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Enema Solution For Candida: How Enema Can Help Get Rid Of Your Candida

Enema has been derived from Greek language meaning ‘to inject’. Technically, it is a method used to wash bowel by means of flushing it with fluid through rectal passage. This is not a new concept, however, it has been in practice for centuries. Ebers papyrus, a primitive form of medical literature in ancient Egypt, has been documented to be the first authentic literature mentioning the medicinal use of Enema. They used to heal various medical conditions including alimentary tract diseases. This therapy had earned such fame that each Pharaoh felt it imperative to keep a personal guardian of the anus. It was also implemented as a form of ritual practice.

Recent Advances in Enema:

Practical implications have increased significantly in the use of enema. Modern healthcare, medicine and surgery, has greatly been influenced by the developments introduced in the process and equipment used for enema. Sophisticated design and texture of the tubing has made it more receptive and acceptable for the patients.

Enema is now being widely used in the diagnostic setting as Barium Enema. Barium Dye Enema introduced through the rectal route and X-ray images are acquired. This method gives information about various diseases like enteral fistula, sinuses, inflammatory bowel disease etc.

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Benefits of Enema:

Enema has been in use for various physical ailments, such as:

1. Primarily for the relief of Constipation
2. Upset stomach or symptoms of indigestion
3. Bacterial overgrowth
4. Candidiasis
5. Stool impaction
6. Bowel cleansing
7. Eliminating toxic substances or gases

Complications arising from Enema:

The most common complications which may arise by the frequent use of enema are:

1. Dehydration
2. Electrolyte imbalance
3. Cramps

Dehydration is one of the most frequently encountered in patients undergoing enema, due to loss of excessive water from the alimentary tract. The problem can be easily overcome by the use of oral intake of fluids while undergoing sessions of enema.

Second most common complication, after dehydration, is electrolyte imbalance. Water flowing from bowel during evacuation also takes with it many essential minerals. Therefore, replenishing electrolytes with oral rehydration salt (ORS) while enema sessions are being undertaken is one of the best ideas.

After having gone through different sessions of enema, one might feel weakness, which may again be attributed to loss of potassium while purging or due simply to loss of water.

If enema fluid is injected in a very rapid manner, it might induce cramps, therefore, the fluid should be injected in a graduated fashion in order to avoid premature stimulation of bowel movements.

Evidence from Research

There is an affluent data available supporting the treatment for various ailments by the help of enema. However, all the evidence comes from either observational studies or case reports. Therefore, the authenticity remains controversial in the modern era due to the fact that these studies were not controlled to avoid achieving results by chance.

A study published in journal of Chinese medicine in 2013 observed the effects of herbal enema formulation in patients with chronic ulcerative colitis. This study compared the results with conventional treatment for ulcerative colitis- that is, Mesalazine. Amazingly, patients receiving herbal enema formulation showed better outcome in terms of symptoms and intestinal mucosa score.

Accumulation of toxic bowel gases in blood, causing encephalopathy, is one of the major complications in patients with liver cirrhosis. One of the ways to get rid of gases like Ammonia, is to cleanse(watch this video for candida cleanse) the bowel with enema. Use of enema for relieve of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) has now been validated through various clinical studies and is a common practice carried out by gastroenterologists.

A study published in journal of Pediatric emergency care, 2011, observed the comparative efficacy of milk and molasses enema to kleen (sodium phosphate) enema in pediatric patients experiencing constipation. Hansen et al, lead author of study, proposed that there was no difference between the different forms of enema in alleviating constipation and were equally efficacious.

Dr. Gerson, holistic and alternative medicine physician, suggested that practice of coffee and castor oil enema, adjuvant to other nutritional supplements improves survival in cancer patients with significantly better results as compared to other treatment modalities. A study published in journal of Alternative medicine in 1995 looked at the survival rate of Melanoma patients using Gerson’s therapy which included coffee enema as a part of treatment. Hildenbrand et al, stunningly found Dr. Gerson’s therapy to be far superior in improving five years survival in patients with Melanoma, irrespective of the stage and spread. However, these results are not to be generalized due to the study being retrospective in methodology.

