Welcome to my A.C life– my journey of beating the overgrowth of Candida. We all have candida in our body- a bad bacteria that is amongst the good bacteria to keep our PH balance. However, if the bad overgrows the strong it can cause some serious issues to your health and gut. You can get this by taking antibiotics (which happened to me), or leading a life with a lot of sugar, alcohol, stress or even diabetes.
I had a lot of symptoms over the past few months that haven’t made any sense- fatigue, like bad. I had major digestion issues, so uncomfortable and caused me a lot of pain. Brain fog- not able to concentrate AT ALL. I even had heart rate/breathing issues. My muscles were so heavy, my runs were two minutes slower a mile- no joke. I had NO idea what was wrong with me. I tried changing my workouts, I stopped running and did weights. I ate more, I ate less, I rested more. Nothing was working.
I finally saw the color of my tongue change to more of a white, and knew something was not right so that’s how I discovered it was the overgrowth of Candida. Many have this condition and don’t know, as doctors may not know much about it or how to treat it properly.
I did tons of research and chatted with a few people, and decided to take my own route for now on beating it. It’s all diet-based. Candida likes sugar and starchy carbs, and that’s what causes all the symptoms because the more of that you have the more it grows. No wonder why I was having so many cravings- I thought it was because of running season. 🙂
I have changed to all lean protein (grass-fed/organic), veggies, healthy fats eating regimen to help kill off the candida overgrowth. I hear it takes 30 days and then you need to be careful on introducing some foods back in, as it could come back. I am being careful. It’s a huge change for me to not eat fruits, carbs right now but after 9 days I am feeling SO much better. That to me is motivation to keep going. It’s my “new” normal. Yes it’s hard to pass up certain things that I enjoy, but when it’s about my health- I am determined to do what I can. On top of my family, there’s nothing I value more than good health (if I can help it!)
I’ll show you my progress pictures later this week just to share how much the inflammation has gone down in the past nine days.
I am Candida strong– nothing will get me down, if I can help it! Keep fighting the good fight– for your health. There may be bumps in the road, but it’s all a part of YOUr journey. It makes you unique, and hopefully I can help others who may go through this at some point in their life.
Adios Candida!
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