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Clean January

Clean January

Dry January is abstaining from alcohol. Clean January is abstaining from processed sugars and sweeteners.

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Wars of the Buttercream Roses

Wars of the Buttercream Roses

Well, the McCombs Candida Plan is effectively over. The last part of it is that I'm supposed to stay off dairy products until Feb. 21st, but actually I’m eating whatever I want at this point and it's not good. Since Juldmort my anxiety level gradually lessened until...

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Releasing Another Layer (Cake)

Releasing Another Layer (Cake)

Previous post on this topic: McCombs Candida Plan Day 53 I've been on the 16-week (112-day) McCombs Candida Plan for 71 days and yesterday I completely rebelled by buying a Pepperidge Farm frozen cake and trying to eat it (after thawing it, of course). But a strange...

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McCombs Candida Plan: Day 7

McCombs Candida Plan: Day 7

Previous post on this topic: What I Was Eating Before I started the McCombs Plan on Nov. 1, so for this month it'll be easy to remember what day I'm on. Today I didn't spend as much on groceries because I'm eating more eggs and ground beef as my animal proteins. How...

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Going to Kick This F#$%-ing Sugar Problem

Going to Kick This F#$%-ing Sugar Problem

I was complaining AGAIN about sugar cravings and fatness when one of my healers said it sounds like I have Candida. She suggested I look up someone named Dr. Jeffrey McCombs. Well, wouldn't you know it? That's who I saw back in 1994 when I had my first acute bout of...

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Coronavirus and Addiction

Coronavirus and Addiction

I published this story on Medium.com: I live alone and I started using again. The coronavirus isolation has caused a perfect storm for addicts struggling to stay on the wagon. Follow me on Medium.com where I write even more stuff.

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