Role of Enema in Candida

Alimentary tract, bowel, is one of the commonest places for growth of Candida. Like any other organism, Candida derives its nutrition from sugar. People who take a lot of sugar content in their diet or are immunocompromised for any reason are at higher risk of developing candida overgrowth in their intestines. If the growth is left to go unchecked, candida shall invade the intestinal wall and spread in blood stream causing dreadful complications.

Enema is one of the powerful tools by which Candida can be washed out of bowel, efficiently and without any serious side effects. Enema causes intestines to purge off its harmful and long retained contents, including Candida.

Different kinds of Enema help against Candida by the help of their peculiar pathologic mechanism. Depending upon their mechanistic model, anti-candida enema can be classified into different categories:

1. Probiotic Enema
2. Retention Enema
3. Antifungal Enema

Probiotics are those beneficial bacteria present in our body which protects against many toxigenic substances and organisms by inhibiting their growth. When body is deficient in these probiotics, many opportunistic infections, like candida, begin to inflict the body in diverse ways. Therefore, enemas rich in probiotic content can prove to help fight against candida.

Retention enema are the formulations which are held in the intestinal lumen for a period of at least 15 minutes until stool is allowed to pass. The notion behind this retention period is to permit the ingredients in enema to act against the harmful substances along the maximum length of intestine.

Antifungal enema are the types in which the conventional antifungal drug is mixed with the enema formulation.

Combination of all these enema in a step wise manner can cause candida to die off by creating an unsuitable environment for candida to grow and thereby causing death and ultimately flushing by means of utilizing cleansing enema.

Different Enema Recipe for Candida

Let’s look at few different ways you can do enema to get rid of your candida.

Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) Enema

Candida grows in intestine due to alkaline medium. ACV enema helps in creating acidic environment which is unfavorable for the growth of candida and therefore, cannot survive. Other than creating an acidic medium, its properties against candida to die off are well known. ACV enema can be made by following simple steps:

1. Take 1-2 quarts of water
2. Warm it to 120 Fahrenheit
3. Allow it to cool up to 103-107 Fahrenheit
4. Add 1-4 teaspoonful of ACV
5. Solution is ready to be used in enema bag or syringe

Aloe Vera Enema

Health benefits of Aloe Vera are widely known to healthcare providers. Its use in the form of enema formulation may prove to be helpful in ameliorating the conditions causing inflammation and redness of mucosal lining of intestines.

Formulation for enema can be prepared by following simple steps:

1. Take 1-2 quarts of water
2. Warm it to 103-107 Fahrenheit
3. Add 1 cup of pure Aloe Vera extract
4. Mix the solution and it is ready for use

Baking Soda Enema

Baking soda is effective in conditions where there is acidity and neutralization is deemed necessary. Excessive acidity can lead to causing ulceration of mucosal lining of the intestines, therefore, in such cases, providing enema with baking soda formulations proves to be impressive.

This can be prepared by adding 2 teaspoonful of baking soda in 2 quarts of water and warming it to 103 Fahrenheit. This can be used along with table salt or sea salt for additive effects.

Bentonite Clay Enema

Bentonite is a clay water which helps in mobilizing toxins, adhering to the luminal wall of intestine through its detergent effect and may even potentially absorb the toxic contents in the bowel.

1. 1-2 quarts of water
2. Warm it to achieve median temperature of 105 Fahrenheit
3. Add between 1-4 tablespoonful of bentonite clay
4. Stir the solution and add it to bag or syringe for use

Coffee Enema

Coffee enema has been known for centuries when it was first used by German nurses for their soldiers to relieve them of the pain. Its detoxifying properties for gall bladder and liver disease are well acknowledged. However, it can cure candida by the help retention enema and probiotic effects. Recently it has been used by Dr. Gerson to find treatment for various ailment.

