Well in terms of umeboshi, what I used to hear years ago was that you did not want to exceed eating a few plums a week, so something like having half a plum every other day was a workable way to do it. Maybe this info is a bit out of date so anybody jump in to correct this if necessary.
There are dairy free probiotics on the market, a good one is by MegaFood, it is sugarfree too. Does your counselor have any opinion in taking a garlic supplement at the same time to aid in killing off the Candida? I know that often people take both a probiotic and the garlic at the same time to fight Candida. But at the same time consider the fact that some people in macrobiotics frown upon the use of garlic, so it would be interesting what your counselor thinks and advises?
Candida is can be difficult initally when starting in macrobiotics. Often you do need to avoid fremented foods at first. That is why it is good to have a experienced macrobiotic counselor in these matters.
Good luck,
Gary
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