Yeast infections

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Yeast

infections

Yeast

infections seem to be every where these days. They are seen by themselves,

usually after antibiotic use, and they are had accompanying other long term

diseases such as Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue. Some believe the (that)yeast

infections are the cause of Fibromyalgia and CFS, while other see them as only

taking advantage of a weakened immune system to proliferate and spread in the

intestines and through the body.

Yes

through the body. Once it spreads yeast can be found in the lungs and sinuses,

in the internal organs and as two autopsies of Fibromyalgia patients found,

even in the brain and its fluid!

Men and

women treated with low-dose, long-term antibiotic use for acne all have

systemic (body wide) yeast infections, also known as fungal infections. But

yeast infections do not only come from long term antibiotic use; one course of

antibiotics is all that is needed for most folks to show signs of a die off of

the good bacteria and yeast in the body and an increase of the bad. Not all of

the blame falls on the shoulders of antibiotics, Corticosteroid drugs, birth

control pills and cancer chemo therapy agents are also contributors to the

epidemic of systemic yeast infections. Women seem to be the hardest hit by

yeast

infections,

with the predominance of the vaginal variety. But where there is a vaginal

yeast infection there is a body wide fungus infestation behind it! Yeast is an

opportunistic infection; and we all have yeast, good strains and bad in our

bodies. Both strains live primarily in the intestines where if the balance of

food and fiber is right, the good strains of yeast along with the good strains

of bacteria keep the bad strains from colonizing the body.

When

antibiotic medications have to be used, they not only kill off the germs they

are meant to destroy but they also kill off the good bacteria and yeast that

are in charge of digestion, maintenance of the intestinal lining, food

absorption, immune system boosting, and bad bacteria control. Some sure signs

of the die off of good bacteria are the diarrhea, vaginal burning and itching

and rectal itching that often accompanies antibiotic use. Odd thing is, while

the drugs kill the good bacteria and yeast it does not do much to get rig of

the bad! Without the good guys to keep the nasties from growing in number, the

bad yeast and bacteria grow unchecked and colonize first the intestines and

then the rest of the body!

Well,

that's no sweat, modern medical science tells us, they have other drugs to kill

the yeast, like the old Nystatin and the new Diflucan!

What

they don't tell you about is the race. Yes, when you take those drugs there's a

race going on inside you body. Those drugs will kill the fungus but they will

also kill your liver! So it a race to see which dies first, the yeast or your

liver (which you can't live without)!

That's

why physicians have to monitor your liver function closely while you are on

anti fungal drugs; they have to be ready to yank you from them the instant they

see the liver getting in trouble.

And, as

it usually happens, the liver will begin to show signs of strain way before all

the strains of bad yeast are gone. What happens then?

Well,

with the weaker strains of bad yeast dead, that left more room for the stronger

drug resistant variety to take over all the space inside you actually making

things worse than they were before you went on the drugs! To add insult to

injury, you now also have to heal a damaged liver! By now I hope you folks are

getting my drift that drugs are not the way to eliminate fungal infections.

So what

can be done naturally to get rid of yeast and restore the bodies natural

balance between the good and bad bugs (excuse me, micro flora) inside of us?

Let's look to nature for the answer.

 

The

*first* thing we have to acknowledge is that a fungal infection is the sign of

a weak immune system. Fungal inflections are the bodies' fallback position for

immune support when the immune system is weakened or fails. How can this be?

Well all of those yeast buds are producing three things in your body. The first

is alcohol, which you don't need.

It's

the alcohol from fungal infections, which causes the dopiness and brain fog so

often seen in chronic yeast infection patients. Your body is a waking beer

factory taking the carbohydrates you eat and converting them into 14% ethyl

alcohol all the time, every day! Serious systemic yeast infection patients have

failed breathalyzer tests without ever having taken a drink.

The

*second* thing the bad yeast produces are B Complex vitamins. These are

essential to immune system and liver function, without them no energy is

produced, blood gets weak, and nerves don't work. The third thing they create

is Beta Glucan a powerful immune enhancing nutrient.

Fermentation

is how the bad yeast makes these products. They take in blood sugars and carbohydrates

and ferment them into these products. All these fermentation processes are

anaerobic which means that they take place with out oxygen, because most of the

fungus types that invade the human body live off of blood sugar (glycogen) not

oxygen as the good bacteria and yeast do.

If the

bad yeast performs a good function why get rid of it? Well aside from creating

a myriad of problems on it's own yeast infections are implicated in worsening a

range of diseases from ear infections to Lupus and infertility! Also the immune

system will never heal while in a weakened state and while it is trying to cope

with an infection that has taken over most of the dark and moist areas of the

body!

