Doc Watson

Everyone has candida, a form of yeast (candida albicans), in their sytem. Normally candida is found in the gastrointestinal tract, the genital urinary tract and on the skin. If we are healthy and our immune systems are strong candida is innocuous (harmless) to us. Good bacteria known as bifidobacteria and acidophilus help to keep candida in check. It is only when our intestinal environment gets out of balance as a result of a compromised immune system or other factors like antibiotic use, high sugar intake, high alcohol intake, hormone therapy and stress that the candida has an opportunity to proliferate and become pathogenic. Once this happens candida can transform from a simple yeast into a much more aggressive fungus that can seriously compromise our health. We call this condition candidiasis.
Symptoms of candidiasis
* Chronic fatigue, especially after eating
* Depression
* Gastrointestinal problems like bloating, gas, intestinal cramps, chronic diarrhea, constipation or heartburn.
* Rectal itching
* Allergies (including both food and airborne)
* Severe premenstrual syndrome
* Impotence
* Memory loss, severe mood swings, and feeling mentally "disturbed"
* Recurrent fungal infections like althlete's foot, nail fungus, ringworm
* Extreme sensitivity to chemicals, perfumes, smoke or other odors.
* Recurrent vaginal or urinary infections
* Prostatitis
* Feelilng of being lightheaded or drunk after minimal wine, beer or certain foods.
These symptoms can worsen in damp climates and after eating or drinking yeast or foods containing sugar.

What to do if you are experiencing any or all of these symptoms?

1. Support your immune system. Take a combination product that incorporates several nutritional supplements that support your immune system. Source Naturals Wellness Formula or Priority One Bio Vegetarian are two of the best on the market that contain everything you need to help your immune system.

2. Take grapefruit seed extract or caprylic acid to kill the candida. Do an internal cleanse! Make sure your bowels are working well. When the candida starts dying off, if your bowels aren't working well you will feel worse than you need to feel so doing an internal cleanse is important. Genesis Today has an excellent one and it is economical, 4 Total Cleanse.

3. Take a probiotic supplement. Lactobacillius acidophilus and bifidobacterium are two strains of probiotics that are critical for proper bowel function. When we take to many antibiotics, eat too much sugar or otherwise compromise our intestinal tract we lose precious probiotics that feed on micro-organisms that would otherwise be problematic to us, they provide us with vitamins and enzymes that help to keep us healthy. Without these friendly bacteria we could experience gas, bloating, distention, diarrhea or constipation.

4. Make sure you are getting adequate amounts of food in the three categories available to you, proteins, vegetables and fat. Eliminate sugar in all its forms from your diet, including fruit. The fruit you can put back in your diet in 10 to 14 days if you are feeling better. For a complete list of the best foods to choose from email me at info@docwatson.com and I will send you a copy of the food list. Once you start feeling better you can add back the foods you were avoiding starting with some berries.

You should know that often times we eat foods we are very sensitive to and we eat them often. When we eat foods we are sensitive to we compromise our intestinal tract and our immune system. As you start adding the foods back you will discover that some of the foods you ate before are now bothering you. The chances are very good that you are sensitive to those foods and you should avoid them in future.