Light at the end of the Tunnel

It's been over four months since my last blog (oops) and I have to admit I'm feeling a lot better than before. The laser treatment is working (hurray!) and I've found the cause of the arthritic pains I've been getting (double hurray!).

About 8 weeks ago, I went for a check up to my vega testing lady. The candida didn't show up so she said to start introducing yeast in small amounts into my diet. I was absolutely thrilled; bread's the thing I've been missing most of all on this diet. I was literally dreaming of eating toast. I was so pleased though that I'd been able to stick to the diet - it worked in the end. If anyone's reading this who is on a restrictive diet for health reasons, please, please keep to it - you really will feel so much better for it! I can't believe how much more energy I have now than before the diet. I want to go out and socialise which I could never be bothered to do, I felt shattered all the time.

However, because my joints were no better, my therapist re-checked some intolerances. She said that sometimes if you have a strong intolerance to some foods (as I was when I was full of candida), it masks other intolerances. She explained that arthritic pains could be down to either grains or milk intolerance. The vega machine showed up a milk tolerance. So I went to Sainsbury's and emerged an hour later with soya milk, dairy free spread and a much lusted after loaf of bread.

Now, I rarely get pains in my joints. I've been having small amounts of sugar too which I think I'm getting away with. I might have tomato ketchup on my chips for example. When I'm in a particularly reckless mood I'll have a chocolate bar.

Re the laser treatment, I've now had four treatments on my stomach and there's a marked improvement. I've just started on my legs - the most expensive area!! But maybe by next year, I'll be hair free and brave enough to wear a bikini on the beach. That's my goal anyway!