Candida is the most misunderstood but possibly the biggest infliction that causes multiple symptomatic problems to the highest level ever in human history. We will start at the start.
Candida was first identified in the human body in 1915. It was categorized as a one-cell amoeba type fungus. It is not a bacteria. However, it was recognized as a part of our biological terrain. It was non-invasive, it very rarely was known to move from its correct population parameters, prior to the 1940's. Candida is a fungus that lives in our blood and in all body fluids, connective tissue and mucus glands.
In other words, everywhere. In 1953 it was brought to medical science's attention that there were multi symptoms showing up in the human body and an elevated level of the Candida fungus seemed to be the only common denominator.
Some of the 2,500 symptoms identified were massive yeast infections, elevated levels of urinary tract infections, athletes foot, nail fungal problems, dry skin, jock itch, itchy mouth, cancerous sores, bleeding gums, odorous vaginal discharges, flem, nasal passage blockages, elevated incidence of sinus problems, eye irritations, hair vitality loss, emotional imbalances, endocrine system stress, immune system stress, fight and flight reactivity, pancreatic stress, elevated incidence of thyroid problems, incidence of liver and kidney stress and toxicity, rapid increase in stomach ulceration, increase incidence in constipation or diarrhea, and the biggie an uncontrollable compulsive urge to eat grain and refined sugars which leads to chronic obesity.
I could go on for ever, until all 2,500 thousand symptoms were listed, but attention deficit disorder and the precursor to chronic fatigue syndrome, fibro myalgia, etc. are all underpinned by elevated levels of Candida fungus in the body.
In 1953 the Japanese medical authorities, notified the American medical authorities, that there appeared to be a major explosion in these seemingly unconnected symptomatic problems developing in the areas surrounding Hiroshima and Nagasaki and they notified the American authorities that high levels of Candida were always associated with these symptoms.
At first that relationship was denied but in the late 1950's they presented 5,000 documented case histories to a Mayo clinic in upstate New York. And so finally the American's looked at the Candida fungus once again, and by this time electron microscopes had been developed and science was starting to unravel the secrets of genetic codes and comparing the Candida fungus that had been stored in formaldehyde since 1915, with the genetic codes of the post atom bombing in Japan, it became evident that low level radiation had mutated the simple one cell fungus.
This was the secret scientific precursor that finally forced all governments on earth to put their atmospheric nuclear testing underground because low level radiation was shown to mutate and change forever the very basis of our biological terrain, i.e. our ability to be alive.
Candida since that time has taken every opportunity due to this mutation to rapidly increase in population and this was aided since the 1940's with the advent of widespread antibiotic use which kills a large proportion of the biological terrain which then stops the checks and balances that maintain the terrain species balance which allows the population explosion of the unaffected species, namely Candida.
Once Candida levels get high enough they move out of their normal confined environment and populate the connective tissues and body fluids. This now is what we call a systemic problem and normally biological processes such as most of the gut bacterias, cannot now bring Candida back into its correct population parameters because the normal biological terrain does not populate the connective tissue, etc.
Obviously, since the allopathic medicine's panicure, namely antibiotics, is one of the most effective ways of creating an environment for this now mutated Candida to have its population explosion, it was impossible to publish or for the world at large to know, the great Candida secrets. Because how could any "Business" ever publicly state that its biggest money earner was creating more disease and un-health than it could ever possibly help.
So, through this mutation and antibiotic use, we've had the biggest biological disaster in the human body than ever before in the human history. This has lead to the cravings for sugars and grain, and those two food products in all their forms, have now become the dominant diet of the western population. Candida like the rest of us, wants to be fed.
The course of action: Enter the B.O.D. strain of Bifidus - Latero Flora. Candida was recognized in the natural health industry as a problem in the 1960's.
And it was always associated with a known biological terrain decrease and so Acidophilus supplementation was always recommended.
Why? Because Acidophilus was the only known bacteria that was commercially available that was a recognized part of our biological terrain. The recommendation of Acidophilus was a desperate attempt by the therapist to try to give some relief to some extremely sick people.
Acidophilus and its near family such as L. Plantarium and L. Salivarius do help in rebuilding a healthy biological terrain but have no known effective reduction of systemic Candida outside of the digestive tract.
