Candidiasis: Scourge of Arthritics

February 18, 2003

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Candidiasis: Scourge of Arthritics

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Raymond Keith Brown, M.D., James P. Carter, M.D., Dr.P.H, Stephan Cooter,Ph.D.,

William B. Crook, M.D., Frederic Damrau, M.D., Paul A. Goldberg, M.P.H., D.C.,

Barbara W. Higa, R.D., Dr. Carol Jessup, Benjamin H.S. Lau, M.D., Ph.D., William

G. Neely, D.C., Dr. Henzi Ponzi, Gus J. Prosch, Jr., M.D., Dennis W. Remington,

M.D., Dr. Schmitt, Dr. Schwyzer, John Parks Trowbridge, M.D., Orian Truss,

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Introduction

According to the Candida Research and Information Foundation Newsletter9, " The

numbers continue to grow of people of all ages presenting with what has become

an all too familiar set of symptoms who are told by their doctors to see a

psychiatrist, to grow up, to have an affair, to go get a job, or simply laughed

out of the office . . . among the many stories. . . . there is indeed a problem

-- a serious problem . . . affecting the young and the elderly and all age

groups in between. "

The article, of course, is speaking of the wide-spread, modern disease known as

Candidiasis and also known as monilia when found in the mouth.

The fact that arthritics' immunological systems are not working properly has led

medical research, through pharmaceutical companies, to search for a means of

" modulating " the immuological system. All arthritics do, indeed, have something

wrong with their immunological system, but this is hardly a logical reason for

further damaging it by means of cytotoxic drugs, gold, penicillamine or

long-term corticosteroids. Indeed, this is also not a scientific rationale for

assuming that the cause of Rheumatoid Diseases is because of the obviously

weakened immunological system.

Heavy use of antiobiotics will knock out the " good guys " microflora in our

intestinal tracts, and that fact in turn permits organisms of opportunity, such

as the ever-present yeast organism Candida albicans to take over. The disease

that results, Candidiasis, is not yet recognized by orthodox medical

practitioners, but its symptoms and effects are becoming ever more obvious to

all. Whether or not the only cause for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is Candidas

albicans is not known, but that it is a major cause of the symptomology can be

readily assumed based on improvement that follows when Candidiasis is treated

against. Even less known by established medical practitioners is that " vaginal

candidiasis does not occur naturally without concomitant of Candida albicans

within the large bowel and that a `cure' is not likely as long as the vagina

remains the only treatment target25. " It bears repeating several times: a

vaginal yeast infection is an outward sign of a system-wide invasion.

According to Raymond Keith Brown, M.D., " Candidal infections, by depressing T4

lymphocytes can reverse T4/T8 lymphocyte ratios, independently of the presence

of the AIDS virus.

" Candida's presence, normally contained on skin, mucous membranes, or in the

bowel, can be compromised by immunodeficient states usually induced by diabetes,

pregnancy, or certain drugs. The latter include antibiotics, steroids, birth

control pills, and chemotherapy. Thrush, common in infants before the full

development of their immune systems, is frequent in immunocompromised

individuals, regardless of their AIDS status.

" Chronic and often undetected, candidal infections are regularly associated with

symptoms linked to every system of the body. Yeast cells (which are normally

harmless and found within the intestinal tract) can be compromised by

antibiotics, acid-base imbalances, nutritional deficiencies or parasites, so

that they lose their protective cell-walls. Invading and distorting the

intestinal wall with mycelia (root-like projections), they disturb the

absorptive capacity of the gut. Considered part of `the leaky gut syndrome,'

they allow multiple antigens and toxins to enter the blood stream and spread

throughout the body. Food allergies, although seldom diagnosed, are tied to this

aspect of gastrointestinal dysfunction.

" The presence of candida can increase the toxicity of staphylococcal infections

by multiples of 100,000, thereby suggesting a strong association with toxic

shock syndrome. The latter, one of the medical mysteries of the 1970's. . . .23 "

According to James P. Carter, M.D., Dr. P.H, " Iwata in Japan discovered nearly

twenty years ago that Candida species produce toxins. . . . injecting Candida

toxin into mice showed that it caused immuno-suppression, among other

abnormalities. . . In 1977, JAMA published the results of a study done at

Michigan State University on college students who had recurrent vaginal

Candidiasis. The authors pointed out that it was insufficient to treat only the

vaginal infection. They also recommended changes in diet and lifestyle and

suggested back then (1977), that the infection may have some effects on the

immune system8. "

All arthritics, by virtue of their weakened immune system, suffer also from

Candidiasis, or " organisms of opportunity " similar to Candidiasis. Arthritics

who are presumed to already have a weakened immune system, and who are obviously

suffering from Candidiasis, certainly don't need another factor to further

stress their immune system!

Candidiasis also creates additional food allergies, over time.

Therefore, in addition to, say, symptoms caused by the disease of Rheumatoid

Arthritis, victims also suffer from Candidiasis and food allergies, both of

which not only add their own disease burdens to the arthritic, but both of which

may also produce additional symptoms that can mimic those of Arthritis.

As the latter two conditions, Candidiasis and food allergies, often go

unrecognized by traditional practitioners, all symptoms are blamed on the

disease called Rheumatoid Arthritis.

All Arthritics should consider as part of their overall " get well " program

treatment against Candidiasis.

Candidiasis, a yeast/fungus organism that seems to be everywhere, was first

defined (The Missing Diagnosis) as a set of manifesting symptoms or syndrome by

Orian Truss, M.D. of Birmingham, Al1.

William B. Crook, M.D. of Jackson, Tennessee popularized Truss's findings in his

book, The Yeast Connection2. Other physicians have also added to the

popularization, such as Morton Walker, D.P.M. and John Parks Trowbridge, M.D.3,

The Yeast Syndrome, Dennis W. Remington, M.D. and Barbara W. Higa, R.D., Back to

Health4.

Subsequent investigations by many physicians seems to have verified Truss's

findings, and slowly but surely it is being accepted by the ultra-conservative

medical establishment as a properly defined and diagnosed disease.

Candida albicans, which is found most everywhere, invades various parts of

bodily tissues, resulting in localized infections. Common sites of infection are

the mouth as in infant Thrush, gastrointestinal tract, vagina, urinary tract,

prostate gland and skin and fingernails and toenails.

Under normal conditions our bodies are able to resist this invasion, as it does

other germs. However, whenever various substances weaken the immunological

system, the yeast/fungus organism begins to spread, and in the spreading creates

virtual havoc throughout the body parts and systems.

The yeast/fungus invasion may cripple the immune system so that it can no longer

repel invaders. It can create allergies to chemicals and foods. It is believed

that it invades the intestinal wall where toxins from microorganisms and protein

molecules from your food enter the blood stream, being there recognized by

antibodies as a foreign antigen. Because proteins are derived from common DNA

(gene molecule) structure, each time a new protein enters directly into the

bloodstream, it, too, can become recognized as a foreign invader, and thus a

" cross-reactivity " occurs, causing one to have increasingly more food allergies.

Yeast, remember, feeds on sugars and carbohydrates that easily convert to

sugars. In turn, yeasts produce a series of chemical products as waste among

which are acetaldehyde and ethanol. Ethanol is alcohol, and there are cases of

people on record who have never drunk a drop of alcohol yet are daily

inebriated. Acetaldehyde is produced as the alcohol breaks down and is about six

times more toxic to brain tissue than ethanol. These two chemicals are probably

responsible for the following effects, according to Dr. Orian Truss1:

1. Cell membrane defects, damage to red and white blood cells and other

problems.

2. Enzyme destruction. Enzymes are the key to breaking down foods in the body so

that they can be utilized as nourishment.

3. Abnormal hormone response. Hormones regulate your bodily functions.

Some of the symptoms caused by Candida albicans are these:

1. Allergic reactions.

2. Gastrointestinal problems: bloating and gas, diarrhea, abdominal pain,

gastritis, gastric ulcers, constipation, and many others.

3. Respiratory system: sore throat, sore mouth, contribution to sinus

infections, bronchial infections and pneumonia.

4. Cardiovascular system. palpitations, rapid pulse rate, pounding heart.

5. Genitourinary system: vaginitis, frequent urination, lack of bladder control,

itchy rashes, etc.

6. Musculoskeletal system: muscle weakness, leg pains, muscle stiffness, slow

coordination, and so on.

7. Central Nervous system: Headaches, poor brain function, poor short-term

memory, fuzzy thinking and so on.

8. Fatigue is extremely common as impaired metabolism doesn't enable the body to

get enough fuel and impaired enzyme functioning inhibits energy production.

9. Weight gain is common.

As can be observed by reviewing the above characteristic symptoms (which are not

complete) many similar symptoms may " present " with Rheumatoid Disease. It is

often difficult to discriminate between one cause and another as diseases

operate on the same tissues, the same organs, producing similar symptoms, in

similar ways.

I recommend that you read the books listed in the references.

Rheumatoid Disease spreads with a weakening of the immunological system. Candida

albicans spreads with a weakening of the immunological system.

Rheumatoid Disease as well as Candidiasis seems to lead to food allergies and

other kinds of allergies over time.

Both diseases produce similar symptoms in many bodily tissues.

Both diseases are systemic in nature.

A Candidiasis victim does not necessarily have Rheumatoid Disease, but a

Rheumatoid Disease victim almost certainly suffers from Candidiasis.

