Candida glabrata (or C. glabrata) is a yeast that belongs to Candida family. It was earlier called Torulopsis glabrata or Cryptococcus glabratus and only in 1980s was it named Candida glabrata and was included as a member of the Candida family. Like other Candida species, C. glabrata is also a part of our normal microflora […]

Candida auris (or C. auris) is a yeast belonging to Candida family that was discovered relatively recently. In 2009, Satoh and colleagues from Japan found this yeast from the ear discharge of a 70-year-old Japanese woman. Auris is Latin for ear – this yeast was thus named Candida auris. Although its name links the organism […]

Feeling disconnected from yourself and the world is not a desirable situation, and can cause anxiety in individuals who feel out of control with their health. Amber is 37 years old and often feels as though she’s in a dream when awake and going through her day. She is often dizzy, can’t remember what she […]

Abby is a mother of three, divorced from her husband, and living on her own. For the last year, she has noticed a growing problem with constipation and hard bowel movements, and has seen her hair thin out at a rapid pace over the last six months. She has tried supplements for stress reduction, magnesium […]

Rita is an older woman who loves singing, painting, and playing tag with her grandchildren. For the last few months, she has felt under the weather so often that she’s forgotten what being healthy and full of energy is like. She often has canker sores in her mouth, and oral medications have stopped working. She […]