However, it became folklore and part of a belief structure in the natural health industry that if you have a Candida problem or any of its many symptoms, Acidophilus and its family was usually prescribed.
Everybody was doing the best they knew how. Back in 1972 an agricultural scientist by the name of Boyd O'Donnell (B.O. D.) was on sabbatical in Iceland and noticed the native farmers growing crops of corn that were 12 feet high each with 3 ears of corn.
On another part of the field were tomatoes that we could not get two hands around. He asked the farmer what kind of seed he was using, thinking that these old Eskimos had a secret seed source but to his surprise they were using common old seed, the same as the every North American farmer was using.
His interest aroused, he asked the farmers, how come their crops were so good. And the old Inuit Indians explained that the winter was very mild and the summer had come early, and the ice had melted back, exposing more of the tundra, than was normal.
So they used this freshly exposed soil, which has not been exposed since before the last Ice age, to grow their crops on (this is possibly the only virgin soil on earth). And without any chemical or fertilizer they grew these amazing crops. Being the good agriculturalist that he was he took a soil sample back with him to California, and on analysis the only thing he could find different was an unidentified soil borne bacteria that also populated the plant samples he brought back with him.
He spent the next 15 years learning about this previously unknown bacteria, nearly went broke twice trying to fund his research, and figuring out production systems, and finally found a way to cultivate and freeze dry this bacteria safely without losing its inherent advantages.
It was used first in the early 1980's as an agricultural spray, which had the effect of making the soil and the crops extremely healthy and vigorous. The farmers loved it. However, once the crops were processed and packaged these little bacteria was dead on arrival.
It has proven to be one of the most difficult finicky bacterias known, but Boyd persisted and identified its uniqueness to such an extent that he has been granted a worldwide license and patent on this natural bacteria. One of only 4 natural bacterias ever to be honored in this way.
One of the chance discoveries that his team of researchers found was that Candida fungus had no resistance to its presence. Trials were carried out in the human body and in every single case, systemic Candida loadings in the connective tissue and body fluids dropped dramatically when the patient took the B.O.D. strain of Bifidus.
As a result of the initial trials two major NY laboratories were commissioned to do extensive double blind trials.
Results were that the BOD strain is the only known natural bacteria to lower Candida levels in the human body. Further trials have shown that the input of Acidophilus and its family of Bifidus taken into the body as the Candida loading drops, the biological terrain is rapidly brought back into harmony and the symptoms decrease.
However, it is only since the BOD strain has become available that we have been able to significantly reduce severe Candida problems.
There is no debate about the BOD strain's effectiveness and this hole in the gut argument does not hold water. Whether we are talking about a rapid die off of systemic Candida loadings, which is not a gut wall problem in isolation, or a correction in the biological terrain of the gut, to construe that a gut wall problem is intensified by lowering systemic Candida loadings, is at best questionable science and at worst dangerous propaganda.
Any imbalance in the body has to be brought back into balance and harmony to achieve full health and vitality. I personally have treated in excess of 3,000 chronic Candida sufferers. I have been known in the past as the "Candida Man".
I have had many MD's send me clients with chronic Candida symptoms and in every case by flooding the body with the BOD strain of Bifidus in a three-day process that I call saturation and following this up with biological terrain rebuilding with enzymes and the other natural bacterias, all chronic Candida symptoms have been alleviated.
The BOD strain is the only natural product that has ever been shown to bring systemic Candida problems under control.
In all of those clients that I have used this process with, I have seen no known side effects but only health and vitality advantages.
As a result of the BOD's effectiveness I was party to getting BOD strain into New Zealand and its development into one of the world's best natural yogurts which has now been recognized and recommended by doctors and hospitals.
I am not interested in debating one bacteria against another. They all have their place. I am only interested in good science and to me, good science is that which works, regardless of people's belief structures, dogma or vested interests.
This is why I recommend strongly and passionately a saturation regime of the BOD strain for anybody with chronic Candida symptoms followed up by the Acidophilus, L. Plantarium, and L. Salivarius, in conjunction with enzymes and a total abstinence of grain and refined sugar in the diet.
By saturation I would suggest taking 20 capsules a day for 3 days, followed by 5 capsules a day for 3 weeks, and then repeat the immersion of 20 per day for 3 days, and then continue with 2 per day to maintain Candida control.
