Hi again,

Yep, at first when I started on iodine, I could barely tolerate it and blamed the iodine. I wasn't aware that it was stirring/displacing stored toxins. Over time, I was able to tolerate the iodine.

Oh yeah, candida is a problem. I find that it is not so much about trying to aggressively kill it off, because a certain amount of yeast is normal in the body and in any case, it'll come back. It is about helping the body keep it in better balance and in its less evasive/bad form. The only method that has helped me is consuming foods that are good for me and help my gut/liver/immunity, but ones that do not feed the candida (or at least barely). The diet for me is a must, not an option. I cannot go on it "half pie". I need to be on it fully for results to start showing. I find even feeding it "some" sugar is enough to sustain it. I had to go cold turkey.

Your body in more normal/balanced health keeps yeast in good balance. But when it's not, it gets out of balance and changes form.

I used to be fine with oatmeal (porridge), but then started having problems with it later on and realised that even a small amount of gluten was affecting me, but I was still ok with high carbohydrate natural foods (as long as I didn't have straight sugar, gluten/ yeast products). I was ok with some brown rice. However, these days, I cannot high carbohydrates. So things have changed. So all grain/fruit and high carb vegetables are off the menu. Though they're natural, they still have potential to feed yeast (depending on how serious the problem is and where the person is at)because of their natural high carb content. So you have to adjust according to what's happening. What worked once, may not work the same later.

If you do not have a serious yeast issue, then some brown rice maybe ok, non gluten foods made with buckwheat/coconut flour maybe ok for you also. Careful of fruit, though health/natural, still contain sugar in the form of fructose. Some can handle limited amounts of fruit, some may not handle any. I was once fine on it, though I had to avoid sugar/gluten/yeast. Now, I cannot have any fruit (aside from lemon/tomatoe), which are low in fruit sugar.

I basically live on a high protein, low carb, high natural fat diet (butter, meat fat, etc). I eat eggs/meat/seeds/low carb veges/good fats etc. May not be ideal for others and may not be necessary to go as strict, but at the moment, it is what helps me and what works. Some fine they do fine with some non gluten grains, limited fruit etc. Fine tune the diet to suit YOUR needs and YOUR response. You get to know what works once you go off the obvious like sugar laden foods, wheat/gluten (which is a pretty common offender) and yeast and go from there.

As for coffee? I cannot drink it AT ALL. Tried that one, because some said it wasn't an issue with candida. All I know is, if I start drinking it? I relapse. So yeah, for me? It's an issue. But I'm ok on herbal/black tea (excluding milk, due to lactose). I hear, at least from a couple of sources that coffee can reduce good bacteria, raise adrenaline/blood sugar, etc, which maybe why I get worse candida after drinking it.

Personally I'd give the coffee a miss, unless you feel certain it's not affecting you.

PS I find consuming more raw salads also helpful in detoxing. Getting as much from food in its natural state. I like to have tomatoes/celery/cucumber/alfalfa/lettuce/red pepper, onion, etc.