This is my second review of Threelac, the last one being 2 years ago when I had my last bout of severe anxiety & depression brought on by what I’m convinced is chronic Candida. I’m currently coming out of another bout of anxiety and depression which again I’m sure is all candida-related. My story is a long one, and my journey to good health may be a long one too, but I wanted to share my experience with Threelac as I feel so passionate that so many people could benefit from this amazing product.

After many years of doing my own research and being recommended Finchley Clinic products by my first colonic therapist, I have now pretty much self-diagnosed myself with chronic Candida and Hypoglaecaemia and most likely Gluten intolerance, other food intolerances and gut problems. My symptoms include anxiety, depression, moodiness, nervousness, agitation, panic attacks, muscle and joint pain, pins and needles, numbness, sinus pressure and pain, ear pain, itchiness, sensitive teeth, dizziness, bloating, belching, gas, constipation, chronic fatigue, anger, fear and irritability. Oh yes…and let’s not forget the heartburn that could have stripped wallpaper!

Here’s my story…

I'm a 32 year old female and as a young child I was given a lot of antibiotics for recurrent tonsillitis/throat infections (I still have my tonsils). I also suffered from excema on my elbows and knees and I was given steroid creams that took away the symptoms but didn’t really get to the root of the problem. I was advised to avoid dairy products by one doctor who obviously knew what he was talking about but that didn’t stop me drinking pints and pints of homogenised un-organic cow’s milk everyday. I also went through a phase of having Asthma when I was about 12 which the doctors gave me yet more medicine for and told me I would "grow out of it". Funnily enough I became allergic to feather pillows at about the same time. I left school at 16 as I was rebellious and un-focussed and wanted to “experience the world”. Then when I was 19 my Appendix burst...yet more drugs, antibiotics (for 2 months solid) and a BIG abdominal operation. How I survived is anyone’s guess.

A year or so later I started to suffer with bad heartburn and periods of chronic liver colic, I didn’t know it was liver colic at the time, to me it was just waves of chest pain that radiated from my abdomen up to my chest. This turned out to be gallstones. The NHS hospital did a scan but found no gallstones (typical) and they tried to give me more pills to "ease my spasms" which I refused to take. I joined Bupa a couple of years ago and they finally detected gallstones and I had to have my gallbladder removed at the age of 31, which is regrettable but it needed to be done and it has helped my digestion a bit. I've also had constant bouts of thrush over the years and I have spent a lot of wasted money on canesten pills and pessary's which only took away the external symptoms for a short while. I had 2 wisdom teeth removed through the NHS (bad experience involving antibiotics), then the other 2 wisdom teeth out through Bupa (Good experience without antibiotics, yay!) but it all yet again resulted in more general anaesthetics, painkillers, drugs and very bad sinus problems (which the GP then diagnosed as an inner ear infection and gave me yet more drugs, brilliant!). Oh yeah, and they tried to give me drugs for Irritable Bowel Syndrome when I was about 26 years old which I refused to take. I went for a colonic irrigation session instead only to be told I was "chronically constipated". Well that would explain a few things!

But more importantly for me, since I was 22 I have suffered really bad bouts of debilitating anxiety/depression which doctors always diagnosed as "Agitated Depression". My mother, grandmother and brother have all been diagnosed with this too at some point. Hmmm, interesting. I was always prescribed ‘Citalopram’ which I took because for me the depression and anxiety was so bad that I felt I needed to take pills to be able to just function on a daily basis. They worked for a while but eventually made me more depressed, sluggish, toxic and, more distressingly, about 2 or 3 stone overweight. They sent me for counselling which didn’t have a huge effect. I’m convinced my bio-chemistry is so shot to pieces that no amount of talking or Cognitive therapy is going to help until I sort my chemistry out. I might find my emotions sort themselves at the end of this long journey anyway, here’s hoping!

When I was 3 it all came to a head very badly after a motorbike accident. After the accident I went to Gran Canaria on holiday for Christmas and got a really bad dose of flu while I was over there. I was given 4 lots of antibiotics by a Spanish doctor which I took because I felt so nauseous and fearful. He told me I had a stomach, chest, throat and ear infection and of course I believed him. By mid January I thought “hey, I’m better” and I hit the pub with my mates & boyfriend and started to drink pints of beer. I loved the beer and I was literally craving Hoegaarden beer, yeast, white carbs and sugar by this point. By February the cystitis kicked in but the doctor did a urine test and found nothing. This was closely followed by paranoia, chronic hypochondria, fearfulness and panic attacks. By March I was signed off work because I couldn’t stop crying and just couldn’t function with daily tasks. And I had Agoraphobia and didn’t want to leave the house. Then I remember waking up one night at

1am with what can only be described as chronic anxiety and agitation. I was literally screaming the house down with anxiety and pacing the floor as I was in so much turmoil. I woke my boyfriend up as I was terrified as I had no idea what was happening to my body. I made my boyfriend call my brother and my brother told me to make a cup of tea and switch on the news and relax and “let it pass”. It did pass, but not for long, so I went to the doctors and when I sat down in her surgery I burst into tears and told them I was convinced I was dying. They told me I wasn’t dying and that given my history I was just “depressed”. The paranoia was terrible, I couldn’t even watch the news as it freaked me out and one mention of a terminal illness and I would have a panic attack and want to run for the hills. I then got it into my head that I had worms/parasites (quite possible) and I was determined to check myself into the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Soho in London. My GP looked at me very strangely as if to say “ok, you’re nuts” then she immediately prescribed me the maximum dosage of Citalopram because I think she thought I might commit suicide. I took the Citalopram and it did work after a few weeks but the side-effects were horrific. My family kept telling me to calm down and let the anti-depressants "take hold". In my state of panic and fear I contacted my colonic therapist who suggested that I start taking mega-doses of Threelac along with eating shed loads of garlic, doing garlic enemas almost every day, taking high doses of Colosan, drinking 3 or 4 litres of purified or good bottled water a day and giving it “time”. Turns out I was also chronically dehydrated. Alongside all this I was being very careful about what I ate but I wasn’t particularly hungry anyway as I felt so sick.

