What is Candida Doing To My Body?Candida - The Silent EpidemicWhat is Candida? It is when the yeast called Candida Albicans, takes over the healthy bacteria in your body.
Candida is not
a disease, it is more of an overload on your immune system. It is often an underlying factor in many other diseases.
A number of factors, which contribute to Candida existing as a silent epidemic, are:
In order to understand what is Candida, first, let us briefly look at causes of Candida. No one wants to hear that their lifestyle contributes to their health problems. Unfortunately, this is true for many people. Numerous Candida experts feel antibiotic overuse and the typical North American diet of high sugar and refined carbohydrates are huge causal factors leading to Candida overgrowth. Often, antibiotic use and our diet start to impact us as early as infancy. What is worse is that these are not the only causes of Candida. There are many more, which complicate getting to the root of the problem and a proper diagnosis. Secondly, the Candida Symptoms are wide ranging and cross over with many other illnesses. These varied symptoms often cause conventional doctors to disregard patients' symptoms as all in their head or as unrelated to the larger issue of what is Candida. Doctors will treat each symptom in isolation, but because the cause of the problem is not being fixed, health problems continue to plague people. Some doctors prescribe anti-fungals for localized infections such as vaginal yeast infections, but unfortunately, symptoms often return because the cause or the root of the problem is not addressed. A third factor contributing to the silent epidemic is denial and misunderstanding. The biggest problem when talking about what is Candida is that there is little scientific evidence that supports Candida yeast overgrowth or that supports the use of diets, herbs and supplements for treatment. Therefore, many conventional doctors do not recognize or understand Candida. Much evidence on Candida is anecdotal and documented through alternative medicine. However, there are more peer-reviewed scientific research and case histories every day. Even so, Candida diagnosis is more widely accepted in Alternative Medicine circles. The key is to find a health provider who understands the role Candida can play in our health problems. It is only a matter of time before universal acceptance is found. As an aside, it is also hard for the average person to know what information is reliable and trustworthy - particularly on the Internet. Most large medical websites have much information on yeast infections, but little on what is Candida. Exploring numerous Candida resources can help you learn all you can and educate yourself. The best circumstance is when you understand what is Candida and you can diagnose and treat your symptoms early on. Use a holistic approach to your treatment so that you treat your physical symptoms as well as helping your mental and emotional well-being. Of course, this isn't the easy answer. We are a society that enjoys quick fixes, fast results, and no effort solutions. The magic pill is good. Do you know anyone that would rather take medicine to feel better, instead of changing what or how they are live? Sometimes, we all need the quick fix to help us get through the rough times and symptoms. There are treatment plans that offer this route. If this is what you want and it works for you, do it. But, sometimes, we want to make wider, more sweeping changes concerning our overall health. There are treatment options for this too. Ultimately, you get to decide. In order to stop yourself from becoming part of the silent Candida epidemic, learn about what is Candida, and use these resources and related information to help educate yourself.The causes and the
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We need it there at normal levels. Our 29 feet of intestines is the perfect, moist, dark, warm
environment for yeast to live - normally. Women have Candida Albicans yeast in their vaginas as well. We all have yeast in our mouth and on
our skin too. 
