I love doing anti-yeast therapy. I see people with complex problems who have often been to many doctors and received only minimal benefit. Then I prescribe anti-yeast therapy and they become better. I find doing this therapy as a doctor so gratifying because I love to see people become better.
-- Dr. Bruce Semon
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This is a post from the medical practice of Dr. Bruce Semon, M.D., Ph.D., about a recent case that he has in which a young woman was cured of numbness in her hands and bad mood swings in just 6 weeks. This is a real case!
An 18 year old young woman, whom I’ll call Sally (not her real name), came to see me. She told me she was “stressed out,” she felt she needed to be busy, and was not able to relax. Sally told me she was doing well in school, in fact she is an A student and a student athlete. She keeps on pushing herself. According to Sally, her mood swings are related to food. When she eats too many carbohydrates, she can become more erratic. Then she has anger management issues. Sally also told me that she has numbness in the hands, which Sally later described as cold hands and poor circulation. Sally has extreme muscle pains all the time. Her lower back always hurts. When I first saw Sally, she appeared depressed.
Sally’s mother thought Sally had a yeast problem. Mother explained that Sally has a history of colic and erratic behavior. Her moods would change. Sally doesn’t eat a lot of junk; mother taught her to eat well. Her mother said Sally was stubborn from the day she was born. Foods affected her a lot. She had to be fed well.
Based on Sally’s history and symptoms, I agreed that she was an appropriate patient for the Feast Without Yeast diet and Nystatin. Sally agreed to try the Feast Without Yeast diet. She also agreed to try nystatin oral powder.
Sally returned six weeks later. She was significantly better. Sally no longer appeared depressed and stated she is not depressed. She was completely cured of the problem of numbness in her hands. Sally’s pains were much better, although she still had some pain in her lower back.
Sally’s mother has noticed a big difference in Sally’s mood. Mother reported that Sally is doing well. Her behavior and mood are much better. Mother reported that Sally has had no outbursts, no screaming fits. She is able to study, and has a lot of homework to do! Sally is following the anti-yeast diet and is taking nystatin.
For more information on Dr. Semon’s practice, click here or call 1-877-332-7899. Dr. Semon is accepting new patients.
Check out What’s on the Menu Tonight for tonight’s menu, including new recipes.
Ever wonder what to make for dinner? Tonight? Tomorrow? We’ve added a new feature, in blog format, called “What’s on the Menu Tonight.“ This gives you new ideas and recipes to try. Tonight’s menu is vegetarian and yeast free, gluten free and dairy free (except for the Challah). We’ve posted two new recipes as well, for a new Zucchini Split Pea Soup and Baked Eggs! Find out now, What’s on the Menu Tonight!
Wisconsin Institute of Nutrition, LLP is proud to support our local public radio station, WUWM! This week, we are supporting programming on WUWM. We welcome you to browse our website, including our cornerstone book, Feast Without Yeast. We have information about many medical conditions that respond to anti-yeast treatment, as well as lots of recipes.
Check it out! We’ve posted a brand new recipe for brisket that melts in your mouth, Succulent Brisket! Photos included!
“Eating cottonseed may lead to Alzheimer’s,” according to researcher Dr. Bruce Semon, M.D., Ph.D., of Glendale, Wisconsin. In a new study, published in the Journal of Medical Hypotheses, Dr. Semon showed that feeding cottonseed to rats in low doses over their lifetime led to development of one of the major signs of Alzheimers. These rats developed neurofibrillary tangles, which are clumps of material seen in dead cells that are in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. According to Dr. Semon, this is important because he fed rats approximately the same dose of cottonseed that humans get in their diet over a lifetime. Although the clearest results were seen at higher levels, similar results were seen at
levels that people actually eat.
Dr. Semon’s advice: “Don’t eat cottonseed or anything that contains cottonseed.” Cottonseed is contained not only in many processed foods, but is in the meat that we eat because cottonseed is a major component of animal feed. This may explain why people who eat more meat are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s, as seen in previous studies.
Dr. Semon cautions that more research needs to be done. He has started a foundation to raise money for funding additional research, Wisconsin Institute of Nutrition Research Foundation, Inc.
To see the abstract, click go to the Journal of Medical Hypotheses!
If you are interested in a reprint of the article, or are interested in assisting in funding additional research, please email Dr. Semon at bsemon@nutritioninstitute.com.
Posted by Dr. Bruce Semon:
Recently I saw a 57 year old woman for depression which she had had since the age of 29. She was on 3 different anti-depressants. She was doing OK now but was afraid to stop the medications. She was also afraid of the long term side effects of the medications. One of the anti-depressants helped her sleep. She also had difficulty concentrating and was diagnosed with ADD and was taking Adderall for this. She also had rotator cuff problems and she had had restless legs since the age of 19 for which she was taking a medication called Requip. In the past she had fractured her ankle, which required surgery and placement of a metal plate. She was a vegetarian.
I told her, that based on my experience as a psychiatrist and nutritionist, she could stop all of her medications if she started the Feast Without Yeast diet and took the anti-yeast medication nystatin.
When she came back 6 weeks later, she reported that she had gradually tapered and discontinued all of her psychiatric medications. She was following the Feast Without Yeast anti-yeast therapy, including following an anti-yeast diet and taking nystatin. She stated she feels great. She stated she is “not crazy”. Her arthritis was also gone. Her bone spurs in her shoulders did not hurt anymore. Before she used to have pain every morning. She stated work is fine. She was busy. Her restless legs are no longer restless. She thinks the Requip (the medication for restless legs) made it worse.
This woman had suffered from depression, difficulties with concentrating, ADD and now all of these problems were gone. She had suffered from restless legs for 38 years and her legs were “no longer restless.” This is the first case I have had of anyone complaining of restless legs who then tried anti-yeast therapy. The restless legs disappeared with anti-yeast therapy.
I am sure that she will not turn out to be unique. You should not cut out your medications without a physician’s assistance. I hope other people try this therapy for restless legs, ADD, Arthritis, and Depression. I am accepting patients at my practice.
New information from the Centers for Disease Control shows that Autism now affects 1 in 88 children, which is much more than previously reported.
The increase in Autism, I believe, is caused at least in part by the increased use of antibiotics in the general population, and especially in women of child-bearing age. The overuse of anti-biotics leads to a major yeast overgrowth. Yeast in the gut makes toxic chemicals which disrupt development.
I have treated children and adults with Autism for more than 20 years, using alternative therapies of diet and homeopathy. To see how I approach Autism, and why this works, click here.
We have had our own family challenges with overcoming Autism, so I also speak from personal experience.
If you suspect a child has autism, or if you see a decrease in verbal ability, this is a MAJOR medical emergency and you should seek immediate help. Intervening immediately, by using a change of diet and other methods, can change the basic medical processes that are going on inside the child. I advocate using learning therapies and ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) as well, but until you change the basic medical processes, the child will not learn as effectively. I always make room in my medical practice for young children who may be developing Autism and whose parents are seeking alternatives to psychiatric medications.
The information from the CDC is based on surveillance from 2008. The CDC looked at 8 year old children, because that is the age when the reporting of autism peaks. They included all children meeting the definition of Autism Spectrum Disorder under the DSM-IV-TR, Autistic Disorder, PDD-NOS, and Asperger Disorder. To find out more about this study, click here.
We have lots of recipes for Passover, the original Feast Without Yeast. Find them here!
We recently modified our standard recipe for Rice Flatbread. This is 100% gluten-free, yeast free, dairy free and egg free, suitable through Stage IV. It takes about 10 minutes to make. Click here to find the recipe!
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