Balance Your Hormones Naturally - Part 5

Thrush - Candida

Many female clients consult to regarding thrush related gynaecological problems. Candida symptoms may also include: tiredness, mood swings, depression, poor concentration, headaches, forgetfulness, increased appetite, sugar cravings, food cravings, bloating, weight gain, fluid retention, increased allergic reactions, vaginal thrush, genital itch, skin problems, changes in libido, insomnia, and others.

It is widely accepted that Candida is a health problem mostly related to nutritional sugars and yeasts. This explanation is over simplistic, as everyone has Candida in their body.

So there has to be a reason why in some people Candida growth gets out of control and causes health problems. This over growth is aggravated by nutritional sugars and yeasts, but is not caused by them. Candida is a secondary health problem. There must be an active primary health problem for -its overgrowth to cause unpleasant symptoms.

The primary causational factors of Candida overgrowth can include: all causes of immune suppression (including taking antibiotics hormones or other medication), vitamin or mineral or nutritional depletion, aids, cancer, infection, all hormonal imbalance states, all forms of stress, etc.

Thrush Case History.

Marlene contacted me about two years ago, regarding her five year struggle with thrush, sugar cravings and constipation. Nothing she tried had relieved her almost constant itch due to thrush. Other health problems included PMS, depression and irritability, and severe menstrual pains.

Marlene's iridology showed that a strong nervous system and that her stomach was under active. Also her lymphatic system was congested, and there also were signs of general toxicity. It appeared that her lifetime struggle with constipation had produced general toxicity, which had over time impacted her liver health and digestive ability. This is Marlene's primary health problem, which lay the ground'for the normal Candida in her body to get out of control in the first place.

Marlene was shocked when I explained that "yeast was not her primary problem". "Well what is", was her response. I said " just imagine that your car is broken down. You could phone for a tow-truck to come and tow your car around with you sitting in it and get around that way. But your cars primary problem will not get found nor fixed that way".

Chronic Candida is a almost never a primary problem, it is generally a secondary problem. So there has to be something wrong with your health for constant overgrowth to occur. This is why many people find it hard to cure chronic Candida problems. It is also the reason dietary change helps, but usually does not cure, as diet is not the underlying health problem. Poor diet will increase Candida overgrowth and increase symptoms. Good diet will not necessarily cure Candida overgrowth.

After Marlene's check up I recommended she go on an nutritional program reducing wheat and all other gluten grains shellfish pork caffeine and citrus juices. I also suggested she take a herbal liver tonic, a natural body acid balancer, an immune enhancing multi vitamin, a magnesium complex, a digestive enzyme that included herbs, a herbal tonic, and a homoeopathic tonic that I mixed for her.

I was confident that by improving Marlene's mineral balance her sugar cravings would diminish. This would make fruit and vegetables more appealing to her palate. Then by eating some fruit and much more vegetables, Marlene's mineral balance and constipation would improve. I also recommended sour dough bread as this bread-making process ensures that all minerals are well absorbed.

After the first month her itch had reduced, it was now bearable and no longer constant. ' Marlene's sugar cravings diminished, and she looked much happier. Her vitamin program now changed to include primrose oil, and a different herbal mixture and homoeopathic tonic.

After the second month depression menstrual pains and irritability had also improved. Marlene felt her program was really improving her digestion and gynaecological system too.

After a total of four months she was feeling that her digestion was working much better, and her seasonal hay fever was far less severe than in previous years.

©1998 Miriam Orwin. This article may not be reproduced in part or full without the author's written consent.