After saturation with the BOD, I always carry the BOD on for another 3-6 months in conjunction with the other bacterias and enzymes but my advice is to put them into the body 12 hours opposed (i.e. BOD in the morning, the rest in the evening, or vice versa).
That gives the BOD time to establish in isolation, which it prefers.
But please remember the BOD strain of Bifidus is a natural bacteria that used to be in every bit of soil on this planet, in every fruit, in every vegetable, and every animal God ever made.
Low-level atmospheric nuclear radiation killed it and even now if we have an X-ray or Cat scan we will literally wipe it out of the body and have to start the process over again.
It does not stay in the body even in the perfect environment. We used to get it with every mouthful but now we can only get it from the capsule.
It is different, it is unique, I recognized its uniqueness when I first did the research and nothing that I have ever come across or observed in my clinic has changed that, on the contrary it has reinforced my passion for this great natural bacteria.
However, due to its effectiveness, there is a lot of professional jealously and back stabbing, because it is a registered bacteria and nobody is allowed to produce it except Boyd O'Donnell.
Saturation level is a minimum of 20 a day preferably spread throughout the day for three days (2 every waking hour, or 10 in the morning, 10 in the evening), and then 5 a day for remainder of the month.
If Candida symptoms still persist, repeat saturation, go another month on normal levels and if required, repeat saturation for a third time (only required for extremely difficult, persistent chronic cases).
Three months after effective saturation, usage can drop to 1 capsule per day for the rest of your life. However, one antibiotic shot, X-ray, etc. and saturation will have to be reapplied.
The B.O.D. strain of Bifidus, otherwise known as Bacillus Laterosporus is available from: Denie Hiestand Email: [email protected] Latero Flora
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Note - I haven't tried this & I don't sell any products. You can get this probiotic on the internet. Many places sell the product. Do a search on Google for - B.O.D. strain of Bifidus, Bacillus Laterosporus.
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The usefulness of probiotics has been known for thousands of years.
In fact, the ability of beneficial bacteria to transform milk into something with greater keeping ability and dietary attractiveness was recorded as far back as 6,000 years ago in Sumerian tablets regarding cheese-making.
Throughout most of history, food has been used as medicine as well as nourishment. The revered Greek physician Hippocrates said, "Let your food be your medicine and your medicine your food."
An agriculturalist visiting a remote part of Iceland discovered rich tasting vegetables produced without chemicals. Returning to the U.S., the agriculturalist conducted a series of studies which revealed the secret of the soil's growing power.
The patented formula is a unique strain of Bacillus Laterosporus (B.O.D. STRAIN), a naturally occurring bacteria used in Latero-Flora
Transient Microorganisms
Transient microorganisms are extremely important to understand. These include food-borne microorganisms and soil-borne microorganisms that make their way into the human digestive tract and, depending upon the characteristics of the specific organism involved, influence the overall health of the human system.
Transient micro organisms are different from resident microorganisms in that they do not take up permanent residence in the gastrointestinal tract. Instead, they establish small colonies for brief periods of time before dying off or being flushed from the intestinal system via normal digestive processes, or by peristaltic bowel action.
However, in taking up temporary residence, they contribute to the overall function and condition of the digestive system. For example, the lives of some of the most important resident micro-organisms involved in human digestion and intestinal health depend on by-products produced by the visiting transients.
Therefore, in many cases, these two very different types of micro-organisms nonetheless enjoy a complex symbiotic relationship that may dramatically influence the health and well being of your entire body.
Bacillus Laterosporus (B.O.D.� strain) This is one of the most enigmatic of the transient "friendly" micro organisms found in the human gastrointestinal tract. Bacillus Laterosporus (B.O.D.� strain) is a spore bearing bacteria.
This enables the encased spore to survive the stomach acids. Thus, the full benefit of Bacillus Laterosporus B.O.D.� will bloom and flourish in the colon and establish colonies that will enhance your immune system.
What Latero-Flora Does
Latero-Flora� can help maintain a healthy colon and will help populate the intestines with beneficial bacteria. Latero Flora� has shown significant effectiveness in improving and, in many cases, eliminating gastrointestinal symptoms and food sensitivities while enhancing the patient's digestive capacities.
