The Candida Diet Part II

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The Allowable List

This will take a little time so will be updating this list as time permits. This is a big list and is great to print off and take to the store to use as a shopping list. You will be surprised how good you can eat and you will lose weight at the same time. I have many people that have followed this diet and have had great weight lose success. One woman lost a total of 87lbs. by following this diet and taking Aqua Flora within 4 months.


Allowable Foods on a Candida Diet

Foods that are Allowed and not Allowed on a Candida Diet

There is a lot of controversity of what foods are allowed on a Candida Control Diet. I have done extensive research to find the right diet. Here I will be publishing a list of foods that are allowed on the diet and also a list of foods that are not allowed.


Vegetables

Allowable Vegetables

Vegatables:

Artichoke

Arugula

Asparagus

Bamboo shoots

Beet greens

Bok choy

Broccoli

Brussel sprouts

Burdock root

Cabbage

Carrots (cooked)

Cauliflower

Celeriac

Celery

Chives

Collard greens

Cucumber

Dandelion greens

Endive

Escarole

Fennel

Garlic

Jicama

Kale

Kohlrabi

Leeks

Lettuces

Mustard greens

Okra

Onions

Parsley

Radishes

Rutabaga

Scallions

Shallots

Spaghetti squash

Spinach

Sprouts (mold free)

Swiss chard

Turnips

Watercress

Zucchini

Bell peppers

Cayanne

Chili pepper

Eggplant

Ground cherry

Pepino

Paprika

Pimento

Tomato

Tamatillo


Fruits

Allowed Fruits

Fruits

Avocado

Lemons

Limes

Carnberries (sugar & sulphite-free)


Meats

Allowable Meats

Meats

Antelope

Beef

Buffalo

Chicken

Cornish hen

Duck

Elk

Goose

Game birds

Lamb

Rabbit

Veal

Venison


Fish

Allowable Fish

Fish

All organically farmed fish

Herring

Kippers

Pilchards

Sardines

Sprat

Whitebait

Anchovies

Carp

Mussels

White bass

Cod

Sole

Halibut

Mullet

Prawns

Tilapia

Turbot

Shrimp

Scallops


Eggs-Organic Please

Eggs

Eggs are allowed but try to get organic. Chickens that do not lay organic eggs have been fed antibiotics and this is carried through to the eggs. Antibiotics are one of the gretest contributors to Candida.


Tea

Allowable Beverges

Beverages

Purified water

Lemon or lime water (may be sweetened with stevia)

Kolorex tea

Pau D'Arco tea

Roobios rea

Daily detox tea

All natural herbal teas

Sparkling water

Soda water

Fresh non-sweetened veggie juices

Nut milks


Stevia Plant

Allowable Sweetners

Sweetners

Stevia extract-now available in many flavors.

Chicolin Natural chicory extract.

Xylitol is also an allowable sweetner on the Candida diet.


Spices

Allowable Spices

Spices and Herbs

All organically grown fresh herbs.

All dried and fresh spices.


Nuts and Seeds

Allowable Nuts and Seeds

Nuts and Seeds

Almonds-raw

Brazil nuts

Filberts

Macadamia nuts

Pine nuts

Seeds:

Pumpkin

Sesame

Sunflower (shelled)

Hemp (shelled)


Almond Butter

Allowed Nut and Seed Butters

Nut and Seed Butters

Almond

Macadamia

Hemp nut

Pumpkin seed

Sesame (tahini)

Sunflower


Flax Oil

Allowable Fats and Oils

Fats and Oils

High quality, cold-pressed oils stored in dark container (may need refigeration)

Flax (raw only)

Pumpkin

Hemp

Sesame

Extra Virgin olive

For Cooking:

Ghee

Organic Cocnut butter

Palm oil

Olive oil


Legumes

Allowable Legumes

Legumes

Aduki beans

Black beans

Brown Lentils

Chick peas

Green beans

Green lentils

Kidney beans

Lupini beans

Mung beans

Navy beans

Snow peas

String beans

These in moderation:

Pinto

Romano

Black eyed peas


grains

Allowable Grains

Allowable Grains:

Buckwheat

Millet

All rices except white rice

Amaranth

Quinoa

Teff

Wild rice

Rye

Spelt

Whole grain pastas except for wheat

Oats if not gluten intolerant

List of Flours that can be Subsituted on a Candida Diet

If you are Gluten intolerant, please stay away from the flours with a (G).