Candidiasis spreads with the use of almost any kind of surgery where antibiotics

were used, or if you've been given antibiotics orally for any purpose you

probably suffer from some degree of Candidiasis. Why? Because the antibiotics

kill off the " good-guys " bacteria required in your intestinal tract for good

nutrition, the yeast/fungus spreads, taking the " good-guys " place, and sending

rootlets into the intestinal mucosa, and helping to age your total system. These

" good guys, " such as Lactobacillus acidophilus, need to be replaced5.

Candidiasis is usually controlled through a combination of diet control and

medicines some of which are prescription and some non-prescription. Usually the

physician who suspects Candidiasis also attempts to strengthen the immunological

system by one means or another.

It is important to replace the yeast in the intestinal tract with Lactobacili as

well5. If you are to use one of our recommended prescription medicines,

metronidazole, the human body cannot metabolize it, according to a research

pharmacologist6, and requires Lactobacillus acidophilus for its metabolization.

Metronidazole is one of the widely used forms of nitroimidazoles for treating

and curing Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Here is another reason to take it. Lactibacillus acidophilus helps digest food

and especially milk sugar. Some varieties also synthesize vitamin B and some

reduce serum cholesterol levels.

While increasingly mounting evidence is being accumulated by traditional medical

practitioners that Candidiasis is a real syndrome, much controversy still

exists. Allergists, immunologists, and gynecologists see this syndrome as a

fictional one, probably because the manifestations are seen too often, the need

for treatment too frequent, the testing for its presence and effect too

inadequate, and because almost everyone suddenly has become an expert in its

presence or absence.

Paul A. Goldberg, M.P.H., D.C. says, " In 1977 I was a graduate assistant at the

University of Texas Medical Center (School of Public Health) in Houston, TX. I

had the opportunity to observe many cancer patients at the M.D. Anderson Tumor

Institute there. Many (perhaps most) had candidiasis. The candidiasis was not

the cause of their cancer -- rather it was part of the lowered resistance that

had likely contributed to the cancer itself. Most sick people have yeast

overgrowth . . . but yeast overgrowth is not what makes so many people sick --

rather it is their lowered resistance. So, as our population continues to

develop more and more degenerative ailments, what do we do? As a culture,

ultimately, in addition to treating the effects of our lifestyles (e.g. the

yeast), at some point the way of life in this country led by so many folks has

got to be changed in some very fundamental ways.

" Why do so many people with candidiasis never get well? Perhaps, as suggested,

it is because of changing yeast forms, not strict enough diet, not enough time

given to treatment, etc. -- but it is also because the real resistance of the

patient never has the chance to really increase.

" Rest, sleep, sunshine, peace of mind, a conducive healing environment, none of

these things are provided. So -- armed with only a few drugs, supplements, and

diet, a few recover partially, but many stay ill27. "

Testing for Candidiasis

Most " testing " for the presence of Candidiasis takes place by means of a

questionnaire which the patient fills out and the questionnaire is then

evaluated by either a physician or a medical technician. If a score of a

predetermined criteria is reached, one is at risk for having the syndrome,

otherwise probably not.

Usually the questionaire is based on some variation of detail of the following

characteristics, as listed by Morton Walker, D.P.M., John Parks Trowbridge, M.D.

3:

1. Feeling lousy all over, even after having had many treatments;

2. Cause of rotten feeling can't be identified;

3. Patient has had repeated courses of antiobiotics;

4. Subconscious preference for foods made with yeast -- bread, beer, wine,

alcohol, and certain cheeses;

5. Craving for sweets and other sugar-containing edibles;

6. Insistent desire for refined simple carbohydrates -- candy, chocolate, cake,

cookies, soda pop, junk foods;

7. Discovery that sweets and simple carbohydrates give a quick pick-up followed

by a letdown;

8. Low blood sugar;

9. Usually high preference for alcoholic beverages;

10. Usage of birth control pills;

11. Usage of corticosteroids or other anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive

drugs;

12. Multiple pregnancies;

13. Abdominal pain, vaginal infections, PMS, menstrual irregularities,

discomfort during sex, loss of libido and/or impotence;

14. Athlete's foot, jock itch, fungus infection of finger and/or toenails,

fungus infection of skin;

15. Feel more tired on damp days or in moldy places such as basements, cellars

or working in garden; and

16. Discomfort in proximity of smoke, chemicals and/or perfumes.

Usually a high score on listing made from these characteristics is a very good

indication of suffering from Candidiasis.

There are accredited laboratories that perform accurate, objective testing for

the presence of the organism. Such tests may be done in two stages, the first

called the Micro-ELISA technique that detects circulating levels of Candida

antigens, Candida antibodies IgG, A and M, and immune complexes. In the second

stage of the test, the patient's lymphocytes (white cells) are challenged with

Candida to evaluate inhibition of lymphocyte multiplication by budding

(blastogenesis).

Treatment for Candidiasis

There are a number of recommendations for the treatment of Candidiasis, most of

them relying on diet, a particular fatty acid, or a substance damaging to the

yeast organism but not to human cells.

The prescription drug, Ketoconazole, is used by some physicians.

Some use combinations of the above, coupled with mechanical or other means for

cleaning out the intestinal tract.

The probable reason for so many approaches is because some physicians see

improvements by one means, and stay with that means, while others see

improvement by other treatments, and so favor that means. What most physicians

do not recognize is that Candidas albicans has six switching mechanisms10, and

seven viable forms, the last being a cell-wall deficient form11, 12. While it is

well known among microbiologists, that micro-organisms will change shape and

function according to their surrounding environment (i.e., more acid or

alkaline, et. al.), it is not very well known among establishment physicians;

or, if it is known, it is handily ignored so far as development of appropriate

treatments.

A person who is symptomatically infected with Candida albicans most likely has

the organism spread throughout many different tissues in the body. As different

tissues may very well provide differing environments for the organism, it

follows that there will be many different forms of the organism throughout the

body. For example, a cell wall deficient form, not being recognized by the

host's immune system, will float around in the blood stream until it changes to

one of the other six forms. The blood stream, then, would provide a constant

foci of infection for the organism. If only the intestinal tract is treated --

as many physicians do -- then there will be a constant return of the organism

after what appears to be a " cure " has taken place.

The reason that Candida albicans, and other organisms of opportunity, have so

many switching mechanisms is because they, like us, wish to survive, especially

so as a species. They've spent many millions of years " learning " how to survive.

It is because of the seven viable forms taken up by Candida albicans that a

particular treatment produces (1) extremely slow patient response, or (2) no

response at all.

This conclusion derives from 13 years of responding to telephone calls at The

Rheumatoid Disease Foundation, and to reading and listening to many fine

clinicians on the subject of Candidiasis, and is a personal opinion only.

My conclusion, therefore, has been that if Candidiasis is to be effectively and

quickly treated, all forms of treatment should be used either at the same time,

or in as quick a succession as medically possible. Some of these will be

described in detail in what follows.

Ketoconazole (Nizoril)

" Carol Jessup, from the University of California at San Francisco, treated 1,100

CFS patients with the anti-fungal drug ketoconazole, and 84% of these patients

showed significant improvement. All of her patients met the Centers for Disease

Control's definition of CFS [Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]8. "

According to one medical doctor8, Candidiasis was adequately treated in those

patients who tested positive by the above described test within three months by

use of prescription drug, Ketoconazole, without any diet being required. He felt

that it was " ludicrous to assume that one can 'starve Candida out' by avoidance

of sugar, yeast and moldy foods " . (Ketoconazole is not one of our recommended

5-nitroimidazoles used for Rheumatoid Disease treatment, despite similarity in

name.)

The same physician reported that those who tested negative by the above test

(about two-thirds of those who presumed they were affected by the disease

according to their own questionnaire) actually suffered from other allergies,

hypothyroidism, other infections, heavy metal toxicities (especially mercury)

and various types of functional non-specific disorders.

His conservative conclusion was that there are probably some patients with

intractable problems who should at least be tested for Candidiasis and if found

positive, given a trial therapy such as Ketoconazole.

According to Raymond Keith Brown, M.D., additional " conventional treatment for

candidal infection primarily involves antifungal agents such as clotrimazole

(Mycelex), administered locally for thrush and esophageal involvements, nystatin

(Mycostatin) for bowel therapy, and . . . , Fluconazole, and Itraconazole, for

systemic infections. To avoid the side effects of these agents, many

practitioners use natural substances, herbals, homeopathy, and acupuncture as

possible alternatives23. "

Some physicians will place their suspected Candidiasis candidates on rather

extensive, stringent diets sometimes lasting for a year or more along with

various medicines both prescription and non-prescription. Usually the diet

approach coupled with certain fatty acids that damage the yeast organism, but

are harmless to human tissue, is used often in conjunction with Nystatin, also a

substance that is harmless to human tissue.

A most complete description of the Chronic Systemic Candiasis problem and its

treatment comes from a paper written for his patients by Gus J. Prosch, Jr.,

M.D.13.

