To: surpriseshan2@... Control Candida in Two Weeks

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From the " Control Candida in Two Weeks " article, the author mentioned:

(1) Dr. 's Orginal Formulas yellow Dock Combination;

(2) bayberry

(3) Flora replacement done with rejuvelac which is supposed to be listed in

Traci's Kitchen Recipie Collection;

Well, I have been very sick with servious chronic candida for over 6 months.

Candida is in my blood as it is all over my brain, eyes, areas around my eyes,

my ears, my private area and skin all over my body. They are itching, red and

swelling. Well, I have gulf war sydrome caused by a bacteria/virus hybrid and

lyme disease + tons of other co-infections including bacteria, virsuses,

parasites.

As I am too sick to navigate everything on my own, please tell them where I

can get the last 3 items. Any other advice will also be greatly appreciated.

jen -

surpriseshan2@... wrote:

Control Candida in Two Weeks

May 08, 2008 by: Kal Sellers

http://www.naturalnews.com/023191.html

(http://www.naturalnews.com/023191.html)

The need for this article is both current and long-standing. The current

Candida diets are unhealthy, lengthy, unwise and simply not all that effective.

On the other hand, there is no reason that Candida cannot be totally

controlled in a few days to two weeks for most cases -- a few cases may take

longer

than that.

At the roots of the Candida problem are several issues, few of which are

ever addressed in a way that shows any understanding of nature and her laws.

Before we address those issues, let us just review a few points of basic

Candida _pathology_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/pathology.html) .

First: Candida albicans is one type of yeast. It normally exists in a

healthy gut and helps it to function better. It, as with all the flora in the

gut,

escapes sometimes into the blood and is corralled by the _immune system_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/immune_system.html) in a few hours. Candida is one

species of yeast. It is not pathogenic unless it mutates (which it does in the

right environment) and it will be unaffected, generally, by other yeasts and

yeast by-products taken into the body.

Second: Candida as a pathology first appeared as a consequence of

antibiotics, which do not kill Candida, but which kill other friendly flora

which would

prevent Candida from overgrowing in the same way many trees in a rain forest

prevent one species from owning everything.

When Candida appeared as a pathology, people getting diagnosed were very

sick, on the verge of death. This condition is actually very rare, even though

Candida seems to be everywhere.

Third: Candida mutates when given lots of food and no restraint of territory

(i.e. the other friendly flora have died). It will become something

pathogenic that is believed to drill holes in the intestines and enter the blood

en

masse. Once there, it roots in, so to speak, and is difficult to remove.

When Candida is in the blood in any quantity, the person will have a variety

of symptoms and will not feel well. The person may have a compromised immune

system or have evidence of fungal growth on the skin or mucus membranes. The

person may be tired or otherwise affected systemically.

Fourth: Candida lives off of sugar and _alcohol_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/alcohol.html) . It prefers slightly fermented

_sugars_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/sugars.html) .

With this challenge, how can we regain control quickly and effectively

without putting someone on a diet that is worse than the disease?

To answer this, we need to simply understand that there are three key areas

that need to be addressed when we treat Candida.

1. Inhibiting the Candida itself

2. Healing the immune system to respond to the problem

3. Feeding the person, while starving the Candida

1) Inhibiting the Candida itself is the simplest step to address. It

involves using substances that will inhibit Candida without any harm to the

person.

Traditionally, I have used Dr. 's Original Formulas Yellow Dock

Combination. This formula is only sold in the bulk now because of its content

of comfrey (which I believe to be integral to its effectiveness and desirable

in any type of yeast problem). Although it is available encapsulated, the

ingredients are different from the bulk formula. I use the powdered bulk

formula either stirred into juice or encapsulated.

I also like bayberry and everyone uses Pau d' Arco, which is certainly

effective.

These herbs together or separate will inhibit Candida growth. This is

helpful, though not necessarily vital, to the overall Candida battle. I would

probably use all three of the above options in small doses every day for the two

weeks.

When any of my young children get thrush, we always have cured it in just a

day or two with white oak bark tea (placed on the nipple and in the mouth of

the baby). White oak bark is strongly anti-fungal. White oak bark is in the

Yellow Dock Combination.

This is pretty much all I do from a standpoint of a direct attack on

Candida. I do not use Colloidal Silver because it is such an indiscriminate

killer.

2) Healing the immune system to respond to the problem involves several

levels of healing activity.

These steps are as follows:

a. Flora replacement is done with rejuvelac. Our method of using rejuvelac

in smoothies for optimal value is treated in detail in Traci's

Transformational Kitchen Recipe Collection, found on (_www.bestfoodist.com_

(http://www.bestfoodist.com/) ) .

The prudent use of fruit and why it is vital to use during Candida troubles

is treated later in this article.

