dieting and CF

Skye · Sep 25, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: AnD

Gosh, Juliet, you sound alot like me! My biggest downfalls are my morning "real" chai tea lattes (with a whole grain muffin!) and my evening snack bug! The only way I lose any weight is by substituting veggies (raw veggies) for my snacks, and no sugar added Chai tea lattes. However, with the lovely CFRD, I do "need" to have a real one every once in a while (my sugar fix of choice, of course, haha). I did decide this week to cut out my am cereal, and just have milk and yogurt, since I have a pm cereal with my evening meds anyways. We'll see- I need to lose at least 8 lbs., and no objections from my cf drs with my dieting plans- ever <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> .

You certainly aren't alone! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"></end quote></div>

Oh no And.....looks like this ugly topic for us has reared its head<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Maybe it is time for us to get in the game again.

Welshwitch...You are not alone in the weight department. I am about your same height and weight. I have been trying to just lose a few and stabilize what seems to be an out of control appetite. Good suggestions from my fellow CFers: trailmix, frozen grapes, trying not to eat after dinner, healthy fatty foods. I am right where I was a few months ago though, ughh! We all feel for you though.

Skye · Sep 25, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: AnD

Gosh, Juliet, you sound alot like me! My biggest downfalls are my morning "real" chai tea lattes (with a whole grain muffin!) and my evening snack bug! The only way I lose any weight is by substituting veggies (raw veggies) for my snacks, and no sugar added Chai tea lattes. However, with the lovely CFRD, I do "need" to have a real one every once in a while (my sugar fix of choice, of course, haha). I did decide this week to cut out my am cereal, and just have milk and yogurt, since I have a pm cereal with my evening meds anyways. We'll see- I need to lose at least 8 lbs., and no objections from my cf drs with my dieting plans- ever <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> .

You certainly aren't alone! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"></end quote></div>

Oh no And.....looks like this ugly topic for us has reared its head<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Maybe it is time for us to get in the game again.

Welshwitch...You are not alone in the weight department. I am about your same height and weight. I have been trying to just lose a few and stabilize what seems to be an out of control appetite. Good suggestions from my fellow CFers: trailmix, frozen grapes, trying not to eat after dinner, healthy fatty foods. I am right where I was a few months ago though, ughh! We all feel for you though.

Skye · Sep 25, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: AnD

Gosh, Juliet, you sound alot like me! My biggest downfalls are my morning "real" chai tea lattes (with a whole grain muffin!) and my evening snack bug! The only way I lose any weight is by substituting veggies (raw veggies) for my snacks, and no sugar added Chai tea lattes. However, with the lovely CFRD, I do "need" to have a real one every once in a while (my sugar fix of choice, of course, haha). I did decide this week to cut out my am cereal, and just have milk and yogurt, since I have a pm cereal with my evening meds anyways. We'll see- I need to lose at least 8 lbs., and no objections from my cf drs with my dieting plans- ever <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> .

You certainly aren't alone! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"></end quote></div>

Oh no And.....looks like this ugly topic for us has reared its head<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Maybe it is time for us to get in the game again.

Welshwitch...You are not alone in the weight department. I am about your same height and weight. I have been trying to just lose a few and stabilize what seems to be an out of control appetite. Good suggestions from my fellow CFers: trailmix, frozen grapes, trying not to eat after dinner, healthy fatty foods. I am right where I was a few months ago though, ughh! We all feel for you though.

Skye · Sep 25, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: AnD

Gosh, Juliet, you sound alot like me! My biggest downfalls are my morning "real" chai tea lattes (with a whole grain muffin!) and my evening snack bug! The only way I lose any weight is by substituting veggies (raw veggies) for my snacks, and no sugar added Chai tea lattes. However, with the lovely CFRD, I do "need" to have a real one every once in a while (my sugar fix of choice, of course, haha). I did decide this week to cut out my am cereal, and just have milk and yogurt, since I have a pm cereal with my evening meds anyways. We'll see- I need to lose at least 8 lbs., and no objections from my cf drs with my dieting plans- ever <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> .

You certainly aren't alone! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"></end quote>

Oh no And.....looks like this ugly topic for us has reared its head<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Maybe it is time for us to get in the game again.