1. Take 1 quarts of water
2. Add levelled 1-3 teaspoon of powdered ground coffee
3. Warm the mixture to 118 Fahrenheit
4. Allow it to cool to 103 Fahrenheit
5. Add the solution in enema bag or syringe for use

Castor Oil Enema

Castor oil has long been in use as a laxative and is still recognized for its purgative properties. It is one of the best ingredient with superlative properties in softening and mobilizing the hardened bowel contents. It can be used at a retention enema and to relieve constipation.

1. Take 2 ounces of castor oil
2. Mix it with 1 quarts water
3. Warm the mixture before use


Coconut Oil Enema

Coconut oil, although contains small amount of oil, doesn’t become rancid over time. It has cholesterol lowering and weight loosing properties. Other than that it also exerts antimicrobial and antifungal effects. It can be used against candida effectively with little or no side-effects related to coconut oil.

1. Take 1.5 quarts of water
2. Add 8 ounces of coconut oil in it
3. Warm the mixture to 105 Fahrenheit before use

Colloidal Silver Enema

Colloidal silver is named for its unique morphology of contained into fine small particles which are larger to be dissolved and smaller to be seen by naked eye. Fine particles in colloidal form helps silver retain its properties and convert into an active ingredient while introduced in body. It is quite intriguing to find a natural ingredient possessing as powerful antimicrobial properties as any conventional antibiotics do. It has shown to exert antibiotic, antiviral and antifungal actions. It can be confidently used as an alternative therapy for candida infection.

Garlic Enema

Garlic has known to exert anti-parasitic effects. It is used as an effective home remedy to get rid of intestinal worms. However, its properties as enema are even overwhelming. Fareed et al, in 1996, demonstrated the antidiarrheal effects of garlic enema in 20 patients.

One of the experts in alternative medicine, Bee Wilder, published an article in Nourished Magazine, suggesting the use of garlic enema to cure candida.

1. Take 2-3 cloves of garlic
2. Add it in 1 quart of water
3. Let it to simmer for 10-15 minutes
4. Cool it to 103-105 Fahrenheit and use it for enema

Hydrogen Peroxide

Most important information to remember, before using hydrogen peroxide as enema, is that regular hydrogen peroxide which is widely available for purchase, contains toxic ingredients like phosphate and tin. Having to introduce these compounds in any form could produce deleterious effects. Therefore, it is imperative to find pure hydrogen peroxide solution devoid of any additive and/or potentially harmful compounds.

Hydrogen peroxide which is produced naturally, through various mechanisms, by many cells and tissues in our body to overcome toxic substances and to fight against invading microorganisms.

1. 3-6 teaspoonful of hydrogen peroxide added in 1 quarts of water
2. Before using it for enema, ensure to warm the solution to optimal temperature

This formulation can produce amazing results against candida infection.

Iodine Enema

Iodine is one of the natural and essential components of thyroid hormone in our body. Thyroid hormone is integral to maintain the metabolic activity in body. Without this hormone, everything slows- voice, walk, thoughts, heart etc. Therefore, iodine is important to maintain a balance. Other than this, antiseptic properties of iodine, used as pyodine solution, are undeniably profound. It has also been used by surgeons to prepare bowel before carrying out surgical procedure.

Antifungal properties has also been demonstrated in case reports. Enema can be prepared by:

1. 10-25 drops added in 1 quarts of water
2. Simmer at 105 Fahrenheit
3. Use it in syringe or enema bag

Kefir Enema

Kefir is one of the abundantly enriched sources of probiotics. It is fermented form of milk. Importance of probiotics in maintaining health of gut cannot be over emphasized. This can act as a readily available source of probiotics for the cure of candida.

A few researches suggest that kefir might possess anticancer and immune modulating properties.

Lemon Enema

Lemon juice is used as a form of cleansing enema. Due to its acidic content, it can help in maintaining PH of intestinal environment. Maintaining PH of intestines is pivotal to protect it from different threats which may arise while it is perturbed.