In addition to replacing the over 300 varieties of flora in the gut with

rejuvelac, it is important to feed the new seedlings (metaphorically speaking)

plenty of healthy fertilizer and superfoods. This means lots of raw vegetation

(flora eats the cellulose we cannot digest) and lots of _inulin_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/inulin.html) . Inulin is extracted from burdock or

elecampane root by decocting it for several hours (instructions for decocting

are

found in Preparations Printout available free on (_www.KalsSchool.com_

(http://www.kalsschool.com/) ) on the Downloads page under Free Info).

b. Immune foods are the next step. This always means a _superfood_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/superfood.html) containing at least spirulina and

seaweeds, but the immune food I use most in my practice is what I call I-Charge

(Immune-Charge). This is made from equal parts of specially prepared tinctures

of

garlic, _cayenne_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/cayenne.html) and Echinacea

(you can email me to get the recipe).

In addition to this, lots of healthy _minerals_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/minerals.html) from sea salt, seaweeds and mineral

springs (such as TJ

Mine produces in Utah) will replace minerals needed as markers and

ingredients for key immune response systems and components.

c. Reactive foods are the final and absolutely vital step in healing the

immune system. You can read about food reactions in detail in an article called

Understanding Food Reactions, which is available for free at

(_www.KalsSchool.com_ (http://www.kalsschool.com/) ) on the Downloads Page,

under the Free

Info tab.

Food reactions will be discussed again later in connection with the next

point, but in relation to the immune system, it is vital to understand that if

you are constantly taking in foods that you react to, your endocrine system

(and all immune system components) will become exhausted, stressed and depleted.

Thus there is no chance of having a healthy immune system so long as you are

eating foods that you have a reaction to on a regular basis.

In the above mentioned article, " Understanding Food Reactions " the subject

of how to discover, cure and prevent food reactions is treated in detail.

3) Feeding the person, while starving the Candida is the least understood

step in the process of healing Candida quickly, though ironically, it is the

most discussed and the most effort is placed here.

Generally, the position is taken that anything that might feed Candida must

be eliminated and this would include all sources of _sugar_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/sugar.html) and any slowly-breaking-down starch or

difficult-to-digest food.

This position is about half right. We will deal with the issues in more

detail now.

I will break this subject up like the others and cover the details that

should be understood or learned differently.

a. No fermentation is the first step in feeding the person but not the

Candida. Sugar that is fermented feeds Candida, but not you. This includes

alcohol, but also includes any sugar that can be chemically changed through

fermentation.

Regular sugar feeds Candida too, but if that sugar is usable to you, it will

feed you much faster than the Candida and is less of a threat. Fermented

sugar only feeds Candida and _cancer cells_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/cancer_cells.html) . Not good.

Here we shall drop the first very important bombshell on my list: The most

important key to avoiding fermentation is to digest your food completely.

This means several things:

i. Chew your food very thoroughly. I would not be surprised to discover that

raw foodists who are still struggling with Candida, universally fail to chew

their food to a paste before swallowing. This means that holes and chasms

exist in the food that will resist mixing with digestive juices, but which will

be in the perfect condition to ferment.

ii. Take cayenne pepper in _water_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/water.html)

(work up to ¼ teaspoon of cayenne in any amount of water) 15 minutes before

each meal to optimize _digestion_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/digestion.html)

like nothing else on earth I know of.

iii. Renew your digestion with at least monthly 3-5 day juice fasts where

you consume lots of carrot juice with lots of greens (preferably including

chard, beets and greens, parsley and asparagus). This will take your digestion

back in time about 20 years and will help you avoid _overeating_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/overeating.html) , which is the next point.

iv. Avoid overeating as this poses the same problem as inadequate chewing.

This will leave food that ferments instead of digesting.

v. Avoid foods that you cannot digest, such as your reactive foods

(discussed below) and processed foods and wheat, dairy, white sugar, protein

powders,

etc. All grains and beans should be sprouted if dry (green beans are okay to

eat without sprouting). Undigested food particles in the blood are guaranteed

to feed every undesirable condition and invader, but not you.

vi. Avoid combining proteins and starches and fruit with anything. Always

eat fruit on an empty stomach. More details about this rule and its exceptions

can be found in Traci's Transformational Health Principles, available for

free at (_www.bestfoodist.com_ (http://www.bestfoodist.com/) ) . Fruit will heal

you and will actually repel Candida in several ways provided that it

digests, rather than ferments. This means eating it on an empty stomach and

chewing

it completely.

b. Having no food reactions is a good goal. A strong reaction to a food

eaten regularly, will not only exhaust the immune system, it will also ensure

that food and other foods eaten at the same time do not fully digest.

These undigested food particles will feed yeast, thicken the blood, and

create acidity and disease.

Reactive foods do not digest because the immune system responds to such an

extent that digestion is stopped or greatly inhibited. This will also exhaust

the immune system such that it cannot fight Candida overgrowths that do

appear.

c. Lots of healthy _glucose_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/glucose.html) is

the last thing that anyone expects to hear recommended on a Candida diet. I

think it is important to notice, however, that people with Candida troubles are

already sick, I do not understand how starving them will help.