LATERO-FLORA� (B.O.D. strain) is available only through health professionals. This product can help maintain a healthy colon and will help populate the intestines with beneficial bacteria.
The result is that, since early 1989, when this product was introduced commercially, a continuously growing number of individuals, doctors, clinics, and health care professionals have praised this product and recommended it to their friends and patients.
What professionals say about Latero Flora
"I am seeing an epidemic in overgrowth of Candida Albicans... since I have been using flora balance my clinical results are better.........it works better than acidophilus does in restoring health and getting people to say my symptoms are gone". Dr. Robert C. Atkins M.D. in "Dr. Atkins Health Revolution"
"Bacillus latereosporus BOD has a major impact on restoring the normal intestinal flora by eliminating the overgrowth of Candida".
Serafina Corsello, M.D. in "Bacillus Laterosporus BOD" The Revolutionary New Natural Approach to Control Candida and Yeast Infections
"A scientist describes Bacillus Laterosporus BOD as a live organism which punctures the cell membrane of bacteria and fungi, consuming them "phagocytically (eating and digesting)." Gregory O.M.D. in "A Holistic Protocol for The Immune System"
"Latero Flora� has shown significant effectiveness in improving and, in many cases, eliminating gastrointestinal symptoms and food sensitivities while enhancing the patient's digestive capacities....I am convinced that Latero FloraTM will play a very important role in fighting the scourge of this century - the suppression of our immune system." Dr. Luc De Schepper's report in the Townsend Letter for Doctors
Suggested Usage
Adults-every morning, 20 minutes before eating, take 2 capsules with water. After one to two months, reduce usage by half. Children-take 1 capsule as described above. Capsules may be opened and contents dissolved in water. Store at room temperature OR refrigerate. Shelf life for capsules is two years.
Ingredients: serving size 2 capsules Bacillus Laterosporus (BOD strain) 70 mcg. Total carbohydrate < 1g Vegetarian Capsules. Contains no diary, yeast, corn, starch, fructose, lactose, preservatives, artificial coloring or flavoring. Other Ingredients: Rice flour, magnesium stearate.
Refrigeration: Latero-Flora has bacillus bacteria which is a spore bearing. This means it is encapsulated so that the Latero-Flora will make it through the stomach acid into the gut. There it sets up colonies in the gut.
Every 32 minutes the spores colonize. For this reason Latero-Flora does not need to be refrigerated. Bacteria like Acidophilus and other forms of probiotic are live so they do require refrigeration. Like yogurt which has acidophilus.
If you have any doubts about the self-healing power of your body, consult your naturopath or health practitioner for advise!
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The Secret World Within You: How It Dramatically Influences Your Health
Just as Earth holds an abundance of life forms - sometimes existing harmoniously, other times struggling fitfully against each other -- so too does the human body hold a vast internal ecosystem consisting of thousands of billions of living microorganisms that co-exist.
This vast internal ecosystem, called by many researchers our "human intestinal flora," dramatically influences, and to a certain degree even directs, every individual's personal state of health and well being -- including our physical and mental health, and our metabolism.
Over 400 distinct species of microorganisms inhabit the various regions of the human digestive tract, making up nearly four pounds of every individual's total body weight. This vast population of microorganisms far exceeds the number of tissue cells that make up the human body.
When functioning properly, this vast unseen world:
Helps guard your body against unfriendly bacteria. Helps in the function of the digestive system.
Maintains your body's vital chemical and hormone balance. Performs a vast number of needed tasks for maintaining high energy levels, proper immune function.
The result is that, since early 1989, when this product was introduced commercially, a continuously growing number of individuals, doctors, clinics, and health care professionals have praised this product and recommended it to their friends and patients.
