I tried eggs but I have a mild egg allergy. They really upset my stomach. I wish I could follow the Whals protocol. Her diet is the best one I've ever seen.
Sorry for the enormous post. I'm at a loss for what to do.
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Same here sam ..i found goats milk and organic plant protien with flax oil.. goat yogurt with pecans ...i found less histamine reaction with duck eggs...steamed veggies
.and quinoa lots with ghee...how ya doing other wise ...can you get any iv vitmins ...for selenium brazil nuts ,and iodine ,seaweed...
i needed a little hcl ,bromalien to help and sourkŕout on everything
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Thanks for the tip blue. I can't get IV vitamins. I couldn't sit up in a chair long enough to have an infusion. I think it was the iodine and selenium mostly in the shrimp. When I supplement iodine I feel a little better too, but the shrimp was even better. It felt like more of a balance.
Otherwise, doing pretty awful. Insomnia has gotten horrible. I got to see the sun rise the other morning. I'm supposed to start IV Primaxin at home soon.
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Chipotle has burrito bowls, so no tortilla. I skip the rice and get extra fajitas, black beans and chicken with a side of guacamole. They're having a summer special, buy 4 and your 5th is free.
Whole Foods plate of food from their food bar is a nice option too if you have one in your area. I like to pick a little of everything I think I might be lacking. Some fish, some mushrooms, an egg. Whatever you want.
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I think this is the test I did - NutrEval -
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Neat tip Wonter Park, thanks! We actually don't have a Chipotle, but the idea of a burrito bowl sounds neat. I'll have to see what I could put together. If it's not too hard it might be something I could microwave myself.
We do have a whole foods. I'd have to send someone for me though. Are mushrooms ok with Candida? I thought they weren't for some reason.
WPinVA, that test looks great! Im not sure I can get a doc to order it though, but maybe. If I could lie down for an infusion that would be great, but the only places I've ever seen that do them have recliners, and my orthostatic intolerance is so bad that even laying all the way back in a recliner isn't flat enough. Plus, there's nowhere within a two-hour drive that does them, so I need to try my best to do what I can through diet.
Keebler, I haven't read the article yet but I've tried. My Lyme brain just has my eyes jumping all over the place and I couldn't even get through a paragraph. Hopefully it'll allow me to read it soon. I really want to.
So I'm getting the start of a nutrition plan together: Shrimp 1-2x a week (I think my wife will do this for me) Dehydrated kale chips throughout the week (found some online I can order) Avocado occasionally (for the fat, I've lost 35 lbs in a bad way) Plain yogurt occasionally, if it doesn't upset my dairy-hating gut
I'm also gonna try to include chlorella every day too. I'm trying to find duck eggs locally to see if my belly will agree with them, and also trying to figure out how to incorporate quinoa and ghee.
It's not much yet, but it's a start. Thank you all for your suggestions so far!
I wonder if soaking cashews would reduce the mold content and make them ok to eat??? I do crave cashews.
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- Q: "Are mushrooms ok with Candida?"
Yes, mushrooms are fine, will not at all adversely affect candida in any way - and contain excellent nutrients. -
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I just pulled out my food allergy testing and remembered the deal with mushrooms. I tested allergic to mushrooms, and the nutritionist and naturopathic doctor at the time (more than a year ago) told me that mushrooms cross-react with Candida since they are both a fungus, and that I was probably reacting to mushrooms because of the Candida infection.
So their thought was not that mushrooms would make Candida grow, but that they would invoke an immune response if I ate them because of the Candida infection.
I guess since I tested allergic I should probably avoid at least for now.
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Hey there --
I don't know where you are in Texas, but if none of these locations are close to you I'm sure there is another service that fills the bill --
These people have saved my life. I can shop for everything I need online and each selection shows the ingredients, so I can read about exactly what I am buying. Usually Whole Foods is on the list; they will split orders and get you whatever you want from any local grocery store.
They text when they start shopping and there's actually a little app that shows their car motoring its way to your door.
The prices are usually the same as in-store. There is a delivery charge ranging from between 3 and 5 dollars, and then you have to tip, but the tips start at ten percent which is well worth it to me. No driving, no walking around, no standing in the checkout line -- these people just show up with your stuff.
So you could get a grocery bag of whatever you want, drag it back to your bedroom and munch out of it all day long on the days you are not getting up. What would be even more awesome would be if you also ordered a cooler and ice and a mini-microwave. Voila, bedside dining .
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That looks 100% totally awesome Jordana! Man I wish I could get something like that in my area. I live in a very small east Texas town, so nothing like that is around here. Makes me wish I lived closer to a big city!
I've been buying pumpkin seeds in bulk and keeping them by my bed. I'm gonna start doing the same with the dried kale now too, and kale is super-nutritious. Hopefully I can keep finding more and more stuff like that.
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Sam when you feel up to it, you should google errand services in your town. I did that when I didn't have a car in a tiny town in Florida, and somebody worked out shopping and delivery with me. Totally worth the extra 15-20 bucks in my case.
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