When it comes to Candida or yeast infections, there is so much misinformation floating about that it is hard to know what to do when you suffer from the issue. Below is an explanation of what causes Candida and how you can sort it out.
What is Candida?
Candida is a form of yeast that occurs naturally in the blood. This microbe consumes sugar for its food and as there is always sugar in the blood there is always sugar for the Candida.
The size of the Candida population in the blood is directly determined by how much food is available. If blood sugar levels are always normal then so will be the levels of Candida. When the sugar we eat leaves the blood to be distributed to cells and used by them, any excess Candida/yeast quickly dies off as it is supposed to.
If blood sugar levels rise, however, the Candida multiplies rapidly as they consume the excess sugar in the blood. Once they have done so and the blood sugar comes down to normal so does the number of Candida.
This is a normal part of the human physiology and causes no health problems or uncomfortable symptoms. It is when you experience uncomfortable symptoms that you know something is wrong. So if it isn't sugar what is causing the infections?
If you have a fat-rich diet, fat levels will stay chronically high in the blood. Because of this fat, sugar remains in the blood stream and feeds the Candida instead of feeding trillions of cells in the body. As a result cells become starved and can no longer metabolize energy. You become tired and you feel very rundown.
If your body can't re-establish normal sugar levels in the blood a dangerous situation exists. The only mechanism to bring it down is the Candida. The Candida is life-saving. It is a back-up system that brings the blood sugar level down to normal if the pancreas/adrenals fail to.
Causing Your Own Candida
Most people create the conditions that cause adrenal fatigue constantly through the day, so it is no wonder people suffer constantly from yeast infections. A yeast infection is a call for concern and should be taken seriously. It is a need for drastic change in your fat intake otherwise you will face dire consequences!
Unfortunately the advice that is given is advice to get rid of the symptoms and not the underlying cause of yeast infections. Some advice given is to stop eating fruit/sugar but this is the wrong advice. Yes, if you eat fruit it can make your symptoms worse but this is only because your diet is too high in fat - the fat essentially blocks sugar from passing into your cells.
The standard advice given is to get rid of symptoms and not the underlying fat-based causes. They tell us to stop eating fruit. Yes if you eat fruit it may seem to aggravate the situation but eliminating fruit will not remove the cause of your problem. In the presence of too much fat in the blood even a tiny amount of sugar will result in abnormally high blood sugar levels. Because people try to control their sugar levels by cutting out sugar they ultimately fail of ridding themselves of yeast infections. It is the very reason thousands of people spend years battling yeast. They are misinformed.
So you want to rid yourself of yeast infections? The simple answer is to eat less fat, not sugar! When you lower fat, sugar can be processed and yeast levels drop. So those suffering from yeast infection reduce your fat intake and see the results in a few days!