Lemon juice enema is prepared by following simple steps:

1. Extract juice of 2-3 fresh lemons
2. Add it in 2 quarts of water
3. Warm it to optimal temperature for enema use.

MMS Enema

Miracle mineral solution is used as an effective antimicrobial agent including candida and yeasts. Before using MMS method for enema, it is proposed that one should have a session of pre-cleaning bowel. Solutions can be made by adding 10 drops of MMS in each 8 ounces of water. This will exert antimicrobial action directly on the microorganisms.

Nystatin Enema

Nystatin is one of the earliest discovered antifungal drugs. Advantage of Nystatin over other antifungal drugs is its local action against candida and absence of systemic effects on liver. This can effectively annihilate candida from alimentary tract.

1. 2ml of Nystatin is added in 1 quarts water
2. Warm water to match the body temperature is used for enema purposes

Its use should be alternated with probiotic enema to reduce the need for Nystatin enema. It should not be used frequently.

Oregano Oil

Oil of oregano inherits excellent antifungal properties which makes it one of the best natural sources to be used as an alternative antifungal medicine. While using it for the cure of candida, it is worth remembering that its use is contraindicated in pregnancy and in lactating women.

Probiotic Enema

Replenishing the bare minimum concentration of probiotics, lactobacillus, is unquestionably one of the most important steps while treating for candida. There are many forms of enema which can help flourish the growth of lactobacillus in intestines. However, it can also be taken in dried form orally. The natural herbs and ingredients which can help maintain concentration of beneficial bacteria in our gut are:

Yogurt
-Kefir
-Liquid whey

Probiotic enema can be prepared by following below mentioned steps:

1. 2 quarts of water
2. 2 tablespoonful of either of the above mentioned natural ingredients or 4 probiotic capsules
3. Mix and warm to optimize with body temperature

Saline Enema

This is one of the most widely used enema form in medical practice. Using saline enema gives prompt relief from constipation. It can be used as a form of cleansing enema and/or retention enema. Other than softening stools, it also acts as an antiseptic solution. It doesn’t lead to loss of electrolytes as other formulations of enema do.

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Tea Tree Oil Enema

Tea tree oil, among other vegetable oils, is another strong bactericidal and fungicidal agent. Using it in the form of enema can cause intense and prompt purging even before optimal retention is met.

To prepare tea tree oil enema, put 8 ounces of oil in 2 quarts of water and warm it to 103 Fahrenheit.

Turmeric Enema

Turmeric belongs to ginger family. Its main ingredient is curcumin. Its antibacterial properties has left scientists in amazement. Its efficacy can be considered equal to vancomycin in treating clostridium difficile infection.

Wheatgrass Enema

Wheatgrass enema can be used for cleansing purposes. Although its properties are consistent with coffee enema, it has an edge over coffee enema in being rich source of nutrients and potential oxygen.

It can be made by following simple steps:

1. Grind wheatgrass and take 2 ounces of powdered form
2. Add it in 2 quarts of water
3. Warm it to 103-107 Fahrenheit

Yogurt Enema

It is one of the best formulation for probiotic enema. Yogurt is deficient in sugar and therefore, helps starve candida in addition to rejuvenating the health of gut by enhancing growth of lactobacillus.

Vaginal Yeast Infection Cleansing

I regularly receive emails from women all over the world about vaginal yeast infection cleansing. A vaginal yeast infection is more common than you may think, millions of women is America have an annoying yeast infection, and many have a recurring problem. Have you seen my may You Tube videos about these kinds of yeast infections?

If you have a vaginal yeast infection and are in an intimate relationship it is best that you take precautions with your partner, it is easy to transmit a yeast infection between males and females, but also between females. I’ve seen countless cases of women who infected their male or female partners, and also plenty of males who kept reinfecting their partners too. You will need to be especially vigilant and careful with hygiene, make sure that both people in the relationship observe a very high level of personal hygiene. While a Candida yeast infection is not a serious sexually transmitted disease like gonorrhea, chlamydia or syphilis, it can easily be transmitted from one person to another.