Common warning signs of a bacterial imbalance
* Allergies and food sensitivities * Difficulty losing weight, sugar/carbohydrate craving * Frequent fatigue, poor concentration * Frequent constipation or diarrhoea * Faulty digestion, acid reflux and other gut disorders * Sleeping poorly, night sweats * Painful joint inflammation, stiffness * Bad breath, gum disease and dental problems * Frequent colds, flu or infections * Chronic yeast problems * Acne, eczema skin and foot fungus * Extreme menstrual or menopausal symptoms * Reduce cholesterol in the blood. * Increase nutrient assimilation, including calcium. * Reduce high blood pressure. * Assist in the elimination of ailments such as colon irritation, constipation, diarrhoea and acne. * Retard yeast infections. * Strengthen the immune system. * Manufacture and assimilate B complex vitamins (which include niacin, biotin, folic acid, riboflavin and B12). * Help digest proteins, carbohydrates and fats. * Produce natural anti-bacterial agents (antibiotics). * Produce cancer or tumour suppressing compounds. * Control the pH or acidity-alkaline levels in the intestines. * Reduce unhealthy bacteria in the intestinal tract. * Detoxify poisonous materials in the diet. * Detoxify hazardous chemicals added to foods, such as nitrates.
Bacillus Laterosporus BOD� is different in that is known as a transient micro-organism.
Here is the difference between a transient and resident micro-organism. The resident micro-organism reproduces in it's host's system.
The transient micro-organism comes to visit for a while and then is either replaced from outside sources or dies and is eliminated.
that little transient micro-organism will be known in the future as non-resident soil based organism (also known as homeostatic soil-based organisms)
The transient non resident soil based organism sets up little colonies for brief period of time before dying off or being flushed from the intestinal system via normal digestive processes, or by peristaltic bowel action.
In taking up residence temporarily, they contribute to the overall function and condition of the digestive system. Let us take an example to better clarify our case.
The lives of some of the most important resident micro-organisms involved in human digestion and intestinal health depend upon by-products produced by those transient or visiting micro-organisms, also known as non-resident soil based organisms.
These two very different micro-organisms, (transient and resident) enjoy a complex and mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship. This all important relationship may dramatically influence the health and well-being of your entire body.*
Bacillus Laterosporus (B.O.D.� Strain) is one of the most enigmatic of the transient (non resident soil based organisms) found in the human gastrointestinal tract. Bacillus Laterosporus (B.O.D.� strain) is a spore bearing bacteria.
This enables the encased spore to survive the stomach acids. The full benefit of Bacillus Laterosporus (B.O.D.� strain) is a spore bearing bacteria.
This enables the encased spore to survive the stomach acids. In this way, the full benefit of Bacillus Laterosporus (B.O.D.� strain) should bloom and flourish in the colon and establish colonies that will enhance your immune system.*
Just as earth has been known to hold an abundance of life forms, sometimes existing harmoniously.
Other times, the earth and its life forms are struggling fitfully, so too do these non resident soil based organisms struggle against pathogenic organisms in our G.I. tract to help balance the thousands of billions of living micro-organisms that co-exist within us.
This vast internal ecosystem, called by many researchers our "human intestinal flora," dramatically influences and to a certain degree, even directs all of our personal state of health and well-being -- including our physical and mental health AND our metabolism.
More than 400 distinct species of micro-organisms inhabit the various regions of our human digestive tract. This makes up nearly four pounds of every individual's total body weight.
This vast population of micro-organisms far exceeds the number of tissue cells that comprise the human body.*
When functioning properly, this vast unseen world can be expected to do the following:
Help guard our body/ies against unfriendly bacteria
helps in the function of the digestive system
Maintains our body/ies vital chemical and hormone balance
Performs a vast number of needed tasks for maintaining high energy levels, proper immune function
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I didn't check every detail but I stoppped believing where it said:
"Back in 1972 an agricultural scientist by the name of Boyd O'Donnell (B.O. D.) was on sabbatical in Iceland and noticed the native farmers growing crops of corn that were 12 feet high each with 3 ears of corn.
On another part of the field were tomatoes that we could not get two hands around....
His interest aroused, he asked the farmers, how come their crops were so good. And the old Inuit Indians explained ...."
First, there are NO INUIT in Iceland.
Second: I doubt very much that you can grow tomatoes or corn on an open field in such a cold climate. It's not easy to grow tomatoes in Germany which is far more south and where the summers can be very hot. It would only be possible in heated greenhouses - but the author speaks about fields.
And if such basic things are wrong I think one cannot trust the rest of it.
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Good point, Gabrielle! I thought about the same thing, too. I've been in Iceland.
There really aren't any fields there for growing things. It's all very volcanic - like the moon. I think they grow everything in greenhouses if they don't import it.
