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Fighting Back: How to Manage Throat and Mouth Infections

When it comes to my treatment recommendations for mouth or throat infection, it doesn’t matter whether it is a bacterial or fungal infection. It is more likely to be a bacterial infection because we have many more bacteria than fungi in our mouth.

If you talk to a dental hygienist, they will mention Strep and other types of bacteria that live in and around the gums. The problem could be fungal, although fungal infections tend to on the surface rather than in the gums.

If your infection is deep in the tooth, and especially if it’s around the roots, it’s most likely an anaerobic bacterial infection. Anaerobic bacteria don’t need oxygen to survive and can be quite tough to eradicate.

Many clients that I have seen have antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their throats.

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If you have an infection in your gums, you should have a dental check-up. Ask the hygienist what they can offer in terms of testing. They will often do a salivary test or a breath test to determine the type and numbers of bacteria in your mouth.

For a sore throat, rinse your mouth three times a day with a mixture of 8 ounces of water, some good quality sea salt, and ½ teaspoon of colloidal silver. It’s best to gargle after meals. Gargling with this mix will help to neutralize and cleanse the mouth.

I also recommend oil pulling every morning. Take a tablespoon of oil such as olive, sesame, or coconut. As soon as you rise, swish the oil around your mouth for three to four minutes and then spit it out. Do that for about two weeks, and the results will be amazing. The oil acts as a magnet. It pulls bacteria into the oil, which you then spit out.

Grapefruit seed extract can also help with oral hygiene. Put five drops into a tablespoon of water. Swish it around your mouth, gargle, and spit it out. Do this daily.

The combination of gargling three times a day, oil pulling every morning, and grapefruit seed extract will usually clear up a throat infection. If not, consider homeopathic remedies. You could see a herbalist and get goldenseal or Burberry, which acts as an antibiotic.

Always consider food allergies. Get checked for food allergies if you have a very sore throat that is not responding to treatment. Take dairy products out of your diet. You might also want to look at gluten, bananas, and eggs.

If you have a recurring sore throat and immune dysfunction, you could have a problem with your adrenal gland. You may need to get a salivary cortisol test to see if you have very low cortisol. If you do, that is why your lymphatic system hasn’t been able to eradicate the throat or gum infection.

Lack of sleep and stress can also contribute to chronic infections in any part of the body, including the throat and mouth.

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Using CanXida Products to Treat SIBO

The small bowel is about 20 feet long. Like most other parts of the digestive tract, the small intestine (SI) contains a lot of bacteria. In contrast, the stomach doesn’t contain very many bacteria due to its acid content.

The SI contains much less bacteria than the large bowel. It’s estimated that there are anywhere from one thousand to three thousand bacteria per milliliter in the small bowel. The large intestine has over a billion bacteria per milliliter. There is research that suggests that small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) can be caused by some of the bacteria from the large bowel entering the SI and overgrowing. Other research reports that SIBO is a result of the Western dietary patterns.

Some of the prime causes of SIBO are antibiotics, stress, irritable bowel syndrome, and Crohn’s disease.

The oral contraceptive pill has been linked to SIBO. Many medications, such as proton-pump inhibitors or acid-blockers, have been linked to bacterial problems in the small intestine. It’s estimated that eighty to ninety percent of people with irritable bowel syndrome have SIBO.

It’s been estimated that six to fifteen percent of healthy people have asymptomatic SIBO.

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Symptoms of SIBO include the following:

· Cramping and abdominal pain

· Bloating

· Gas

· Diarrhea

The bacterial overgrowth can also interfere with your vitamin B12 levels. Low B12 levels can result in a low mood, anemia, impaired cognitive function, low energy, and increased risk of serious diseases such as Parkinson’s disease.

SIBO can also interfere with bile acid function. As a result, the levels of fat-soluble vitamins like vitamins A, D, E, and K can become deficient. Iron levels can drop with SIBO resulting in anemia and poor immune function.

One of the reasons SIBO is so hard to treat is that it is located in an area of the body that is hard to access. One of the primary drugs used to treat SIBO is the antibiotic rifaximin. One prominent study

showed that about 60% get only side effects, no benefits, from taking rifaximin. I consider rifaximin to be a “one-trick pony” because it only has a narrow band of action in the small bowel.

