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Candida Cleanse Week 4: What Are We Really Eating?



We followed a protocol using 100% Gum Spirits of Turpentine to safely, effectively, gently, and relatively quickly eradicate candida overgrowth, and we want to share our success! *The same protocol can be used to get rid of other parasites.


Our entire community followed a natural anti-candida protocol revived from history by Dr. Jennifer Daniels using 100% Gum Spirits of Turpentine. 

During the course of this cleanse, we took 1 teaspoon of 100% Gum Spirits of Turpentine over three sugar cubes first thing in the morning. Note that this was the only intentional sugar we consumed during the cleanse, because candida feed on sugar. The sugar "laced" with 100% Gum Spirits of Turpentine is actually bait for these microorganisms; they are attracted to sugar as it is a favorite food source, but it poisons them when they ingest it! Any sugar above and beyond that dosed with that would be counter-effectively feeding the populations.  

Because candida feed on sugar and easily-converted-to-sugar foods, it was very important that we followed an anti-candida diet on the same days we took 100% Gum Spirits of Turpentine so we would be both poisoning and starving them to the best of our ability while still nourishing and supporting our own bodies. The naturally alkaline anti-candida diet is based on plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables and temporarily eliminates sugar, wheat, meat, and dairy.

We chose to follow 4 consecutive ON days, then 3 consecutive OFF days per week for a total of 3 weeks to emulate real, modern life that can get busy and hectic. For the 4 ON days, we took 100% Gum Spirits of Turpentine in the morning and followed the anti-candida diet. For the 3 OFF days, we did not take 100% Gum Spirits of Turpentine and ate whatever we wanted. 

Please take a moment to revisit some of our results posts from the 3 week course of this experiment:

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Every report demonstrates ongoing and improving success across all metrics!

However, at the end of 3 weeks, some members of our community found they were still testing higher than ideal for candida per a free, at-home spit test. Since we already saw how easy it was to make great strides in health with such a simple protocol, we chose to extend our experiment week by week until we reached our accessible health goals.

The protocol remained the same: For the 4 ON days, we took 1 tsp 100% Gum Spirits of Turpentine on three sugar cubes in the morning and adhered to the anti-candida diet. For the 3 OFF days, we did not take 100% Gum Spirits of Turpentine and ate whatever we wanted. 

In this article, we are recording compiled, sorted, and analyzed data about our diet from week 4. Feast (pun intended!) your eyes on our progress!

In our first diet recap post, we compared our diets over weeks 1 to 3. The anti-candida diet calls for lots of fresh fruits and veggies and eliminating sugar, meat, dairy, and most grains. We agreed to follow this diet 4 days a week while we took 100% Gum Spirits of Turpentine, and to eat whatever we wanted for the next 3 days. 

Here's what we actually ate during week 4:



As a whole, our community was much less rigid with the diet protocol during our "ON" days during this 4th week. We had much more meat and dairy, as well as other good fats like nuts, seeds, and olive oil.

Most of us really enjoy adding nuts or seeds to our salads each day and don't feel satiated without them. We also usually make our own salad dressings which often includes olive oil, and it has been difficult to do that without the use of oils or good fats like avocados. We also had a few more people join the protocol this week, and they struggled to break away from the standard meat and cheese lifestyle of many Americans.

Excuses aside, the data shows that we didn't stick strictly to our anti-candida diet. 

One of the best parts of compiling all this data is watching the changes over time! Here is a comparison from Week 1 vs. Week 4:



The chart above shows pretty big changes between our week 1 and week 4 eating habits. We ate less fruits and veggies in week 4 but more nuts, oil, meat, and dairy. 

While good fats certainly have some health benefits, the whole point in avoiding them while on the cleanse is to make it as easy for the body to remove excess candida as possible. 

Research is inconclusive as to how fat actually affects candida: some sources say it feeds it, others say that because a high-fat diet hinders insulin's ability to tell cells to uptake sugar, candida takes the opportunity to feed on the excess sugar in the bloodstream. 

The data shows we are consuming more restricted foods on our ON days than the anti-candida protocol calls for. 

Here's a comparison for OFF days of week 1 to week 4:



Our meat, nuts, dairy has gone up quite a bit since week 1. It will be interesting to see how our urine pH responds to this - we'll have more on that in an upcoming post. 

As we consume more meat or dairy, we consume less fruits and veggies. In week 1 we saw our fruit and veggie intake was much higher, but it's dropping here in week 4. 

While we have seen great results including a decrease in candida levels and feeling better every single day, we may be able to speed up our progress by recommitting to a plant based diet and once again limiting our indulgences.

For those who like to see a lot of data in one place, our last chart shows our overall diet for weeks 1 to 4:



What patterns do you observe for the last 4 weeks of cleansing we have been doing? If you have any insight you want to share, please feel free to comment!



We hope this will inspire you to do additional research and work towards the best possible health for yourself! 


Cheers to your health & happiness!




*This information is not intended to be medical advice; it is just shared research & experience. 



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