Your test indicates:
CANDIDA Albicans/ YEAST
Candidiasis is the most common mycotic infection, causing a variety of diseases. Candidiasis can range from superficial disorders such as diaper rash to invasive, rapidly fatal infections in immunocompromised hosts. Candida is an overgrowth of yeast in the digestive tract. Everyone has Candida albicans yeast, but it should remain in a small and balanced proportion compared to other bacteria. Candida yeast overgrowth is an underlying cause to many modern common health disorders. C. albicans is the most common cause of esophagitis. C. albicans, a strain of yeast, occupies a place in the microbial environment of the intestine as an organism responsible for the neutralization of certain species of harmful gut bacteria. Normally found in low concentrations in a healthy intestinal environment C. albicans yeast can however, proliferate out of control. Causes for this proliferation vary and can include:
Frequent antibiotic treatment eliminates good
bacteria and allows yeast to overgrow.
An Improper diet too high in sugar and acidic foods (such as coffee, alcohol, refined sugar, meat) is favorable for the growth of yeast.
Constipation - Acidifies the system, preparing the right environment for a flare-up of Candida.
Negative Stress of any kind during mealtime brings poor digestion. The undigested food produces acidity (through fermentation), eventually leading to an overgrowth of Candida.
Yeast and Candida have long "arms" similar to filaments which force themselves between the cells of the small intestine lining. To some extent, this produces an irritation of the neuro-sympathetic system (highly developed in the walls of the intestine and responsible for the motility of the gut). This explains the over-sensitivity (irritability, insomnia, cramps, tiredness etc.) of many patients confronted with an overgrowth of Candida albicans.
Sometimes we find the strain to be in the bloodstream, triggering an immune
reaction, over stimulating the immune system and increasing the allergic
sensitivity. The dead yeast will have to be digested by the liver, increasing
the burden of this organ.
In the long term, the widening of the intestine lining will produce a leaky gut syndrome.
Not only yeast, but parasites, bacteria and undigested food can be found
in the blood stream and will end up directly in the liver. The liver cells
then have to do extra work not only to break down those large molecules but
also to eliminate the by-products of dead bacteria, parasites and yeast killed
by the immune systems’ lymphocytes.
The over stressed liver produces bile of a poor quality through a sluggish gall bladder. Since gall bladder secretions are necessary for good functioning of the pancreas and stomach, the whole digestive system is weakened. This becomes a downward spiraling vicious cycle.
- undigested food = acidity level higher = yeast and parasites higher
The liver cannot breakdown all these elements and therefore dumps toxins into the lymphatic system,(water retention, cellulites) This is a major stress for the nervous system, often triggering irritability, insomnia, fatigue, depression, spasms and PMS.
Leaky gut syndrome can produce tremendous antigen antibody reactions after each meal. Among the thousands produced, chances of a cross reaction with the bodies’ antigens is a major cause of autoimmune diseases. Some antibodies can react with the….
|Articulan protein||rheumatoid arthritis|
|Conjunctive tissue||lupus, scleroderma etc.|
The highest incidence of MS is found in countries with the highest gluten concentration in food (Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Scotland) Also, in cold countries, wheat has a higher gluten content due to the wheat hyper- hybridization, a result of the quest for soft bread loaves.
In general also, the liver, responsible for the production of the first half of ovarian hormones, because of its burden has difficulty being able to fill this function properly which explains the frequent hormonal imbalances and the frequency of PMS.