Diet and Wellness Coaching

Diet and Wellness Coaching has arrived!  We're here because someone has to tell clients the truth.  As just one example, the sugar industry and the food manufacturers are capitalizing BIG TIME on the addictive nature of carbohydrates (sweets, breads, deserts) in the human body.  Blood sugar-handling problems promote atherosclerosis (plaque in the arteries), adult-onset diabetes, mood swings, weight problems, chronic fatigue, PMS and much more.  Additionally, there is evidence that sugar addiction has a component of alcoholism! 

Consider that there actually may be a syndrome called “Gut Fermentation” or “Auto-Brewery Syndrome.”  There is a great deal of evidence that detectable amounts of alcohol are produced by a combination of

1. an overgrown yeast population in the GI tract (gastrointestinal system),

2. compromised stomach acid levels (hypochlorhydria), and

3. consumption of refined carbohydrates,

In fact, it is estimated that this syndrome plagues 61% of chronically unwell patients.

A Microscopic Yeast, “Candida Albicans” Controls Your Cravings.  Just what is candida albicans?  Neither a vegetable nor an animal, yeasts live well in our intestines, on our skin, as well as on the surfaces of all living creatures (and foods).  However, yeasts usually live in small enough numbers that the existence of large populations of “good flora” (the kind of bacteria that actually assist human health) keeps it under control.

Candida yeast is in the fungal family, and loves warm, moist places on, or inside living things.  People plagued with candida crave sweets in their diets – i.e., carbohydrates – and milk products (cheese, milk, ice cream, etc.) because candida loves to diet on these foods too.  Americans consider them daily fare, which is where wellness often goes out the window.

How Can I Diagnose Myself?  Though there are tests that can be many practitioners diagnose from the symptoms and health history alone.  Ask yourself these questions and then take the symptom survey in #6 below:

1. Have you taken many antibiotic drugs from childhood through the present?
2. Are you now having or have you ever had periods of high to extreme stress in your life?
3. Have you taken birth control pills for any period of time?
4. Do you heavily consume white breads, pastas, cookies, cakes, ice cream, cheeses, etc?
5. Do you have a child who has been labeled ADD/ADHD, “slow learner” or “underachiever”? Our children are huge victims of the yeast syndrome!

6. Circle your symptoms:
a. Headaches

b. Depression

c. Fatigue

d. Mood swings

e. Muscle/joint pains (unexplained)

f. Loss of strong libido/sexual function

g. Chemical sensitivities

h. Asthma & respiratory problems

i. Food sensitivities

j. Memory loss

k. Constant colds

l. Sleep Problems

m. Volvodynia, endometriosis, infertility

n. Attention Deficits

o. Ear problems

p. Skin rashes

q. Hyperactivity

r. Poor School Performance

s. Recurrent vaginal yeast infections

t. Pain on intercourse

u. Interstitial cystitis
 

Go to the next page to learn how the yeast syndrome occurs and what you can do about it:  Diet and Wellness Coaching 2.