Candida Overgrowth Treatment

Vitamin C (2,000 mg daily): 

Buy a Vitamin C that contains mineral ascorbates and/or bioflavonoids. Plain ascorbic acid crystals will irritate the lining of your stomach and intestines. Spread out the dosage through the day because your body will absorb only so much at one time.
 
The powder form is more bioavailable to your body than the pill form, but both will work. Increase your dose of vitamin C slowly.

Candida Overgrowth Treatment

If you experience diarrhea, cut back your dose by 1,000 mg. You can take the powder with or without food, but it's best to take the pills after a meal or snack. A multivitamin-mineral does contain vitamin C but does not have high enough amounts for quality aging.

Brands

• Ultra Potent-C 1000 tablets (Metagenics)
• AdvanC with quercetin and bioflavonoids (NSI)
• Emer'gen-C Lite powder (Alacer)

Vitamin E (400 IU daily): 

When buying vitamin E, be sure the source is natural. Look for "d-tocopherol" on the label and not "dl-tocopherol," which is synthetic. Also use an E vitamin that has mixed tocopherols and tocotrienols. A multivitamin-mineral does contain vitamin E but does not have high enough amounts for quality aging.
 
Brands

• E Gems Elite (Carlson)
• familE (Jarrow Formulas) 

Important notes:

• Do not take vitamin E if you are on blood thinners.
• If you will be having surgery, stop taking vitamin E two weeks prior so your blood will clot properly.
• If you begin to bruise easily, reduce your dosage of vitamin E. 

Green food formula and/or Vegetable Alkalizer Juice:
 
Take an alkalizing green formula in either a pill, powder, or liquid form and/or drink Vegetable Alkalizer Juice. This is key to keeping your body alkaline and providing your body with sufficient minerals to repair itself.
 
Brands

• NanoGreens (BioPharma Scientific)
• Miracle Greens (Macro Greens)
• Yaeyama Chlorella, tablets (Jarrow Formulas)
• Chlorofresh, mint liquid (Nature's Way) 

Free-form amino acid complex (2 pills upon arising; if it irritates your stomach, take after breakfast): 

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein that are responsible for repairing and regenerating every cell, tissue, and organ in your body. They also assist the liver's detoxification process and are the precursors to neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and epinephrine.

Brand

• Super Daffy Amino Blend (Carlson, 750 mg) 

Omega-3 fish oil (2 grams daily with food): 

Omit this if you are taking Wellness Essentials for Men or Women (Metagenics), as fish oil is included in the packets. This essential fatty acid is not manufactured by the body: It helps decrease inflammation, feed brain and nerve cells, and support cardiovascular function. It is important to buy a brand that is free of PCBs (carcinogenic, manmade chemicals used in electrical equipment and industrial processes). The brands I have listed below are PCB-free.

Brands

• EPA-DHA 720 (Metagenics)
• Ultimate Omega-3 fish oil gels (Nordic Naturals)
• Super Omega-3 Fish Oil gels (Carlson) 

Evening primrose oil (1,300 mg daily - for women only): 

This is an omega-6 essential fatty acid that is rich in gamma linoleic acid (GLA), which assists in balancing female hormones and eliminating PMS symptoms.

Brands

• Evening Primrose Oil (Jarrow Formulas)
• Golden Primrose Oil (Carlson) 

Ground flaxseed meal: 

Put one tablespoon of organic ground flaxseed meal in eight ounces of water or sprinkle on salads or vegetables. Fiber is key in keeping your bowels moving daily, sweeping debris from the colon lining, and lowering cholesterol.

Brand

• Bob's Red Mills

RECAPTURING YOUR VITALITY 

You now have everything you need to begin your journey of redefining your lifestyle habits so that you can feel vibrantly healthy again. This program will help you to look and feel your best and give you the energy and motivation necessary to fulfill your goals and dreams. Just remember that your body cannot take care of itself. You need to keep up the required maintenance, just as when you regularly change the oil in your car to keep it running smoothly.
 