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I want you to know one very important thing about curing this problem – you simply MUST treat this problem both internally, as well as externally. Follow my Candida Crusher Diet, in my book you will find an incredible amount of information on what to eat, and on what to avoid. Chapter 5 of Candida Crusher book outlines a great summary of the best vaginal yeast infection treatments, and here is some information from that summary:

Using A Vaginal Applicator To Cure A Candida Yeast Infection

There are different types of applicators you can get. Some women prefer a smaller, soft silicone device that is available, others may like to use a turkey baster. It all depends on what you feel comfortable using. Using an applicator is not that difficult, do observe hygiene and ensure the applicator is inserted as far as possible without applying too much force. Here are eight points to consider when using an applicator:

  1. Wash your hands.
  2. Draw sufficient yogurt (or douche mixture) into the applicator.
  3. Lie on your back, draw your knees up a little and spread them apart.
  4. Gently insert the applicator with the tablet in front into the vagina as far as possible, do NOT use force.
  5. Depress the plunger so that the yogurt (or douche mixture) is released.
  6. Withdraw the applicator.
  7. Clean both parts of the applicator thoroughly with soap and boiled, lukewarm water (if not disposable).
  8. Wash your hands.

The Yogurt Douche Method

Yogurt has been used for centuries as a vaginal treatment, is is soothing, cooling and rich in lactic acid. A lactic acid rich product allows proliferation of lactobacillus species to thrive, and discourages yeasts from growing. It is especially nice to use if your vagina is burning or stinging. Be patient, give it time to work.

You will require up to two tablespoons of room temperature yogurt and an applicator. The technique is very simple; you just pull out the plunger (or squeeze the bulb if you use a baster) and fill with sufficient yoghurt, then gently insert the tip into the vagina and squeeze the contents gently inside. Get yourself in a comfortable position you normally would if you were going to do a douche.

Make sure you use a good quality and preferably organic yogurt, and please avoid those commercial supermarket types of yogurt that are full of sugars and fruits. You will want a plain acidophilus yogurt without ANY sugars, so do read the label carefully.

Do not rinse the vagina afterwards, just rinse the outside gently and pat dry. You will want to wear a maxi pad generally to minimize any possible leakage, and most women will do this before bed and leave in overnight.

In the morning you will want to have a good wash in the shower or bath naturally and preferably wear a mini pad that day to prevent any residual leakage.

The three basic treatment options for the yogurt douche are:

  • Use pure natural organic low fat plain yoghurt.
  • Use a mixture of purified water and yogurt to thin the mix.
  • Use the whey liquid – most powerful way (the liquid on top of the yogurt)

Yogurt Tampon Treatments

Some women will use a tampon they have rolled in yogurt, but after recommending this form of treatment for some time, I don’t find the yogurt tampon as effective as the tea tree oil tampon, which is what I now recommend. To make a tea tree oil tampon work the most effectively, use the pure oil or use the water-soluble form of tea tree and make a strong solution of five parts of water and one part of water-soluble tea tree oil, soak the tampon and leave overnight.

The strongest tampon treatment is when you use grapefruit seed extract (GSE). Try this for very stubborn vaginal thrush: Soak a tampon in 1 tablespoon vegetable oil like organic sunflower oil and add from 5 – 10 drops of GSE, make sure you mix the vegetable oil and GSE very well. Insert the tampon and leave overnight. Repeat for 3-4 nights. This is one of the most effective local vaginal thrush treatments you can do, try it, you will be surprised. I‘ve seen it shift even impossible cases. Start with the water-soluble tea tree oil tampon treatment first for 3-4 days; if it fails then try the GSE or alternate treatments.

Vaginal Pessary Recipe:

A tea tree oil tampon will clear up many vaginal fungal problems, sometimes even within a day or two.

To make a vaginal pessary you will need:

  • 1 tampon
  • Several drops of tea tree oil.

