About 70% of all candida overgrowth occurs in women (if we consider the population of people over 15 years of age). As both men and women are equally exposed to antibiotics, this increase lies somewhat with the use of birth control pills, and primarily with candida’s fondness for progesterone.

Candida likes to eat progesterone. So what does it do?

Candida blocks estrogen receptors so that estrogen can’t lock into them, further disrupting the endocrine hormone by binding to estrogen, preventing it from being used properly by the body. Why does candida do this? Because estrogen and progesterone “teeter-totter” — low estrogen levels cause high progesterone levels. So by creating low estrogen levels in your body, candida causes progesterone levels to be elevated, providing more and more fuel for itself. Continue reading “Why Women Have So Much More Serious Candida Overgrowth Than Men” →

There are lots of good candida killers: Anti-fungal drugs like Nystatin and Diflucan, herbs like Pau D’Arco, Olive Leaf Extract, Oregano Extract, Grapefruit Seed Extract, coconut-based aplitic acid. These do a good job of killing candida, but a poor job of eliminating candida yeast overgrowth for good.

So why is candida so hard to get rid of?

Candida fungi can mutate to become immune to both anti-fungal herbs as well as anti-fungal drugs. The more complex the anti-fungal herb or drug is, the easier Candida can mutate, rendering them no longer effective. Initially, the drug may kill a good portion of the candida, but this leaves an empty space which candida likes to rapidly refill. Continue reading “Why Candida Infections Reoccur — Candida Spores” →

Until recently, I had come to the conclusion that beating candida required a hard hitting comprehensive program using many different supplements. Alternative clinics specializing in candida found that comprehensive programs produced the best results.

I knew that, at best, if you used a very good candida fighter like CandiClear5, which reduced candida mechanically, you might be able, over the course of a year or so, get to the point where the candida was well under control. Adding other supplements sped up the process, but still seemed to require a minimum time frame of around 6 months. Continue reading “Eliminating Candida Overgrowth Has Never Been Easy” →