The secret is to keep your mindset away from deprivation and focus on the primary purpose of this program - to remove infection and inflammation from your body so you can recapture your energy, clarity, and vitality. Ninety days is a very short period of time in which to do this. As you progress, you will enjoy hearing the comments from your family, friends, and colleagues about how great you look. Though this may be gratifying, the best part is that you will feel great inside too! To find out more, you can check out Candida Overgrowth Treatment.

Candida Cleanse Products

Digestive enzymes (1 after each meal): 

It's usually a good idea to add digestive enzymes for the first month or two of your program to make sure you're digesting, absorbing, and eliminating properly. If you have trouble digesting animal protein (burping and heartburn), buy an enzyme that contains pepsin and hydrochloric acid (HC1). If you have low blood sugar - your energy is up and down throughout the day, and you feel shaky and crabby if you skip a meal - use a pancreatic enzyme that contains pancreatin, lipase, protease, and amylase. If you're a vegetarian or have mild digestive complaints, use a plant-based digestive enzyme.
 

Candida Cleanse Products

Brands

• Metagest (HCI and pepsin, Metagenics)
• Azeo Pangeon (pancreatic, Metagenics)
• Ultra Enzyme Complex (HC1, pepsin, and pancreatic, NSI)
• Digest Gold (plant based for vegetarians, Enzymedica) 

Ground Flaxseed meal: 

Put one tablespoon of organic ground flaxseed meal in eight ounces of water or sprinkle on salads or vegetables. Fiber is key to keeping your bowels moving daily, sweeping debris from the colon lining, and lowering cholesterol.

Brand

• Bob's Red Mills (keep refrigerated after opening) 

Red clover tea (work up slowly to four cups daily): 

This herb cleanses your bloodstream, liver, and kidneys. One heaping teaspoon of the loose herb makes one cup of tea. To make four cups of the tea, bring one quart of filtered water to a boil, and turn off the heat. Add four teaspoons of the bulk herb to a large French press, add boiling water, let it steep for fifteen minutes, and then slowly push the plunger down. After brewing, you can add ice cubes to make iced tea to drink throughout the day. Make sure to consume whatever amount you make the same day or it will get moldy, even if kept in the refrigerator.

Important notes:

• Do not drink red clover tea if you have grass allergies.
• Buy only organic red clover dried herb. My supplier is Pacific Botanicals.
• Some people have reported that drinking red clover tea at night keeps them awake. This is due to the cleansing effect on the bloodstream. If you experience this, it is best to finish drinking red clover tea by 5:00 p.m. 

Molybdenum - Die-Off Remedy (100 mcg 3 times daily, optional):
 
This is a trace mineral that assists with the breakdown of acetaldehyde - a main by-product of candida. It can help alleviate die-off symptoms such as brain fog, spaciness, headaches, and vertigo. Take as needed until symptoms subside.
 
SECOND AND THIRD MONTHS: 

DAYS 31-90
 
Candida-Cure Diet

• Do not eat sugars, fermented or yeast products, dairy products, refined carbohydrates, or trans fats.
• Follow the "Foods to Eat" and "Foods to Avoid" lists

Antifungal
 
Continue taking your antifungal at the dosage where you left off at the end of the first month.
 
Supplements 

Liver abX (work up slowly to 1 capsule 3 times a day with food):
 
This herbal supplement assists in liver detoxification by converting harmful chemicals into water-soluble substances so they can be easily eliminated in the urine and feces. Use for months two and three of your program. It replaces the Gallbladder abX you used during the first month.

Brand

• Apex Energetics  

Omega-3 fish oil gels (2 grams daily with food): 

Omega-3 oil is an essential fatty acid that is not manufactured by the body and which helps decrease inflammation, feed brain and nerve cells, and support cardiovascular function. It is important to buy a brand that is free of PCBs (carcinogenic, manmade chemicals used in electrical equipment and industrial processes). The brands that follow are PCB-free.
 
Brands

• EPA-DHA 720 (Metagenics)
• Ultimate Omega 3 - fish oil gels (Nordic Naturals)
• Super Omega 3 Fish Oil - gels (Carlson)

To find out more, you can check out Candida Cleanse Products.