Almond-flour and meal

Amaranth-whole (as hot cereal). flour, puffed

Barley (G)_whole, hulled, flakes, flour

Buckwheat-whole, cereal, flour (raw or roasted)

Cassava-flour

Chestnut-flour

Flaxseed- whole and mealed

Hazelnut-flour and mealed

Jerusalem artichoke-flour

Kamut (G)-bran whole grains, flaked, flour, pasta

Kuzu (also called Kudzu)-starch

Legume Flours-yellow and green pea, red and green

lentil, white, lima and pinto bean

Malanga-flour

Millet-whole grain, flour

Milo/sorghum-flour

Oat (G)-scotch style, flour, oat bran, rolled flakes

Pearled millet-whole flour

Poo (dehydrated)-starch and flour

Potato, white-flour and starch

Quinoa-whole, flour, puffed

Rice (short, medium, long grain)-whole, flour, pasta, puffed, cakes, crackers

Rye (G)-flakes, flour

Soy-flakes, grits, flour

Spelt (G)-whole grains, flakes, flour, pasta

Tapioca-starch flour

Teff-whole (for hot cereals), flour

Water chestnut-flour

White sweet potato-flour

Wild rice-whole

Yam (true yam)-flour

Lotus-flour, pasta

FOODS NOT ALLOWED ON A CANDIDA DIET

Here is the list of foods that are NOT ALLOWED on the Candida diet.

Vegetables:

Any vegetables that are pickled in vinegar

Beverages:

Fruit juices

Soda Pop

Alcoholic beverages

Coffee (due to the fungicide that is used to kill a bore that afflicts the coffee plant, this is used for organically grown coffee too)

Black tea

Meat, fish and eggs:

Smoked to processed meats

Smoked fish

Pickled meat

Sausage

Hot dogs

Corned beef

Pastrami

Ham

Nuts and Seeds:

Peanuts

Roasted, salted nuts

Pistachios

Pecans

Walnuts

Cashew

Peanut Butter

Fruits:

Dried or candied fruits

Grains and Seeds:

Wheat

Organic wheat

Cous cous

Bulgar wheat

Semolina wheat

Durham wheat

Malto-dextrim

Dairy:

Oleo or margarines

Butter (clarified only)

Milk

Cream

Yogurt

Ice Cream

Sour Cream

Whipped cream

Cow cheeses

Miscellaneous:

All yeast products including vitamins (read labels)

Caffeine (including chocolate)

Mushrooms

Condiments that contain additives, sugar, vinegar

Food additives

Refined, cooked, hydrated, fractionated or superheated oils

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candy  says:
2 months ago

Thank you sooooo much for this list. I used a control diet when I was pregnant but I lost it and now that I am affected again I was starting to starve, I'll print it and go shopping inmeiately.

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wammytk  says:
2 months ago

You are very welcome. Please keep a close eye on your new baby. My Grandson developed thrush 4 times in the first 2 months after he was born. The doctor kept putting him on antibiotics and it kept coming back. The only thing that got rid of it is a product called Aqua Flora. He has never gotten it back.

donna  says:
2 months ago

Thankyou Jesus for you, I started my diet yesterday and am starving today.

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wammytk  says:
2 months ago

I know, it really is hard at the beganing, but hang in there, it gets better. Your cravings will go away once the Candida starts to get starved out. Good Luck!!!

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Decrescendo  says:
2 months ago

Looks nutritious. Makes me feel like eating now.

heather  says:
2 months ago

I would like to know if you are smart to consume honey as it is a single sacharide. Is that alright?

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wammytk  says:
2 months ago

Sorry, but honey is not allowed. It still turns into sugar in the body and feeds the yeast. Yeast grows 200 times faster in the body when fed by sugars.

Decrescendo  says:
6 weeks ago

Wooo time to lose some weight.

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Kelley Eidem  says:
6 weeks ago

Great list and pretty photos, too. I love it.

My understanding is that raw honey fights yeast and fungus. Bees nests are made moist dark areas and would succumb to molds and fungus if honey promoted yeast/fungal growth.

Raw honey can be used to get rid of a sinus infection which is almost always the result of yeast over growth.

The best to you.

Kelley

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wammytk  says:
6 weeks ago

Kelley,

Thank you for the information.  I will have to do some research, I was informed that all sugars feed yeast.  Hope that you are right because I love honey. Dr. William Crook and the people that I work for put the original diet together, but I have researched and added to the diet. I would guess that you are familiar with Dr. Crook. Please let me know if there is anything else that I can add to help all the suffers out there. Is it true that cancer is actually a fungus?

Thank you so much for your input!

