Phase 1 – no dairy but NLY?
Q) If we avoid dairy products in Phase 1, how is NLY OK?
A) Great Q on the dairy/Natural Live Yoghurt – I can’t believe I haven’t had that one before!
Phase 1 came about by looking at the ‘perfect diets’ for Candida, Food Intolerance and Hypoglycaemia and then trying to design a diet that would be optimal for all 3. The diets were very consistent in some areas and differed in others. (Even the diets for Candida vary – Trowbridge & Walker advise differently to Crook and Chaitow is slightly different again). The compromise I went for, in designing Phase 1, was to allow NLY as it is so beneficial for Candida and there is much evidence (see below) that even people with lactose intolerance don’t have problems with yoghurt. Add to this that I have seen 1 or 2 clients with lactose intolerance and about 99% with wheat intolerance and you decide that NLY is a very low risk. And it adds so much variety and enjoyment to those tough 5 days!
“Yogurt containing live active bacteria is believed to improve lactose digestion for the same reason that probiotics are thought to work. When yogurt is consumed, bile acids disrupt the cell wall of the bacteria in yogurt. This releases the enzyme beta-galactosidase (related to lactase) into the intestines, where it can enhance lactose digestion. Not any yogurt will do. It must contain live active bacteria.
Although yogurt is a milk product, many people with lactose intolerance do not experience symptoms after eating yogurt, even the kind that doesn’t contain live active bacteria.”
The original source for the above extract is here.
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Very best wishes – Zoe
When I buy NLY I can not stop eating it and always have to finish the 500g pot… and then more and then I almost crave it… I guess that signals an intolerance? Is there any other way of getting the ‘good bacteria’?
Hi there – we’ve set up a free club for queries like this – please come and join us at http://www.theharcombedietclub.com
Very best wishes – Zoe
I went thru the Video on you tube but i need the full details for the Phase one on this site…I couldnt find it..Have i missed anything ?
Thanks for the nice video
Hi there – we now have a club to help people doing the diet. If you sign up at http://www.theharcombedietclub.com you will get a 10-day plan and more details about Phase 1 and the headlines of the three conditions that it is designed to overcome (and therefore cravings). You won’t need to pay anything to get this – you’ll need to verify the link you’ll be sent (keeps out spammers!)
Hope this helps
Best wishes – zoe
Hi. does the live yogurt have to be sugar free? I got a yogurt from Silk (the brand) and i believe it was from made from soy, and i did notice in the back as an ingredient it had one of those “ose.” So i gave it to my daughter. Is is ok to eat some yogurt that is not just plain?