Research has shown that you will get a better result from using a natural antimicrobial compared to using rifaximin. That is why I recommend using natural antimicrobials for treating SIBO.

CanXida Remove, the supplement I created, has been beneficial for a lot of people with SIBO. CanXida Remove has even helped people who did not respond to rifaximin. CanXida Remove should be used two to three times a day, for about two to three months. If you use CanXida Remove with a probiotic designed for people with SIBO, e.g., CanXida Restore, you are going to get an even better outcome. CanXida Remove has a broad spectrum of action, but it doesn’t kill off the beneficial bacteria. It also seems that the harmful bacteria don’t become resistant to CanXida Remove.

With the right kind of diet, natural antimicrobials, and probiotics, I believe you can see a great improvement in your SIBO.

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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Treatable Condition

Polycystic ovaries are different from polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) or polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD). PCOS or PCOD refers to the combination of menstrual irregularities and ovarian cysts.

Ovarian cysts are not something new. They have been around probably as long as women have been around. Since the advent of ultrasonography (ultrasound), doctors have become a lot more adept at diagnosing ovarian cysts. Many women – perhaps even up to 15% of normal, healthy women – have cysts around their ovaries.

Ovarian cysts don’t usually cause a lot of problems. When ovarian cysts become larger, more frequent, or increase in numbers, and there are menstrual irregularities, then you have PCOS or PCOD.

Ovarian cysts are very, very small. Women with PCOS often had menstrual irregularities right from menarche (the beginning of menstruation). If they carry a little extra weight and they have menstrual irregularities, often the cysts stay quite small. Over time they develop an excess of male hormones (androgens), which tend to keep the ovaries quite small. Women with PCOS tend to have problems with two hormones: luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). The result is too much LH and not enough FSH. In combination with the androgens, the abnormal levels of LH and FSH keep the ovarian cysts small, interferes with ovulation, and cause menstrual irregularities.

Signs and symptoms of PCOS include the following:

· Erratic menstrual cycles

· Excess weight before menstruation

· Acne

· Hirsutism (male-pattern hair growth)

· Infertility

In medical clinics that treat PCOS, the focus tends to be on the hormone progesterone. The goal is to mimic a natural cycle. Steps are also taken to protect the endometrium (lining of the uterus) from high levels of estrone (E1), which is a result of the high androgen levels. Even this weaker estrogen can contribute to breast cancer or gynecological cancer. Doctors are very careful about not allowing high estrogen levels to continue. Doctors may use other hormones to keep the estrogen levels in check.

Doctors may also prescribe the fertility drug, Clomiphene, for women with PCOS who have been unable to conceive. A five to ten-kilogram weight loss can also improve fertility in women with PCOS by up to 70%.

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Weight loss is essential for the management of PCOS. If you’re carrying some extra weight and have irregular menstrual cycles, weight loss is a priority. Don’t drink alcohol if you have menstrual irregularities because of the caloric content. Drinking a couple of glasses of wine each day while having PCOS is not a wise thing to do. High alcoholic intake will lead to the apple-shaped body associated with PCOS.

When your weight is too high, you’re also at risk of developing insulin resistance. If that happens, your body pumps out more and more insulin to manage your blood sugar. You will end up with excessive blood sugar levels and could develop diabetes. Up to 80% of women with type II diabetes have an ovarian cyst problem.

Losing even five to ten pounds of excess weight will help normalize your cycle: the less excess body weight you carry, the less chance of developing cancer and other serious diseases.

Fiber if a vital addition to the diet if you have PCOS. Fiber will help keep you from getting overly hungry, and it also improves your bowel function. Fiber delays gastric emptying and plays a role in estrogen detoxification. Proper bowel movements help to pull out estrogens and their breakdown products, which lowers their risk of stimulating the growth of cancer cells.

I recommend exercise for people with any kind of weight problem, endometriosis, or PCOS.

Detoxification is very important, but do not do detox until the bowel is working normally. Make sure you see a healthcare professional to customize your detoxification protocol for your specific health problems.

In summary, my suggestion for anyone with PCOS is to improve the way you eat, improve the bowel function, lose excess weight, and I’m confident your menstrual cycle will start to become more regular.

