Body & Soul

A question I am often asked by people is this: do I have to rely on prescription drugs to relieve candida symptoms or is there alternative medicine for candida that is reliable

As with most diseases, illnesses or infections that have become common around the world today, we are always looking for a healthier, more natural way to treat them.

We seem to trust the the establishment less and less. This is probably due to the many documented cases of drugs that have been prescribed for years turning out to be highly chanceful for proportions of the population.

So, turning to alternative treatments, which have in some cases been safely used for thousands of years, seems to many to be a safer and more natural option.

Although, we should not forget or underestimate the amazing impact that modern medicine has had on our health and longevity.

There are certain practices that are recognized to treat candidiasis (when candida albicans yeast overgrows), but let’s just for a moment explain what candida is, as this will go some way to explaining the best alternative medicines acquirable for relief.

A Candida infection is usually caused when the candida yeast, found in the human gastrointestinal(GI) tract increases, sometimes at an explosive rate.

It is normally kept in check by the good bacteria in the gut, which are a line of defense against candida running rampant. These good bacteria and a healthy immune system are normally our measure against candidiasis.

If you do suffer from a candida infection, modern medicine practitioners will often turn to the traditional ways of treatment to complement any prescriptions that they may have given you.

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If you wish to stay healthy, or recover from almost any illness, then taking nutritional supplements is essential. Why do we need nutritional supplements Well there are several reasons, so let’s take a look at some of the major ones.

First of all, we evolved over millions of years requiring a high calorie diet. In the past, man was much more physically active, requiring energy to keep warm, hunt, gather, fish and fight. However, today, we do not need nearly as much energy to start the car, and drive to the grocery store. Thus, we simply do not need to take as much. However, because we take fewer calories, we take fewer vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids which would accompany those calories.

Also, with our evolution and change came a big change in what foods are consumed. Instead of fresh fruits and vegetables, our diets consist mainly of processed and refined foods which simply do not have many of the same vitamins and minerals. Thus, a supplement, or a product with all the vitamins and minerals we need is a great way to fill in the gaps our diet is leaving.

Another reason nutritional supplements are important is because many of the trace elements from the soil are being depleted. We do not cycle them back into the soil, so many of the fresh foods we do take do not have as many nutrients and minerals as they once did. Thus, as the trace elements in the soil are being depleted and not replaced, we too are becoming deficient.

The next thing to consider is the fact that plants cannot absorb trace elements directly from the soil, thus they rely on fungi to absorb soil water and trace elements and place them into a bioavailable form for the plants to absorb. Unfortunately artificial nitrogen and pesticides kill these fungi and give - Click here to read more ...