Remove tampon from its wrapper and pour a few drops of tea tree oil across the top and sides. Insert the tampon, as you would do during your periods. As when you have your period, change the tampon after a few hours.

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Some women may be sensitive to pure tea tree oil, although I have not found this to be the case in 90% of women. Try a drop on the inside of your wrist first. If you don’t want to use the pure oil, soak a tampon in a tablespoon of warm water to which you have added ¼ teaspoon of the water-soluble tea tree oil, and you can use a one part water-soluble tea tree oil to five parts of water if you wish.

The Importance of Detoxifying the Body to Treat Yeast Infections

Regardless of how you feel, whether you feel OK or ill, regardless of the cause of your ill health, regular detoxification will help to free up your body’s resources and improve the majority of its operations. My personal healthcare facility has been providing internal cleansing programs for over two decades which have led to extraordinary health enhancements for numerous patients, numerous that have suffered numerous years of chronic poor health. Many people living in the Western developed nations will have some degree of intestinal dysbosis, an imbalance of the beneficial and not so beneficial flora. Internal cleansing helps the release of harmful toxins from the liver, kidneys and across the entire body, lowering the amount of pathogenic micro-organisms in addition to improving digestive function. By improving the way your body releases many and various toxic compounds you will not only assist in the prevention of many chronic degenerative disease, you will improve the way your body operates on all levels and allow healing and repair to occur more efficiently and rapidly.

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There are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to detox and a yeast infection. Is detox about cleansing diets, saunas and enemas? You will gain a lot more from your Candida Crusher program if you detox correctly for several reasons:

1. Your body produces various chemicals and toxins when it comes to yeast infection, both candida as well as the immune system create these chemicals independently which your body needs to clear.

2. The candida MEVY Diet will help you liberate toxins as you invariably lose weight. Several different types of toxins tend to be stored in body fat tissues, and since your bodyweight is shed (perhaps even tiny quantities), such toxins are freed into your blood stream specially, moving into your liver and kidneys. Detoxification will to reduce the symptoms like itchy skin, bad breath, headaches, fatigue and body odour, which invariably accompany these toxic releases.

3. If you do happen to go through die-off (a Herxheimer reaction) as the yeast cells are dying, toxins will be released into the blood stream that also need clearing.

4. A good 3-step detoxification program as outlined ahead paves the way for excellent digestive health following the recovery from your yeast infection.

5. In my experience, those who detox once per year dramatically reduce their chances of developing a recurrence of their yeast infection.

What is a Toxin?

A toxin is any substance that is poisonous or hazardous to the processes that maintain life, in other words, anything that interferes with the millions of reactions that occur throughout our body and mind every few seconds.

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A detoxification program will improve you health, wellbeing and decrease chances of future illness and disease. It may well be the single most effective action you can take to improve your health, wellness, and prevent illness. Dramatic results can be seen in a relatively short time, yet the benefits are felt long-term.

Improving Your Health While Dealing with Candida

These are the health-building activities that reduce your risk of a yeast infection and increase your resistance to developing or maintaining one. The following activities boost your health and especially your immune health. With an increased resistance comes a lowered susceptibility, and this is good news for you. The good thing is that you can do plenty to get rid of your yeast infection if you want to, just be aware of the health busting activities and finally deal with them while at the same time increasing your health-building activities.

Mental and Emotional – happiness, laughter, not trying to be perfect, learning to say no to people, not over committing yourself, daily relaxation, lettings things go and not dwelling on unpleasant thoughts or unpleasant people, regular meditation or prayer, consciously slowing down your mind and thought processes and your life!, effective time management.

Physical – not smoking, avoidance of alcohol and caffeine, eating a healthy, balanced diet, consuming plenty of fresh organic foods, avoiding sugar, alcohol, junk and white flour, eating at regular times and never skipping meals, regular detoxification of chemicals, heavy metals, etc., daily exercise, regular dental check-ups, caution with mobile phone and microwave use, avoidance of mercury fillings and avoidance of root canal therapy, relying on natural medicines and not pharmaceutical drugs, getting plenty of sleep and rest as well as unstructured time. Taking a vacation regularly.