So what

is needed to both cure the yeast infection and raise immune function to the

point where the yeast infection is not needed as a last ditch stand for

immunity? The answer is to introduce good bacteria into the gut and allow it to

proliferate. But, that's easier said than done.

There

are hundreds of strains of good bacteria. Some are transient that means they go

in one end help digestion and go out the other without staying implanted in the

intestines. There are other stains that go in and look to stay by colonizing

the intestinal walls, and reproducing themselves. These colonizing good

bacteria also help digestion but the do much more. In an almost magical way,

these good bacteria change the lining of the intestinal wall into factories for

immuno supportive substances. These colonies of good bacteria clinging to the

inulin or FOS from which it feeds, create good yeast and between the two they

produce IGA-1.

With

all of that said, now let's get to brass tacks. In curing a fungal infection

the natural way, several other beneficial things will follow suit, you will:

1. Boost immune function dramatically.

2. Reduce Cholesterol

3. Defend against colon cancer

4. Prevent constipation, flatulence and

abdominal bloating

5. Improve skin conditions

6. Increase tolerance of dairy products

7. Assist in fighting chronic urinary

bladder infections

8. Decrease sensitivity to allergens.

Need

any more convincing? There is only one caveat, this program will begin to

produce results within two weeks but, it will take months or years to drive the

bad yeast out of all of it's crooks and nannies and replace it with good

bacteria. But, long before that you will feel stronger, be healthier, and fight

off disease faster!

What to

do:

1. *Anti-Candida Specific Probiotic *like

Sedona Labs " I Candida " : 2

capsules 3 times a day. This supplement

of good bacteria

specialize in driving out the bad and

creating the changes in the

intestinal lining that turns it into an

IGA-1 factory.

2. *Molybdenum*: 150 mcg. 2 times a day.

This mineral stops the

production of alcohol by the bad yeast

in your body. This will end

the brain fog and in many patients also

controls the external

itching from the candida infection.

3. *B - Complex vitamins*. 1 to 2 tablets

or capsules a day. Find a

balanced formula where most of the

vitamins are in the 50, 75 or

100-mg strengths.

4. Now to the most important part of the

program - *don't forget to

keep it up even though you're feeling

better*. You've had the

candida for years, expect it to take

years to be completely rid of

it from every crevice of your internal

self.

With

candida there ain't no quick fixes. In the interim you will be healthier,

stronger and more disease resistant for the effort. It's worth it!

Revision:

Updates

To The Anti Yeast Therapy:

As many

of you know I have been very disheartened by the charlatans' hawking most of

the coral calcium supplements. I've gone from a firm believer to heavy critic

of the folks who put these together. Many of these folks are about as honest as

snake oil salesmen and it pains me to see slime like this in the nutritional

industry.

Since

the coral is SO expensive many sellers of coral calcium have taken up the

practice of mixing calcium carbonate (the same ingredient as is in TUMS) into

their coral and indeed most of what is in these very expensive supplements is

calcium carbonate. If you wanted to buy TUMS you could have done it for a lot

cheaper than what you spent on the coral. My advice is to stop using it.

Nuff

Said on that. Through the work of Dr. Tom Revis DC, ND, I've discovered that

plain old Cream of Tartar powder, yes the spice, will not only alkalinize

better than the coral ever could. (You can test your saliva with Litmus paper

to see the difference), but the Cream of Tartar powder also kills yeast all by

itself! What a great combo to help with the battle! Most folks need between 1

to 2 tablespoons of the powder daily depending on the severity of the

infection. You can mix it with water or just plop the powder in your mouth and

swallow water to wash it down. (Don't breathe in while the powder is still dry

in your mouth as some of the still dry powder can go down the wrong way). You

can divide the tablespoon into 3 teaspoons to take less at one shot. Expect to

have the runs for the first few days using the Cream of Tartar as the initial

die off of yeast happens.

So take

the cream of tartar then at a seperate time take the I Flora (2 capsules 3 to 4

times daily with or with out meals) and the Inulin powder (one teaspoon 3 to 4

times a day) as well. These days I've been using the Inulin from NOW

(www.nowfoods.com). It is significantly less expensive that the stuff I used to

use as it is from chicory and not artichoke hearts, yet all of the studies done

by the German researchers from the University of Leipzig who first successfully

used Inulin used the Chicory kind, so why spend more when the chicory Inulin

will more than do the job and for a lot less money!

Most

docs and patients who have used this program have put a considerable dent in

their Candida Infections in 30 days without the problem of compliance to a

restrictive diet. The program will work regardless of what you're eating!

Be well

and God bless,

Dr.

Wong

Jan

2006

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