Gardnerella & Candidiasis (2)

What You Should Know About Candidiasis

Candidiasis, (commonly known by other names thrush, yeast infection, fungal infection) like diabetes, has been dubbed a 20th-century disease, proclaimed widespread and charged with causing complaints such as allergies, migraines, mental disorientation, bloating, skin complaints, and at their worse, organ failure and cancer.

Candidiasis, or yeast infection, is a stealthy attacker, in that it mimics symptoms of other illnesses and thus go unidentified as candida. That is the reason candida population can bloom in our bodies unchecked until it has proliferated well into every part of our system (systemic candida).

The problem with mainstream medical professionals is that a large number of them do not believe in the dangers posed by candida. Instead they treat the symptoms that manifest clearly – allergies, coughs, chronic bronchitis, and such, without knowing that the medications prescribed may actually make the yeast infection worse.

Take allergies for example. Allergies have mystified health practitioners for decades. And yet, although the candida-allergy connection had been discovered and confirmed by biological technologists and natural health therapists since the 1970s, it is yet to be a recognised branch in the study of conventional medicine. Research studies show that to control yeast infections would ultimately cure most allergies, because an uncontrolled growth of candida in our blood system is a major cause of allergic reactions to chemicals in our food, air and water.

Candida yeast are a normal component of healthy flora existing in our bodies. They are tiny, microscopic plants that love warm, dark and moist environment, and so seek places like the intestines, the walls of the vagina, and when systemic (all over our body) the blood vessel linings and mucous membranes of our organs. Because they are plants, candida yeast have roots, stem and foliage. They sink their roots into the mucous membranes of the body, which, to candida, are fertile soil.

Outdoor plants living on the ground draw nutrients from the soil. The nutrients travel up the stem and into the branches, leaves and flowers, where, by the process of metabolism, they are converted into chemicals the plant needs to sustain its life. Fortunately for us, the waste product is oxygen, which is then released into the air.

Not so with candida yeast, this plant living in us. Candida draws nutrients through the foliage on top, and waste products are released through the roots. The nutrients they love are sugar and processed starch (white flour), two main ingredients in our daily diet. When the candida plants come in contact with sugar and white flour, the enzymes in the candida foliage quickly convert them to chemicals it needs to sustain its life. Unfortunately for us, the waste product of this particular metabolic process is not oxygen, but a toxic chemical called acetaldehyde which is an alcoholic narcotic also known as acetic aldehyde ethanol. Acetaldehyde travels down the yeast stem and into the roots from which they are then released into our mucous membranes.

SYSTEMIC CANDIDIASIS: PROLIFERATION OF CANDIDA COLONIES 

When candida is fed a daily diet of sugar and white flour, it is only a matter of time before we experience an overgrowth of candida yeast. When an overgrowth occurs they escape the confines of our intestinal walls to find their way into the bloodstream. Carried by our bloodflow, the candida spores settle in new homes where they set up colonies in various body tissues (for example, joints, skin, brain, mucous membranes of the nose and throat, lungs, and other vital organs). When this happens, the harmless little yeast plant in our intestines and vagina becomes a dangerous factor in serious diseases.

Light Symptoms of Candidiasis
- Fuzzy, foggy, spaced-out, off the planet feeling
- Periodic loss of memory and concentration, inability to remember words, inability to express one’s thoughts and feelings
- Unexplained crankiness and irritability, mood swings, sudden rages
- Sudden bloating or distension of the abdomen
- Sensitivity to perfumes, anti-perspirants, household chemicals
- Allergies
- Chronic and intense cravings for sweets and foods made of white flour

Serious Complaints and Illnesses Caused By Candida Proliferation
- Oral and Vaginal Thrush
- Arthritis
- Acne
- Headaches
- Fluid retention
- Psoriasis
- Eczema
- Asthma
- Systemic lupus
- Chronic bronchitis
- Cancer