Welshwitch...You are not alone in the weight department. I am about your same height and weight. I have been trying to just lose a few and stabilize what seems to be an out of control appetite. Good suggestions from my fellow CFers: trailmix, frozen grapes, trying not to eat after dinner, healthy fatty foods. I am right where I was a few months ago though, ughh! We all feel for you though.

Skye · Sep 25, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: AnD
 
 Gosh, Juliet, you sound alot like me! My biggest downfalls are my morning "real" chai tea lattes (with a whole grain muffin!) and my evening snack bug! The only way I lose any weight is by substituting veggies (raw veggies) for my snacks, and no sugar added Chai tea lattes. However, with the lovely CFRD, I do "need" to have a real one every once in a while (my sugar fix of choice, of course, haha). I did decide this week to cut out my am cereal, and just have milk and yogurt, since I have a pm cereal with my evening meds anyways. We'll see- I need to lose at least 8 lbs., and no objections from my cf drs with my dieting plans- ever <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> .
 
 
 
 You certainly aren't alone! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"></end quote>
 
 Oh no And.....looks like this ugly topic for us has reared its head<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Maybe it is time for us to get in the game again.
 
 Welshwitch...You are not alone in the weight department. I am about your same height and weight. I have been trying to just lose a few and stabilize what seems to be an out of control appetite. Good suggestions from my fellow CFers: trailmix, frozen grapes, trying not to eat after dinner, healthy fatty foods. I am right where I was a few months ago though, ughh! We all feel for you though.

MicheleGazelle · Sep 25, 2008

For three years or so, I was consistently about 245 pounds. I'm 5'8" tall, so that's not quite as bad as it might sound. But at one time I was around size 22-24 as well. I have never been able to successfully diet by counting calories or depriving myself. I always gained it all back in short order. I always felt like I was "starving" and then one day I would start eating like crazy until I stopped feeling like I was "starving" and, voila, every ounce was back. I haven't weighed myself in over 2 years, but I am now buying clothes in sizes medium/large/extra large (depending upon the item) instead of 1X/2X/3X.

Here are some of the things I have done/am doing:

1) I take a lot of vitamins and supplements. I believe you will continue to have cravings as long as you have a nutrient deficiency of some sort. For example, I have heard that chocolate cravings can indicate a magnesium defiency because chocolate is high in magnesium.

2) I take a lot of herbs and do a lot of hot and cold treatments to kill off the infections I used to carry. I believe that as long as you are overrun with infection, you will crave food because the infections are feeding on you.

3) I avoid yeast breads and other foods that promote yeast in the body. I have worked hard to get yeast under control generally. It has helped me (and my son wcf) get off digestive enzymes and I am not as hungry as I used to be. Yeast is a living organism. It will live in your gut and live on some of the stuff you eat. I have heard this from other folks too who don't have CF -- that being hungry all the time can be a sign of yeast overgrowth.

4) Get my PH balance under control, in part because it helps get infection under control.

5) I don't count calories at all, don't own a scale, don't know how much I weigh. I have lost multiple dress sizes by learning more about the chemistry of food and eating foods that help me be healthier and avoiding foods that are a problem. For example, I eat organic coconut oil and organic butter but I avoid canola oil, peanut oil and soybean oil. I recently added olive oil back into my diet in small amounts. Good oils help me heal and bad oils keep me ill. I pay no attention whatsoever to how many calories are in them, just whether the chemistry is right for me.

HTH.

MicheleGazelle · Sep 25, 2008

For three years or so, I was consistently about 245 pounds. I'm 5'8" tall, so that's not quite as bad as it might sound. But at one time I was around size 22-24 as well. I have never been able to successfully diet by counting calories or depriving myself. I always gained it all back in short order. I always felt like I was "starving" and then one day I would start eating like crazy until I stopped feeling like I was "starving" and, voila, every ounce was back. I haven't weighed myself in over 2 years, but I am now buying clothes in sizes medium/large/extra large (depending upon the item) instead of 1X/2X/3X.

Here are some of the things I have done/am doing:

1) I take a lot of vitamins and supplements. I believe you will continue to have cravings as long as you have a nutrient deficiency of some sort. For example, I have heard that chocolate cravings can indicate a magnesium defiency because chocolate is high in magnesium.

