Sean, some believe Candida is a result of a hormone imbalance, usually caused by mercury buildup in the endocrine system (including certain glands in the brain). Once certain hormones are off the body loses its naturally ability to control yeast from overgrowing. This would certainly explain why it seems so hard for so many to actually cure candida as opposed to just controlling it. I mean 6 years ago I could eat absolutely anything without ever having a problem with a yeast.

Shawn, If copper is your main problem, then vitamin C, zinc, and molybdenum should help. Eating healthy fats (olive oil, butter, coconut oil) will help as well as they increase production of bile and excess copper is excreted in the bile. Things like turmeric and milk thistle also help with bile and should be considered as well. Copper poisoning is pretty much identical to mercury poisoning in the symptoms, so you could have mainly copper, or both mercury and copper. Some people (poor mercury detoxifiers) can be mercury poisoned without ever having a filling, just from vaccines and tuna.

I'm feeling stronger and much more tolerant to excercise, and I have more energy than I've had in quite a while. My sleep patterns are becoming more normal, with less waking up to pee. I'm also feeling like I want to start dating again but I think that one will have to wait a little while longer...Overall I think I'll be pretty close to recovered by next year.