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The end result will be that your immune system will not only be considerably more capable of dealing with your yeast infection than by relying on dietary supplements and diet alone, this form of focused activity on your behalf will also keep your level of immunity at an all-time high, thereby reducing your risk of any future recurrence of many problems like food allergies, many different types of inflammatory disease, dysbiosis and leaky gut, bacterial and viral infections and a host of other immune-related health problems.

With a healthy HPA stress axis you will find that you will have lots more energy, improved sleep, better control of your cognition, including clarity of thoughts and memory, less chance of mood swings including anxiety and depression, quicker wound healing or recovery from any stressful events, being more productive, and having a state of wellness that is truly priceless. True health really is the greatest of all wealth, and you can’t buy this health with all the money in China.

All the money on the entire planet could not give you the state of wellbeing that a balanced stress axis could. A healthy and balanced stress mechanism may even save you from developing one of the big three, namely cancer, heart disease and diabetes.

Most all books and articles I have read on yeast infections unfortunately don’t drive home the importance of connection between stress, immunity and a yeast infection, and that’s exactly what I’d like to explain to you right now.

If you can master but one thing when it comes to beating a yeast infection, master the ability to understand the relationship between your immune system and a yeast infection, but more particularly, the relationship between your adrenal glands and a yeast infection.

Did you know that about 90 percent of all visits to the doctor are stress related? Many of these visits are regarding conditions such as insomnia, headaches, digestive problems, I have routinely found in the clinic that the tendency is there for an immune weakness to be expressed in a highly individual manner, and it may be expressed with the patient’s inherited or familial weaknesses, for example if the patient has a family history of heart disease, arthritis or asthma, the individual weakness is much more likely to be expressed in these key areas. The weakest link for some genetically may be their heart, for others their lungs, and yet for others it could well be their joints.

Stress has the amazing ability to expose these weak links of the chain and bring them to the foreground. If the person is of a nervous or a sensitive type, the dysfunction, their individual signs and symptoms, may be expressed in the nervous system, digestive system or other system most susceptible to that person, especially when stress is factored into the equation.

After having specialized in stress for the past six years in my clinic and treated many patients who suffer from adrenal and thyroid issues, I would like to believe that I could give some good advice in this area. You will find that stress affects your immune system in several ways profoundly, and once you learn about the connection you will be in a better position to avoid the common pitfalls that so many succumb to.

There are many other reasons naturally for an immune dysfunction to be expressed in a person, for example with toxicity. The ability of your body to cope with or be affected by the toxic effects of any foreign matter such as heavy metals, chemicals, etc.; is dependent on your immune system’s ability to cope with that foreign material and is influenced by many factors.

3 Most Important Factors Affecting Your Immune System:

1 – Your Nutritional Status

In order to function optimally, your immune system is like any other system in your body. It needs adequate nutrition to operate at peak efficiency and must be supplied with a whole range of nutrients, particularly the vitamins C, D and E as well as the key immune minerals magnesium, zinc, copper, iodine, iron and sele­nium. A deficiency in any one or several of these important nutritional contingent factors can significantly increase your risk of a yeast infection. Poor nutritional status can come about from a deficiency due to a poor dietary intake or a poor ability of the digestive system to digest and absorb these vital nutrients.

2 – How Stress Affects You

Stress is one of the most universal underlying causes of many infections, in­cluding yeast infections. Whenever your body is exposed to any kind of stress, whether it is an emotional stress such as for example grief, anger, anxiety, or a physical stress such as an injury, toxicity or infection, many chemical changes occur in your body, which in turn may have a significant effect on your immune system.

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3 – Your Toxic and Allergenic Load

Your toxic and allergenic load is the total quantity of potentially toxic and aller­genic substances that have entered your body, and it is this load that your im­mune system has to deal with. There are different ways for your body to receive both toxic and allergenic materials and they can be absorbed and incorporated into your body in many different ways.

How does your own health compare?