Re: Success with candida! Sort of...

Heading to candida forum next. Just a little leery. Have spent thousands over the years with no results.

I still feel the best way to address Candida is to restore the flora.  People waste so much time trying to kill the Candida not realizing that Candida is a natural part of the body.  So they are never going to destroy it.  One surviving cell can multiply flaring up the candidiasis again if the terrain is not changed to make it hostile to the Candida.  The Candida flourishes in an alkaline environment, which is why the destruction of the lactic acid forming Lactobacillus and Bifidus bacteria leads to candidiasis.

Cultured foods and prebiotics are the most effective way to restore the acid producing flora.

Blood pressure has been high since teen years and prednisone doesn't help,

Prednisone raises blood pressure by promoting potassium loss and sodium retention.

There are actually numerous causes of high blood pressure.  I just did a post on the some different causes and treatments for high blood pressure.  Here is the link and my post is under James_S:

http://www.webanswers.com/health/disease-conditions/controlling-high-blood-pr...

but since taking 400mg of 5-htp have had perfect BP.

5-HTP is a precursor for serotonin, which can either raise or lower blood pressure depending on the receptors stimulated.

Thanks for your interest.

Your welcome.