2) I take a lot of herbs and do a lot of hot and cold treatments to kill off the infections I used to carry. I believe that as long as you are overrun with infection, you will crave food because the infections are feeding on you.

3) I avoid yeast breads and other foods that promote yeast in the body. I have worked hard to get yeast under control generally. It has helped me (and my son wcf) get off digestive enzymes and I am not as hungry as I used to be. Yeast is a living organism. It will live in your gut and live on some of the stuff you eat. I have heard this from other folks too who don't have CF -- that being hungry all the time can be a sign of yeast overgrowth.

4) Get my PH balance under control, in part because it helps get infection under control.

5) I don't count calories at all, don't own a scale, don't know how much I weigh. I have lost multiple dress sizes by learning more about the chemistry of food and eating foods that help me be healthier and avoiding foods that are a problem. For example, I eat organic coconut oil and organic butter but I avoid canola oil, peanut oil and soybean oil. I recently added olive oil back into my diet in small amounts. Good oils help me heal and bad oils keep me ill. I pay no attention whatsoever to how many calories are in them, just whether the chemistry is right for me.

HTH.

MicheleGazelle · Sep 25, 2008

For three years or so, I was consistently about 245 pounds. I'm 5'8" tall, so that's not quite as bad as it might sound. But at one time I was around size 22-24 as well. I have never been able to successfully diet by counting calories or depriving myself. I always gained it all back in short order. I always felt like I was "starving" and then one day I would start eating like crazy until I stopped feeling like I was "starving" and, voila, every ounce was back. I haven't weighed myself in over 2 years, but I am now buying clothes in sizes medium/large/extra large (depending upon the item) instead of 1X/2X/3X.

Here are some of the things I have done/am doing:

1) I take a lot of vitamins and supplements. I believe you will continue to have cravings as long as you have a nutrient deficiency of some sort. For example, I have heard that chocolate cravings can indicate a magnesium defiency because chocolate is high in magnesium.

2) I take a lot of herbs and do a lot of hot and cold treatments to kill off the infections I used to carry. I believe that as long as you are overrun with infection, you will crave food because the infections are feeding on you.

3) I avoid yeast breads and other foods that promote yeast in the body. I have worked hard to get yeast under control generally. It has helped me (and my son wcf) get off digestive enzymes and I am not as hungry as I used to be. Yeast is a living organism. It will live in your gut and live on some of the stuff you eat. I have heard this from other folks too who don't have CF -- that being hungry all the time can be a sign of yeast overgrowth.

4) Get my PH balance under control, in part because it helps get infection under control.

5) I don't count calories at all, don't own a scale, don't know how much I weigh. I have lost multiple dress sizes by learning more about the chemistry of food and eating foods that help me be healthier and avoiding foods that are a problem. For example, I eat organic coconut oil and organic butter but I avoid canola oil, peanut oil and soybean oil. I recently added olive oil back into my diet in small amounts. Good oils help me heal and bad oils keep me ill. I pay no attention whatsoever to how many calories are in them, just whether the chemistry is right for me.

HTH.

MicheleGazelle · Sep 25, 2008

For three years or so, I was consistently about 245 pounds. I'm 5'8" tall, so that's not quite as bad as it might sound. But at one time I was around size 22-24 as well. I have never been able to successfully diet by counting calories or depriving myself. I always gained it all back in short order. I always felt like I was "starving" and then one day I would start eating like crazy until I stopped feeling like I was "starving" and, voila, every ounce was back. I haven't weighed myself in over 2 years, but I am now buying clothes in sizes medium/large/extra large (depending upon the item) instead of 1X/2X/3X.

Here are some of the things I have done/am doing:

1) I take a lot of vitamins and supplements. I believe you will continue to have cravings as long as you have a nutrient deficiency of some sort. For example, I have heard that chocolate cravings can indicate a magnesium defiency because chocolate is high in magnesium.

2) I take a lot of herbs and do a lot of hot and cold treatments to kill off the infections I used to carry. I believe that as long as you are overrun with infection, you will crave food because the infections are feeding on you.