Gus J. Prosch, Jr., M.D. Candidiasis Approach

Chronic Systemic Candidiasis

The Fungus Among Us13

Every human being from the day of birth lives in a sea of bacteria. Infectious

germs known as microbes swim throughout our bodies at all times. These microbes

can live in our throat, mouth, nose, gums, Gastro-intestinal tract, blood,

bladder, vagina, and numerous other body tissues. These microorganisms which may

be bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites, are as much a part of every human

being as foods and chemicals. Figuratively speaking, they are constantly trying

to " eat us alive. " In some people they succeed and death follows. Even if we die

of causes other than infection, they eventually eat our physical remains. Only

healthy cells, organs and tissues within our bodies can effectively defend

against infectious microbes.

Microorganisms, whether they are viruses, fungi, bacteria or parasites do not

usually cause illness until an individual's host resistance declines. " Host

resistance " is a technical term that doctors use to describe the complicated

mechanisms by which our bodies fight off infections.

One of the most important defense mechanisms is the destruction of invading

germs by our white blood cells, known as leukocytes. These special blood cells

actually eat the germs and make them harmless. However, before these white blood

cells can even be manufactured in the body, there must be an optimum supply of

vitamins, minerals, amino acids and fatty acids. Many of these nutritional

supplements, as well as adequate trace minerals, must be available in our bodies

in order for these white blood cells to be manufactured properly. If even a

single amino acid or fatty acid is deficient or absent from the body, leukocyte

production is decreased and may even stop. When this happens, host resistance

within the body is diminished and an individual becomes more susceptible to

infections of all kinds.

There is another " host resistance " defense mechanism that we need to fight off

these microbes, as well as any foreign substance that enters our body. These

substances are called antibodies. When our bodies are receiving optimal

nutritional support, specialized protein substances known as antibodies are

produced. They are also produced by the white blood cells and these substances

are constructed from chains of amino acids (proteins).

Antibodies attack the invading germs and render them susceptible to destruction

by other white blood cells. Any germ that enters the body always stimulates

antibody production that is specifically targeted against that particular type

of microbe and no other. Once the body has made these specific antibodies, the

lymph cells (another type of white blood cell) can then reproduce them any time

they are needed, provided there are optimum levels of amino acids, vitamins,

fatty acids, minerals and trace elements, along with enzymes from which they can

be constructed. Therefore, if your antibodies against the tetanus or lock jaw

germs (the reason for tetanus vaccinations), for example, have been sensitized,

you will more than likely remain free of tetanus even if you are exposed to the

tetanus germ. In such a case, your " host resistance, " which has been maintained

by proper nutritional support, will be functioning properly.

It is important to understand, therefore, that in the real world in which we

live, infectious illness occurs not because germs arbitrarily decide to attack

our bodies, but illness from germs occurs because our nutritionally deficient,

debilitated bodies permit these microbes to set up residence. In short, an

opportunist germ is an infectious agent that produces disease only when the

circumstances in our body are favorable.

Nutritonal deficiencies can severely impair the integrity of a healthy immune

system. There are, however, other factors that are also critically involved in

resistance to infection. The eating of large amounts of sugar or sugar

containing foods, for example, paralyzes the phagocytic capacity (the eating up

of germs) by our white blood cells.

Therefore, when you do not get your proper rest and/or exercise, resistance to

infectious invasion decreases and it becomes easier for you or anyone to become

infected with different germs.

Similarly, severe stress, such as the loss of a loved one, exposure to various

chemical irritations, anxiety, chronic food-chemical allergies, and even chronic

constipation or diarrhea, are other factors that can influence your resistance

to infections. Yet at the top of all these possible causes of poor health,

specific nutrient deficiencies must be corrected before you can " get well. "

Traditionally, the standard medical treatment for any bacterial infection

consists of the administration of some form of antibiotic. Chronic Candidiasis

is not like a streptococcus infection that, with the appropriate antibiotic

care, one can expect eradication of the organisms from the body for several

years.

Typically, with most physicians today, very little or no advice is given to the

patient concerning nutritional support for weakened resistance. And, although

traditional treatment generally involves drugs and chemicals that may relieve

symptomatic disorders, the use of drugs does not cure the underlying

nutritional-metabolic deficiencies which are usually the fundamental cause of

the illness in the first place.

Antibiotics are very helpful and necessary in treating certain kinds of

infectious illnesses. We must never forget, however, that if the nutritional

root cause of infectious disease is not treated, illness after illness may

continue to occur and often become worse as time goes on.

We must also never forget that typical antibiotic medical treatment aimed at the

symptomatic relief of infectious flareups does in fact sometimes produce serious

side effects in the form of fungal disorders as well as suppression of the

immune system itself.

What is Chronic Systemic Candidiasis

Candida albicans, a form of yeast, is present in all of us not long after birth.

It lives in our intestinal tract and is a yeast-like organism which in the

infective phase produces a condition called " Thrush " or " Candidiasis. "

Most medical practitioners feel that in the absence of the overt or obvious

signs of Candidiasis, which is the acute infection stage of Candida albicans,

there is no concern about this organism; and because of this, chronic candida

overgrowth has not been well recognized. Normally symbiotic bacteria (good

germs), proper gastro-intestinal pH (acid and alkalinity balance) and the body's

immune system keeps Candida albicans in check.

Candida albicans is also called an opportunistic organism, because when a human

becomes severely debilitated or nutritionally deficient, or if the immune system

is compromised, or if the normal defenses (skin, decreased white blood cells,

etc.) are bridged, then Candida can invade the deeper tissues as well as the

blood stream. Before today's modern technological advances, most physicians did

not believe that Candida could invade the body tissues. However, with the AIDS

epidemic worsening, autopsies on patients dying from AIDS (their immune system

is totally destroyed) are showing invasion of this Candida germ in the brain,

lungs and other body tissues. Because of this finding, many physicians are

taking a second look at the Candida problem and they realize that the germ can

invade body tissues and cause systemic disease. Doctors by the hundreds all over

America are now taking another look at this problem and many are trying to learn

more about how to treat this condition.

Most physicians now recognize that Candida albicans can grow out of control in

the nurturing environment of the mucosal (lining of the intestine) surfaces.

Rapid and sustained Candida albicans overgrowth can lead to the pathogenic and

often debilitating condition known as " Polysystemic Chronic Candidiasis. " This

is the fungus form of the disease. This new form of Candidiasis demands

recognition and treatment. Many patients with this new form have had their

symptoms for several years (chronic) and the symptoms usually involve multiple

organ systems (Polysystemic). Because the syndrome produces so many symptoms

involving multiple organ systems, it has been labeled Polysystemic Chronic

Candidiasis.

Candia albicans is capable of changing it's anatomy and physiology as it grows

in the intestines. If it's growth is mild and not overwhelming, it remains a

symbiotic (living naturally in the body), sugar-fermenting organism that may

manifest itself in such common conditions as oral thrush or vaginitis. However,

if left unchallenged, Candida albicans converts into an invasive mycellial

fungal form whose rhizoids (finger-like projections) penetrate the

gastro-intestinal mucosa causing many types of disease symptoms.

When the mucosa is penetrated by these rhizoids, the absorption of vitamins,

minerals, amino acids and fatty acids can be seriously compromised and will

further lead to many additional nutritional deficiencies. This breakdown and

penetration of the mucosa results in the release of Candida albicans' metabolic

toxins into the blood stream, along with intestinal substances, including

undigested cellular proteins. The results of such far-reaching toxic and

antigenic assaults can lead to tissue damage and systemic effects that

constitute Polysystemic Chronic Candidiasis.

C. Orian Truss, M.D.1 told how a yeast-free special diet and anti-fugus

medication helped many of his sick patients to get well. His findings have

helped me to help hundreds of patients to health and happiness. He said that the

Candida organism can increase its numbers during periods of stress or lowered

immune potential of the individual.

It is well known that the use of antibiotics for a long period of time can

increase the Candida population in the intestinal tract, as well as the regular

use of oral contraceptive medications and other drugs.

The yeast-like state is non-invasive but when it changes to the fungus form, it

is invasive into the body. Penetration of the gastro-intestinal mucosa can break

down the boundary between the intestinal tract and the rest of the circulation

and allows introduction into the blood stream of many substances which may be

antigenic. This may explain why many individuals who have chronic Candida

overgrowth commonly show a wide variety of food and environmental allergies. The

incompletely digested dietary proteins can then travel into the blood stream and

exert a powerful allergic assault on the immune system which is seen as allergy,

even producing a wide variety of effects such as cerebral allergy with

depression, mood swings and irritability being a result.

Dr. Truss found that the classic test for Candida albicans overgrowth, a stool

culture, does not always pin-point the chronic infection problem. His experience

suggests that a clinical trial of an anti-Candida program is best administered

when there are symptoms suggesting Candida overgrowth. Relying upon stool

culture information alone to assess the problem many times leads to a missed

diagnosis.

In my practice, I also use a simple urine test known as the " Indican Test " to

help me in diagnosing this condition. It has been shown that when the yeast

overgrowth plugs up the villi of the intestinal mucosa, a gas known as Indole is

formed and this gas is absorbed into the blood stream and carried out through

the kidneys. Measuring this Indole in the urine gives me a fairly good

indication that a person may be suffering from an overgrowth of Candida. This is

not a specific test, and is not reliable to determine a patient's response to

therapy.