I also don't know if there are Inuits there. I never heard of it. It was mostly settled by Vikings & the slaves they brought there from Ireland.
I'm going to have to check into it further...
Has anyone tried this form of pro-biotic?
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PS - no Inuits in Iceland. Also, couldn't find any scientific studies about this specific type of probiotic on human health.
There were a couple of references but not anything that was a solid scientific study that it really kills candida in the gut or elsewhere in the body. There was one in-vitro study that had good results that I found.
It doesn't seem harmful, though. I like to rotate the probiotics so it may be worth trying. I don't know - it may be a scam, too. Hard to say.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gabrielle: [QB] Sparkle,
I have my doubts about this story and product.
I didn't really even read anything until I saw if someone responded or not ;-)
As far as that product, I have no opinion. As far as candida being a real and severe systemic infection, that is true, since I'm a confirmed sufferer of it, for at least 4 years. I had 4 surgeries in since 2004, with broad spec antibiotics after each. After my second surgery is when I started to suffer from these strange symptoms (prior to my lyme diagnosis). That's what started me on the trail of "WTF is wrong with me?". This is before I learned about the value of probiotics, unfortunately.
My systemic candida infection has been a bear to get rid of, and what makes it worse is that it's symptoms almost exactly mimic lyme disease, and the antibiotics/antifungals I've taken for Lyme could have actually made it worse. Try telling a normal doc that you suffer from both! At first I tried self treating myself with herbal products sold in health food stores, but at that point it was too late, I was suffering from "leaky gut syndrome" (first GI I saw said "there is no such thing").
Anyway, long story short, as I still failed to improve in health long after the lyme should have been killed off, I tried colonic hydrotherapy to attempt to flush the yeast colonies from my colon earlier this year. Well, it worked, for a while at least! We got visual confirmation that my gut was full of yeast (I won't go into the gory details, you can find them here, for one: http://www.fungusfocus.com/html/intestinal_cleansing.htm )
To try to kill off the remaining yeast in my system, I tried colloidal silver and oil of oregano, both extremely powerful anti-fungals. I had to stop taking them even at the minimum dose because I was herxing to bad for my body to take it.
Over the months since my therapy, I've noticed some yeast symptoms returning - aching muscles, bad GI function, and sinus problems, for example. My acupuncturist told me to try this simple saliva test to see if the yeast was back (and I researched the heck out of it because it was so simple I couldn't believe it worked), but I did the test and I was positive for candida. It's called the Saliva test, read about it at: http://www.stopyeast.com/saliva.html.
Then I found a REAL product online that seems to be working and is much more gentle on my body than the other stuff I had taken, and best of all it's a natural product, 3 specific forms of bacteria that ONLY feed on yeast in the gut. I've been on it for about 3 weeks now, and it has definitely lead to improvements in my muscle aches and drippy nose. It's called ThreeLac, you can google for it, but you're going to end up buying it from the UK in the end, that's where it's made. This is one webpage that describes it, worthwhile reading for all of us lymies:
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Sales pitch.
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Angelica - You just have to delete the period at the end for the link to work.
Does anyone know if there is a connection between candida & mold exposure in the home? I think candida is a yeast while mold is a fungus.
Is there a way to differentiate their symptoms? Do treatments for yeast help with mold issues?
Just curious...
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Myco - Which one? The info about Threelac or the BOD probiotic?
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I think yeast and fungus are the same thing.
I wonder how scientific that test really is and how many people really pass it. I think we are probably all driving under the influence of candida.
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I also have my doubts about the spit test. I never had a clear spit test which could mean that I have constant candida.
But first, I have done every known and unknown treatment against candida and nothing changed my symptoms and second I had
1. two blood tests 2. two urine tests 3. 4 stool tests 4. a yearly test for vaginal candida 5. one culture of tongue smear 6. exams of biopsy probes from esophagus and stomach
and all these exams never showed any candida. So, I rather think I don't have any yeast - still my spit test is absolutely disgusting...
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I tried the spit test a couple of years ago and there were many strings in the water. I knew I had candida yeast issues but I wanted to see if the spit test worked.
I wondered what it would look like if I had my son spit in a clean glass. His had no strings whatsoever. I tried it on my husband, same thing, nothing.
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