3) I avoid yeast breads and other foods that promote yeast in the body. I have worked hard to get yeast under control generally. It has helped me (and my son wcf) get off digestive enzymes and I am not as hungry as I used to be. Yeast is a living organism. It will live in your gut and live on some of the stuff you eat. I have heard this from other folks too who don't have CF -- that being hungry all the time can be a sign of yeast overgrowth.

4) Get my PH balance under control, in part because it helps get infection under control.

5) I don't count calories at all, don't own a scale, don't know how much I weigh. I have lost multiple dress sizes by learning more about the chemistry of food and eating foods that help me be healthier and avoiding foods that are a problem. For example, I eat organic coconut oil and organic butter but I avoid canola oil, peanut oil and soybean oil. I recently added olive oil back into my diet in small amounts. Good oils help me heal and bad oils keep me ill. I pay no attention whatsoever to how many calories are in them, just whether the chemistry is right for me.

HTH.

MicheleGazelle · Sep 25, 2008

For three years or so, I was consistently about 245 pounds. I'm 5'8" tall, so that's not quite as bad as it might sound. But at one time I was around size 22-24 as well. I have never been able to successfully diet by counting calories or depriving myself. I always gained it all back in short order. I always felt like I was "starving" and then one day I would start eating like crazy until I stopped feeling like I was "starving" and, voila, every ounce was back. I haven't weighed myself in over 2 years, but I am now buying clothes in sizes medium/large/extra large (depending upon the item) instead of 1X/2X/3X.
 
 Here are some of the things I have done/am doing:
 
 1) I take a lot of vitamins and supplements. I believe you will continue to have cravings as long as you have a nutrient deficiency of some sort. For example, I have heard that chocolate cravings can indicate a magnesium defiency because chocolate is high in magnesium.
 
 2) I take a lot of herbs and do a lot of hot and cold treatments to kill off the infections I used to carry. I believe that as long as you are overrun with infection, you will crave food because the infections are feeding on you.
 
 3) I avoid yeast breads and other foods that promote yeast in the body. I have worked hard to get yeast under control generally. It has helped me (and my son wcf) get off digestive enzymes and I am not as hungry as I used to be. Yeast is a living organism. It will live in your gut and live on some of the stuff you eat. I have heard this from other folks too who don't have CF -- that being hungry all the time can be a sign of yeast overgrowth.
 
 4) Get my PH balance under control, in part because it helps get infection under control.
 
 5) I don't count calories at all, don't own a scale, don't know how much I weigh. I have lost multiple dress sizes by learning more about the chemistry of food and eating foods that help me be healthier and avoiding foods that are a problem. For example, I eat organic coconut oil and organic butter but I avoid canola oil, peanut oil and soybean oil. I recently added olive oil back into my diet in small amounts. Good oils help me heal and bad oils keep me ill. I pay no attention whatsoever to how many calories are in them, just whether the chemistry is right for me.
 
 HTH.

TrophyGal · Sep 25, 2008

Michele,

I just want to thank you for your message as I will use your advice stated above. I'm a 37 year old with CF, 5'5" and weigh 245. Yuck!!! Can you let me know what vitamins and herbs that you recommend?

Thanks!

TrophyGal · Sep 25, 2008

Michele,

I just want to thank you for your message as I will use your advice stated above. I'm a 37 year old with CF, 5'5" and weigh 245. Yuck!!! Can you let me know what vitamins and herbs that you recommend?

Thanks!

TrophyGal · Sep 25, 2008

Michele,

I just want to thank you for your message as I will use your advice stated above. I'm a 37 year old with CF, 5'5" and weigh 245. Yuck!!! Can you let me know what vitamins and herbs that you recommend?

Thanks!

TrophyGal · Sep 25, 2008

Michele,

I just want to thank you for your message as I will use your advice stated above. I'm a 37 year old with CF, 5'5" and weigh 245. Yuck!!! Can you let me know what vitamins and herbs that you recommend?

Thanks!

TrophyGal · Sep 25, 2008

Michele,
 
 I just want to thank you for your message as I will use your advice stated above. I'm a 37 year old with CF, 5'5" and weigh 245. Yuck!!! Can you let me know what vitamins and herbs that you recommend?
 
 Thanks!

MicheleGazelle · Sep 25, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: TrophyGal

Michele,

I just want to thank you for your message as I will use your advice stated above. I'm a 37 year old with CF, 5'5" and weigh 245. Yuck!!! Can you let me know what vitamins and herbs that you recommend?

