Cure a Candida Infection with Herbal Remedies!

Candida has a lot to do with diet. Firstly eliminate all processed foods and sugars. Slowly start to focus on a healthy organic diet. It doesn't have to be vegan or vegetarian. just be aware of what your buying and what your putting in your body. This site gives good information on supplements too. Good luck.

Garlic (which has selenium and sulfer) seems to work great.

I'm trying to hit this with a lot of stuff at once. Here is what I am trying, and why.

Garlic - Selenium and Sulfer is a dandruff cure(anti-fungal)
Niacinamide - ted says it is toxic to candida. It is water soluble
Borax - cured a twitchy eye (blepharitis) (3x per week)
Vitamin C(Ascorbate) - 6000 mg, a healthy immune system can better fight candida
ACV - cured my fingers (also appears in tropicana anti-oxidant advantage juice)
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Some websites seem to say to avoid Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, because it can cause canker sores. Sulfer is an antifungal... I think the Sulfate kills the candida, and then you have a hole in your mouth. I'd rather have a canker sore that Vitamin C will cure, rather than candida.

Others recommend avoiding milk. Milk Contains Lactoferrin-B which kills Candida.

Here is an article discussing Lactoferrin peptides:
http://www.wellnessresources.com/tips/articles/lactoferrin_keeping_candida_friendly/
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It is somewhat interesting that the medical community calls Acetate and Garlic Anti-oxidents. That may be true, but they are also anti-fungals.

I haven't tried iodine yet, will try soon. That being said, the vitamin c megadose(along with some of the other stuff) seems to be working great.

In fact, after adding the garlic, I've had an "age spot", or "genetic skin lesion" disappear. Silly Dermatologists.

Update: The Garlic pills worked great. It Basically cured in 2 weeks! I'm sure fresh garlic is great too. It's the sulfur compounds that perform the miracle, so an "odorless garlic", or a pill with low sulfur is no good. The more odor, the better :) Note: Garlic has Selenium as well.

For two weeks, I used a 1500mg (500:1 concentrate), so really 3 mg of Sulfur. I took a pill every 3 hours until I felt pain (Kidney, liver, intestines), and then stopped for the day. Woke up and the pain was gone, started again.

Got some cloudy urine, some diarrhea (that looked like it had yeast in it), some bad gas pains. The pain that I mentioned... one day it was the kidney, next day it was the liver, then upper intestines, then lower intestines. Eventually hit the colon. Still taking the Niacinamide (with flush), and Vitamin C. Halted the Borax, and don't take the ACV regularly. Added some liquid-kelp (I've heard good things about iodoral for Candida problems). Added some lysine (to promote collagen and healing). Added some zinc.
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With any antifungal regimen, extra water is a good idea. Divided doses are a good idea as well, so the fungus doesn't grow back inbetween doses. I change to a new garlic pill, Schiff Super Garlic (16 mg of Allyl Sulfides), looks like a good pill.

Note: there is a "die-off" effect with the mega-garlic, which is easily nutrilized within a couple hours with Ascorbate.
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I feel like a million bucks, so good I was able to resume a few beers per week with no side effects. Note: I wouldn't recommend this, though.

Here is a neat new study on various oils and candidacidal activity. These seem to work on Fluconazole resistant strands. Itraconazole seems like a good drug for candida if you want a drug. Otherwise, maybe its time to get out the Gin (Juniper oil) or Peppermint Schnapps (Peppermint Oil); seems like a more fun way to go.

Prevention of Candida albicans biofilm by plant oils
http://www.springerlink.com/content/y8l2568677111185/fulltext.pdf

Oil - Zone of Inhibition
Eucalyptus - 26.7 +/- 2.2
Peppermint - 22.2 +/- 1.6
Ginger grass - 16.0 +/- 0
Clove - 13.8 +/- 1.3
Tulsi - 11.3 +/- 1.2
Tea tree - 11.0 +/- 0.7
Ocimum - 9.8 +/- 0.8
Castor - 7.8 +/- 0.9
Juniper - 5.6 +/- 0.5
Malkangni - 5.3 +/- 0.6
Coconut - 4.0 +/- 0.7
Babchi - 3.4 +/- 0.4
Mahua - 3.2 +/- 0
Ginger - 2.6 +/- 0
Mustard 2.3 +/- 0
Rose 2.1 +/- 0
Jasmine 1.4 +/- 0
Lavender 1.2 +/- 0

In reply to stephan about Garlic and candida.

Candida is NOT caused by underarm deodorants, toothpaste, or mouthwashes. One of the main causes is Antibiotics which kills the friendly bacteria and lets yeast grow too much. Another is bad eating. Also, its NOT linked to all cancers. Although many people get candida when they get cancer. Saying candida causes cancer is like saying Firemen cause fires, since they are always there when a fire happens too.

