Hi Cmlyon, I think the diet advocated on that forum is excellent, including the fats. I don't think that taking such recommended amounts is harmful at all, but I cannot financially afford to do it to be honest.

I too have had improvements since stopping sugar, but the addition of those fats seemed to help even further.....so like you, not sure which did what exactly, but combination? I think was the key.

I was underweight too! I stopped absorbing nutrients and candida does that, so does mercury. So with candida overgrowth, you can become overweight/bloated or underweight. I've been both in my life from similar issues.

The weston Price diet has been the best I have come across. The advice from the owner on that forum follows much of it and I think it has been a godsend to me.

Coconut oil is great stuff, but too expensive for me at this time, plus I didn't feel too great on it...might have been die off, but I eventually came off it. I just stick to milder stuff like butter. I do well on that!

The egg drink looks great too! Though I just eat my eggs cooked. I follow the diet, but not perfectly. I make little changes to suit myself. I have the lemon and celtic sea salt drink.... Actually I add vitamin C, or sometimes if I have no lemons, I just have the vitamin C and salt (which incidentally is apparently great for lyme disease too...bonus).

For me, I am not sure if chelating will improve my current condition further. But I'm open to that possibility. Right now I've had new exposure to mercury vapor, from being in a dental environment. Breathing in the vapor already in there (not from my own teeth, I have not had amalgams for over ten years now).

So this new exposure from the dental office recently has been a setback for me and though I want to get on ALA, I have been informed by a well researched person on the frequent dose forum that it is best to use DMSA when one has had a recent exposure. ALA maybe ok for me, as I've not had amalgams for so long, but I don't know if I should risk it just yet when I only went to the dental office a couple of weeks ago and can really feel the effects of the mercury!

Though DMSA does not appear to give me symptoms (detox symptoms), I am going to try it again and really take note to see if there is even subtle effects/improvements. I take it according to the Andrew Cutler protocol (frequent dose) because this is the only method that has proven safe for me and many others.

I think that the diet does definitely help me! Indeed and I also believe personally that when I am on this diet for long enough, it appears my body actually starts trying to oust a certain amount of toxins and metals, but I cannot be sure of that. Certainly it seems to improve a bit, but I need to be on it for weeks before I notice improvements and sticking to it is essential or I relapse completely.

Relapsing like this shows me that the underlying condition is there and hasn't gone away. I hope chelating and diet will indeed give my body the boost it needs to fight the virus, wish it could overcome it completely, but so far it's only been able to give more control..... But here's hoping!

I'm on a parasite cleanse at the moment in case they are a problem. I think this may have helped a little, but obviously it's not enough for me. Chelation is next!