Hello. My name is Bee Wilder, and I am the editor of Healing Naturally. This website is the result of 20 years of exploration and research into nutrition and natural healing, which began in 1985 when my own health was failing miserably. Fortunately I was able to regain my health, mainly with good foods and supplements.
I was born in Northern Wisconsin, USA, where we lived in the country near my grandparents, who were farmers. Therefore I was raised on very good nature-made foods, such as raw (unpasteurized) butter, milk and cheese, free-range chickens and eggs, grass-fed beef, naturally raised pork, wild game and fish, and fresh vegetables from our garden.
But for some unknown reason my health suffered right from birth because my mother's breast milk caused me to become very constipated. In order to unplug my bowels my mother gave me soap enemas. Just imagine what that would do to an infant's bowels.
Throughout most of my life I continued to have many health problems. As a toddler I suffered with many ear infections and stomach aches, and I had all of the childhood illnesses, i.e. mumps, whooping cough, measles, chicken pox, pink eye, etc.
My first of many stomach ulcer attacks occurred when I was 14 years old. During the ensuing years I also suffered with recurrent bladder infections, ovarian and bladder cysts, migraine headaches, vaginal yeast infections, pneumonia, and numerous bouts of colds and the flu.
In 1984, when I was 43 years old, I was sicker than I ever been before, particularly with stomach pains, heartburn, gas and vomiting. I took tons of antacids, trying to keep the pain at bay, but nothing helped, and I got worse and worse.
Early in 1985 my doctor called and said she had information that may be the answer to all of my health problems. When I met with her she told me about Dr. William G. Crook's book "The Yeast Connection." She wrote up a program for me, which included the "cave man's diet," supplements, Nystatin (antifungal drug), and probiotics.
What I went through to cure my yeast overgrowth (called Candida), which was located throughout my body, was an extremely difficult but worthwhile journey. At one point during the first year I was losing 3 pounds a day and could only eat nine foods in the whole world; everything else came back up so I had no choice.
I was almost totally bedridden by the tremendous fatigue, muscle aches and pains, gastric upsets and pain, and many other symptoms. Finally after 2 ½ years on the yeast program I was completely cured! It was like giving me a new lease on life! To read more about my personal battle against candida see the article "Bee's Personal Candida Story."
During my battle against candida I first became aware of the body's powerful healing capabilities and that nutrition and the elimination of toxins were vital to health. In 1986 I ran a Candida Support Group and had a telephone hot line for candida sufferers to call for support and help.
Our group met once a month to share information on treatments, diet and supplements, and we had special speakers from the holistic health community. That was when I wrote my first candida article, which I freely distributed to many people over the next several years.
In the intervening years I continued studying health and nutrition, but when I got on the Internet in 2004 I was able to increase my knowledge tremendously. One of the first websites I discovered was the Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF), who had the most influence on my thinking and education about health and nutrition.
During that time I joined WAPF health forums and candida groups which enabled me to help many people who had yeast overgrowth. My knowledge about candida came to the attention of Joanne Hay who invited me to write an article for her new website.
"How to Overcome Candida, Part I" was published February 17, 2004 with "How to Overcome Candida, Part II" published March 10, 2004. On April 24, 2004 I started my own Candida Support Group, which has over 4,200 members as of October 2008.
Since starting my Candida Support Group I have done a tremendous amount of research and written many articles for my group. This year I began to realize that my nutritional program was not only good for candida sufferers but it would help heal any disease, illness or malfunction in the body.
Essentially it is a "natural healing plan" because it provides all of the nutrients necesssary for healing the body naturally, and it is the key to maintaining life-long health.
Did you know the primary causes of all disease are: 1) lowered vitality; 2) lack of adequate nutrition and, 3) the accumulation of debris, toxins and poisons? What your body doesn't need is more poisons, which are more prevalent in today's society than ever before in history.
Such poisons include all medical drugs, processed foods, sugar and foods that contain high amounts of sugar, fake foods, grains, seeds, and nuts that are improperly prepared, man-made oils and fats (margarine and vegetables oils), genetically modified foods, additives, preservatives, herbicides, pesticides, growth hormones and antibiotics in foods, and toxins in personal care and cleaning products, the environment, and our water.
On this website you will learn which foods are healthy and which foods are damaging and/or toxic, and how to help your body eliminate toxins. Your journey towards health begins by reading and learning, and by taking charge of your own health and well-being.
My wish is that each and every one of you will achieve total health with the information provided on my website and that you enjoy a long healthy life.
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