Thanks!</end quote></div>

I currently take:
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Liquid B complex with extra B-12
Folic Acid (this is another b vitamin)
PABA (this is another b vitamin)
Iron
Calcium (separate from the iron by at least 2 hours)
Magnesium
Co-q-10 (about 12 hours before bedtime or it can interfere with your sleep)
Olive leaf extract (this is a broad spectrum herbal antibiotic and anti-viral)
Oil of oregano (this is a good antibiotic and anti-fungal)
Carnitine (to help me properly absorb the folic acid)

I am currently out of Wild Yam extract. It is on order and I got the email earlier today that it shipped today. It's good for adrenal support, which I find I need any time I am under stress or fighting some bug. I am currently working overtime any time it is offered because I need the money, so I need all the support I can get to do that.

I take a plate-full of stuff in the evening before bedtime (right now, actually, <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> ). And then I usually take my co-q-10 and iron in the morning. If I need more b vitamins, I will take more at that time. If I am under the weather, I may also take more olive leaf or oil of oregano at that time so I am well enough to go to work.

There are a few recipes on my website and some information on PH balance and if you check the "blog" (a yahoo group), there are some older posts with some info about supplements I was taking at various points in the past. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.healthgazelle.org">Health Gazelle</a>

Good luck with this.

EDIT:
I am also taking Aloe Vera and Glyconutrients (Ambrotose). I may have overlooked a few other things. If I think of anything else, I will let you know. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

MicheleGazelle · Sep 25, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: TrophyGal

Michele,

I just want to thank you for your message as I will use your advice stated above. I'm a 37 year old with CF, 5'5" and weigh 245. Yuck!!! Can you let me know what vitamins and herbs that you recommend?

Thanks!</end quote></div>

I currently take:
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Liquid B complex with extra B-12
Folic Acid (this is another b vitamin)
PABA (this is another b vitamin)
Iron
Calcium (separate from the iron by at least 2 hours)
Magnesium
Co-q-10 (about 12 hours before bedtime or it can interfere with your sleep)
Olive leaf extract (this is a broad spectrum herbal antibiotic and anti-viral)
Oil of oregano (this is a good antibiotic and anti-fungal)
Carnitine (to help me properly absorb the folic acid)

I am currently out of Wild Yam extract. It is on order and I got the email earlier today that it shipped today. It's good for adrenal support, which I find I need any time I am under stress or fighting some bug. I am currently working overtime any time it is offered because I need the money, so I need all the support I can get to do that.

I take a plate-full of stuff in the evening before bedtime (right now, actually, <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> ). And then I usually take my co-q-10 and iron in the morning. If I need more b vitamins, I will take more at that time. If I am under the weather, I may also take more olive leaf or oil of oregano at that time so I am well enough to go to work.

There are a few recipes on my website and some information on PH balance and if you check the "blog" (a yahoo group), there are some older posts with some info about supplements I was taking at various points in the past. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.healthgazelle.org">Health Gazelle</a>

Good luck with this.

EDIT:
I am also taking Aloe Vera and Glyconutrients (Ambrotose). I may have overlooked a few other things. If I think of anything else, I will let you know. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

MicheleGazelle · Sep 25, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: TrophyGal

Michele,

I just want to thank you for your message as I will use your advice stated above. I'm a 37 year old with CF, 5'5" and weigh 245. Yuck!!! Can you let me know what vitamins and herbs that you recommend?

Thanks!</end quote></div>

I currently take:
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Liquid B complex with extra B-12
Folic Acid (this is another b vitamin)
PABA (this is another b vitamin)
Iron
Calcium (separate from the iron by at least 2 hours)
Magnesium
Co-q-10 (about 12 hours before bedtime or it can interfere with your sleep)
Olive leaf extract (this is a broad spectrum herbal antibiotic and anti-viral)
Oil of oregano (this is a good antibiotic and anti-fungal)
Carnitine (to help me properly absorb the folic acid)

I am currently out of Wild Yam extract. It is on order and I got the email earlier today that it shipped today. It's good for adrenal support, which I find I need any time I am under stress or fighting some bug. I am currently working overtime any time it is offered because I need the money, so I need all the support I can get to do that.