Really I appriciate your Post & really I shocked when see your Video on youtube.

What dietary factors should one consider when using Garlic Pills to cure Candida Overgrowth in the gut? Restrict carbs, sugars, etc?

Exactly, Lance, white flours, sugar and maybe dairy.

How often and what amount of each? Thank you

How are you after 10years of your post?

what is the best source/seller of Horopito you found?

kindly share.

thank you!

Hi Tara,

Thank you so much for your post. I have a few questions... (I don't see anywhere to PM or message, so thought I'd post a reply)

1. What enzyme supplements worked for you?

2. What probiotics worked for you? Do you also include probiotic foods (Kefir, Sauerkraut w/ live cultures, Kombucha, etc.)?

3. For the "other supplements" that you may be lacking, are you taking a multi-vitamin?

4. Any particular herbal teas that helped you?

5. I'd love to know you're pesto recipe and also your natural product "recipes".

Thank you so much for all of your research, time and effort. I have been doing a lot of research and banging my head against the wall too and coming to very frustrating dead ends. Your post makes a lot of sense and I'm hoping it will help me as well.

Tara... I have candida and have had for years and years. I believe I also have leaky gut... Causing multiple health issues. I would be very interested in knowing exactly how you killed the candida... Breaking down the cell walls... What did you use? Also.. Which robotics do you use? Thanks, Leone

I am continually surprised at some people's assumption that prebiotics and/or probiotics -- lactobacillus, kefir etc -- will cure candida. In virtually every testimonial I've read on the web concerning people with serious systemic who have used this approach -- they have always failed or they progress only so far, hit a brick wall, and just end up managing their symptoms via diet and not ever curing their systemic candida problem.

When I call it systemic candida this refers to both the yeast and fungal forms of this candida disease -- these two forms are very different to one another in their dimorphic behaviours. The yeast form is a saprophyte -- infects locally(eg skin, uterus, intestines) and feeds off dead organic matter and reproduces by hyphal budding whereas the fungal form of candida is a true parasite which inhabits and infects the body's blood, tissues and organs(everywhere in other words) -- it feeds off the host cells and reproduces with spores. So if you do have systemic candida then it's like being infected by two completely different organisms at the same time -- a yeast and a fungus.

So back to the probiotics cure. Probiotics only ever has action in the intestines.

So can somebody please explain to me how probiotics or prebiotics will kill off the systemic fungal form that inhabits the blood, tissues and organs? Sure, the probiotic might get rid of the intestinal candida only. But what about the systemic fungal candida that is still alive, well and breeding in the blood organs and tissues -- outside the intestines ? Not a chance.

These are some of the major reasons why you will never cure serious systemic candida issues if you only use pro- or prebiotics in your own approach and that's yet another reason why the systemic candida either never goes away completely or just keeps coming back.

I'm also a little amazed at so many people also saying that candida is in all of us. From my readings, candida is in 80% of the world's population. Furthermore, in healthy individuals, this candida is completely contained and restricted to the lower intestines by the action of a healthy and functional immune system -- candida should never inhabit the upper intestines or inhabit the blood, organs and tissues in any healthy individual with a strong immune system.

I also often get asked "How will I know when I'm cured of systemic candida?" My stock answer to this question is twofold.

First, you'll know when all your symptoms go away. Secondly and more to the point, you will definitely know when you can eat food with wheat, milk and sugar in normal, sensible amounts with no more spurious problems arising or allergy reactions. Then you are definitely cured or back in healthy balance again.

Hello. I'd like to talk with you more in depth about breaking down the chitn wall. You say to use enzymes but I would like a lot more detail on that. Thank you before hand.

Hi Laura...You could indeed buy and use a chitinase enzyme that would dissolve the hemicellulose or chitin walls of the candida. But this will not work very well if the candida was already enveloped and well protected by biofilms made of fibrin(protein) because the chitinase enzyme does not dissolve protein.

So it would perhaps be better for you to use a product like Candidase which will digest and dissolve both candida chitin and fibrin from biofilms. This is a much better approach.

Additionally, I would also at least advise reducing the virulence of the candida. By this I mean inhibit the yeast candida form morphing into its more virulent fungal form which infects the whole body. So taking a nutrient that contains 10-Undecanoic acid would be extremely useful here because this nutrient completely inhibits the propagation of the fungal form of candida. Then you will only have to get rid of the yeast candida form -- which is much easier to treat. I would therefore recommend a good product like Formula SF-722 from Thorne research for this.

Another option for you that also inhibits candida virulence is to drink Gymnema sylvestre tea three times a day. This will also help to eliminate the fungal form in your body.