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wammytk  says:
6 weeks ago

Doc Kelley,

After further investigation, I would say that pure, natural honey would be good in moderation.  I am finding conflicting info, but tend to lean more towards what you are saying.  Thanks for the info!!!

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Tessali  says:
6 weeks ago

This is a very comprehensive list. I applaud you. I had to be on a candida diet for quite awhile and it is very difficult. Starving out candida and getting the body back on track needs to be done. I was very sick with candida to the point where it was eating my skin and other organs. I needed medication to help as well as the diet and you really don't want to get candida that bad in your system. Once you know what you can eat is a great way to plan your meals. Any food culprit can fuel candida. Thank you for posting a list of foods that helps people know what is okay to eat.

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wammytk  says:
6 weeks ago

Thanks, I hope to help people out with this epidemic. Hope you are doing much better. It can really be bad.

Raiya  says:
6 weeks ago

To really do the candida diet there should be no consumption of grains (carbs) in the first 2-3 weeks at least. These should be limited to 1/2 to 1 serving a day for the remaining 2+ months until symptoms clear completely.

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wammytk  says:
6 weeks ago

Thanks for the info. I do agree with this, especially if you are gluten intolerant.

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Decrescendo  says:
5 weeks ago

Cool find. Thanks for the health information.

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wammytk  says:
5 weeks ago

No problem

JenJen  says:
5 weeks ago

Is plain tofu okay?

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wammytk  says:
5 weeks ago

JenJen,

Yes plain tofu is just fine.

orz1  says:
5 weeks ago

I've been on the diet for a year and the culture showed no yeast so I put tomatoes, bread, and dairy back into my diet but my symptoms came back this morning. Does anyone have any ideas? Anyone know if there is something that mimics candida?

Smch  says:
5 weeks ago

Am really confused as a complete novice - one day only - trying to sort this out one site says porridge for breakfast is fantastic another site says absolutley no. I am dairy intolerant so make it with water and oat 'milk', I have been pouring maple syrup on thinking that was a good option! If I leave off the maple syrup is porridge good or bad, what alternatives are there left for breakfast???

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wammytk  says:
4 weeks ago

orz1,

You will always have Candida in your body, even if the test show that there is nothing there. Did you add everything back at once? I would suggest that you cut out the tomatoes, bread and dairy, then add one back at a time for a week and see how you do. This will cut your symptoms back and then you will be able to tell what is making the symptoms come back. You maybe intolerant to dairy products or it may be the gluten in the bread. But just add one back at a time, this will tell you what is making your symptoms come back. Good luck and let us know if this helps. Also you may want to check out a product called Aqua Flora. It is a homeopathic product with a unique frequency added that teaches your body to fight off the Candida. It is really a unique product, it works along the lines of quantum physics, which is something new. Check out their website at www.aquaflorainc.com There is a full explantion on how it works, it is the only thing that worked for me. Again good luck and hope this helps out

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wammytk  says:
4 weeks ago

Smch,

The porridge is fine as long as you use organic oats. Do not add the syrup, this is sugar and it feeds the yeast. Yeast grows 200 times faster in the presece of sugar. Add stevia if you need to sweeten it up. Use rice milk to nut milk instead of water. This will help with the flavor also. Here is a good recipe for a make ahead cereal that is food on the diet, just have not got it posted yet, but will try to soon.

A good breakfast cereal I use is: (buy ingredients at the bulk food store) 4 cups rolled oats 2 cups oatbran 1 cup ground raw almonds 1 cup ground raw sunflower seeds 1 cup gr. flax seeds 1 cup dried fruit Mix dried ingredients-store in cool,dark place. At night you take 1/2 c and soak in water. In a.m. warm up and add rice/or nut milk, stevia (sugar substitute) and applesauce (if wanted). OR just add rice/nut milk to dry ingredients in a.m.

Hope this helps. Good luck, I know how hard Candida can be to fight!!

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Tracii  says:
4 weeks ago

Great article! As acceptance of the Yeast Syndrome grows, it's good to see a practical guide to living a candida-free lifestyle. This is a great interest of mine, and you might want to check out a recent article I wrote entitled "Got Allergies? A Sinister But Rarely Acknowledged Cause". Keep up the good, informative work!!!

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wammytk  says:
4 weeks ago

Thanks Tracii,

By studing I have come to the conclusion that a lot a alergies are yeast. I will check out your hub.

smch  says:
4 weeks ago

Thanks so much for your prompt help. Little confused about the addition of dried fruit as I thought that was on the banned list.

smch  says:
4 weeks ago

Sorry, forgot to ask, is it OK to use oat milk to make the porridge or is rice milk better. I am allergic to all dairy and really cannot cope with anything which tastes like milk so have problems with eating cereal with anything other than juice which I now realise is a no-no. Any other suggestions?

