Saturday, August 6, 2011

My basic food group is green

Hanging in there. Mantra "My basic food group is green."  Most noticible difference: this year I had NO summer yeast infection on my skin.  In previous years, I had to dose every night with tea tree oil to keep the redness and soreness down.  This year, despite the heat (holy moly has it been hot!), no problem.

I give the credit entirely to the low gluten, low sugar diet I am pursuing.

From WebMD
"Yeast infections of the skin are called cutaneous candidiasis and are caused by yeast-like fungi called candida. They occur when yeast on the skin grows more actively and causes a red, scaling, itchy rash on the skin. Yeast infections are not contagious.
"Yeast infections may affect nearly any skin surface on the body, but are most likely to occur in warm, moist, creased areas including the armpits and the groin. Candida infection is especially common among people who are obese or who have diabetes."

A side note: people who eat a low-gluten, low-sugar, plant-based diet are not only likely to be free from cutaneous candidiasis, they are likely to be free of diabetes and obesity. Just saying.

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