Candida

CANDIDA/YEAST INFECTIONS

Check the box for each symptom that applies to you. The more symptoms on the list that a person has – or the more intensely they are experienced – the more likely it is that these symptoms are caused by a candida/yeast infection.

	Repeated use of antibiotics or birth control pills.
	Cravings for sugars, bread or alcohol.
	Indigestion/discomfort after eating fruits or sweets.
	Severe reactions to perfume, tobacco, chemicals.
	Intolerance to alcohol.
	Hypersensitivity to certain foods.
	Diarrhea or constipation.
	Rectal itching or bladder infections.
	Coated or sore tongue.
	Chronic sore or scratchy throat, oral thrush.
	Feel bad all over, without apparent cause.
	Feeling of being in a mental fog, "spaciness".
	Hives, psoriasis or skin rash.
	Anxiety or depression.
	Tiredness, feelings of being "drained".
	Athlete’s foot, toenail or fingernail fungus.
	Allergy or sensitivity to airborne moulds.
	Allergy or sensitivity to mouldy or fermented foods.
	FEMALE: Premenstrual tension, menstrual cramps.
	FEMALE: Vaginal discharge, burning, itching.
	FEMALE: Endometriosis, uterine fibroids.
	MALE: Prostate problems, impotence.
	MALE: Itching of penis or groin.

Candida albicans is a fungus that normally inhabits the intestinal tract. Sometimes, however, it proliferates beyond the immune system’s capacity to keep it under control and may permeate other tissues of the body where it does not belong (systemic candidiasis). To treat this condition is it necessary to restrict one’s intake of refined and concentrated sugars of all kinds, baked goods, alcohol, yeast, fermented foods, mushrooms, cheese, vinegar, milk, dried fruit, malted cereals and beverages, and processed, pickled or smoked meats. Avoid antibiotics, cortisone and oral contraceptives, if at all possible. A homeopathic dilution of candida albicans 30C (taken 11 drops under the tongue, 2 or 3 times daily between meals) can help to stimulate immune processes to cut back on the candida overgrowth. Lactobacillus acidophilus capsules (up to 8 per day) help to restore the beneficial flora necessary to displace excess candida. Herbs with anti-fungal properties (e.g., garlic, grapefruit seed extract, pau d’arco) act directly to kill off excess candida.

Candida can never be completely eliminated from the gut, but it can be reduced to normal levels. If candida enters the blood (where it does not belong), then oil of oregano – 2 drops under the tongue, 2 or 3 times daily – can completely eliminate it from the bloodstream.

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