The Yeast Connection and Women's Health (The Yeast Connection Series)

Very helpful! Explains how Candida can lead to Interstitial Cystitis! 3 urology doctors told me nobody knows what causes IC or how to heal it, and that I will have to live with it. Now I know what causes it (and how to heal Candida from another book, The Candida Cure by Ann Boroch).It is now December 2013 and I am still suffering from Candida Albicans, tried the Candida Diet 3 times, failed 3 times. The Candida diet is the most difficult diet ever! No carbs. I will now try it the 4th time. I had to switch from vegan diet to Paleo. Being on Paleo diet now, this book, "The Yeast Connection Book" recommends on pg 234-236 grains, which are a no-no on the Paleo, fruits which are a no-no on the Candida diet, dairy which are a no-no on the Paleo, so I no longer believe in the advice in this book, to heal Candida or Interstitial Cystitis. Re Candida, this book talks about a supplement called Kolorex (sells here on Amazon), I have not tried it but I have learned to understand that the Candida virus has a protective shield and in order to get rid of Candida, you need to break the shield. I am now taking Candizyme (two, twice/day)and Nattokinase (one, twice/day) to break the shield and then destroy the nucleus/the inside. Kolorex supposedly does the same thing. With the Paleo diet (no carbs) I should now succeed to get rid of Candida Albicans (white coating of the tounge). Re Interstitial Cystitis, I have learned online that cannabis/marijuana juiced raw/fresh plant heals IC. Cannabis apparently has a healing property in the raw state (without the "high") but when you smoke it/heat it you destroy 90% of the healing properties and you get the "high". There are dispensaries in Denver, CO, where they make the juice. Unfortunately I live in another state so I cannot try it. *sigh* I do not know if there are any such dispensaries in California. Illinois will make cannabis legal starting January 2014, maybe somebody there will juice the plant? I signed an online petition to legalize cannabis in my state. At some point maybe I will get my health back. Before I die.I also recently learned that gluten (protein in wheat, barley, rye and oats) may lead to 300 different health problems, Candida and IC included. 30% of the US population are suspected suffer from "Gluten Sensitivity" without knowing it. Stress can trigger it. Wheat has been refined throughout decades and now has a lot more gluten and that's why a lot more ppl get sick. There is no human who can break down gluten in the digestive tract. The immune system treats it as an invader, an enemy, and forms antibodies against it. Unfortunately gluten looks chemically like our own tissue why the immune system attacks our own body, leading to autoimmune diseases like Alzheimer's, but it takes the body maybe 30 years to manifest Alzheimers. Parents diagnosed with gluten sensitivity should test their kids to prevent disease down the road. Good luck everybody! Go Paleo!

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This book helped me realize the dangers of antibiotics. I had numerous antibiotic treatments when I was young and I suffered the consequences with chronic headaches. I was bedridden for almost seven years with a host of symptoms along with chronic migraine. I couldn't sleep, my weight went up and down, I couldn't work, I had to stop studying, I simply had no interest on life. I was just existing until I had to do something. Then my te year old son had strep infection twice last year, then he was bitten by tick and got lyme disease. Those incidents meant he had to take antibiotics. With the medicine I took not making me better, I had the suspicion my son's meds would also not work in the long run, so I had to do Research during the very few days that I was able to read and store Things in my head. First I stumbled upon Dr. Bruce Lipton's The Biology of Belief, then Dr. Robert Lustig's Fat Chance...then the video of Dr. William Crook with Dr. Dean on Youtube. It was the very information I was looking for and immediately bought the book. My family started the candida diet in February this year and went on to paleolithic diet after 45 days. since then, I was out of bed and had only two migraine attacks (when I was tempted to eat something that was bad for me) I haven't had this energy before, my supportive husband who was obese lost 20 kilos and is now active around the house (the TV is now most of the time abandoned), my son is now a calmer more focused young person...I am thankful the information is out there. The sad thing is: NO DOCTOR told us that we have to undergo another treatment after an antibiotic treatment. Our GP didn't tell us anything about the good gut bacteria being massacred with antibiotics...People are, for the most part, on their own with regards to their health. We have to arm ourselves with knowledge and thank these DECENT doctors who do right by us and their conscience.

Yeast (Candida albicans) is not just the itchy stuff, it's much more than that, as my medical doctor explained to me. He recomended I read the book in the first place.Yeast (overgrowth of the intestinal tract etc.) doesn't actually CAUSE all the diseases/symptoms associated with it, but it certainly has a CONNECTION (hence the title of the book; The Yeast Connection.) I had been experiencing a lot of the problems listed in the book over the years that didn't seem to be related to anything in particular and was certainly not recognized by my regular doctors. Most physicians I saw wanted to treat my symptoms without getting to the root of the problem. (I'd rather get better than take a slew of drugs that have nasty, long-lasting, side-effects.)So, if you know someone or are having problems like food alergies, chronic fatigue, Irritalble Bowel Syndrome, any type of chronic pain, or you seem to be "sick all over"-- read this book! It may completely change your life--for the better!NOTE: In order to recover from this systemic yeast, there is a strict diet that is so important to follow and stick with--mainly cutting out sugar in the diet! This is really difficult for folks with yeast-related problems..., but it is worth it when you start to feel better! I will always stay reformed in this part of my day-to-day life, and I continue to work at it. You can do it!

An exceedingly Interesting read, its something I've looked into for some time and this book helps in the education of the topic.

Very, very interesting and endorses exactly my beliefs about Yeast!

Fab book. Helped me confirm my theory why I was feeling so rubbish

Useful book

All good.