What Cures Candida?
What Cures Candida?
What Cures Candida?
A quick search of Google will turn up literally many millions of sites dealing with Candida. Why is this so? Candidiasis is said by some to be the most prevalent disease of modern civilisation with over 85% of the population suffering from the condition. It is technically an overgrowth of the Candida Albicans bacteria, and is considered by many doctors, researchers and natural health practitioners to be the root cause of a wide variety of physical and emotional disorders.
So can it be cured?
I think the answer is both yes and no. Candida Albicans is a bacteria that exists normally in the human body. It is likely that with more focussed research we might begin to understand what beneficial role it has in our digestive system, so it is not a bacteria that we could envisage successfully eliminating from our system, and in truth, we might not want to.
However, an overgrowth of the bacteria occurs when the normal balancing processes in the body are compromised, allowing the Candida bacteria to grow beyond its safe level. This happens when the environment that the bacteria lives in is changed in a way that supports the Candida growth. In many ways it is not unlike the growth of mould in dark and damp corner of a room. With warmth and sunlight the damp would not proliferate, but some spores would remain, waiting for the sun to be blocked and the temperature to drop.
The same situation exists in our digestive system. Many bacteria co-exist and maintain a healthy balance until something changes the environment. Anti bacterial drugs, highly processed foods, high sugar intakes, and constant stress are the most common causes of changes that produce ideal conditions for a candida overgrowth.
Knowing that, it is posssible to prescribe strategies and foods to cure the overgrowth of the bacteria. We are not curing, or killing the bacteria; we are restoring the health of the environment, and supporting the body's natural balancing ability. We are in a sense, bringing warmth and light to a dark, damp and uncared for part of our body.
The Essential Elements of the "Cure".
To stop the growth of the Candida bacteria, we need to change the processes that enabled it to explode. The following elements of action are essential.
1. Stop Feeding the Candida Bacteria.
Candida feeds on sugars and yeast. Look for foods that are not highly processed and eliminate all foods containing yeast . Cut out all sugars. (This means carefully reading labels).
2. Feed the "Good" Bacteria.
Fresh natural yoghurts contain essential bacteria for the digestive system. These bacteria get killed of by antibiotics, along with undesirable bacteria. Avoid yoghurts that have been sweetened or contain fruit.
3. Rejuvenate the Immune System
Antibiotics, long illnesses, poor diets, serious injuries or operations all conspire to exhaust the immune system which then is not able to fight the toxins produced by the candida overgrowth. Drinking plenty of water, adding fresh fruit and vegetables to your diet, and reducing the consumption of overprocessed and low nutrient foods will assist your body to clear toxins and rebuild the natural immunity and balancing processes.
4. Reduce the Stress
Life is full of stresses, and that is not a bad thing as it stimulates some necessary body functions. However, when stress is unrelenting, and not dealt with, your immune system begins to fail, acid conditions in the digestive system as a result of stress create poor capacity for nutrient absorption, and candida runs rampant. Simple actions, such as regular exercise for as little as a vigorous 30 minute walk can dramatically reduce the feelings of stress and kick start the body's natural ability to regenerate itself.
So, is this forever?
Again, yes and no. If you tackle the conditions that feed and nourish Candida seriously for 6 weeks, you will have gone along way to restoring the natural balance. At this stage, you can begin to re-introduce foods that have been eliminated, so it is not a life sentence. However, as you do this, you may become aware of foods that re-act with your body in uncomfortable and unwanted ways. You might therefore decide to restrict or eliminate those foods completely.
Hopefully, the improved sense of wellness and vigour that will come with reducing the Candida overgrowth might encourage you to make some lifelong changes around your diet and exercise.
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