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I agree that supplemental D3 likely is far from ideal, based upon my recent experience with BPPV (vertigo).

My big takeaway from reading Raymond Francis was that what modern medicine calls biomarkers of aging are in fact biomarkers of inactivity. I did an interview with Lies are Unbekoming where I touched on that. I've added it to the About page of Eclectic Healing.

My latest article about salt has me thinking that the pH balance of blood is pretty much a health foundation. But there's a necessary counterpoint to everything: there is Yin and Yang. Ultimately life is a very intricate balancing act.

Regarding your temporary toxin neutralization heading, in any part of the body that is magnesium deficient, calcium is drawn in. The two are antagonists: Yin and Yang. It turns out that Candida has quite the appetite for magnesium, which would explain calcification of Candida. It locks the magnesium away and calcium is drawn to it. That calcification would also partly explain decreased bowel motility, as the calcifications can interfere with peristalsis. Slower motility will favor bugs that prefer an anaerobic environment.

Candida is the current mountain that I'm climbing (along with biofilms), and I'm just now getting some clarity on the issue after reading far too many gut health books with various complicated rituals for overcoming gut issues.

The thing I'm still wrestling with is low thyroid function. Low thyroid means low body temperature, and fungus loves it when you turn the thermostat down. I'm reluctant to go the route of thyroid supplementation and the need for constant testing. Partly because the body is intelligent enough to do that on its own (it's our job to figure out how to help it do that), and partly because in Chinese medicine it has long been acknowledged that there are individuals who may be naturally Yang deficient, and simply run a bit cold. I suspect I'm one of those individuals.

Anyway, I enjoyed the article. Great food for thought!

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