I have been wondering if homemade Sauerkraut made with just cabbage, water,
and sea salt will be helpful. Some websites say to avoid fermented foods
with fungal overgrowth.

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On Behalf Of Lynnet Bannion
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:55 AM
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Subject: Re: fungal overgrowth

On Sat, 23 May 2009 18:03:16 -0600, Trish Leon <[log in to unmask]>  
wrote:

> FWIW, my parents treated a skin fungal infection I had with distilled  
> white vinegar. Maybe consuming more acidic foods will balance your ph  
> and help reduce the internal fungal infection. My grandmother made her  
> own sauerkraut and drank its juice every day. You can purchase organic  
> sauerkraut juice from any health food store. Not sure how paleo it is  
> since its pickled...
Traditional "pickled" vegetables are lactofermented, which is done with
nothing more than salt and water (both eminently paleo) and some kind of
covered container which doesn't sound impossible for paleo people.

	Lynnet

Hi Steve,

I was on Armour thyroid but was switched to T3 medication only due to
reverse T3 issues. I am also using hydrocortisone as a cream. I was
concerned that the hydrocortisone would contribute to the fungal overgrowth
but was told that cream doesn't and not if you only use physiological
amounts. I am currently on 20 mg but it was suggested to me to go up a
little higher and cut back on thyroid a bit temporarily since the elevated
heart rate could be due to low cortisol and my body not being able to handle
as much thyroid as I am taking. Considerign I would really like to get off
the hydrocortisone I am afraid to increase it. So many decisions and I don't
know what the right ones are. Without hydrocortisone I can't seem to
function at all.

Kristina

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of steve
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 12:05 PM
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Subject: Re: fungal overgrowth

Have you looked at thyroiditis as a potential issue (or low cortisol -
adrenal fatigue)?  Hormones can be within range (I disagree with the ranges
to some extent) with over/under activity of the thyroid coming and going in
waves.  I've read a lot of reports about thyroid caused weirdnesses using
Synthroid (t4) only thyroid drugs and a few people with reactions to
fillers.

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/
http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/thyroid/thyroiditis.html
http://www.endocrineweb.com/thyroiditis.html?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla
%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=vfw&q=thyroiditis&btnG=Search