I was feeling a bit discouraged until I read this post in The Body Ecology thread, but now I am greatly encouraged! This Australian gets it!!! QUOTE: I saw an ayurvedic practitioner last week & he gave me the analogy that your digestive tract is like a lawn, & that when the lawn is well kept & mowed frequently there is a balanced ecosystem that allows the right bacteria to flourish. When it is unkempt it creates a hospitable environment for the bad guys, like parasites & pathogens, to proliferate. I was given the same analogy a long time ago too, ironically from a MD, & as someone who has seriously trialled anti-candida dieting for quite some time now with little success or long-standing results, Im beginning to see the merit in this theory. The ayurvedic dr explained that its about restoring the Pitta, which is essentially our digestion, along with metabolism & energy, so that its functioning at an optimal level again; whereby everything is broken down, absorbed & swept out efficiently. His belief was that when this is achieved, through a holistic approach, but in practical terms what I interpreted as more along the lines of a leaky gut protocol/SCD-type diet, the environment is no longer conducive to sustaining pathogenic strains & harmony is once again restored. This would mean that high-fibre, easy-to-digest fruits, honey & the like would be some of the things permissible however the emphasis would lie mainly on healing digestion through the consumption of soups & broths & cooked foods. This for me explains why some people can strictly follow anti-candida diets for long periods of time, eat lots of raw foods & alternate grains, & blow out any success theyve had through the mere consumption of a banana or a slice of bread. It also pontificates that targeting candida specifically is kind of like putting the cart before the horse, a bandaid solution to an underlying issue. What are the general thoughts on this?
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:56:47 +0000
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