So after my colonic therapist suggested Threelac I went away and read almost every article I could find on Candida and Threelac on the Finchley Clinics Website and I contacted Mark Lester for some advice. Everything started to make sense and light bulbs went off in my head and I realised that I was suffering from all the Candida symptoms that were listed on the website. I started to put two and two together and realised what was going on inside my body. Although this was a HUGE relief, I still felt very sick. So … I got my credit card out and decided to throw some money at the situation, I was determined to beat this and I was desperate. I bought Threelac, Oxy Elements Max and Colosan and I got to work with my regime. I started taking one sachet of Threelac a day and built up to 6 sachets a day. I was also taking about 6-1 Colosan caps a day to keep me regular and keep my stools soft (constipation is one of my MAJOR problems) I was also doing enemas at least every couple of days or once a day and sometimes even twice a day – something that takes a while to get used to but is so worth it.

I came to the conclusion that my Candida problem was particularly stubborn, deep and chronic, I mean that level of anxiety, depression and history of ailments doesn’t just come from nowhere. So after a couple of months I purchased ‘Samento’ because I was aware I had chronic fatigue, herpes (and probably loads of other viruses), blocked sinuses, ear aches and my general health could do with a boost. The Samento kicked in pretty quickly as its strong stuff and it really made a difference. After about 6 months I felt like a new woman, so much more clear and alive and without all the aches and pains. I then reduced to 2 sachets a day of threelac then one sachet a day for maintenance. But I was still on the anti-depressants which was frustrating as I knew they were toxic for my body so I hated taking them.

So, its now about 2 years later (June 211) and here is where I'm at. I’ve been off the anti-depressants for about 7 months and I had been taking one sachet of Threelac a day for the last year or so as maintenance. However, over the winter months I wasn’t looking after myself particularly well....heavy sugar/carb diet, drinking wine and beer and not getting enough exercise. I also wasn’t taking enough of the right supplements and wasn’t having enough regular bowel movements (stagnant basically). And on top of all this my body was still trying to get rid of the toxins from the anti-depressants.

In January 211 I decided to do what most people do in January….detox!!! I started skin brushing as my lower right leg was aching (brought on by sugar/alcohol I think) and I tried to eat more protein, less carbs and snack on nuts and other healthy bits and bobs. I also had a couple of stinking colds and started to feel “less than great”. One night at the beginning of April I was eating my dinner, which if I remember was pretty carb-heavy (thanks to my cravings). After dinner I started to get really bad pain in between my shoulder blades so I decided to take 4 sachets of Threelac because I thought “uh oh, I think my Candida is back!” I woke up the next day and felt low, flat and tearful. Then later in the day I started to have panic attacks. I knew the Threelac was taking effect but people kept telling me it was all emotional. I’m not saying there isn’t emotional stuff there, but this all felt too coincidental. Immediately I started on a strict diet cutting out sugar / yeast / gluten / wheat / dairy / alcohol and had to make sure to eat every 2 hours otherwise I would be a shaky mess. I then got another stinking cold, and a really bad bout of hypoglaecaemia that resulted in me being almost bed-ridden and in tears ALL the time. Proper cold turkey. I thought I was going mad, the darkness and depression was overwhelming although not as bad as it had been 2 years ago. Perhaps this is progress and I am reversing my symptoms thanks to these products. However, I contacted Mark again as I was desperate for a pep-talk and some advice and he recommended I take high doses of Bayberry formula along with the 6 sachets of Threelac a day (I will review Bayberry Formula in more detail in the Bayberry formula section). The Bayberry kicked in after a week or 2 and I started to feel amazing...much more alive and alert and more able to cope. I just felt like the depression had lifted. I've lost a ton of weight and people keep telling me how amazing I look and asking me “what’s my secret”?

However, I made the mistake of stopping taking the Bayberry formula a couple of weeks ago.... and then just a couple of days ago I hit rock bottom again. I had to call in sick from work and I cried all day and was VERY moody and irritable. But after another call to Mark he advised me to get back on the Bayberry formula ASAP for at least another few weeks which I have done. Today as I write this I feel much better and much calmer. I had not been able to write any reviews recently as I felt so ill and confused. So I think the message here is to keep taking the Bayberry for the die-off!

I'm still on 6 sachets of Threelac a day and have been for about 7 weeks and I will probably need to take 6 sachets a day for at least another few months, possibly a year as my Candida is so deep-rooted. Yes, I have spent a fortune on these products over the last couple of years but for me my health and wellbeing is my number one priority and I can’t really focus on living a happy life if I feel unhealthy and miserable. And I certainly don’t want to take prescribed medication for the rest of my life as I plan to have a baby at some point and I would rather not risk passing on any nasties to my offspring! I will also keep following my low GI diet and will refrain from alcohol for a while. Perhaps one day I'll be able to indulge in my favourite foods and drinks, all in moderation of course. I may well take Threelac for the rest of my life in small doses in the hope that it will keep me “ticking over” so I can avoid these long-term periods of ill-health. It really is about finding the right combination of products for you.

I hope if you read this you will be inspired to take Threelac and use Mark and the Finchley Clinic for all his amazing support, products and advice. I'm not fully recovered 1% but I'm definitely getting there. But now at least I can ignore the useless advice of GP's, stop taking over-the-counter and prescribed meds and find a natural solution that will work for me. Wishing you lots of happiness and health xxx