When the Candida yeast germ changes to a fungus form it definitely weakens our

immune system. Our immune system is also affected adversely by heavy exposure to

molds in the air and by exposure to chemicals, especially when this exposure is

heavy or continuous. These chemicals may include gasoline, diesel fumes and

other petro chemicals, formaldehyde, perfumes, cleaning fluids, insecticides,

tobacco, and other indoor and outdoor pollutants.

When your resistance is lessened, you may feel bad " all over " and develop

respiratory, digestive and other symptoms, including fatigue, nervousness,

depression, muscle aches and genitourinary symptoms, and you are apt to develop

sensitivity to additional foods and to numerous chemicals in your environment.

Such allergies cause the membranes of your nose, throat, ear, bladder and

intestinal tract to swell and you tend to develop nose, throat, sinus, ear,

bronchial, bladder and other infections.

Because you develop such infections, you're apt to be given a " broad spectrum "

antibiotic by a physician who really does not understand the Candida problem.

Such antibiotics promote the growth of Candida and your illness may continue

until the cycle is interrupted by a comprehensive program designed to decrease

the growth of Candida albicans and increase your resistance.

Since the immune system is involved in fighting Candida and other infections, as

well as allergies, I have noticed that in many patients, as the fungus

overgrowth becomes worse, a patient's allergies become worse, and thus a vicious

cycle begins; and the only way to break the cycle is to get the fungus

overgrowth treated, which allows the immune system to better fight the

allergies. Therefore, when a patient begins treatment for this Candida problem

the allergies usually begin to get better even though it is a slow process.

Not to diagnose and treat Candida albicans is a serious error because I've found

that it causes more misery among women and men than all other diseases combined.

In fact, I call the condition the great mimetic, because it can mimic almost any

disease, from eye infections or allergy to colitis, cystitis, gastritis, brain

tumor, multiple sclerosis, [arthritis] and even insanity.

Symptoms

Symptoms may result when the yeast Candida albicans succeeds in penetrating the

tissues. Some of these symptoms result from allergic reactions to yeast products

entering the blood stream from the sites of tissue invasion, while others may be

due to toxic mechanisms (non-allergenic).

Finally, in the intestinal tract and vagina, the toxins originate, at least in

part, from the sites of tissue invasions by this fungus. The yeast toxins affect

your immune system, nervous system and endocrine (glandular) system. Moreover,

these systems are all connected.

Therefore, fungus toxins play a role in causing allergies, vaginal, bladder,

prostate and other infections, as well as fatigue, headache, depression and

other nervous symptoms.

Yeast toxins also play an important role in causing loss of sexual interest,

impotency, premenstrual tension, menstrual irregularities, infertility, pelvic

pain and other disturbances of hormone function.

Every part of your body is connected to every other part so that when fungus

toxins affect one part of the body, they are also causing change in other parts.

Therefore, many varied symptoms may occur in men and women, depending on which

system or which body organs and tissues are affected.

In women, I've found that the most common symptoms include fatigue, headache,

depression, bloating in the abdomen, vaginitis, sex and menstrual problems,

memory loss and a feeling of cobwebs in their thinking. I also see quite often

as symptoms of the fungus infection, muscle and joint pains, numbness and

tingling in various parts of the body, as well as nasal congestion,

irritability, crying spells, and hives or itching.

Occasionally I see patients who have chronic constipation and/or diarrhea, along

with PreMenstrual Syndrome (PMS), infertility and Mitral Valve Prolapse. In

fact, I've noticed that over 80 percent of the women who have been diagnosed as

having Mitral Valve Prolapse suffer from this overgrowth of Candida albicans.

I've also noticed that women develop the fungus connected health disorders more

frequently than men. This is probably due to hormonal changes associated with

the normal menstrual cycle, because the changes promote fungus growth as does

birth-control pills and pregnancy.

In women, the anatomical characteristics of a woman's genitalia makes her more

susceptible to vaginitis and urinary tract infections.

Women also visit physicians more often than men. Accordingly, they are more apt

to receive antibiotics for respiratory, skin, urinary and other complaints.

In men, the most common symptoms I see are fatigue, depression, headache,

irritability, memory loss, along with impotency and impaired sexual drive,

bloating and abdominal pain.

I often see men who also have jock itch and athletes feet, along with

prostatitis, nasal congestion, skin problems, hives and itching.

Men can also have bouts of severe constipation and/or diarrhea and I have

noticed that over ninety percent of patients who have been diagnosed with

Irritable Bowel Syndrome or spastic colon, suffer to a degree from this fungus

overgrowth of Candida. This condition is more prevalent in men who take repeated

courses of antibiotics or who consume lots of sweets, breads and alcohol.

I become suspicious of this condition in any patient who is bothered with

recurrent digestive problems, food and inhalent allergies, and especially those

who are bothered by fatigue, depression and nervousness. I do not, however,

think that the disease is transmitted back and forth from husband to wife, but I

have not been able to prove this.

When children receive repeated antibiotics, the friendly germs are wiped out and

the yeast multiply and change into the fungus form. The toxins are produced

which may affect the immune system, nervous system, respiratory system and skin.

So children may also develop yeast-connected or fungus-connected health problems

including diarrhea (and other digestive disorders), skin rashes, constant colds,

recurring ear disorders and unusual susceptibility to chemical fumes and odors.

Among the most frequently seen fungus related disorders in children are those

affecting the nervous system. Common symptoms include irritability,

hyperactivity, short attention span and behavior and learning problems.

Moreover, the nervous system problems in some autistic children are fungus

connected7.

Treatment

Successful treatment of Candida fungus overgrowth must follow a four-pronged

attack to be effective. All four modalities of treatment must be strictly

adhered to, otherwise treatment will not be effective.

I cannot emphasize this point too strongly and repeat, that you must follow the

treatment plan exactly in order to get the best results of therapy. If you want

to get well, you must follow these four steps of treatment and if you neglect

any one of these four important steps, your treatment will be either prolonged,

or unsuccessful when these instructions are not carried out.

These four steps include (a) killing the fungus overgrowth with proper diet

(starving out the fungus) and medication (killing the fungus), (b) nutritional

supplementation and correction of vital nutrients to build the immune system,

Lactobacillus acidophilus (good intestinal germs), and (d) avoiding antibiotics,

hormones, steroids and allergic foods. Of course there are other things a

patient may do to speed up the healing process such as receiving proper rest,

developing an exercise routine and sometimes adding garlic, aloe vera, Pau

D'Arco tea and other helps.

A. Diet and Yeast Killing Medication.

The purpose of the strict diet is to limit the type of foods that feed the

fungus. These foods will be discussed in a later section under Diet.

There are numerous medications that can be used to help eradicate the fungus.

Some doctors use primarily Nystatin powder and this is an excellent medication

for treating the fungus overgrowth. I don't routinely start my patients on this

medication because it is quite expensive and usually patients have to be treated

for years instead of months.

I use a number of medications to treat the fungus overgrowth and some of these

are more effective than others: Capryllic Acid, tannic stearates and

albuminates, fatty acids and even extracts from certain plants and vegetables,

as well as some homeopathic remedies.

In addition, I have been recently introduced to vaginal prescription

medications, but these are extremely expensive and I prefer treating my patients

in a natural way without the use of drugs and chemicals that could be dangerous

to some patients.

With any drug or medication, however, it must be emphasized that the worst thing

a patient can do is to stop the treatment before therapy is completed, no matter

what medication is given. A common problem that I have experienced many times is

that patients try to " play doctor " with their treatment and after a couple of

months of therapy, they begin to feel so much better that they think they are

well and stop the treatment. It is impossible to get this fungus overgrowth

under control until at least three or four months of therapy, and when patients

discontinue the treatment, the remaining fungus that have not been destroyed

will simply grow back and very often will build up a resistance to the

medication that had been taken to kill the fungus overgrowth.

Patients who fall into this trap are always regretful so I insist on emphasizing

to the patient that they should never stop the treatment on their own without

consulting me first.

b. Vitamin, Mineral, Fatty Acid and Other Nutritional Supplements.

In order to build a patient's immune system, we must correct any vitamin,

mineral and fatty acid deficiencies because all patients who have the fungus

overgrowth are suffering from some or many nutritional deficiencies. I have

developed a special vitamin-mineral supplement that I make available for

patients that I treat for this condition, that is yeast free, sugar free and is

prepared in a special manner to get the best results.

I also must be sure all fatty acid deficiencies are corrected and I make sure

this is accomplished by furnishing patients with supplements of the correct,

necessary type of fatty acids.

I also instruct the patient in the proper eating habits to make sure that they

do not develop further deficiencies of these vital elements in the future.

I also have to be sure that certain amino acid deficiencies are corrected and

this is done by supplementing certain amino acids in the vitamin/mineral

supplement as well as making sure that the patient is following the proper diet.

The above measures are absolutely necessary to ensure that the immune system is

functioning properly, and to also ensure that the patient gets well as soon as

possible.

c. Establishing a Normal Gut Flora19.

To build up the good germs in our gastrointestines, I routinely prescribe a

special form of Lactobacillus acidophilus. There are literally dozens of

different types of acidophilus on the market today and the majority of them

simply do not work. I've searched the entire United States for available types

of acidophilus and I now routinely make available to the patient the type that I

am confident is the very best available.

The type I use is a powdered form (absolutely essential), and it must be

refrigerated, and it contains ten billion good germs per one-fourth teaspoon

which equals one gram.

