Gut Dysbiosis and Candida Connection

As a practicing naturopath of almost 12 years, I have become increasingly disillusioned with the way orthodox medicine manages a broad range of conditions utilizing a growing number of aggressive drugs. Although initially my interest was in how … [Continue reading]

Is Green Tea Good for Candida Yeast?

Green tea is rich in nutrients including antioxidants, also known as polyphenols, that may help fight yeast infections. A 2004 study published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy found that the catechins in green tea inhibited yeast growth … [Continue reading]

Everything You Need To Know About Choosing The Right Probiotic To Get Rid of Nasty Yeast Infections

Probiotics are medicines or food supplements consisting of beneficial microorganisms and bacteria identical to human flora. The word pro means ‘’of’’ and biotic means ‘’life’’. So, the name suggests that these formulations are involved in the growth … [Continue reading]

What Everyone Should Know About Gluten Intolerance and Digestive Enzymes

What is Gluten

It is estimated that in the U.S. alone a staggering 18 million Americans suffer from the effects of gluten intolerance, also known as gluten sensitivity or non-celiac gluten sensitivity.(1) It has only recently been acknowledged and is still little … [Continue reading]

What Everyone Should Know About Taking Care of Nail Fungal Infections

Fungal conditions can exist in many forms. One that we constantly overlook involves our nails – yes the keratin structures that protect your finger and toes are just as susceptible to fungal infections as any other area in your body. Frequent gym … [Continue reading]

Most Common Symptoms of Candida Yeast Infection

In the past several years, I’ve probably answered hundreds of question on various Candida-related subjects. Most of those questions arrived by private message or email, and I still have most of these messages and refer to them to now and … [Continue reading]

The Metabolism of the Fungus Candida Albicans and the resulting Metabolites Produced during the Process

Metabolism is the biochemical assimilation as well as the dissimilation of vitamins, proteins, and other nutrients by a cell. Metabolites are the substances that are produced by and during the process of metabolism or by a metabolic … [Continue reading]

Candida Treatment: Blog Part 6 Updated 1 year after going off of the Candida Diet and Treatment.

If you didn't read the previous parts to my treatment, you can see them here: A Candida Infestation: In The Beginning Part 1 A Candida Infestation: What Exactly Am I Dealing With? Part 2 Candida Infestation: Treatment Blog, Part 3 A Candida … [Continue reading]

Hair Loss: A Symptom of Candida

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During a Candida infestation, hair loss is often a worrisome and emotional problem for both men and women. Over the years, I’ve received many messages and letters from Candida sufferers who were desperate for answers to their questions about losing … [Continue reading]

Candida and Swedish Digestive-Bitters

Swedish Digestive Bitters

A decrease of the body’s production of enzymes seems to be very common with a Candida overgrowth, which make sense when you take note of how the overgrowth interferes with digestion in general, and digestive enzymes play such a large role in the … [Continue reading]

Interview with Dr. Anthony Salzarulo, DC

Dr. Salzarulo

We have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Anthony Salzarulo, a Doctor of Chiropractic in New York. He has not restricted himself to just Chiropractic, but also studies advanced homeopathy, clinical nutrition, natural detoxification, herbology, and … [Continue reading]

Candida Blog Part 5: Symptom-free for Six months

You can find the previous parts here: A Candida Infestation: In The Beginning Part 1 A Candida Infestation: What Exactly Am I Dealing With? Part 2 Candida Infestation: Treatment Blog, Part 3 A Candida Infestation: The Blog, Part 4 and the … [Continue reading]

Taking Probiotics with Undecenoic Acid

Many people have asked me if they can take CFort10 (Undecenoic acid) along with their probiotic. According to the Microbiological Laboratories' research department, "Fatty acids exert a fungistatic and fungicidal action on dermatophytes (fungi)." … [Continue reading]

Candida: Benefits of Herbal Teas

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Anyone who has a Candida albicans overgrowth should try to be extremely careful as far as both the food and drinks which they ingest; first because so many foods as well as beverages contain hidden carbohydrates and most importantly, they often … [Continue reading]

Candida Infestation and Biotin

biotin

In a research study, a group of Candida sufferers were tested for the biotin levels in their blood streams, and the results showed that an unusually high percentage of the Candida sufferers exhibited a minor to large deficiency of biotin. In one … [Continue reading]

Candida: Bloating, Vegetables, and Fruit

bloat and gas

Bloating and General Indigestion A lot of people who are suffering from a Candida albicans infestation have huge and multiple digestion issues throughout their infestation and treatment. Most often the indigestion will emerge as either … [Continue reading]

Candida Contradictions and Eye Floaters

eye floaters

If you’re suffering from a Candida overgrowth and you’ve been researching the various diets and treatments for a Candida albicans infestation, you’re no doubt experiencing the very same problem as every other person who has suffered through a Candida … [Continue reading]

How to Test for a Candida Infection at Home

Candida

A Candida overgrowth can cause significant difficulty in your life. An acute infection, like a single vaginal yeast infection or a small case of oral thrush, is often easy to treat. But it's when the Candida organism thrives within your body and … [Continue reading]

Foods To Eat And Avoid On The Candida Diet

There’s always at least one good reason that a specific food should not be eaten during a Candida treatment, and if you have a Candida overgrowth, then you probably already know that the reason usually has to do with trying to avoid foods that can … [Continue reading]

How To Treat Candida Rash

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Candida: The Dreaded Rash Very few people manage to escape a Candida albicans overgrowth in their body without experiencing a yeast related rash at some point during the infestation. The reason is for a rash appearing during a Candida infestation … [Continue reading]

Benefits of Nettle Leaf Tea

nettle leaf tea benefits

To list and explain the various uses and benefits of Nettle Leaf Tea in general, and especially during a Candida albicans treatment could take an entire article, and so it will. If you saw the actual Nettle Leaf plant out in the wild, the last … [Continue reading]