Must...Go...Sweat...

Today I feel like crap. For almost a year now I've been working to eliminate what seems to be one heck of a systemic candida infestation in my body. On the positive side, I've lost about 100 lbs (technically since Jan 2004, but the majority in the last 12 months), been able to go months without visiting the chiropractor (something I was doing on a weekly or bi-weekly basis) and seen my difficulties with depression and anxiety scaled back from constant roller-coaster intensity to a level of maneageable discomfort. On the negative, I'm quickly running out of foods I can safely eat that don't feed the problem or trigger an allergic reaction. Unfortunately I've been figuring most of this stuff out on my own and made a few mistakes that have made things more complicated than they had to be, but on the whole the change is positive.

Today, however, I'm feeling the backlash of having stopped taking all herbal supplements and anti-fungals in late December when I realized they were triggering allergic reactions. I dared to hope that I had beaten the Candida into submission. Apparently not. So I am experiencing both a resurgence in gut imbalance (lots of fun gurgly stuff going on down there) and a die-off reaction (where the Candida dies off in large numbers and releases toxins as it does. If it's going down, it's going to make you miserable in the process). I haven't felt this stiff and muddle-headed in months and the clarity of mind means I get to feel it all the more clearly. Joy.

So tonight I've decided to attend my first class of Bikram yoga a form of yoga practiced in high temperature/high humidity environments. One of my clients has been raving about it since he began in November and I've been meaning to check it out. With the sheer amount of toxins currently plaguing my body and mind, I'm thinking 90 minutes of hardcore sweat could be just what the doctor ordered.

Wish me luck.