I take a plate-full of stuff in the evening before bedtime (right now, actually, <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> ). And then I usually take my co-q-10 and iron in the morning. If I need more b vitamins, I will take more at that time. If I am under the weather, I may also take more olive leaf or oil of oregano at that time so I am well enough to go to work.

There are a few recipes on my website and some information on PH balance and if you check the "blog" (a yahoo group), there are some older posts with some info about supplements I was taking at various points in the past. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.healthgazelle.org">Health Gazelle</a>

Good luck with this.

EDIT:
I am also taking Aloe Vera and Glyconutrients (Ambrotose). I may have overlooked a few other things. If I think of anything else, I will let you know. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

MicheleGazelle · Sep 25, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: TrophyGal

Michele,

I just want to thank you for your message as I will use your advice stated above. I'm a 37 year old with CF, 5'5" and weigh 245. Yuck!!! Can you let me know what vitamins and herbs that you recommend?

Thanks!</end quote>

I currently take:
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Liquid B complex with extra B-12
Folic Acid (this is another b vitamin)
PABA (this is another b vitamin)
Iron
Calcium (separate from the iron by at least 2 hours)
Magnesium
Co-q-10 (about 12 hours before bedtime or it can interfere with your sleep)
Olive leaf extract (this is a broad spectrum herbal antibiotic and anti-viral)
Oil of oregano (this is a good antibiotic and anti-fungal)
Carnitine (to help me properly absorb the folic acid)

I am currently out of Wild Yam extract. It is on order and I got the email earlier today that it shipped today. It's good for adrenal support, which I find I need any time I am under stress or fighting some bug. I am currently working overtime any time it is offered because I need the money, so I need all the support I can get to do that.

I take a plate-full of stuff in the evening before bedtime (right now, actually, <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> ). And then I usually take my co-q-10 and iron in the morning. If I need more b vitamins, I will take more at that time. If I am under the weather, I may also take more olive leaf or oil of oregano at that time so I am well enough to go to work.

There are a few recipes on my website and some information on PH balance and if you check the "blog" (a yahoo group), there are some older posts with some info about supplements I was taking at various points in the past. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.healthgazelle.org">Health Gazelle</a>

Good luck with this.

EDIT:
I am also taking Aloe Vera and Glyconutrients (Ambrotose). I may have overlooked a few other things. If I think of anything else, I will let you know. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

MicheleGazelle · Sep 25, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: TrophyGal
 
 Michele,
 
 
 
 I just want to thank you for your message as I will use your advice stated above. I'm a 37 year old with CF, 5'5" and weigh 245. Yuck!!! Can you let me know what vitamins and herbs that you recommend?
 
 
 
 Thanks!</end quote>
 
 
 I currently take:
 Vitamin A
 Vitamin E
 Liquid B complex with extra B-12
 Folic Acid (this is another b vitamin)
 PABA (this is another b vitamin)
 Iron
 Calcium (separate from the iron by at least 2 hours)
 Magnesium
 Co-q-10 (about 12 hours before bedtime or it can interfere with your sleep)
 Olive leaf extract (this is a broad spectrum herbal antibiotic and anti-viral)
 Oil of oregano (this is a good antibiotic and anti-fungal)
 Carnitine (to help me properly absorb the folic acid)
 
 I am currently out of Wild Yam extract. It is on order and I got the email earlier today that it shipped today. It's good for adrenal support, which I find I need any time I am under stress or fighting some bug. I am currently working overtime any time it is offered because I need the money, so I need all the support I can get to do that.
 
 I take a plate-full of stuff in the evening before bedtime (right now, actually, <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> ). And then I usually take my co-q-10 and iron in the morning. If I need more b vitamins, I will take more at that time. If I am under the weather, I may also take more olive leaf or oil of oregano at that time so I am well enough to go to work.
 
 There are a few recipes on my website and some information on PH balance and if you check the "blog" (a yahoo group), there are some older posts with some info about supplements I was taking at various points in the past. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.healthgazelle.org">Health Gazelle</a>
 
 Good luck with this.
 
 EDIT:
 I am also taking Aloe Vera and Glyconutrients (Ambrotose). I may have overlooked a few other things. If I think of anything else, I will let you know. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

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