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wammytk  says:
4 weeks ago

SMCH,

You are right, sorry about the dried fruit, the dried fruit is allowed after the frist month or two if you can tolerate.  I was in a hurry to answer you and  meant to take it out before posting. As for the rice milk, you can use that. Another suggestion would be to beat egg whites until creamy and then a small amount of water to a thick milk consistancy. Then add a flavoring to it with stevia, orange peel, usae your imagination.

SMcH  says:
4 weeks ago

Thanks, really do appreciate your time and commitment.

S

SMcH  says:
4 weeks ago

Thanks, really do appreciate your time and commitment.

S

Pam  says:
4 weeks ago

A friend was infected by a doctor doing srgery, back then there was no name. they figured it out just last summer.so she has gone 24 yrs not knowing what to do.now the more i talk to her i am thinking me too.Iam diabetic so i have to watch my carbs to begin with.I am wondering how that will affect my blood sugars and medication?and where do i start to see if i am affected?

Pam  says:
4 weeks ago

I was also wondering about Lactobacillus Acidophilus made by Jamieson does it help or not?

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wammytk  says:
4 weeks ago

Pam,

You can get a blood test to check for Candida, but there is a home test that you can also take, but is not 100%. Spit in a glass of water before you go to bed at night. Check in the morning to see if there are strings coming off of the original spit. If so, this usually is a sign of Candida. There are also questionaire tests on the internet, a good one of is at http://www.aquaflorainc.com/take_the_test.htm

This is a free calculated test that is very easy to do. Many times Candida is associated with diabetes, by following. As for the Jamieson product, all probiotics are great when following a Candida diet. Just make sure to check the labels to make sure there is no sugars or yeast products added. Some are very high in sugars and yeast which defeat the prupose of fighting Candida. If you have anymore questions, don't hesitate to ask. Good Luck!

Tammy  says:
4 weeks ago

Is agave nectar an allowable food on the candida diet?

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wammytk  says:
4 weeks ago

Tammy,

No agave nectar is not allowed on a candida diet, use 100% pure vegetable glycerine or stevia.

Tammy  says:
3 weeks ago

Thanks! How about Bragg's Liquid Aminos? (I have a few questions actually.) Rice cakes--lightly salted Quaker variety, or brown rice cakes? Stevia makes a product that is cut with something so that it isn't bitter. (Sorry, I didn't write it down while at the market.) Is that product ok? (If you need the name, I'll write it down the next time I go.) Thanks for your time. I want to make sure I fully understand this before I start it.

Cynthia  says:
3 weeks ago

The Aquaflora list says that xylitol is an acceptable sweetener. Is tis ok?

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wammytk  says:
3 weeks ago

Yes, xylitol is acceptable as a sweetner, will add to the list.

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wammytk  says:
3 weeks ago

Tammy,

Yes, you can use the Bragg's. Also the brown rice cakes are the best and so is the stevia. Look in the health food store for bread by Fresh Meadows, they have a bread that is dairy, sugar, gluten, and yeast free. I had them one of my other pages and I go flagged so I took it off. You can find a store near you by going to their website at http://www.frenchmeadow.com/ they also have a spelt bread that works too. Bread was my biggest thing that I miss on the diet but it does get better.

Tammy  says:
3 weeks ago

Thanks for answering all of my questions. One more--on that muesli recipe that you listed above, when you take 1/2 cup of the mixture and soak it in water overnight, how much water do you use. (I know that I can't eat this at the start, but I love muesli and this sounds great for later.)

Tammy  says:
3 weeks ago

Okay, I discovered that I have even more questions. (I hope that I am not annoying.) What about raw dairy? Specifically, if I got raw milk and made unsweetened, plain yogurt with it at home, would that be allowed? What about rice or soy or almond cheese (store bought)? I have read conflicting information about eating grapefruit, Granny Smith apples, blue and raspberries, and coconut. What do you suggest about these? Once again, many thanks for your time and answers.

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wammytk  says:
2 weeks ago

Tammy,

You can add plenty of water and then drain the excess off. I ususally add 2 cups of water, just guessing as I just put in plenty and then drain it. As for the yougurt, you can use stor bought but check that label to make sure there is no added sugars, I do not know if you can use raw dairy or not to make your own. As for the cheeses, they still have casein in them and this made from milk. The only cheese that is allowed is raw cottage cheese. I also have read conflicting information about the fruits. I would suggest to use what is listed above. You may eat the apple, grapefruit, couconut and blueberries, but only one of these per day and make sure that you scrub them very good and peel if possible. Hope this helps.

