I thought ACV fed candida!

Dr Hulda Clark wrote in her book that ACV feeds Candida. This is not a rumor. I have read her book and she does not recommend using apple cider vinegar when you have a Candida infection.

So, you think baking soda solution enemas are a bad idea? They will raise pH in the bowel which can actually cause candida (the fungal form) to grow?

But ISN'T the bowel normally (read: supposed to be) slightly alkaline? I've often read that Bifido bacteria -as opposed to Lactobacillus bacteria- can only live in a slightly alkaline environment. Bifido bacteria should be the main cultures in our colon, not lactobacillus.

I know (strong) acids kill yeasts/fungus... that's why ACV, HCL and also Lactobacillus work.
But does this also mean that the bowel should be acidic? I personally doubt it. I assume that the normal bowel environment should be slightly alkaline, with plenty of bifido bacteria to control the (normally present) candida.

Also, don't many 'bad' bacteria love an acidic environment OR an environment low in oxygen (acidic)? Isn't that also why the pH of our cellular fluids should be alkaline... why we should alkalize? To prevent/treat disease? Isn't acidosis a great cause of most disease? Maybe candidiasis is an exception, but most conditions can be cured/improved by alkalizing the body, right?

I've heard Lactobacillus is good to get candida under control, but afterwards you should supplement with plenty of bifido and other gut bacteria (the more alkaline requiring/producing ones).

What are your (and others') ideas on this?


* Edit: I wish I could find some good (scientific) information somewhere about pH values in the human body.
An important question I'd like to have answered is:

- Which fluids/organs are (or should be) acidic, and which alkaline?
Have scientists ever studied this, e.g. in newborn babies (not yet affected by wrong diet etc)?

Does anyone here know? Sources?

(Hmm, maybe I should post this in the forum about pH balance?)

Trying to find a cure to candida on a forum is nothing but an exercise in futility.

I've had candida for almost four years now, and for every person claiming that ACV cures it, there's someone else who refutes it and claims that baking soda works.

For every person claiming that ANYTHING works, there's someone else refuting that claim.

I've tried a LOT of things over the last 3.5 years, and NOTHING has worked.

I've spent THOUSANDS of dollars and seen several doctors. The result? Wasted money. NOTHING HAS WORKED.

Just drinking something to kill it would be great; a Godsend; but I just don't think it's going to be that easy.

You probably don't have it as bad as I do, but still; I know what kind of hell this causes; I wish you good luck in your search for a cure.

what works for me. detox your guts by removing all breads, yeasts, sugars, starches, and fully kill flora with ingesting 1/4 tsp collidial silver 3 times a day (if you have really bad overgrowth, start at 1/8 tsp 3xs a day day 1 and 2, then increase to 1/4 tsp on day 3 to prevent too much die off too fast.) during the detox, have easy to digest foods such as brothey soup and such. no starch no sugars. Water Fast day 1 after preperation with silver watters, then add only vegetable broth for days 2 - 3 (with the broth do add potatoes, just be sure you keep them in large chunks so you dont eat them, you only want the minerals from them). for beverages, drink nettle tea, water with lemon, and alkaline water. (can use baking soda water with 1/4 tsp soda to 1 gal water if water sits at about 8ph) day 4 introduce organic veggies cooked well in coconut oil such as kale, cabbage, salads, avocado, etc. STILL AVOID CARROTS, BEETS AND HIGH Sugar FRUITS AND VEGGIES. then follow up on a strict paleo type diet for the next 2 weeks but with limited meats, and still avoiding all starch yeast and grains. you should feel like a million bucks during this process. if you dont mind enemas, i encourage coffee enemas daily and oil pulling first thing in the morning to assist with the candida die off herxheimer reaction. your body needs to process and remove the toxins. another cancer fighting diet is gerson therepy with juicing and enemas.

good luck

coffee enemas work great to cleanse the liver and colon