I've choosen this product because of it's potency, good quality and

effectiveness. Although the claims and labels on many types of acidophilus look

the same, there are many strains that are not effective and have low potency and

low bacteriologic count due to storage and handling. The type I use has proven

that it works and is effective.

Acidophilus in capsule form is not effective because we must build up the good

germs in the mouth and throat. Capsules simply bypass these areas.

The proper manner to take the acidophilus is to take one-fourth teaspoon four

times daily, mixed in a small amount of water and swished a few seconds in the

mouth and then swallowed.

The main bottle should be refrigerated.

A good way to take the acidophilus when away from home is to get a small empty

pill bottle or vial and after taking the morning dose, place one-fourth teaspoon

of the powdered acidophilus in the vial. This should be carried with you, and at

lunch time the powder can be dropped into a small amount of water and swished in

the mouth and swallowed.

d. Avoidance Recommendations.

Patients are advised to avoid antibiotics in any form as well as hormones,

steroids and foods that they are allergic to.

Quite often, some patients will get a secondary infection from some type of germ

such as a sore throat and call me to find out whether they should take an

antibiotic or not. If the patient lives in close proximity to the Clinic, I

recommend that instead of taking an antibiotic, they come to the Clinic where I

can give them an intravenous infusion that will kill most any germ, and thereby

the patient does not have to take an antibiotic.

Some patients are prescribed an antibiotic by their Dentist when they have

dental work done, and I prefer that when this event happens, that these patients

come to the Clinic for an intravenous infusion.

Of course, sometimes patients live a great distance from our Clinic and are

unable to come in for this injection. In such situations where they may have to

take an antibiotic anyhow, I recommend that they take at least one-half teaspoon

of acidophilus every time they take an antibiotic pill and also recommend that

these patients take at least eight thousand to ten thousand milligrams of

Vitamin C in divided doses each day. This will help to stimulate the immune

system as well as to build up good germs that the antibiotic would be killing.

As far as hormones, or steroids are concerned, I prefer that patients not take

the substances, but sometimes patients must continue taking these medications,

and I have found that we can usually get the patient's fungus overgrowth under

control even though taking these medications, but it does take longer.

Should the patient have any questions concerning this item, I ask them to

discuss it with me during their visit.

Discussion

The most striking characteristic of the clinical picture of Polysystemic Chronic

Candidiasis is it's complexity. The erratic function in many organs is evidenced

by appropriate symptoms. Particularly, those originating in the central nervous

system, the GI, and GU tracts, endocrine glands, skin, mucous membranes, muscles

and joints, and respiratory system.

To those hearing of Candidiasis for the first time, this very complexity of it's

manifestation is perhaps the most single obstacle to acceptance of the concept

that Polysystemic Chronic Candidiasis may be responsible for chronic illness.

The objection voiced most often is that nothing could cause such multi-system

illness. This reaction is understandable if human illness is viewed primarily in

terms of individual organs and systems, and categorized as heart trouble, liver

disease, kidney disease, stomach trouble, etc.

There are several other problems which occur at a frequency greater than

expected in the general population to those suffering from Polysystemic Chronic

Candidiasis.

The first of these is mitral valve prolapse with dysautonomia. The medical

history usually reveals that the symptoms on which these diagnoses were based

had their beginning after typical symptoms of mold sensitivity had been present

for several years. If we assume that these conditions are being diagnosed with

reasonable accuracy, there has been a sharp increase in their incidence and it

has paralleled the similar increase that has occurred in chronic fungus

infections since the advent of broad spectrum antibiotics, birth control pills

and steroid hormones.

As for the overgrowth of the fungus form of the Candida, we do know that a

chemical called acetaldehyde is formed and this can have an effect on collagen

(connective tissue) metabolism. This, I'm sure, is in some way related to the

mitral valve prolapse problems and it may also be related to an increase of a

condition called Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, which I'm seeing more frequently.

I'm also finding that many patients exhibit extreme intolerance to formaldehyde.

Many companies in the home construction business are using formaldehyde in glues

for plywood and paneling boards, etc. and this problem seems to be getting

worse.

Occasionally patients date the onset of their Candidiasis to heavy formaldehyde

exposure. Along with this, allergic reactions to products of Candida albicans

occur frequently due to the antigens of this fungus. Allergic rhinitis and

asthma are not uncommon and chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives) is frequently

due to the antigens of this fungus.

Allergy to pollen, other inhalants and foods may appear in quick succession soon

after the onset of chronic fungus infections, and on occasion may disappear

abruptly with no therapy other than yeast suppression -- this suggests a

relationship between Candida albicans and the unknown changes in the immune

system that allow or cause allergic reactions to occur.

Once therapy is initiated, the symptoms of approximately one in five patients

will worsen. This is called a Herxheimer Reaction14. Some doctors call this a

" die-off reaction " and others may even call it a " healing crisis. " It occurs

when a large number of Candida organisms are killed off during initial stages of

treatment, resulting in a sudden release of toxic substances that results in an

immune response and intensified symptoms. It normally lasts no longer than a

week and is frequently confused as an allergic reaction toward the therapeutic

agents.

The use of nutritional supplements and therapeutics, as opposed to drugs, tends

to lessen the intensity, duration and frequency of these symptoms. However, when

symptoms are severe, treatment should be backed off to tolerable levels and

built up over time.

When the Herxheimer is too severe, I usually recommend that patients cut the

dosage of their medication in half for a week and then go back to the original

dosages.

If symptoms persist, alternative options for treatment may be given.

Patients should continue treatment for this condition for at least three to four

months before stopping treatment. If treatment is discontinued before the

patient gets the condition under control, all their symptoms will usually

return.

After the fungus overgrowth has subsided and the yeast are killed down to a

normal level (and this takes at least three to four months ) the medications and

supplements are gradually decreased over a period of six to eight weeks and the

patients are allowed to gradually add previously forbidden foods to their diet.

Foods You Should Avoid In Your Diet When Treating Candida Fungus Overgrowth

The Candida fungus grows on sugar and starch and high carbohydrate foods and is

fed by gluten containing grains. Gluten grains include wheat, oats, rye and

barley. The fungus also grows and is fed by other yeast molds, and yeasty foods.

It is known that yeast, molds and fungi cross-react.

When taken in food or even breathed in high concentrations, they trigger

symptoms and diminish the body's resistance to Candida overgrowth.

Bathrooms and air vents should be kept clean and dry.

Yeast molds and fungi should be minimized in foods.

Therefore:

1. Do not eat any sweets or desserts of any type and this includes products made

with honey or molasses as well as any form of sugar or products listed on labels

that end in " ose, " such as fructose, glucose, maltose, lactose, etc.

2. Do not eat wheat, oats, rye, barley, or corn. Starchy foods such as rice,

potatoes, buckwheat, beans and corn, should also be excluded from the diet while

treatment is being undertaken. Two rice cakes each day are allowed, however. A

bowl of oatmeal is allowed each day, if desired.

3. Milk (even raw) encourages Candida fungus growth. Try to avoid milk, and milk

products, except butter and plain unsweetened yogurt and especially avoid any

yogurt that has fruit or sugar in it. Patients on this program are allowed one

glass of either sweet milk or buttermilk each day.

4. Yeast is used in food preparation and flavoring in all commercial breads,

rolls, coffee cakes, pastries, cakes and this, of course, includes hot dog and

hamburger buns, cookies, crackers, biscuits and pastries of any kind. You must

be very careful with any flour products or even meats fried in cracker crumbs as

well as all cereals. All beer, wine and all alcoholic beverages contain yeast

and therefore must be avoided. You should also avoid commercial soups, potato

and corn chips and dry-roasted nuts. Vinegar and vinegar containing foods such

as pickled vegetables, sauerkraut, relishes, green olives and salad dressings

all contain yeast and should not be used. Don't forget that soy sauce, cider and

natural root beer also contain yeast. Also, all malted products contain yeast,

as well as catsup, mayonnaise, pickles, condiments, and most salad dressings.

The citrus fruit juices either frozen or canned, usually contain yeast and only

home-squeezed fruit juices are yeast free. All dried fruits such as prunes,

raisins and dates contain yeast, as well as all antibiotics.

5. Yeast is the basis for most vitamin and mineral preparations. Nearly all

vitamin and mineral preparations purchased at a drug store or from a large

pharmaceutical manufacturer is loaded with yeast and should not be taken. If the

patient has any doubts about other supplements I ask them to please check with

me or my Clinic before taking them. Some vitamins purchased in health food

stores that claim to be yeast free are not really yeast free and one must be

careful or they can really aggravate your fungus overgrowth.

6. Molds build up on foods while drying, smoking, curing and fermenting. you

should therefore avoid pickled, smoked or dried meats, fish and poultry,

including sausages, salami, hot dogs, pickled tongue, corn beef, pastrami,

smoked sardine or other fish that have been dried or smoked. You should not eat

any pork of any type as pork is usually loaded with molds and yeast. Dried

fruits, such as prunes, raisins, dates, figs, citrus peels, candied cherries,

currents, peaches, apples and apricots should be avoided. All cheeses (including

cottage cheese), sour cream, and other milk products, such as mentioned above,

should be avoided. Chocolate, honey, maple syrup and nuts accumulate mold and

should be avoided.

7. Melons (especially cantelope and watermelon) and the skins of fleshy

vegetables or fruits accumulate mold during growth.

