THANKS FOR THE ENCOURAGING REPLY, KAREN. I AM FEELING A BIT BETTER NOW; CHICKEN AND AVOCADO SOUNDS *LOVELY*, BTW.

MY DOCTOR SUGGESTED GETTING A REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER FILTER FOR THE HOUSE, AS WELL AS A BRITA JUG FOR MY DRINKING WATER (SHE IS A HOLISTIC DOCTOR, SO IT IS NOT *JUST* FOR THE CANDIDA). I HAVE BEGUN LOOKING INTO THE FORMER, AND HAVE BOUGHT THE LATTER. IT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH BETTER I FEEL AFTER JUST A FEW DAYS OF DRINKNG WATER WITHOUT CHLORINE AND OTHER SUCH NASTIES IN IT.

IT MIGHT BE ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY HELPING ME OR IT MIGHT BE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BOOST OF FEELING THAT I AM ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN MY HEALTH, BUT WHATEVER IT IS, I'LL TAKE IT!

ALSO. COULD YOU TELL ME ANY OF THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ATKINS AND PROTEIN POWER? I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT ANY OF THE DIETS OTHER THAN ATKINS AND C.A.D.