Thursday, April 19, 2007

What oil should you be using to cure your candida?

Well, according to some current research, oregano oil. That's if we're talking oils that you can eat.
For those not allergic to it (most of us) oregano oil is a great anti candida oil. It has anti inflammatory properties and is great to take internally or to rub into skin.

One word of caution - it is known to regulate hormones so should not be used by ladies who are pregnant.

There are other oils that have great anti candida fighting properties (and make you smell good) but most of them should only be used externally to fight your yeast, and depending where they are being applied, you might be most comfortable using them diluted!

The other good oils include Eucalyptus, myrrh, rose geranium, tea tree oil. To find out more about them, have a look at this site eliminate candida naturally

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Tuesday, April 3, 2007

How bad is it to eat bread when I have a yeast infection?

Well, although a lot of yeast infection diet's to advise you to cut out all dietary yeast to help get rid of a yeast infection, particularly a systemic one, it is worth stating a couple of points about this.
1. The yeast in bread/beer etc is not the same as that which causes over growth in your body.
2. By the time the yeast in bread is cooked and goes through your digestive system it is not likely to infest your body - even if it was the same type of yeast as the one that grows in your body.

A yeast infection is not an invasion by a foreign organism, it is an overgrowth of one that is always present in your system. It is opportunistic, so to get rid of the yeast infection it is more important to find the underlying problem that allowed it to balloon out of control.

And then you should eat things that aid in cleaning out your system (garlic, probiotics etc) and avoid things that feed the yeast (sugar and anything readily converted to sugar in your body).

Diet does play an important part in removing a yeast infection, but it is not just a matter of needing to cut out dietary yeast.

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