After the holiday season many people find an increase in yeast overgrowth. This is largely due to the increase of sugar in the diet, and sugar feeds candida yeast. Factors which contribute to yeast overgrowth are stress, infection, prolonged or severe illness, exposure to toxic metals, eating too much sugar, or taking antibiotics. Candida albicans is an organism we call yeast, mostly living in the intestines. Normally, beneficial bacteria in the gut do a good job of keeping the yeast in control. But if that bacteria is compromised by drugs such as oral contraceptives or antibiotics, then the yeast is allowed to grow to excess causing many unwanted symptoms.
If you answer yes to several of the following questions, you may be experiencing an overgrowth of candida yeast:
Do you experience chronic fatigue?
Do you experience muscle aches and pains?
Do you have food sensitivities or allergies?
Do you crave sugar, bread, or pasta?
Do you experience gas and bloating?
Do you have recurrent vaginal yeast overgrowth?
Have you experienced nail fungus, athlete's foot, or jock itch?
Do you suffer from brain fog?
Do you have a yellow-coated tongue?
Have you taken broad-spectrum antibiotics?
Are you on birth control pills?
Getting rid of candida overgrowth may take a combination of natural products and diet changes. First, eliminate sugar and alcohol...also avoid carbohydrates which turn to sugar quickly in your system. Supplement beneficial flora such as Lactobacillus acidophilus to naturally fight the yeast in the intestines. Herbs to kill the yeast include: barberry, black walnut, garlic, oregano, and pau d'arco.
Special blends of enzymes may also help to rid the body of yeast. Once the yeast is under control and a good colony of beneficial bacteria is established, you should find symptoms diminishing, and also the elimination of those reoccurring yeast infections.
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