To Peg - Candida

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Hi Peg, I'm sorry I didn't see your first post because I have lots of

stuff for you! I am on the last stretch (hoping) of getting rid of

candida myself and I can pass on some resources for you. First of

all, it's more than just taking a thing or too, you really have to

develop and follow a strategy for several months (hopefully not

years). For example, taking a probiotic before killing the yeast

actually HELPS the candida thrive - or so I have read. The key is to

kill the yeast first, then add the probiotic. Similiarly, it's not

as simple as avoiding yeasted foods and sugar, there is a long list

of what to eat for what period, when to add things back, what to look

for in body changes etc. I created my plan of attack by reading

everything about Leaky Gut Syndrome (LGS) and Candida at Walt Stoll's

site (http://bcn.net/~stoll/) and reading the entry for Candida in

the books Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Phyllis and James

Balch and Healthy Healing by Linda Page. On the Stoll site you can

do a search on the bulletin board (this is the best forum I have

found with candida info - it took me several days to read all the

relevant info) and also read the bulletin board archives under LGS

and candida. As you will find out, he explains the link between the

2. I have been keeping track of my experience with symptoms and

treatment on my personal site and if you would like the link for that

page email me and I will send it back to you -

thessabelcher.

 

As for some of the things others have mentioned, after about a month

of other anti-fungals (it's good to rotate) I began using GSE,

grapefruit seed extract, and it's now my 'maintenance' anti-fungal.

Seems to be working fairly well. There is a probiotic that I read

about on the Stoll site that you can take immediately and will not

make the candida worse. That is Primal Defense and I have used that

as well with success. Lastly I drink about 1 liter of Pau d'arco tea

a day. Those are just the basics, there is more.

 

Best of luck to you and happy researching!

Thessa