Approximately 24 different types of Candida fungi have been identified as causing yeast infections in humans. In most cases the principal agent is Candida albicans, especially where vaginal and oral yeast infections are concerned. Candida Albicans is a type of yeast acting opportunistically in the case of yeast infections in humans.

Candida albicans, like bacteria and fungal microbes, live in the gut and also other parts of the human body. They are imperative for the digestion process and for assimilating micronutrients, such as fatty acids, amino acids and glucose. Nevertheless, when Candida albicans mutates to a fungal form from the yeast form, it can penetrate through the damaged mucous tissues of the intestines to enter the bloodstream and provoke local and systemic yeast infections.

Any one of the Candida infection subtypes can bring severe discomfort and significantly degrade a person’s quality of life. In a local attack, Candida infections can be responsible for pain, itches and sensations of burning, also causing abnormal discharges and rashes in the parts of the body under attack (skin, mouth, genitals and so forth). By comparison, symptoms of systemic attacks include allergies, digestive ailments, sinusitis, a fixation on sugar, soreness in the muscles and chronic tiredness.

The unbridled overgrowth of Candida Albicans is the result of a lack of balance of a number of environmental and lifestyle aspects that perturb and are in turn perturbed by the inner imbalance of the body. The inner balance, essential for maintaining Candida Albicans at the correct levels, can be upset by:

1. Consuming too much alcohol, refined carbohydrates, soy products or yeasty food, etc. and poor dietary habits in general. These foodstuffs all encourage Candida albicans, and can bring on the intestinal condition that leads to Candida overgrowth.

2. Steroids, antibiotics, pills for contraception and other drugs feed the multiplication of fungal organisms in the gut by destroying the good intestinal bacteria.

3. Stress and insufficient sleep, also the agents of an overall degradation of the immune system.

4. Ignoring mild or local Candida infections.

5. Imbalance in hormones, excess toxins in the body.

Did you know? The holistic approach targets the multiplication of fungal organisms by acting on the hidden factors concerned, like the impacted immune system, hormonal imbalance, excess of toxins and the dearth of beneficial bacteria. For the prevention and/or cure of an overpopulation of Candida albicans, these factors must be treated first. A positive routine of specific supplements of herbs and vitamins, pursued by a comprehensive set of dietary principles and Candida control protocols, allow you to block the internal items that trigger fungal infection, to clear up and prevent recurrence of recurring candidiasis. The holistic approach is the only one that provides an effective solution to permanently eliminate and prevent yeast infections.