I
woke up without dry eyes. I am cautiously optimistic. As can be deduced here, I
am trialling the Candida diet to see if it really works. I have been plagued
with dry eyes on and off for years, with recurrent conjunctivitis with other
Candida-related symptoms including mood swings, eczema, itching and dry hair.
Brain
Fog and Candida
By
the way, it took me a few prompts to remember that word...conjunctivitis. It’s
frustrating. Apparently, ‘brain fog’ is a feature of Candida. I have to write
things down in order to remember what I need to do and often ask people what
‘that word is.’
Anyway,
back to a general health report. I’m not feeling so tired today, but my tongue
is still coated. Can’t wait for that horrible coating to go. I had the usual
low carb, high fibre breakfast of plain yogurt mixed with a choice of ground
seeds (pumpkinseed, flaxseed or sunflower seed, sesame seed and ground
coconut). I used different seeds or different combination of seeds for variety.
I’m not bored with it yet. Once I find this unsatisfying, will go onto porridge
or a high protein breakfast such as eggs and bacon.
My
appetite is still not good, so this small breakfast suited me.
Tiredness
hit at around lunchtime, as I had a lot of housework to do for Christmas. By
the way, starting the Candida diet is probably not wise at this time of year,
but I am keen to say goodbye to these symptoms, I’d rather not wait until New
Year.
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| Ingredients for my Favorite Flatbread |
For
lunch, I had Besam and Buckwheat flatbread that I made yesterday (it keeps
fresh in the fridge) with olives, salad and garlic butter.
Besam
on its own has a bitter, nutty taste with a creamy colour. Buckwheat on its own
is very dry and grey. But used together makes a nice flatbread. The Buckwheat
mellows that bitter beany taste of the Besam, and the Besam adds texture and
colour to the buckwheat. I will be using the recipe in the future, but will
experiment with other flours in due course. Quinoa for one.
Stevia
in Cooking
I
saved a spare piece of flatbread to sprinkle a little Stevia on top. I love
Stevia. If used in certain ways, it is the best sweetener there is for Candida.
I find it best sprinkling it on things rather than cooking with it. It is also
a great sweetener for a hot lemon drink if feeling nauseous.
Dry
Eyes and Tiredness
My tiredness came and went throughout the day
but still got a lot done. The dryness to my eyes came on later than usual
(almost 11pm) when it usually comes on at 9ish. I had no dryness at all
yesterday which was great. My right eye usually gets dry before my left.
Update, the dryness went off soon afterwards and I was able to read. Still, I
do not expect improvement in a smooth gradual fashion, but fits and starts.
Go back to Candida diet day 5
