Recently, I heard someone eat smoked salmon for breakfast, and I think there is a problem with smoked foods, especially in the kitchen against candida. It has something to do with the smoking process and the ingredients used. Someone said regular smoked salmon can be pretty bad because there have been some scares about the way farmed salmon were fed so they prefer to eat the organic ones. But, I don’t agree with that.

Fish like fresh salmon, sardines, mackerel, tuna, or oily fish are really good, but I think smoked fish is something else. The nitrates used for smoking are the ones that are bad for you, especially if you have adrenal problems.

An inexpensive breakfast to consider is porridge, oatmeal, or shredded wheat. Make sure it’s the kind with no added salt or sugar, not Shreddies that have sugar. Maybe you even wanted to mix in some plain yogurt after cooking your porridge or oatmeal. Then add some good oil, preferably cold pressed from a dark bottle.

Oils should always be stored in the dark, as oils in a light bottle are more likely to be rancid or have more preservatives or have undergone more processing to extend shelf life and destroy essential fatty acids. You can also store opened olive oil in the fridge to prevent it from going rancid. Adding a vitamin E capsule to a large bottle can also help. I also add ground flax (linseed), sesame, sunflower, and pumpkin seeds in a regular coffee grinder.

You can even put a little oil in a soft-boiled egg, which makes it very delicious and satisfying. The “good” oils will not make you fat or contribute to cholesterol. That’s part of the “low-fat” food myth, now fully debunked.