Hi Jeanie,

No problem. You may well have stubborn remaining organ/brain mercury. If that is the case, the ALA should help you. Brain mercury has a lot to do with every other function inside the human body. Hormones and immunity are altered by a poisoned brain. Yeast infection (stubborn ones) are often a signal of brain mercury too.

Yeast can also cause hormonal imbalances, so it's a two edged sword. I hope you can get back on the diet. Don't give up if you slip up. Just get back on track and try again. Find ways of giving yourself some foods when you are on a massive craving mission. When I could handle it (back then), I was able to get away with fruit and potatoe chips. Probably because neither contained the same bad sugar, nor wheat/gluten....maybe you will find the same.

The worst culprits are direct sugar, wheat/gluten and yeast products. If you can stay away from those, you maybe able to get away with other foods. Depending on how serious the yeast is. These days I cannot even eat fruit or potatoes, but back then I could. But I would definitely steer clear of the other stuff. Noodles and breads and things were a nightmare for me.

If you have a healthfood shop and can afford it, you maybe able to find some sugar free carob or something (which is not chocolate, but similar apparently in taste). Other non wheat/gluten/yeast grains/breads that you can have as an alternative. The key is getting emergency type foods in case the cravings are unbearable. They may act as a stop-gap. Though i wouldn't overdo them either.

I do know how it feels believe me. I just hope that the ALA might be the key in removing some possible deeply stored organ mercury. Let us know how it goes if you decide to try it.