8. Avoid canned or frozen citrus, grape and tomato juice. Avoid all canned or

frozen foods which contain citric acid.

9. Mushrooms, truffles and many herbal products such as black tea, are loaded

with yeast and should be avoided if at all possible. Don't forget that teas

including herb teas and spices are dried foods and accumulate molds, so you

should avoid these.

10. Eating fruit will boost blood sugar levels and will encourage yeast growth.

But one fruit is allowed each day under this program, with the exception of

melons and grapes. Bananas are probably the third highest sugar containing fruit

and should be limited in amounts.

Be sure you read through this list of forbidden foods numerous times in order

that you can familiarize yourself with what you can and cannot have to eat. Once

you're familiar with these foods, it will enable you to select acceptable foods

while dining in a restaurant or while visiting friends or neighbors at meal

time. You should definitely learn those foods that you must stay away from if

you want to get the best results in your treatment.

I'm sure you may be thinking " what else is there left to eat. " We'll describe

those, but meanwhile it is absolutely necessary that you carefully look at all

labels on the canned and packaged foods and consult the above list constantly,

or you will continue to suffer needlessly the consequences of the fungus

overgrowth in your body.

You can eat out in a restaurant but order very carefully. Skip the cocktails.

Have virgin olive oil and lemon juice on your salads. In fact, I routinely

prescribe one tablespoon of virgin olive oil each day for patients being treated

for Candida fungus overgrowth, because it not only has some good fatty acids in

it, but the olive oil kills Candida.

When dining out, order fish, chicken, turkey or lean red meats (other than pork)

or other animal proteins that are prepared without sauces which might contain

sugar, mushrooms or wheat as a thickener, and other harmful ingredients. Broiled

or plain items are obviously the safest choice. Steamed vegetables are perfect

but you must skip bread, crackers and desserts of any kind.

Remember, you must totally and absolutely avoid:

1. All sweets and desserts and sugar foods in any shape, form or fashion.

2. All breads and flour products (including whole wheat) of any kind.

3. All cheeses while on this program.

4. Any kind of alcohol beverages which are strictly forbidden since they contain

sugar and yeast.

Candida Diet Allowables: What you Can Eat on This Program

Vegetables

Artichokes Asparagus Bamboo Shoots

Beet Greens Broccoli Brussel Sprouts

Cabbage Caraway Carrots

Catnip Cauliflower Chickory

Collards Dandelion Dulse

Egg Plant Endive Fennel

Green Beans(Fresh) Green Peas(Fresh) Kelp

Mustard Greens Okra Peppers

Rhubarb Squash String Beans

Swiss Chard Turnip Greens Water Cress

To wash vegetables, use one tablespoon of bleach or clorox in one gallon of cool

water.

Salad Vegetables

Alfalfa Sprouts Bamboo Shoots Broccoli

Cabbage Caraway Catnip

Cauliflower Celery Chard

Chives Cress Dandelion

Dulse Endive Fennel

Kale Kelp Leeks

Lettuce Mung Bean Sprouts Parsley

Peppers Rhubarb Spinach

Squash Swiss Chard Water Cress

Fresh tomatoes and onions are also allowed, along with summer squash and

zucchini -- all types of squash.

Meats and Proteins (All Lean Cuts)

Beef Chicken Clams

Crab Eggs Ham

Lobster Salmon Shrimp

Tuna Turkey Veal

Also all game birds and animals such as squirrel, rabbit, quail, duck, goose and

venison are allowed.

Nuts and Seeds

In limited amounts (one ounce) -- Walnuts, Sunflower seeds and Pumpkin Seeds.

Oils

Use only cold pressed or expeller pressed or non-hydrogenated oils. Also, you

should take one tablespoon of virgin olive oil each day on your salads or

vegetables. You can add lemon juice to this if you so desire. The best salad

dressing is virgin olive oil in lemon juice.

Other Items

You may have two rice cakes daily.

Eat real butter and totally avoid all margarine.

You may have plain unsweetened yogurt but no yogurt with fruit or sugar in it.

You may have one cup of oatmeal (the old fashioned kind) per day.

One small to medium fruit per day is permitted, but no melons or grapes.

You may have any unsweetened, decaffeinated drink. Any coffee you drink should

be decaffeinated and your tea should be weak. If you must drink diet drinks they

should be caffeine free and sugar free and you may have no more than two each

day, maximum. You may have either two packages of Nutri-Sweetr or Equalr or

Aspartamer as sweetners, but no more each day, whether they are in packages or

in your diet drinks. You may, however, have Sweet and Lowr or saccharine in any

amounts you desire

.. [stephan Cooter, Ph.D. says that " It might be of interest to know that

Aspartame or Nutra-Sweet, when metabolized, is half transformed into aldehydes

responsible for the diet drink `hangover': H.J. Roberts, Sweet'ner Dearest,

Sunshine Sentinel Press, ISBN 0-9633360-1-5. Citizens for Health Newsletter, for

instance, reported that the FDA had over 5,500 complaints against Aspartame in

1992, uncomfortably and closely related to worsening of Multiple Sclerosis and

arthritic symptoms, tied to aldehyde toxicity " : Ed.22]

You may use salt, pepper, garlic or onions if you desire.

For those patients who tend to lose weight easily, and especially those who

should not lose any weight, I recommend that these patients eat three or four

large tablespoons of homemade mayonnaise each day.

You must not use store bought mayonnaise as it contains hydrogenated oils. The

mayonnaise recipe listed below contains 120 calories per tablespoon which will

help prevent any excess weight loss by eating this each day.

Of course, if you are overweight you should avoid this mayonaise.

The recipe for mayonnaise is as follows: Take two fresh eggs, preferably at room

temperature (take out of the refrigerator for a couple of hours before using)

and add two tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice (no bottled lemon juice)

and add one teaspoon of salt (preferably sea salt [see Grain & Salt Society,

Inc., PO Box DD, Magalia, CA 95954; Ed]). Mix this in your blender and add

slowly one and one-fourth cup of cold pressed or expeller pressed or

non-hydrogenated safflower oil.

This is an excellently tasting mayonnaise and when refrigerated will last two to

three weeks.

Don't forget that the diet in this treatment is absolutely vital and failure to

comply with this diet will result in failure of treatment of your fungus

overgrowth condition.

Stephan Cooter, Ph.D. would also remind arthritics that an additional screening

of the Candidiasis diet may be necessary to avoid the Nightshade family,

tobacco, potatoes, tomatoes, green peppers, and eggplant22.

Medicines Used

Dr. Prosch uses a variety of substances to kill Candida albicans overgrowth,

among which are: Micocydinr, Paramicrocidinr, Par-Qingr, Borage Oil, SAM EPAr,

Lactobacillus acidophilus, and various forms of Capryllic Acids and Olive Oil.

Most organic fatty acids are fungicidal. S.M. Peck and H. Rosenfeld demonstrated

that Undecylenic Acid is about six times more effective as an antifungal agent

than caprylic acid26.

Candida Purge

William (Bill) G. Neely, D.C.15 of Johnson City, TN successfully uses a Candida

Purge that contains a mixture of items to be used in a certain way, which will

kill overgrowth while also helping to scrape fungal Candida from the intestinal

tract. The mixture contains Caprol (Caprylic + Oleic Acids), Psyllium, Bentonite

and Lactobacillus acidophilus.

The Caprylic Acid is fungicidal for Candida albicans. It is harmless to friendly

intestinal flora, and effective against the invasive mycelial form as well as

the yeast form, because it is absorbed by the intestinal mucosal cells. Caprylic

Acid is metabolized by the liver and does not get into the general circulation.

It must exert its fungicidal effect in the intestinal tract or not at all.

According to studies, just ten minutes after oral intake of straight caprylic

acid, more than 90% can be traced in the portal vein on its way to the liver.

Consequently, Caprol should be taken with Psyllium Powder which will form a gel

in the intestinal tract and release the caprylic acid trapped within over a

period of time.

Oleic Acid (major component of Virgin Olive Oil: 56-83%) hinders conversion of

Candida albicans yeast to the more harmful mycelial fungal form.

Psyllium gradually scrapes away Candida albicans' breeding ground (fecal

encrustations) from the colon wall, absorbs toxins within the colon and carries

them out, reduces toxic overload ( " die-off reaction " ) from poisons released by

dying Candida during treatment start-up and forms the gel which binds Caprol

into a timed-release formulation. This powdered product gives slippery adhesive

bulk to help loosen and dig out old, congested, solidified fecal matter that

often coats the colon walls, thereby providing a breeding ground for Candida

albicans, and other undesirable microorganisms. Because psyllium is not absorbed

itself, toxic wastes are carried out in the feces.

Lactobacillus acidophilus arrests intestinal Candida albicans overgrowth, and is

also effective against many pathogenic bacteria, thereby strengthening the

immune system by lessening its workload.

Bentonite directly adsorbs Candida albicans and flushes them out, adsorbs toxins

within the colon and flushes them out, and reduces toxic overload ( " die-off

reaction " ) from poisons released by dying Candida during treatment start-up.

According to Frederic Damrau, M.D.16 " Bentonite is a native, colloidal, hydrated

aluminum silicate. . . . It has been established in vitro and in vivo that

hydrated aluminum silicate adsorbs toxins, bacteria and viruses. This property

helps explain its therapeutic usefulness in acute diarrhea of diverse etiology.

