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Re: Mg to overcome longstanding "candida"??

Hi there. It seems to me that you are already doing some great things to overcome your candida problem. You have kicked your chemical sensitivities and allergies due to getting the candida down to low enough levels to stop the majority of the autointoxification caused by the by-products of candida. If you want to FULLY get rid of candida, I will show you what to do.

First, you need to know what REALLY causes candida. Candida is a result of altered intestinal environment. When the intestinal tract is acid, properly breaking down nutrients, and gets good blood flow for repair of the whole GI tract, candida cannot survive. It is when blood flow is restricted, and regeneration of the GI tract is not complete that causes candida to proliferate. So, your GI tract turns from acid to alkaline, the normal "holes" in your intestinal tract become enlarged and inflammed and you develop Leaky Gut syndrome, candida, and virtually any other symptom in the book. So, in order to FULLY get rid of candida, you need to change the environment in which candida lives. You can't simply just KILL the candida.

So, your candida issue stems from a process known as "chronic bracing". This is when blood flow is restricted to the GI tract for long periods of time. Bracing (restricted blood flow), is caused by stress. plain and simple. It is more specifically the stored stress in the hypothalamus that causes the problem. See, when we are constantly stressed out, even at very low levels, we are unable to let it go. It gets stored in the hypothalamus. So, the result is, you are in a constant low level "fight or flight" mode. The blood goes to your muscles and your GI tract is starved. After all, your GI tract consumes the most amount of blood when resting than any other organ in your body.

So, look at how candida develops. Chronic stress leads to chronic bracing of the GI tract. When, the GI tract no longer regenerates properly, the environment changes to that favorable to candida. You develop leaky gut, allergies, arthritis, fibromyalgia, or any other symptoms in the boook.

Now, to treat, you have to get to the cause!! Chronic bracing! By practicing a technique called Skilled Relaxation (SR), you can reverse the stored stress in the hypothalamus and return blood flow to your GI tract. The environment will change and candida can't survive. Look in the archives here for info on SR. You would need to practice it 2x a day for at least 20 minutes each time. It is best done first thing in the morning after waking and not within 2 hours of going to sleep. SR is powerful. 20 minutes of deep SR is like 24 hours of sleep.

Once you are reversing your chronic bracing with SR, there are other things you can do to get well quicker. You are doing most of them. You may need to add an antifungal (herbal) to your regimen. Grapefruit seed extract may be good for you right now because it doesn't harm beneficial microbes. Another product called DC3 may be of help. It accomplishes the same thing. I would tell you NOT to use probiotics right now because they tend to be useless when one has a scortching case of candida but you seem to have gotten the level down to low levels.

Which brand of probiotics are you using? They are not all created equal.

The Homemade Kefir is a great idea. Don't use fat-free milk. The probioics need fat to flourish. Use whole, organic milk or 2%.

There is a probiotic called "Primal Defense" that will be good for you right now. Go to www.crohns.net for info on it. It is the most powerful probiotic I have ever come across. It is the only probiotic that will implant in the colon REGARDLESS of the current environment. Most probiotics cannot survive in an alkaline colon like yours but Primal Defense (Soil-based bacteria) will implant regardless of this and help you get better quicker.

Your diet seems good to me. You may want to take it a step further and do some research on Metabolic Typing. Info is in the archives.

If you have any other questions, just ask!

Rich

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• Re: Mg to overcome longstanding "candida"?? (archive) Walt Stoll 08:50:28 2/19/01 (1)
  • Thanks Doc Rich 11:43:52 2/19/01 (0)

In Reply to: Re: Mg to overcome longstanding "candida"?? posted by Rich on February 17, 2001 at 12:33:39:

Thanks, Rich!

Good summary of the problem.

Namaste`

Walt

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• Thanks Doc Rich 11:43:52 2/19/01 (0)

In Reply to: Re: Mg to overcome longstanding "candida"?? (archive) posted by Walt Stoll on February 19, 2001 at 08:50:28:

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