most of us do not get any cold's, flu, or any other type of sickness and that is actually because of the candida from what i understand. there was a recent post about this. i can't find it right now but i think i asked the same question...why don't i ever get sick?? and apparently the candida is actually overworking the immune system, eating all other bacteria good and bad, including viruses etc. not sure if this is correct...i am sure someone else will comment. but actually normal healthy people do get sick from time to time when their immune system is healthy. i have not been sick in years and i believe it is due to candida.

hi,

Basically, people with candidasis have an imbalanced immune system. There are two "arms" of the immune system: TH1 and TH2. In a healthy immune system, both arms are balanced and active/reactive in fighting various pathogens, viruses, bacteria....

Problems arise as the TH2 arm of the immune system becomes over-active due to the presence of candida in the body...this arm becomes over-worked and the other arm becomes underused...creating an imbalance. Like the Universe as a whole, the body's system cannot function properly in an unbalanced environment.

Check out this site, be sure to look at the listing of things that help to turn the TH1 arm back on...as the article suggests, you may get rid of candida but it will return with a vengence when you end the diet......if the TH1 arm remains inactive:

http://www.drkaslow.com/html/immune_restoration.html

I hope this helps explain things somewhat. Personally, I always used to wonder why I never "caught" any viruses etc. My system has reacted like this since I was very young...makes me wonder how long I have had candida...

Take Care......Alex

The yeast produces mycotoxins which protect it's territory. Just one of the reasons. If you get a fever, it will start wiping out the yeast in large numbers. They are very temperature sensitive. The yeast tries to prevent this by subduing it's enemies [ things that rise the alarm with your natural killer cells]---
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