By virtue of its physical action bentonite serves as an adsorbent aid in

detoxification of the intestinal canal. "

Because bentonite is not itself absorbed, whatever it adsorbs is removed in the

feces. This includes miscellaneous intestinal poisons, toxins generated by

Candida (especially during treatment start-up), and the Candida itself!

Patients with severe Candidiasis (up to 50% of the cases) may experience certain

uncomfortable effects within the first week after initiation of the Candida

Purge program at the intensive level of therapy, such symptoms as flu symptoms14

(stuffiness, headache, general aches, diarrhea) skin rashes, and vaginal

irritation/discharge may result from the release of toxins from a rapidly dying

Candida albicans population. The exact symptom picture will depend upon the

individual case and is often dramatic -- anything from " lead feet " to mental

aberrations. The exact symptoms are neither important nor do they lend

themselves to explanation, and they'll all disappear in a few days, as also

happens when the Herxheimer effect is incurred in the successful treatment of

other diseases14.

Nu Biologicsr has available a kit which contains all the described ingredients

with instructions on how to put the described substances together for use17.

Nurse S. Colet Lahoz, M.S., R.N. of East West Clinic, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

uses a similar substance, Acu-trolr, #2 Willow Rd., North Oaks, MN 55110, %

Monica O'Kane.

Garlic, Aloe Vera, Pau D'Arco Tea

In the foregoing, Gus J. Prosch, Jr., M.D. mentioned that there are other

substances that can be used also, such as garlic, aloe vera, Pau d'Arco tea and

other items.

Garlic20 is certainly an important supplement that will speed your recovery by

killing off Candida albicans by preventing formation of lipids in the membrane

of Candida, thus obstructing the intake of oxygen.

The use of an odor-modified garlic extract (Kyolicr) seems to shift lipids into

the bloodstream, causing initially higher serum lipid levels, but the lipids are

then broken down and finally excreted from the body, according to Benjamin H.S.

Lau, M.D., Ph.D.20.

The use of this odor-modified garlic is dose dependent, and over six months of

daily usage, the good lipids, HDL, increase and the bad guys, LDL/VDL, decrease.

Garlic has long been known as a natural antibiotic, without damage to the " good

guys " microflora, but now Dr. Lau and many other scientists and physicians have

shown that Candida albicans drastically reduces in the blood stream throughout

six months of continuous usage. More than that, however, is evidence that shows

increased protection from radioactivity damage, environmental pollution, cancer

protection, damage from stress, and it is generally an immune booster, a

nutritional supplement, anti-oxidant, detoxifier, anti-clotting agent and

anti-microbial.

The studies by Dr. Lau were performed chiefly with cold-aged garlic preparations

from Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co., Osaka, Japan, but can also be purchased in the

United States20.

Aloe Vera has a number of attributes, among which is its antifungal effect

against many pathogenic dermatomycoses24. Pau D'Arco, too, of course has many

attributes besides its antifungal qualities.

Molybdenum Approach to the Handling of Candida albicans Aldehydes

Dr. Stephan Cooter18 writes of a novel and new way to utilize the damaging

byproduct of Candida albicans, that is, ethanol, and its descendant, aldehyde.

Dr. Cooter says that ethanol is not bad in itself, but when we receive too much

of it, it converts to aldehydes. " If you have adequate amounts of glutamine,

selenium, niacin, folic acid, B6, B12, iron and molybdenum, aldehydes continue

to be metabolized into acetic acid, which can be excreted, or converted further

into acetyl coenzyme A. If these nutrients are in poor supply, aldehydes begin

collecting in the body's tissues.

So when Candida is fully nourished (or we are), Candida furnishes the body with

a necessary part of the Krebs energy cycle necessary for the health and

maintenance of all cells. When our digestion is unbalanced, we incompletely

convert sugars into poisons and they remain poisons in our human systems. When

our digestion is balanced, or we give it what it needs in terms of supplements,

a potential poison is transformed into a source of energy: i.e., aldehyde poison

becomes acetyl coenzyme A20. "

The metabolic pathway described by Dr. Cooter is that ethanol converts to

aldehyde to acetic acid to acetyl coenzyme A.

Cooter writes that, " Within days of taking 100 mcg of molbydenum three times a

day, I could feel the poisons from Candida garbage transforming themselves into

heat and energy. Where I had experienced pain in my neck and shoulders, I felt

warmth. A stiff back that felt like a wall of steel was transformed into copious

sweat. My muscles relaxed and were pain free. At the same time, the person I was

who found it difficult to get out of bed, became someone who needed only 4 to 8

hours of sleep rather than 10 or 12. Where I had been confined within a prison

of fatigue, the fatigue was translated into an open expanse of energy and

possibility. An intellectual fog that had filled my head for years scattered

itself the first day I took molybdenum. I had lived with an aldehyde hangover

for so long, I had no idea what it was like to experience mental clarity18. "

Dr. Cooter stated that 100 mcg tablets of molybdenum amino chelate were chewed

or sucked three times a day for 30 days in volunteer studies performed by

himself and Walter Schmitt, Jr., D.C, with gratifying success for about

two-thirds of the people who did try the supplement18. Their studies included

changes in chronic fatigue, chronic weakness, joint pain, muscle pain, headache

frequencies, mental concentration, depression, memory, and insomnia.

As Drs. Schmitt and Cooter have addressed the one problem that few other doctors

have been able to find a solution for, i.e., the aldehyde poisoning caused by

Candida albicans, they are to be commended. A candida treatment was also

formulated under Dr. Cooter's name, called " Exspore. " Dr. Schmitt's clinical

findings were published in 1991, Digest of Chiropractic Economics, 31:4:56-63,

and it was his insalivation protocol Dr. Cooter followed for both himself and

the 31 people in Dr. Cooter's study. Dr. Cooter says, " Of special interest to

me, was that Dr. Schmitt's discussion of aldehyde oxidase, the primary enzyme

that metabolizes aldehyde into acetic acid and then acetyl coenzyme A, requires

molybdenum for the conversion. Drs. Henzi, Ponzi, and Schwyzer in Switzerland

and Germany have also found, for instance, that B12 and folic acid, provided a

different metabolic pathway for the metabolism of formaldehyde in multiple

sclerosis patients (Let's Live, January, 1993: 66-68.)22 "

We believe that the findings of Stephan Cooter/Walter Schmitt are well worth

investigating for yourself.

Recommendation

Like the use of most alternative medicines, you and your physician will need to

make up your own minds, especially after reading many of the books recommended.

This I know: The treatments reported here are generally safe in whichever forms

they are offered to you, especially under a caring and knowledgeable physician

interested in your welfare and in you as a personality, not a warehoused

statistic. The treatments are generally low cost compared to other possible

approaches. So, why not try them, if you fit the profile for Candidiasis. The

trials surely will not harm you.

Virtually all Rheumatoid Disease victims are immunologically depressed - and

Candidiasis grows well in such a deficient garden!

Many of the Rheumatoid Disease Foundation physicians use diet and special

medicines to treat against Candidiasis along with our treatment recommendations

for Rheumatoid Disease. Those same physicians seem to show a higher success rate

in halting the progress of RD.

We also would recommend the exclusive use of Stevia, a safe, super-sweet sugar

substitute for all those on Candidiasis diet. This herbal product is 200-300

times sweeter than sugar, and will satisfy your sweet-tooth while dieting. It

has so many advantages, we'd like to refer you to some literature on the

subject, as follows:

Linda Bonvie, Bill Bonvie and Donna Gates, The Stevia Story: A Tale of

Incredible Sweetness, B.E. D. Publications Co., Atlanta, GA 30327, ISBN:

0-9638458-1-0; Rita Elkins, M.H., Stevia: Nature's Sweetner, Woodland

Publishing, Inc., Pleasant Grove, UT, PO Box 160, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062; Rita

DePuydt, Baking With Stevia, Sun Coast Enterprises, PO Box 262, Oak View, CA

93022; ISBN 0-9656073-0-5; Jeffrey Goettemoeller, Stevia Sweet Recipes: Sugar

Free -- Naturally, Vital Health Publishing, PO Box 544, Bloomingdale, IL 60108;

ISBN 1-890612-09-X.

References

1. C. Orian Truss, M.D., The Missing Diagnosis, PO Box 26508, Birmingham, AL

35226, 1983.

2. William B. Crook, M.D., The Yeast Connection, Professional Books, PO Box

3494, Jackson, TN 38301, Third Edition, 1986, ISBN 0-933478-11-9. Also see

Solving the Puzzle of Your Hard-To-Raise Child, Op. Cit. 1987, ISBN

0-933478-12-7.

3. Morton Walker, D.P.M., John Parks Trowbridge, M.D., The Yeast Syndrome,

Bantam Books,1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036-4094, 1986.

4. Dennis W. Remington, M.D., Barbara W. Higa, R.D., Back to Health, Vitality

House International, Inc., 3707 North Canyon Road, #8-C, Provo, UT 84604, ISBN

0-912547-03-0, 1986.

5. Anthony di Fabio, Friendly Bacteria -- Lactobacillus acidophilus & Bifido

bacterium, The Rheumatoid Disease Foundation, 7111 Sweetgum Drive SW, Suite A,

Fairview, TN 37062-9384, 1989.

