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by Dr. William Wong Ph.D. ¤ BeautyWalk Contributor
Member World Sports Medicine Hall of Fame


Conquering Yeast Infections Naturally

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 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 it fluid!


Dr. William Wong Ph.D.


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 anti biotic 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:


Boost immune function dramatically.
Reduce Cholesterol
Defend against colon cancer
Prevent constipation, flatulence and abdominal bloating
Improve skin conditions
Increase tolerance of dairy productsAssist in fighting chronic urinary bladder infections
Assist in fighting chronic urinary bladder infections
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:

Anti Candida Specific Probiotic: 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.

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.
(From Madelle - what is this? I cannot find any at my usual Vitiman and suppliment site!)


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. (Dont' we have to have Folic acid with this?)

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!


Any thoughts? Madie
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