Erica White (born in 1935) is a British nutritionist specializing in candidiasis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, author of three books on nutrition and health, and founder and director of Nutritionhelp. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dietitians are experts in food and nutrition. ... Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS) and various other names, is a syndrome of unknown and possibly multiple etiology, affecting the central nervous system (CNS), immune, and many other systems and organs. ...

Erica suffered from extremely poor health as a child. She left school at seventeen, and took a one-year secretarial course at the City of London College. She married Robin White in 1959 and had three children over the next ten years, while continuing to suffer from chronic weakness and allergies. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1985, she read about candidiasis, and became convinced that an overgrowth of yeast known as Candida albicans was at the root of her problems. The information she read stated that to bring this yeast under control, it would be necessary to maintain a strict diet with no sugar and no refined grains, and also to take the drug Nystatin. At that time, candidiasis was not generally recognized by the medical profession, and her doctor refused to prescribe Nystatin. She kept strictly to the recommended diet, and eventually changed practice to another doctor, who agreed to prescribe Nystatin, and gave her a stricter diet to follow. Eighteen months later, she was no better. This article is about the year. ... Yeasts constitute a group of single-celled (unicellular) fungi, a few species of which are commonly used to leaven bread , ferment alcoholic beverages, and even drive experimental fuel cells. ... Binomial name Candida albicans (C.P. Robin) Berkhout Candida albicans, a diploid sexual fungus (a form of yeast) is the causal agent of opportunistic infections in humans, the most common being oral and vaginal infections. ... Nystatin (Nystan®, Infestat®, Nystamont®) is an polyene antimycotic drug Nystatin is considered one of the clean drugs as it has no proven side effects. ...

Around April 1988, Erica found an out-of-date copy of a health magazine with an appeal from diploma students at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition in London. These students were looking for volunteers to test the effectiveness of a natural substance called caprylic acid in treating candidiasis. Erica volunteered immediately, but received a reply to say that she was too late to take part in the experiment. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Erica then began to make enquiries about obtaining caprylic acid herself, and eventually tracked it down. She claims in her writings that this substance kills yeast, but may produce extremely unpleasant side effects (known as die-off or Herxheimer's reaction) in the meantime, as the dead yeast releases toxins into the bloodstream. In her own case, she suffered enormous bouts of depression and anxiety, severe earaches, and thrush, while continuing this treatment without qualified supervision. After a few months, the pain disappeared, and she felt more energy than she had ever felt before. In her books, she claims that, having never driven more than twenty miles before because of fatigue, she drove 200 miles to collect her daughter in Wales, stopping several times to walk along the beach.

With her new-found health, she applied to the Institute of Optimum Nutrtition to see if they would accept her, a fifty-three-year-old grandmother with no formal qualifications, for the diploma course in Nutritional Therapy. They accepted her, on account of her obvious interest, and her existing knowledge of candidiasis, but specified that she would have to take a science foundation course before starting the diploma. Her husband, who was a science teacher, helped her to reach the required entrance standard. After studying at the Institute with Patrick Holford, and gaining a distinction in the diploma, she founded Nutritionhelp, and set up her own practice in Essex. She also remained at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition as a tutor for some years, but resigned in order to give more time to her clients, whom she treats either in face-to-face sessions or by telephone and e-mail. The number of clients increased, and her husband eventually gave up his teaching career in order to manage her practice. Patrick Holford is a British nutritionist, author of more than twenty books on nutrition and health, and founder and director of the Institute of Optimum Nutrition in London. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ...

In 1991, she wrote and self-published the Beat Candida Cookbook, initially to help her clients. It sold over 11,000 copies in its original home-spun formula, and was translated into Norwegian in 1998. In 1999, she rewrote it for publication by Thorsons, to enable it to reach readers worldwide. Her other books are Doughnuts and Temples: Be Nice to the Body God Gave You (2000), and Beat Fatigue Handbook (2000), which was originally published in 1996 as M.E. Sailing Free. 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Erica White has lectured throughout the United Kingdom and internationally.

External links

• Nutritionhelp
• The Institute of Optimum Nutrition