There is nothing in this world you need more than high quality glucose and

_oxygen_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/oxygen.html) . The oxygen is a separate

discussion, but glucose is vital. Your body knows this and the process of

replacing glucose, if it is absent from the body, is one that will definitely

feed Candida.

The first thing that happens when your body is low on glucose is that a

hormone is secreted from your brain saying that it is starving and it needs more

glucose. This hormone (called ACTH) causes the adrenals to release _cortisol_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/cortisol.html) (which causes a mess if released

too often due to stress or bad dietary choices) which causes two important

things to happen: First, the body cells release protein (for manufacture into

glucose in the liver -- a process that pulls out water, minerals and other

nutrients and causes deficiency). Second, those same cells become glucose

resistant.

The protein is taken to the liver where a toxic form of glucose synthesis

takes place. Understand that this process is natural and normal and no problem

for your body if it happens once in a while. When it happens a lot, there is

a problem.

The glucose is released into the blood and the brain takes up all it can.

Immediately, however, there is an excess of glucose (a sugar) in the blood

which your body cells will not readily take up because the cortisol made them

glucose resistant.

Normal cells will not take it up, but _cancer_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/cancer.html) cells and Candida have no such

inhibitions!

The body will whip the pancreas to release high levels of insulin to get

that sugar into the cells (where it is needed) and out of the blood (where it

can cause problems).

This is a less desirable process to simply eating plenty of high quality

glucose in the first place. This means ripe fruit, honey, sprouts and raw

_vegetables_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/vegetables.html) . Generally, I am in

the

habit of recommending a piece of fruit 20 minutes before each meal. If you

are taking cayenne, you can take the cayenne fifteen minutes before this or 5

minutes later, both seem to work.

I also recommend just fruit for breakfast. This feeds the body cells and

will not hang out in the blood for Candida to eat or blood sugar to increase.

This will build up glycogen stores (which are depleted in most people) which

will release glucose anytime it is needed so that the whole cortisol process

does not have to take place.

Sugars that are immediately usable by the body are no threat. This includes

whole sugars with enzymes in tact and trace minerals and water to aid in

their use. This is what you get from ripe fruit, honey, _sprouts_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/sprouts.html) and raw non-starchy vegetables.

This plan is simply an understanding of what the body really needs to be

healthy. It needs high quality glucose and oxygen in its cells, not its blood.

It follows, once more, that the fruit, or any food, should be chewed

completely and all fruit should be eaten on an empty stomach. This ensures that

the

fruit digests, rather than ferments. Fruit in the stomach with any other food

will ferment and certainly feed the Candida.

Candida is a pretty trippy subject right now. There are elements of the

Candida struggle that are out of our control, such as modern houses, EM

radiation, _microwave_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/microwave.html) radiation on

wireless devices and Microwave ovens -- all of which encourage mutation in

Candida

and malfunction in the human immune system.

We also deal with toxins in our air and water. We can put filters on our

home water (I put one on mine for less than 100 dollars and installed it myself

in one morning) and air systems, but just breathing outside air may infuse us

with synthetic fibers that promote fugal growth and hide this growth from

normal, natural defenses.

My experience suggests, however, that wise use of natural methods that are

in our control is still enough. I hope it will continue to be. We can cut down

the microwave and EM radiation we are exposed to. We also can think

healthier thoughts and resist the down trend in thinking that accompanies a

toxic

world full of people who are struggling to express their love for one another

(though, I generally find that most people really do have that love).

I believe you can take control of your health in any situation in life. If

you really cannot, then focus on what you can control and fall in love with

that for now. Be grateful for what you can do and for the challenges that keep

you interested in doing better. Focus on gratitude and your ability to do

better will be gradually increased.

Thanks for reading, Kal Sellers, MH

About the author

Kal Sellers, MH is a lifelong student and practitioner of the _natural

healing_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/natural_healing.html) arts.

Kal is a Master Herbalist, a Massage Therapist, Technician of the Rolf

Method of Structural Integration, Iridologist, Mind-Body Medicine Practitioner,

Mental Re-programmer, Life Coach, Natural Nutritionist, Reflexologist and more.

Kal is currently attending Life University in preparation for chiropractic

school.

Kal currently operates and maintains _www.KalsSchool.com_

(http://www.kalsschool.com/) an on-line school for natural healing and herbal

medicine.

Kal also maintains _www.BestFoodist.com_ (http://www.bestfoodist.com/) as

the website for the distribution of his and his wife's books on natural

_nutrition_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/nutrition.html) and companion recipe

book

(Traci's Transformational Kitchen Cookbook and Traci's Transformational Health

Principles).

Kal and Traci have five children, the last three of which were delivered at

home, the last by Kal. They live now in Powder Springs, GA where they

maintain live classes on food and medicine for anyone choosing to master medical

independence and life-long optimal heal