Re: Here's how

Okay well I will say that I was researching this topic about 4 or 5 years back and all the information that I came across was saying that candida in its fungal form thrives in an acidic environment. Many people that were posting here at that time were also saying this. I have been watching Dr. McCombs' videos on you tube and I sent him a message asking about candida and pH levels and he was able to point me to some pretty clear studies that show that the fungal form of candida grows buds at pH 4.5 and has massive branching at pH 6.7 (although anything under pH 7 is still acidic, so technically candida is growing in an acid not alkaline environment, so maybe the research that I was reading is not completely wrong). But I get the point, the closer it is getting toward alkaline, the more the candida is turning into fungal form and growing branches and roots. Anyway, this doesn't really change my theory on acid/alkaline balance. I still think balancing these plays one of the key roles in bringing the body back into optimal health. The body is very complex and each part of the body has an optimal pH under which it operates for optimal health. If the pH of a certain part of the body is disturbed for any reason (either goes towards too alkaline or too acidic), that part of the body is unable to function correctly.

For example, in the stomach the pH has a certain optimal level; I believe its about 2-3. If the pH starts going too high, then the food will not be properly broken down. If it goes too low, then the stomach will be agitated also leading to poor digestion. Even the research that Dr. McCombs pointed me to also backs up my claim that the pH level clearly affects the growth of candida. Okay so I had it backwards. I'm the first to admit that I was wrong, but this research makes it very clear that the pH level has a great effect on the growth of candida. Tweet