Michelle’s Story: Healing with Juice

Michele and her healing JUICE!

I was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) in 2013 after my hysterectomy. I was shocked and confused! I felt denial because I suspected I may have been misdiagnosed. A bone marrow biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. I was scared. The doctors did not tell me how I could heal myself at that time. This cancer was not welcome in my body. I asked God to please lead me to the people and information who could help me heal.

Is Yeast Wrecking Your Health?

Could yeast be ruining your life? Do you feel crummy often but no one can figure what is wrong with you? It’s estimated about 80 million people have a battle with a single-cell fungus that they cannot even see. Normally, this yeast is harmless. But Candida albicans cells can develop rapidly with the right conditions. Eating too many sweets and refined carbs, alcohol, and junk food, taking certain prescription drugs, or taking antibiotics to fight an infection can upset the status quo in your gut. Then Candida can grow out of control. The result is a long list of health problems that many doctors never are able to diagnose let alone know how to treat. This fungus can rob you of energy and steal your quality and enjoyment of life.

Are You Too Acidic?

The acidity or alkalinity of foods can be classified by how we process them. Our bodies transform nearly all foods we eat into acid or alkaline bases. Though we need a balance of different foods for good health, most people eat far more acid-producing foods than alkaline-forming foods. Too many acid-producing substances cause a chronic condition called acidosis, which means the body has become too acidic. Additionally, acid is produced in the body whenever we experience stress or strong emotions such as anger or fear. As you can see, the typical Western diet and lifestyle moves us in the opposite direction of optimal health. Cancer cells thrive in an acidic environment. They do not do as well in a slightly alkaline body.

Is Your Colon Toxic

Eating overly cooked food, fried food, junk food, spoiled food, refined foods, or sweets like cookies, chocolate, and ice cream, drinking coffee and alcohol, or taking drugs (prescription or recreational) can stimulate mucus secretion throughout the entire alimentary canal. This is normal; it’s the body’s natural way of protecting itself against the occasional encounter with spoiled or irritating food. But when we ingest these substances everyday, and for some people almost every meal, mucus and waste build up on the intestinal wall like crud builds up in the bathroom pipes. Pancreatic juices help to digest food and cleanse mucus from the intestines. However, continual poor food choices lead to constant mucus secretion, and the digestive juices cannot breakdown and eliminate all this overload of waste.

Mucous and waste buildup can interfere with nutrient absorption because it forms a hard, rubbery kind of layer in the intestinal tract. I was skeptical about this until I tried an intestinal cleanse program a number of years ago. I saw firsthand the truth of what I’d read.

95% of absorption of nutrients occurs in the small intestine. If it’s coated with this plaque, you’re not going to be absorbing a significant portion of the nutrients you eat. Also, this mucous and waste build up provides a hiding place and breeding ground for Candida albicans, and parasites. I struggled with parasites and candidiasis for years, until I discovered the effectiveness of intestinal detoxification using the Parasite Cleanse Kit and the Colon Cleanse Kit.

Living Foods As intestinal waste builds up, motility becomes less effective and material takes longer to pass through the digestive tract, which is called constipation. The longer the “transit time,” the longer the toxic waste matter sits in our bowel, which allows it to putrefy, ferment forming gases, and possibly be reabsorbed. The longer your body is exposed to putrefying food in your intestines, the greater the risk of developing disease. Even with one bowel movement per day, you will still have at least three meals worth of waste decaying in your colon at all times.

Disease usually begins with a toxic bowel. Those having fewer bowel movements are harboring a potentially fertile breeding ground for serious diseases such as cancer. Infrequent or poor quality bowel movements over an extended period of time may be very destructive to your health. It’s not hard to see why a clean intestinal tract is so important to good health. An intestinal cleanse program will help you reduce waste buildup in the intestinal tract and allow for more efficient absorption of nutrients.

From The Juice Lady’s Living Foods Revolution

SYMPTOMS OF A TOXIC COLON

The following symptoms are often associated with a congested colon and indicate the need to detoxify or cleanse your bowel:

Chronic Constipation
Gas & bloating
Diarrhea
Weight gain and inability to lose weight
Low energy or fatigue
Impaired digestion
Stomach pain
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Leaky gut syndrome
Acid reflux or heartburn (GERD)
Diverticulitis
Crohn’s disease
Swollen or protruding belly
Candida albicans ((yeast infection)
Parasites
Food allergies
Gluten sensitivity
Lactose intolerance
Hemorrhoids
Irritability, mood swings
Foul-smelling stools or gas
Frequent colds
Chronic headaches
Rashes, skin eruptions
Colon cancer

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Is Yeast Causing Your Sweet Tooth?