Tammy  says:
2 weeks ago

Many thanks! You are a tremendous help!!

Maz  says:
2 weeks ago

Hi, thank you for such a detailed list. My query is about fruits, other places say that no fruit is allowed (especially in the first 3 months) due to their high sugar content.

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wammytk  says:
2 weeks ago

There is a big debate about this, but I have done a lot of research. If you must have fruit, use ones that I originally listed, but use only sparingly for added flavoring. The reason for the apple and grapefruit is because their sugars work differently in the body and are a good source of vitamins but is best if you can do without them for the first month.

candi  says:
2 weeks ago

Hi! Does no wheat include sprouted, as well?

maz  says:
2 weeks ago

hi, many thanks for the reply. I would also like to know if chickpea flour (gram flour) is ok to use?

lyn3556  says:
2 weeks ago

HELP! I AM VERY NEW TO THIS. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR MONTHS AND A FRIEND SUGGESTED THIS AS MY PROBLEM. A LOT FITS. MY BIGGEST DELIMA TO START IS BREAKFAST. I THOUGHT I READ ONE PLACE THAT YOU COULD EAT OATS(AS IN OATMEAL) AND ANOTHER THAT YOU COULD NOT. ALSO, THOUGHT I READ THAT BARLEY WAS ACCEPTABLE....QUAKER QUICK BARLEY?....THIS IS REALLY GIVING ME A PROBLEM WRAPPING MY BRAIN AROUND SO MUCH INITIALLY. TOO MANY UNFIMILIAR TERMS. IN THE BEGINNING, IT APPEARS THAT THE SIMPLER THE DIET CAN BE KEPT THE BETTER. PLEASE BABYSIT AND GET ME STARTED

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wammytk  says:
2 weeks ago

Candi, no wheat until around the 3rd month.

Maz, checkpea flour is allowed.

Lyn3556, Oats are allowed and so are barely, but use only organic if possible and use sparingly. Look in your local health food store. Usually they have fresh grains that are organic in large containers that you can buy by the weight. This is a very rigorous diet and does take time to get the hang of it. I try to help you the best I can.

A.  says:
2 weeks ago

So glad I found this page. I've been doing some research on the yeast-free diet over the past couple of days and have been sticking to it pretty well so far. I suffer with ulcerative colitis/diarrhea and when I read that candida could be a major cause of that, it seemed to make sense. Also made sense that antibiotics make colitis worse - probably because they increase yeast. I came across a story about a woman who had colitis for 60 years, did the yeast-free thing and was completely healed in a couple of weeks. I can tell I already feel a difference. It's kind of amazing and kind of angering that, after all the pain I've been through with it and all the medications and the steroids which caused even more problems, all I really probably needed to do the whole time is just go yeast-free.

Thanks so much for your information.

Jeanette  says:
5 days ago

There is no mention of goat milk or cheeses - are these allowed? I have read that goat milk is a better alternative to cow's milk as it is closer to human enzyme structure than cow's milk. Is it allowable? Do you know byy chance?

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wammytk  says:
5 days ago

Jeanette,

I would suggest raw goat milk and soft goat cheeses. Please use sparingly. I have studied and found that some professionals agree and disagree with this statement. But I tend to lean towards allowing them because of the structure of the milk.

fourleafcloverjm  says:
2 days ago

Hi I am new to this diet and found your web sites to be extremely helpful! I don't feel so alone! I have a few questions I was hoping you could help me out; Can you have Erthritol for a sweetner? Also I have been eating a lot of corn(organic) in pastas and flours. I have a moderate gluten intolerance so I try to avoid wheat. is corn OK to eat regularly?

Thank you so much for time, I am sure you are extremely busy!

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wammytk  says:
2 days ago

Fourleafcloverjm,

Erthritol is a is a low calorie sweetner which is incompletely absorbed in the small intestine. They tend to have a laxative effect and can cause stomach cramps, gas and diarrhoea, They can also cause undesirable bactria that tends to make yeast problems worse. Corn pastas and flours are fine on the diet, just eat in moderation. Hope this helps.

Laurie  says:
26 hours ago

Hi, first Thank You for a terrific site & info...it is so very much apprectiated :-) You're work is a Blessing!

for now I have a quick question (really need to get out the door to work but I'll be back)...I noticed it mentioned that raw honey is ok - what about Royal Jelly?

Thanks, Laurie

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wammytk  says:
26 hours ago

Laurie, Royal jelly is great but use in moderation!!

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