Tips on Living with Candida Albicans and Yeast
After 11 years of suffering, I think I’ve finally found the answers to my problem. I’ve had this noisy, embarrassing, gurgly, gassy, bloated stomach, and nothing I have tried has helped enough to where I think I’m “normal” again. The prescriptions, homeopathy, hypnotism, nutritional supplements and special diets didn’t help. Or rather, they helped but […]
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Because my son’s daycare was closed for the week, I decided that the middle of July would be a great time for a trip to Disneyland in Anaheim. I’ll never do that again. I don’t regret going. It was great seeing my son fighting Darth Vader and getting braver as the days went on and […]
Two things drive Candida: sugar or anything that turns to sugar, and mold or anything containing mold or fungus. These things need to be avoided during the cleanse. You won’t have to eat like this forever, but it’s not a bad idea. I lost 11 lbs. within the first month of being on this diet […]
While on the restrictive Candida Diet, I’ve had to create a few recipes to keep me from straying. I hope the recipes don’t seem too much like Taco Bell’s format of combining the same 7 ingredients. Try some of the recipes and let me know how you like them.
To help regain the balance of Candida yeast in my body, I’ve taken several herbal supplements and other products that have greatly sped up the process. I want to share the products that helped me feel better.
There is no “cure” to Candida. Once you have it, you have to live with it for life. Here are my posts on what I’m doing to get better and to have fewer symptoms. I’ll share the ups and downs, setbacks and high points on my path to feel “normal” again.
If you search on the web or read a few books on Candida, you’ll find that there are differing opinions on how to treat the yeast overgrowth. I won’t claim to have all the answers, but I can tell you what I do to manage my symptoms and heal by getting to the root of the disease.
When you suffer from candida, you usually lack energy. The yeast drains your energy, which can also lead to depression, anxiety and many other maladies. Because I’m a single mom going back to school while trying to earn a living, I often get worn out. I take the supplements I need to keep my stomach in check, but I’ll get lazy and not stick to the candida diet like I know I should. I feel better when I’m on the diet, but it’s sometimes difficult to not cave in to the cravings.
When I’m studying or working, I need an extra energy boost. I’ve found that the Mineral-Chi Tonic full of Chinese herbs really helps my energy levels. I take about a tablespoon of it, then wash that down with water. The taste gets some getting used to, but it works. I like taking things that make me more focussed as opposed to revved up.
I’ll also sometimes take a couple Adaptamax capsules. This product supposedly boosts your adrenal glands (the glands that create adrenalin) and contain ginseng. I don’t know if this product works as well as the Mineral Chi, though. I don’t know if I need to take it more often or just take more of the capsules, but I like that I can take the Mineral Chi just when I need it.
I love when you tell people that you’re stressed and tired, and they tell you to reduce the stresses in your life. I don’t know how to reduce the stresses in my life when I don’t have a choice. I have to raise my son. I have to go to school to get a better job and new career. I have to work to pay my bills. What do you do to reduce stress or to increase your energy?
A friend of mine, who doesn’t take the same products that I do, told me that when he feels a cold coming on, he takes 4-5 olive leaf capsules. He told me that his daughter was sick, he popped some of this herb and that he did not catch her cold.
I’m currently in school as a single mom going through a divorce. I can’t afford to get sick now because I can’t miss any school. Besides, getting sick is no fun. My toddler son, unfortunately, picked up a cold from somewhere, and he became the sickest I’ve ever seen him. I didn’t want to get his phlegmy cough, runny nose and lethargy, so I went to the store and picked up some olive leaf capsules. I didn’t know what kind to get, so I just picked a bottle and took 3 or 4 with a meal. I also ordered a bottle from Nature’s Sunshine since I was running out of products and it was time to place an order anyway.
The Nature’s Sunshine product (Olive Leaf Extract Concentrate) ended up having nearly twice the amount of listed ingredient as the one I bought from the local store, and I know that the quality is excellent. When my package arrived, I took 3 or 4 of those a day during the week my son was sick.
So, how did I do? I had a sore throat for most of the week, and my nose started running just a tad (never so much that I had to carry tissues), but the symptoms never went beyond that. I was amazed. Four-year-olds love to climb on you and snuggle and pick their nose and then hand you food, and I didn’t get sick. I was BEAT last week, too, between all of my responsibilities. I’ve become a believer.
How does it work? Supposedly, olive leaf is good for the immune system. More importantly, it has antimicrobial properties, so it’s helpful for fighting viruses and fungal infections. Most of the products I take when I feel a cold coming on only boost my immune system, but they can’t actually fight the bug that’s attacking me and trying to make me sick. It looks like olive leaf extract is different from immune system vitamins and minerals and mushrooms.
If you give this a shot, please comment and let me know what your results are. Be sure to take it as soon as you begin noticing symptoms.
