How many people today have digestive, neurological, hormonal, and immune problems of unknown etiology without being able to find a logical and reasonable explanation for what is happening to them?

The candid ones

There are countless different types of Candida (more than 150), but the most common in our body is Candida albicans.

Candida albicans is an asexual diploid fungus that is “commensal” to the human mucosa (mainly digestive, oral and genital) and is, in principle, harmless as long as it is kept under control.

It has beneficial functions for the human body, such as helping to digest poorly digested food remains, reducing the absorption of heavy metals, keeping bacteria under control, etc.

Understanding that Candida albicans is not our enemy (if it is under control), what a good therapist or health professional should do is conduct research to determine why they have proliferated and increased their population to such an extent that they are negatively impacting health.

Our immune system and intestinal flora are constantly working in synergy (joint action), keeping all the microorganisms that are part of our digestive system (one of them being Candida) under control.

When one of these systems fails, we give all the microorganisms and parasites the opportunity to develop and increase the population in our internal zoo.

Did you know that we have 10 times more viruses, bacteria, yeast, fungi, and parasites in our bodies than we have cells in our entire bodies?

Humans have approximately 10 trillion cells, and under normal conditions, we can have up to 100 trillion microorganisms—in other words, we're a walking zoo!

It's important to keep this in mind because many healthcare professionals focus their therapy on killing or eradicating the specific microorganism, when what they should be doing is finding the cause or origin of this abnormal proliferation and bringing it under control.

There is a widespread phobia regarding the subject of chronic candidiasis, because many therapists, using unreliable methods (kinesiology, quantum, resonance machines, etc.), diagnose it when the patient's actual problem was quite different.

I say this from my own experience in consultations, because I have received many cases of overdiagnosed people who, after evaluating laboratory tests (stool culture, IgG, IgM, etc. - real tests with scientific evidence), we have seen that their health problem had nothing to do with these yeasts.

Therefore, in orthomolecular nutrition, we focus on a complete understanding of the human body at the physiological and biochemical level, relying on analytics and diagnostic methods to determine, with data (and not through guesswork), the origin or cause of the problem presented by the person who comes to our office.

Possible triggers of chronic candidiasis

Stress

Sustained stress (dystress) affects the immune system, leading to an incompetent immune system that will have difficulty controlling the population of microorganisms in the digestive system (in this case, specifically, Candida).

After more than 40 adrenal stress tests (Cortisol, DHEA-S), I have been able to confirm that many people with dysbiosis and chronic candidiasis have reached that point as a result of pathological stress that they have not been able to manage correctly.

Two out of three people I have asked for an adrenal stress assessment had extremely high cortisol and DHEA-S deficiency or insufficiency, which showed us that the main cause of their health problem was the constant, daily punishment their adrenal glands had suffered as a result of poor stress control (whether physical or psychological).

The increase in stress hormones causes a decrease in secretory IgA levels over time, which provides defenses against microorganisms.

It is one of the most important factors of our immunity in the digestive mucosa.

Studies have even shown that experiencing anger for several minutes significantly reduces immunoglobulin levels, which has a negative impact on mucous membranes.

It's of little use to you to eat properly with natural and organic foods if your nervous system is altered, since when you ingest them, they won't be able to hydrolyze (digest) properly and will damage the epithelium of the intestinal mucosa, generating dysbiosis.

Medications and antibiotics

All these foreign substances (xenobiotics) cause continuous damage to almost all parts of the body, significantly affecting the intestinal flora.

Antibiotics, specifically, are not selective bombs that destroy the bacteria we are interested in, but rather they also eliminate millions of beneficial microorganisms that keep Candida albicans under control.

Parasitosis

What came first, the chicken or the egg?

This dilemma could be extrapolated to parasites and candida, because the damage they cause to the digestive system triggers the proliferation of candida.

Do you want to know something interesting that few therapists and health professionals value?

Candidiasis is often a consequence of a parasitic infection.

How many of you who have been using chronic candidiasis treatment (natural or conventional) for a long time are still doing the same?

You will never be able to overcome chronic candidiasis if there is an underlying parasitic infection.

There are countless parasites (Giardia lamblia, Roundworm, Schistosoma mansoni, Liver fluke, Taenia, etc.) that can cause constant damage to the digestive system and, over time, lead to intestinal dysbiosis.

In this situation, there is a decrease in the population of certain beneficial microorganisms, which leads to the proliferation of Candida albicans in large numbers, transforming into its pathogenic form.

It's always advisable to have a stool culture performed to determine the presence of parasites in the stool, but the most effective test is one involving immunoglobulins, antibodies produced by the immune system itself, which determine whether the parasite in question is currently being attacked.

Excess carbohydrates

Did you know that glucose is Candida's favorite food?

Today, the vast majority of people consume excessive amounts of carbohydrates, which break down into glucose and systematically feed Candida albicans.

It is logical and common sense that if we do not stop introducing carbohydrates into our body (whether it is table sugar or a whole grain - glucose is glucose and it will feed the candida), we will overfeed these yeasts, causing them to proliferate and transform into their pathogenic form.

Reducing the amount of carbohydrates consumed to the minimum necessary will be one of the main pillars to avoid candidiasis.

Drink tap water

Because chlorine destroys intestinal flora and fluoride depresses the immune system.

In addition to the heavy metals in household pipes (lead, copper, etc.) that affect almost all systems of the human body.

Decreased digestive secretions

Insufficient hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes prevent proper digestion of food, leading to putrefaction and intestinal fermentation.

It is always necessary to assess whether there is an underlying digestive problem (ulcers, chronic gastritis, intestinal disease, Helicobacter pylori, etc.).

Nutrient deficiency

Our bodies need a variety of nutrients to keep our immune, endocrine, nervous, and digestive systems functioning properly, and a deficiency in just one of these nutrients can lead to dysbiosis and chronic candidiasis.

Through orthomolecular nutrition, we take into account these and many other determining factors of candidiasis.

We value specific analyses (with scientific evidence) aimed at discovering the cause or origin that has led a certain person to that situation.

No matter how difficult, complicated, or unusual a case may seem (no matter what type of illness or dysfunction the person has), a logical and rational scientific explanation can always be found; all that's needed is to apply the acquired knowledge in a genuine way.