6. Personal conversation with a Vanderbilt University pharmacologist, who does

not choose to be identified, 1983.

7. Anthony di Fabio, Psychiatric Pollution!, The Rheumatoid Disease Foundation,

Op.Cit., 1989.

8. James P. Carter, M.D., Dr.P.H., Racketeering in Medicine, Hampton Roads

Publishing, Inc., 891 Norfolk Square, Norfolk, VA 23502. p. 80, ISBN

1-878901-32-X.

9. Candida Research and Information Foundation Newsletter, No. 9-10, March 1989,

PO Box 2719, Castro Valley, CA 94546.

10. David R. Soll, Ph.D., The Rheumatoid Disease Foundation Second Annual

Medical Seminar, Santa Monica, CA, 1986.

11. Personal visit with Phillip Hoekstra, Ph.D., 1985.

12. Lida H. Mattman, Ph.D., Cell Wall Deficient Forms, 2nd Edition, CRC Press,

Inc., 2000 Corporate Blvd., N.W., Boca Raton,FL 33431, 1993, ISBN 0-8493-4405-0.

13. Gus J. Prosch, Jr., M.D., Chronic Systemic Candidiasis, Biomed Medical

Center, Inc., 759 Valley Road, Birmingham, AL 35226, patient handout sheet.

14. Dr. Paul K. Pybus, The Herxheimer Effect, The Rheumatoid Disease Foundation,

Op.Cit., 1992.

15. William (Bill) G. Neely, D.C., 512 E. Unaka Ave., Johnson City, TN 37601,

personal communication, 1992.

16. Frederic Damrau, M.D., " The Value of Bentonite for Diarrhea, " Medical Annals

of the District of Columbia, Vol. 30, No. 6, June 1961, p. 328.

17. Nu Biologics, 2470 Wisconsin Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515-4019.

18. Dr. Stephen Cooter, " Molybdenum: Recycling Fatigure Into Energy, " Townsend

Letter for Doctors, 911 Tyler St., Port Townsend, WA 98368-6541, April 1994, p.

332; an excerpt from Beating Chronic Illness: Fatigue, Pain, Weakness, Insomnia,

Foggy Thinking, Pro Motion Publishing, 10387 Friars Rd., San Diego, CA 92120,

1-800-231-1776.

19. Anthony di Fabio, Friendly Bacteria -- Lactobacillus acidophilus & Bifido

bacterium, The Rheumatoid Disease Foundation, Op.Cit., 1989.

20. Benjamin Lau, M.D., Ph.D., Garlic for Health, Odyssey Publishing, Inc., 2135

West 45th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6M 2J2, 1991, ISBN 0-941524-32-9.

Also see:Tariq H. Abdullah, M.D., O. Kandil, Ph.D., A. Elkadi, M.D., and J.

Carter, M.D., " Garlic Revisited: Therapeutic For the Major Diseases of Our

Times?, " Journal of the National Medical Association, Vol. 80, No. 4, 1988;

Christopher L. Marsh, Robert R. Torrey, James L. Woolley, Gary R. Barker,

Benjamin H.S. Lau, " Superiority of Intravesical Immunotherapy With

Corynebacterium Parvum and AlliumSativum in Control of Murine Bladder Cancer, "

The Journal of Urology, Vol. 137, February 1987, p. 359; Benjamin H.S. Lau,

M.D., Ph.D., Takeshi Yamasaki, D.V.M., M.S., Daila S. Gridley, Ph.D., " Garlic

Compounds Modulate Macrophage and T-lymphocyte Functions, " Mol. Biother., Vol.

3, June 1991; Benjamin H.S. Lau, James L. Woolley,Christopher L. Marsh, Gary R.

Barker,Dick H. Koobs, Robert R. Torrey, The Journal of Urology, Vol. 136,

September 1986; Padma P. Tadi, M.S., Robert W. Teel, Ph.D., Benjamin H.S. Lau,

M.D., Ph.D., " Anticandidal and Anticarcinogenic Potentials of Garlic, "

Integrated Therapies, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA

92350, 1990; address correspondence to Benjmain H.S. Lau, M.D., Ph.D.; Benjamin

Lau, M.D., Ph.D., Garlic Research Update, Odyssey Publishing Inc. Op. Cit, 1991,

ISBN 0-941524-32-9.

21. Wakunaga of America Co., Ltd, 23501 Madero, Mission Viego, CA 92691;

telephone 1-800-544-5800.

22. Personal letter for Stephan Cooter, Ph.D., dated May 15, 1994.

23. Raymond Keith Brown, M.D., Aids,Cancer and the Medical Establishment,

Trizoid Press, New York, 1993, ISBN0-9639293-0-5.

24. Dan Bensky, Andrew Gamble, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Materia Medica, Revised

Edition, Eastland Press, Inc., PO Box 12689, Seattle, WA 98111, 1993, ISBN

0-939616-15-7.

25. " Candida Albicans, " CapsulationsTM, No. 15, Thorne Research, Inc., PO Box

3200, Sandpoint, ID 83864, October 1989.

26. S.M. Peck, H.Rosenfeld, " The Effects of Hydrogen Ion Concentration, Fatty

Acids and Vitamin C on the Growth of Fungi, " J. Invest. Dermatol. 1:237-265,

1938.

27. Paul A. Goldberg, M.P.H., D.C., Personal Letter, May 18, 1994.

28. Boyd O'Donnell, " Laterflora `Raid', " Townsend Letter for Doctors, 911 Tyler

Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368-7541, June 1994, p. 611.

Resources

1. Candida Research and Information Foundation, PO Box 2719, Castro Valley, CA

94546.

2. The Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation at 5871 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego,

CA 92115. ( Send a self-addressed, stamped, legal size (large) envelope with

five dollars and a list of physicians treating yeast problems will be sent to

you.)

3. The Arthritis Fund/The Rheumatoid Disease Foundation, 7111 Sweetgum Drive SW,

Suite A, Fairview, TN 37062-9384. (Send a self-addressed, stamped, legal-size

envelope for physicians who will treat Rheumatoid Diseases and Candidiases. A

donation is welcome to help defray costs. For further information write or call

for a listing of additional publications.)

Patient's Preliminary Diagnostics:

Yeast Overgrowth Index

Directions: Check each line item that applies to you.

Make your choice to the best of your ability and memory.

______________

First Set

___ How many mercury amalgam dental fillings?

___ Have you been vaccinated within past 5 years?

All other questions refer to the past year, only.

___ Have persistant Prostatitis or Vaginitis.

___ Have taken Cortisone type drugs.

___ Have taken birth control pills.

___ React badly to cigarette smoke.

___ React badly to chemical fumes.

___ Symptoms worse on damp or muggy days.

___ Have had athlete's foot and/or Jocky itch.

___ Have cramps with my periods.

___ Crave alcohol (beer, wine, whisky).

___ Feel helpless at times.

___ Seem to have lost interest.

___ Lost or decreased sexual desire.

___ Shaky or irritable when hungry.

___ Cannot seem to concentrate.

___ Stomach gets sore all over.

___ Ears itch at times.

___ Had bladder infections.

___ Had urinary frequency or urgency.

___ Vaginal discharge

___ Feel weak all over.

___ More nervous than usual.

___ Often am dizzy or light-headed.

___ Heart pounds or beats fast.

___ Had constipation and/or diarrhea.

___ Mouth ulcers

___ Total Number of Check Marks for Set One.

Second Set

___ Took antibiotics 3 times in past few years?

___ Took antibiotics 3 times in past year?

___ Have Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS).

___ Have Mitral Valve Prolapse.

___ Have allergic symptoms often.

___ Strong perfumes make me sick.

___ Have had a skin or nail fungus.

___ Crave sugar, desserts or chocolate.

___ Crave breads, and/or pastries.

___ Have trouble thinking clearly.

___ Noticed numbness or tingling.

___ Pains in my stomach.

___ Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).

___ Chronic rashes or itching skin.

___ Had nausea and a " sick " stomach.

___ Joints ache at times.

___ Feel tired most of the time.

___ Feel " drained " and exhausted.

___ Stomach bloats frequently.

___ Have a poor memory.

___ Feel " spacey " and unreal.

___ Muscles ache more often.

___ Have depression fairly often.

___ Have headaches frequently.

___ Headaches are getting worse.

___ Total Number of Check Marks for Set Two.

Patient's Name________________________________

You've now shown me that you really want to get well! I sincerely appreciate the

time you've spent filling out this questionnaire. Don't forget to bring it with

you for your first office visit. With the above answers, I can start your

program to get you well and in the best of health. Thanks for your efforts!

Please don't write below this line.

_________________________________

For Physician's use only:

First Set: ___ Total number check (V) marks X 1_______

Last Set ___ Total number check (V) marks X 2 _______

Total Score _________

Scoring

1. Below 6 -- No yeast overgrowth.

2. 7 to 12 -- Minimal yeast overgrowth.

3. 13 to 20 -- Moderate yeast overgrowth.

4. 21 and higher -- Severe yeast overgrowth.

Published by The Arthritis Trust of America, 7111A Sweetgum Road, Fairview, TN

37062; Form developed by Gus J. Prosch, Jr., M.D., BioMed Associates, P.C., 759

Valley Street, Birmingham, AL 35226

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