Could yeast be controlling your life? Like what you eat? How you feel? Even your motivation? Millions of people, around 80 million it’s estimated, have a battle with this single-cell fungus that they cannot even see. Normally, this yeast is harmless. But Candida cells can develop rapidly with the right conditions. Eating too many sweets and refined carbs, alcohol, and junk food, taking certain prescription drugs, or fighting an illness can upset the status quo in your gut. Then Candida can grow out of control. The result is a long list of health problems that many doctors never are able to diagnose let alone know how to treat. This fungus can rob you of energy and steal your quality and enjoyment of life.

If you suspect that you may have candidiasis, take the quiz. Get your score. If it’s high, get help. My program 10 Step Sugar Detox and The Yeast Control Products are designed to help you get this condition under control so you can take your life back.

CANDIDA QUIZ

If you suspect you might suffer from candidiasis, W. G. Crook, M.D. has developed a questionnaire that you can fill out to determine the likelihood. There are different point scores at the end of each question. Note the points and add them up. The score evaluation is at the end of the quiz.

Your History

Have you ever taken tetracycline or other antibiotics for acne for one month or longer? 25
Have you at any time in your life taken other “broad-spectrum” antibiotics for respiratory, urinary, or other infections for two months or longer, or in short courses four or more times in a one-year period? 20
Have you ever taken a broad-spectrum antibiotic (even a single course)? 6
Have you at anytime in your life been bothered by persistent prostatitis, vaginitis, or other problems affecting your reproductive organs? 25
Have you been pregnant one time? 3
Two or more times? 5
Have you taken birth control pills for six months to two years? 8
For more than two years? 15
Have you taken prednisone or other cortisone type drugs for two weeks or less? 6
For more than two weeks? 15
Does exposure to perfumes, insecticides, fabric shop odors, and other chemicals provoke mild symptoms? 5 Moderate to severe symptoms? 20
Are your symptoms worse on damp, muggy days or moldy places? 20
Have you had athlete’s foot, ringworm, “jock itch,” or other chronic infections of the skin or nails? Mild to moderate? 10 Severe or persistent? 20
Do you crave sugar? 10
Do you crave breads? 10
Do you crave alcoholic beverages? 10
Does tobacco smoke really bother you? 10

ADD UP YOUR TOTAL SCORE FOR THIS SECTION ____

Major Symptoms

For each of your symptoms below, enter the appropriate figure in the Point Score Column.

If symptom is occasional or mild score 3 points

If symptom is frequent and/or moderately severe score 6 points

If a symptom is severe and/or disabling score 9 points

Fatigue or lethargy (0-9)
Feeling of being drained (0-9)
Poor Memory (0-9)
Feeling “spacey” or “unreal” (0-9)
Depression (0-9)
Numbness, burning, or tingling (0-9)
Muscle aches (0-9)
Muscle weakness or paralysis (0-9)
Pain and/or swelling in joints (0-9)
Abdominal pain (0-9)
Constipation (0-9)
Diarrhea (0-9)
Bloating (0-9)
Persistent vaginal itch (0-9)
Persistent vaginal burning (0-9)
Prostatitis (0-9)
Impotence (0-9)
Loss of sexual desire (0-9)
Endometriosis (0-9)
Cramping and other menstrual irregularities (0-9)
Premenstrual tension (0-9)
Spots in front of eyes (0-9)
Erratic vision (0-9)

TOTAL SCORE FOR THIS SECTION ____

Other Symptoms

For each of the symptoms below, enter the appropriate figure in the point Score Column.

If symptom is occasional or mild score 1 points

If symptom is frequent and/or moderately severe score 2 points

If a symptom is severe and/or disabling score 3 points

Drowsiness (0-3)
Irritability (0-3)
Lack of coordination (0-3)
Inability to concentrate (0-3)
Frequent mood swings (0-3)
Headache (0-3)
Dizziness/loss of balance (0-3)
Pressure above ears, feeling of head swelling and tingling (0-3)
Itching (0-3)
Other rashes (0-3)
Heartburn (0-3)
Indigestion (0-3)
Belching and intestinal gas (0-3)
Mucus in stools (0-3)
Hemorrhoids (0-3)
Dry mouth (0-3)
Rash or blisters in mouth (0-3)
Bad breath (0-3)
Joint swelling or arthritis (0-3)
Nasal congestion or discharge (0-3)
Postnasal drip (0-3)
Nasal itching (0-3)
Sore or dry throat (0-3)
Cough (0-3)
Pain or tightness in chest (0-3)
Wheezing or shortness of breath (0-3)
Urinary urgency or frequency (0-3)
Burning on urination (0-3)
Failing vision (0-3)
Burning or tearing of eyes (0-3)
Recurrent infections or fluid in ears (0-3)
Ear pain or deafness (0-3)

