Yeast, Candida & Thrush

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Yeast, Candida & Thrush

 

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.

 

Instructions for oral megavitamin C use, with references, written by

medical doctors, will be found at

http://www.doctoryourself.com/titration.html

http://www.doctoryourself.com/ortho_c.html

http://www.doctoryourself.com/klenner_table.html

http://www.doctoryourself.com/klennerpaper.html

 

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.

 

Copyright C 2007 and previous years by Andrew W. Saul. Saul is the author

of DOCTOR YOURSELF (http://www.doctoryourself.com/saulbooks.html) and

FIRE YOUR DOCTOR! (http://www.doctoryourself.com/review.html).

 

 

 

Blessings,

Kandy

 

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