In many cases, if you improve your lifestyle and diet sufficiently, you won’t have to take medications for PCOS anymore. Many patients will also find themselves able to have successful pregnancies by making the changes I’ve suggested.

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The Candida Crusher Approach To Oral Health

I believe that oral health is critical for overall health. It’s amazing how many people I see with very poor physical health, who also have very poor oral health. Unfortunately, dental care costs a lot. As a result, people with very little money often have very poor oral health, resulting in poor overall health.

Cavities are often linked to a bacterium called Streptococcus mutans. If you want to stop getting cavities, the first thing to do is to eat a different kind of diet.

It’s essential to have a regular check-up with your dentist every six to twelve months. Preventative dentistry will save you a lot of money, pain, and problems down the track.

Keep away from refined foods like bread, sodas, cookies, doughnuts, ice cream, and chocolate. Take all these types of foods out of your diet.

The famous dentist, Dr. Weston Price, traveled the globe to look at the oral health of a variety of people. He found that indigenous people had far fewer cavities. For example, the Maori people of New Zealand had 1-2 cavities per thousand skulls that he examined. That is no longer true. A lot of Indigenous people have very poor oral health due to the introduction of foods like soda drinks and white bread into their diet.

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If you make a point of eating a diet high in fish, vegetables, while avoiding all processed, Westernized foods, you’re not going to get cavities. You are going to have much better oral and digestive health. You’re going to get more energy, more nutrients, and more overall well-being by eating unprocessed, healthy foods.

Many people who have gut problems have too many harmful bacteria and fungi in their digestive systems. That same can happen in the mouth. Having cavities indicates that you have the wrong kind of bacteria in your mouth, which can have an impact on your immune system. Getting rid of the harmful oral bacteria will mean that you’re going to have more beneficial bacteria in your mouth. You want to have a balanced bacterial ecosystem in your mouth.

Re-balancing the bacteria in your mouth occurs primarily through changing your diet. You need to eat the right kinds of foods like spinach, cauliflower, broccoli, collards, green leafy vegetables, and Brussel sprouts. You should also eat healthy fruits like berries and papaya.

Focusing on meat, eggs, vegetables, and yogurt is a good start for improving your oral health.

In my opinion, people with poor oral health also don’t chew their food properly and don’t brush their teeth properly. They don’t rinse their mouth properly. They don’t get rid of the food residues between their teeth, so it becomes a breeding ground for bad bacteria. Swallowing allows bad bacteria to travel into the digestive system and cause small intestine problems.

Antibiotic therapy can cause problems with the bacteria in the mouth and the gut. For example, tetracycline can destroy the enamel on teeth and many of the bacteria in the mouth. By killing off good oral bacteria, harmful bacteria and fungi have an opportunity to colonize the mouth.

My book, Candida Crusher, has a section on detoxification that will help you understand the steps to take to improve your bacterial balance.

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Are External Creams For Good Oral Thrush?

Natural healing practitioners think about illnesses differently from medical doctors. Their underlying foundations and principles are very much different.

Medical doctors will give oral creams for oral thrush, and sometimes they will work. But natural healing practitioners will look for the underlying cause of oral thrush and then treat that. Natural healing practitioners are looking for things that the patient does that can be a root cause or aggravate a condition. This could be lifestyle habits.

For example, think about how sleep affects the body. Hormone levels get scrambled. Melatonin levels are lower. Stress hormones are higher. Melatonin affects the immune system and without it at proper levels, your resistance to infections is lower. Then it’s easy for Candida infections to occur in the mouth and cause oral thrush.

So if you put something on the oral thrush that is topical and external, how did you help the root cause of not getting sufficient sleep? You can’t, and maybe it would work temporarily, but the oral thrush will come back.

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One of the herbs that can be used inside the mouth (not external topically), is called calendula. It’s a yellow flower that heals the type of tissue in the body called mucous membranes. These are tissues that line the oral and nasal cavities.

The reason why this herb can work properly for oral thrush is because it has anti-fungal and immune system boosting properties. Calendula is a very powerful healer. Many herbs work great inside the mouth to create healing; calendula is one of them. St. John’s wort works, too. Combined 50-50 with calendula, St. John’s wort is even better. St. John’s wort is also a vulnerary; also a healer.