Natural Remedies For Candida
Candida or Candida Albicans in medical term is a yeast infection which can be digestive as well as systematic. People all over the world suffer from this infection or are potential yeast infection patients.
This infection occurs when the beneficial yeast form of Candida Albicans mutates into its fungal form. It can infect the section of our intestine and can cause numerous symptoms.
Understanding Candida
Candida fungi, normally is found in our intestinal tract with host of other bacteria such as Lactobacilus Bifidus and E. Coli etc. Together these bacteria help in the digestion of the food and produce the vitamins without causing any damage.
But with the intake of antibiotics the flora of the intestinal tract gets damaged while the fungi that’s the Candida Albicans, stays unharmed.It is here that they might grow out of control in the absence of the friendly intestinal flora.
Symptoms for Candida are lethargy, irregular menstrual circle, failing or poor memory, stomach pain, loss of sexual desire etc.
Garlic Cure
Garlic can go a long way to help fight Candida.Garlic has anti bacterial properties and anti-fungal agent that can help destroy Candida albicans, because of the properties like allicin, S-allylcystenine, and alliin, etc. It is beneficial to eat the raw garlic to get the maximum effect.
But raw garlic is pungent to taste so you can julienne it finely and mix it with your food or take it the way you feel comfortable in. One can also take garlic in pickled form. This will also help fight Candida. Alternately one can use the garlic oil capsules names kyolic, which can too be helpful.
The Oregano Effect
The oil of the Oregano Vulgare is also known to have the same anti-fungal and anti- bacterial agents. This herb is generously used in the Greek and the Italian cuisine. Oregano is sold in an oil form and one can take it by mixing few drops in a glass of water. Too much intake may cause irritation to the mucous membranes.
Go Green
Candida albican thrives in the acidic and toxic environment, to which detoxification is of great importance. Often Green Algae such as Chlorella and Spirulina provides this detoxification and are high on nutrition factors too. Food and vegetables high on minerals and vitamins have strong alkalinizing effect on the body and are good for the cure.
Stay Healthy With Clay
This may sound alien and strange to people but on the contrary, eating clay has been in practice for ages in society not very well known. Clay is known as a natural absorber and so it is believed that it can also absorb the toxins from the body. There are basically two types of clay found that can be consumed.
They are bentonite and montmorillonite, better known as ‘living clay’ and ‘healing clay’ Clay itself is not absorbed by our body so it is let out through the stool
Apart from all these there is psyllium husk or isabgol, which is quite popular for remedies such as constipation etc.Thus it helps in passing out stool in large quantity and thereby keeps the colon clean. Keeping the colon clean is also if great importance to cure Candida infection.
Cure may vary from person to person. So a well maintained diet and steps to follow the natural cure gives you a fair chance to fight Candida!