How To Treat Yeast Infections

Lymph and Skin 

Sweating and stimulating the lymph system are essential for moving waste out of the body. Dry, steam, and infrared saunas are a great way to help the skin and lymph system release toxins.
 

Dry skin brushing is a simple yet effective way to stimulate the lymph system. Purchase a natural fiber, long-handled brush from your local health food store. Before getting into the shower, brush your skin, starting with the soles of your feet and brushing with gentle strokes upward toward your heart. There is no need to brush your skin hard. Lymph fluid sits right under the surface of the skin, and therefore it is more effective to brush gently. Brush up your legs, up your back, and then over your shoulders down to the heart (center of your chest). Brush up your arms to the heart. 

Do not brush your face, as the bristles can scratch facial skin. You may be able to handle soft strokes from the neck down toward your heart. Brush for a total of three to five minutes.


Another excellent way to cleanse the body is with an ionic foot spa, a cylinder-shaped unit that you put into a footbath filled with water. The ionic spa generates negative and positive ions, which accelerate the movement of inflammatory wastes, infections, and toxins out of the body. I use this unit once a week to get rid of the particulates I've breathed in the Los Angeles air as well as other inflammatory wastes that have accumulated.
 
The most important thing you can do to detoxify your lymph and skin is exercise. Exercise stimulates the lymphatic system and skin to move toxins out of the body more effectively. Brisk walking, swimming, isometric exercises, qigong, yoga, and even marching in place while you watch your favorite television show are all good forms of exercise.
 
Gallbladder and Liver 

Lastly, your liver and gallbladder must effectively excrete chemicals and toxins from the body. When you do a candida cleanse, years of toxins will be stimulated to release from your body.
 
The bile - the emulsifying fluid stored in the gallbladder that helps break down fats, carry toxins from the liver, and stimulate peristaltic action of the bowel - can become thick and muddy after years of indulging in cheese, trans fats, and sugar. Therefore, for the first month of your candida protocol, I recommend a gallbladder decongestant called Gallbladder abX. Start with one capsule daily with food, slowly increasing the dosage every two to three days until you get to one capsule three times a day.
 
For the second and third months, you want to go deeper by supporting the liver. Liver abX will help the liver to conjugate chemicals and make them water soluble so they are excreted from your body rather than recirculated. Slowly work this formula up to one capsule three times a day with food, just as you did with the Gallbladder abX.
 
TAKING AN ANTIFUNGAL 

The antifungal supplement you take is crucial. It can be either herbal or pharmaceutical. Herbal antifungals are safer, while many of the pharmaceuticals are harsh on the liver. Be aware that getting your doctor to prescribe a pharmaceutical antifungal can be challenging. If you are turned down, don't waste time trying to get a prescription - herbal antifungals are just as effective and safer for the body, and it's easy for you to get started with them on your own.
 
Herbal Antifungals 

Herbal antifungals are readily available. You can find many of them at your local health food store, on Internet warehouse sites, or at a health practitioner's office. In my practice, I have found the following to be the most effective for my clients:

• Candida abX (Apex Energetics)
• Candida Cleanse (Rainbow Light)
• Pau d'arco (lapacho): liquid tincture, pills, or tea 
• Primal Defense Ultra (Garden of Life) 

These remedies have antifungal properties that target yeast overgrowth and also contain substances that are antiparasitic, antibacterial, and antiviral. Candida abX, the newest product on the market, is well balanced and sharp in going after all microbial infections.

If you cannot find any of these products, look for yeast-eliminating products at your health food store that contain one or a mixture of some of the following ingredients:

• Pan d'arco (lapacho) 
• Citrus seed extract
• Oregon grape root 
• Oregano oil 
• Black walnut 
• Garlic 
• Ginger 
• Berberine sulfate 
• Gentian root 
• Undecylinic acid 
• Marshmallow 
• Caprylic acid 
• Fennel 

To find out more, you can check out How To Treat Yeast Infections.