TOTAL SCORE FOR THIS SECTION ___

NOW ADD UP YOUR SCORES FOR THE 3 SECTIONS

Total Score from History ___

Total score from Major Symptoms ___

Total score for Other Symptoms ___

TOTAL ALL SECTIONS ___

What Your Score Means

Women Men

>180 >140 Yeast- connected health problems are almost certainly present

120-180 90-140 Yeast-connected health problems are probably present

60-119 40-89 Yeast-connected health problems are possibly present

<60 <40 Yeast-connected health problems are less likely to be present

This questionnaire is adapted from W. G. Crook The Yeast Connection.

Although the Candida Questionnaire can help determine your condition, ultimately the best method for diagnosing candidiasis is clinical evaluation by a physician knowledgeable about yeast-related illness.

If your score indicates you have a yeast overgrowth, I highly recommend the yeast control products: Yeast Max, YeastZyme Max, and Ultimate FloraMax Advanced Care 100 Billion (30 caps)

Do You Have Candida?

Thought to affect more than 40 million Americans, Candida albicans is recognized as a complex syndrome known as chronic candidiasis or yeast syndrome. These tiny organisms attach themselves to the intestinal wall where they compete with cells and ultimately the entire body for nutrients, thus creating nutrient deficiencies. This overgrowth of yeast is believed to cause widespread symptoms in virtually every system of the body, with the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, endocrine, nervous, and immune systems being the most susceptible.

If your immune system stays strong, the yeasts will not cause problems. However, when you take antibiotics for infections, the drugs will kill off the friendly gut bacteria and then the opportunistic yeast can take over. Other contributing factors include: oral corticosteroids, cancer treatments chemotherapy and radiation, diabetes, and a weakened immune system.

A diet rich in sugar and other simple carbohydrates promotes yeast overgrowth. And sugar and foods that turn to sugar quickly such as white flour, white rice, and processed foods are the yeasts foods of choice. As the yeast population increases, they can cause overwhelming urges to eat sweets, starchy foods, or simple carbs such as white flour products. That is why it is imperative that you get sugar and foods that turn to sugar easily out of your diet. You want to starve these little critters. Sweets can actually cause candidiasis, even if you haven’t taken antibiotics. I’m convinced that happened to me. In my twenties I had a very bad case of yeast overgrowth, but I had not taken antibiotics in childhood or as a young adult. Candidiasis may have developed because sugar is very acidic. When your body’s pH is out of balance, candida can take over creating a systemic problem.

Also, take note if you have IBS, Crohn’s, or Gastroenteritis. When people who are diagnosed with IBS, Crohn’s Disease, or Gastroenteritis, are prescribed Cortisone for inflammation, the steroids in the gut can increase the growth of Candida albicans.

Some of the symptoms of yeast overgrowth include:

Depression
Inability to focus
Poor memory
Foggy brain
Irritable
Angry outbursts
Dizziness
Crying spells
Low libido
Recurring yeast infections
Cravings for sweets
Cravings for alcohol (beer, wine, or hard liquor)
Insomnia,
Fatigue
Allergies
Frequent colds and flu
Acid reflux
Bloating/faltulence
Burping after a meal
Mucous in the stools
Itchy anus
White coat on the tone
Bleeding gums
Itchy eyes
Bags under the eyes
Ringing in the ears
Frequent ear infections
Persistent cough
Sinus infections
Difficult to lose weight
Water retention
Headaches
Heart palpitations
Autism
ADD/ADHD

What can you do if you suspect you may have candidiasis? You could get a stool test. But if you just want to jump right in to conquer this problem and deal with symptoms, the program to get rid of yeast can only help improve your health. First you’ve got to knockout sugar and simple carbs – Get The Juice Lady’s Sugar Knockout. I also recommend that you join my 10 Step Sugar Detox group. And get the products to help get yeast under control. See my recommendations for Yeast Control Products.

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Michelle’s Story: Healing with Juice

Michelle’s Story: Healing with Juice

Is Yeast Wrecking Your Health?

Is Yeast Wrecking Your Health?

pH BALANCED?

Are You Too Acidic?