Even though you take all the above nutrients this might not fully cure your candida problem. This really depends on how many years you've had this candida problem and also depends on the extent of your candida infection. To achieve a proper cure and not just symptom improvement, you might have to take a larger more extensive protocol such as the one shown here.

HI U BILL, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , as you know I's just too sorry do the food thing for candida. What I learned today from my DNA test is that my candida are gone. The only explanation I have is my Rife Machine.

Just glad I busted my ass to get through Ga Tech as a Ch. E. and saved my money soes I could buy these health toys in my old age.

It's like the time I got skin mites and used my FIR sauna to kill the little bas--t----s. Now I got another big time problem as you know and I will buy whatever health toys needed to solve this problem.

I just hope that folks are thinking about what veggies they eat and get away from processed foods. For instance, research quick oats. That is the left over dregs from oats. They once threw it away. Now it's a premium because folks too sorry to cook breakfast. As Pogo said, "we have found the enemy and he is us".

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Hi ORH...Warm congratulations to you on eradicating that systemic candida scourge. And I've got to hand it to you -- you are a most persistent man who never gives up on these problems without a fight. That's the way to do it -- the right mental attitude always helps. The other wonderful thing is that you're winning and this doesn't surprise me in any way. I'm also thinking that, because of your successful candida result, perhaps your numbers will have improved for your other major problem, since I am also a strong believer that fungus can also be intimately involved with cancer.

Oh, and one more thing. Since you have so successfully cured your own systemic candida problems -- then that makes you a candida expert with the Rife machine on EC. And never, for one minute, have I ever believed that you have no knowledge about healing. Your own successful candida results would seem to prove otherwise...

I would like to know what to take seal the gut to prevent leaky gut.

Look in to Slippery Elm. I think it will help you.

Hi Nelma. I think you'll find Bovine Colostrum recommended ( possibly by Ted from Bangkok and/or Bill Thomson- I can't remember ) for Leaky gut. And I seem to remember Bill recommends a particular one you can get it the US which he's researched as pure etc. There are articles on the web, I guess, that explain why/how it works. But I don't know how you can tell when LG has healed? Maybe someone could tell us that? Also Dr Caroline Dean talks about using picometer magnesium and other minerals which go straight to the cells where they're needed and thus are absorbed by the body for its own healing etc With a Leaky gut apparently, absorption or rather lack or absorption of vital nutrients and minerals is quite an issue. You can download a copy of her book Invisible Minerals for free and read about it. Good luck and good health.

To Bill

Can one use both Thorne SF722 and Gymnema Sylvestr?

Thank you

Thank you for sharing your findings. How are things going after 10years? It's impossible to rid of a “Normal Flora” like Candida so I think one must live on balancing its growth. When they are killed off aggressively by enzymes, they will fight back by “evolving” to survive. I decided it's best to manage my pH, correct deficiency of nutrients, exercise, sleep, vitals ok, etc. yes, a healthy diet with fresh fruits and vegetables, grains, meats, etc. Avoid corn syrup and seed oils/bad fat! Morning ritual with BS +Lime+water or sea salt water 4oz drink to start my day! I sip ACV in water with dinner. Keep my body pH more normal vs Acidosis. There are also suggestions on EC how to prevent cancer because it's been shared that Candida can be a factor in starting it. Get your body's immunity to control their existence and not be the boss of you!

Tara,

Hope this finds you well!

how is it going after 10years?
Kindly, Lu

Hi, I was hoping to talk with you more about this and discuss what kinds of juices you were drinking as I heard it's very important to ensure the blood sugar levels don't spike during that cleanse period. Thank you for posting. Super helpful information

Cilantro while getting rid of metals in your body can travel to your brain. I have noticed when I took cilantro tea, I could not concentrate. Maybe you should stop taking cilantro.

It is recommended to always take Chlorella w/ Cilantro for the reason of permanently removing the metals. One could also follow Cilantro w/ a detox foot spa, and detox foot pads (during sleep).

I would like to add to Timh reply. He could also use green tea/cilantro combo for removing the heavy metals as well. I've used chlorella myself in the past. For some reason this stuff gives me terrible nausea. That's even taking it w/food. Only 1 tsp. daily gives me nausea. The green tea/cilantro combo gives me no side effects. Just another option. Thanks guys & God Bless!

Try taking a collagen supplement. Cuz it doesn't sound like ur healing your gut

Make SURE to dilute the oregano oil in a carrier oil such as olive, or sweet almond (or anything you have lying around the house) - the oil feels like it's burning because it IS burning! It is way too concentrated to use straight on the skin, and is just as effective when diluted properly. Oregano oil is one of the most powerful antibiotics there is, but must be treated with respect or you will injure the skin.

Just wanted to let you know, I found a site that sells all of the herbs and other vitamins at low price. It's called VitaCost...

http://www.vitacost.com/

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