Re: Here's how

But you're saying the you want to increase acidity. My opinion is that we want to reduce acidity and increase alkalinity. Please read my original post again. According to my research, the stomach of course should be acidic Ph 4-5, but the small intestine should be quite alkaline Ph 8+. The large intestine about neutral Ph 7. I know for a fact that my candida is produced by excess acidity in the body and my theory is that most people suffering from candida are also overly acidic. Could you tell me why you think we would want to increase acidity? I think maybe about 4 years back I was also of the mind-set that we should increase acidity in the intestine but I don't remember why I thought this (I think some people were theorizing that the acidity would destroy the candida but I don't know where this theory comes from). You list vinegar as a food that we should consume, but everything that I have ever read about candida is to avoid vinegar except apple cider vinegar, which although acidic, is extremely alkalizing for the body (same as lemon). Kefir and yogurt are good because they have good bacteria and because their sugars are mostly already digested; there is some disagreement as to whether they are alkaline or acidic.

I haven't done much research on the subject of what byproducts good bacteria produce, I know that some of them do produce acids that help with the digestion of food, but I don't think that they all produce acids. I think there are countless byproducts that healthy flora produce to help with digesting food and keeping various areas of the body in the correct Ph balance.

Anyway, we can't really say, alkaline is good, acid is bad, or the other way around. The body is a very complex organism and it needs to be balanced with different levels of acidity and alkalinity in various places. But again my theory is that the majority of candida sufferers are more acidic in most places than we should be. Tweet