Candida Detox - Combat Candida the Natural Way 

When Candida albicans, a normally harmless yeast that lives in your intestines, grows out of control it can cause a number of distressing symptoms. It is just one of a number of yeasts that live in harmony in your digestive tract with millions of bacteria that keep your bowel and immune system functioning normally. When it overgrows a Candida detox is an excellent natural method to cleanse your system and bring it back into balance.

What are the symptoms of Candida?

Candida can cause many symptoms all over your body as well as in the bowel. Some common symptoms are:

• gas 
• bloating 
• pain 
• constipation 
• diarrhea 
• food intolerance 
• indigestion 
• asthma 
• sinusitis 
• fatigue 
• depression 
• brain fog 
• chemical sensitivity 
• muscle pain or discomfort 
• general feelings of ill health. 

What causes Candida?

If the critical ratio of yeasts and bacteria in your digestive system is disturbed Candida can gain the upper hand. Candida Detox is an important part of the natural treatment.

The balance between yeast and bacteria can be upset as a result of:

• Change in intestinal pH 
• Immune system dysfunction or disease 
• Imbalance of good and bad bowel bacteria 

A number of factors can cause immune dysfunction:

• Drugs, anti-inflammatories, cortisone, birth control pills, antibiotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 
• Toxic metals like mercury, lead, cadmium, nickel and aluminum 
• Stress and over-consumption of refined carbohydrates and sugar 

How does Candida cause symptoms?

The Candida yeast attaches itself to the walls of the digestive tract. Under certain conditions it can turn into a fungal state putting out filament like roots deep into the intestinal lining.

The fungus releases toxins that get into the blood stream causing symptoms in other organs and tissues. The good news is that all these symptoms can vanish when you bring candida back under control with a Candida detox.

How to do a Candida detox:

One of the most successful Candida cleanse recipes is a mixture of Bentonite clay powder, psyllium husk powder and liquid caprylic acid. The use of this cleanse together with the anti-Candida diet can minimize any die off symptoms.

Psyllium husk powder is a natural plant fiber that gently scrubs the intestines. It absorbs water bulking up the stool making elimination easier. Use approximately 1 teaspoon to 8 oz of pure water for each cleanse. Drink plenty of water through out the cleanse.

Bentonite, as a finely ground powder or liquid, attracts toxins, grabs onto them and carries them out of the body. It can help prevent symptoms from the release of Candida toxins as it dies off. Use 1 -2 tablespoons.

Caprylic acid, a natural antifungal, is a fatty acid obtained from coconut. In capsule form it would be absorbed high up in the digestive system before it had a chance to get to the parts of the intestines where it is needed so the liquid form is preferred.

The liquid caprylic acid is dispersed throughout the length of the digestive tract because it is held in the gel formed from the psyllium and water. Capsules are absorbed higher in the digestive system and the caprylic acid is unlikely to reach the lower part of the bowel.

Add 1 teaspoon - 1 tablespoon to the psyllium and Bentonite mixture and shake up well in a lidded container and drink immediately.

Complete the Candida detox with a dairy free, high potency, multistrain probiotic to repopulate the bowel and keep the yeast in check. Take for up to 6 months reducing to a maintenance dose after 3 months.    

Candida Detox Diet

The anti-Candida diet is an important part of the success of the Candida detox. Sugar in all forms must be excluded as it feeds the yeast. Look out for hidden sugar in many products.

It's good to avoid all refined carbohydrates made from white flour. In many cases it is helpful to exclude gluten containing products such as bread and pasta as well as dairy products. Some people have to exclude dairy products too as the milk sugar, lactose, can feed the yeast. 

You can become sensitive to other yeast when you have Candida overgrowth and may feel better when you exclude all yeast products. All meat should be free range or organic to avoid antibiotic and hormone residue that some intensively reared animals contain. The best foods to eat are fresh and natural. Eat plenty of fresh vegetables. 

This Candida Detox can help you overcome Candida. Use it once or twice a day for 6 - 12 weeks depending on the severity of your problem.