Yeast Infections, Candida, Thrush

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Some people think that to avoid yeast infections, you should avoid yeast.

This sounds almost plausible until you think about it. As with sharks, spiders,

and snakes, yeasts come in all kinds, but only a few of them are

troublemakers. Most yeast infections are caused by one particular species,

Candida

albicans. These fungal critters, which are found in any healthy body, are

normally

kept in balance by your other resident flora of " good " bacteria and other

microorganisms. But a low immune system, stress, poor nutrition, and especially

antibiotic use, can bring on a Candida overgrowth.

You do not cook with Candida when you bake bread. You do not eat Candida

when you eat cheese. And even if you did, I doubt if Candida could survive the

trip through your highly-acid stomach. I think eliminating yeast from the diet

is barking up the wrong microbial tree.

For the various forms of yeast infection, I first recommend vegetable

juicing and a near-vegetarian diet, including plenty of unsweetened yogurt.

These

all help get the entire body's microbe population back into balance.

Eliminating sugar is an absolute must. Candida love sugar, so starve them. You

also

need to totally, and I mean totally avoid alcoholic beverages. This includes

wine and beer. Beverage alcohol (ethanol, C2H5OH) is a simple carbohydrate,

actually an even simpler molecule than the simplest of sugars (glucose,

C6H12O6).

Some people may offer the objection that vegetable juice, such as carrot or

beet juices, have a high glycemic index, that is, contain a lot of sugar. I

think this worry is overstated. Compared to processed, starchy, sweet foods,

the sugar content of carrots is low. If you feel strongly about this, or more

especially, if you have a severe fungal outbreak, there is simple resolution

at hand: juice only vegetables with a low glycemic index, such as leaf

lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, parsley, kale, and other greens. Once you try them

juiced, you may well want to include some carrots or beets in the mix for

better

taste. Don’t be a martyr: good root veggies are not going to hurt you. If

they did, every woodchuck, mouse and rabbit would have Candida overgrowths. They

don’t. Neither will you.

In addition, to help bring prompt symptomatic relief, I suggest megadoses of

vitamin C. Used in sufficient quantity, I think it is superior to nystatin,

imidazoles or any other pharmaceutical you may be offered. Drugs may indeed

kill fungus, but they do not build your immune system. Vitamin C does, and it

is your immune system that is the key to a healthy body with healthy balance.

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ORAL Thrush (Candidiasis or Moniliasis)

Direct application of vitamin C can be a particularly effective antifungal

treatment. Due to where thrush is commonly found, and to the fact that

ascorbic acid is, well, acidic, it is recommended that for topical use you

select

calcium ascorbate, sodium ascorbate, or any other non-acidic form of vitamin C.

Adding a few drops of water to a half-teaspoon of vitamin C powder makes a

nice paste that will adhere to the skin when applied with a " Q-Tip " type of

cotton swab. Another method would be to make a vitamin C spray, using

additional water and a cheap sprayer bottle from your local dollar store.

Homeopaths frequently recommend Borax, 3X or 6X, for thrush.

VAGINAL Thrush (Candidiasis or Moniliasis)

Some women have successfully employed ascorbic acid vitamin C tablets (250

mg) as twice-daily vaginal inserts. Acidophilus, as found in supplements or

yogurt, is also very helpful. But you should get a medical opinion before you

self-treat. And if you want to choose a drug therapy, you go right ahead. Ask

around, check the library, do an internet search, and read up on this to be

comfortable with your decision.

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