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Natural Remedies for Thrush

Thrush is a yeast infection caused by Candida Albicans - this yeast is present naturally in the body and is normally kept in check by other surrounding bacteria. If these other bacteria are altered the thrush bug can flourish and cause uncomfortable symptoms. Candida favours warm, moist areas of the body such as the vagina and can also be found in the mouth, groins, nappy area in babies and nipples during breast-feeding. Detailed below is our protocol for treating Candida in a natural way and this would apply whether this is a systemic infection or you are suffering from vaginal / oral thrush.

Click the link to view all relevant Candida Albicans remedies in the shop but do read the article below in full as it provides valuable information to help you cleanse your body of Candida.

The key natural remedies for Candida are as follows;

Wormwood Capsules - The most aggressive anti-candida herb

Zell-Oxygen - To eliminate the cause of candida - a low immune system

Colloidal Silver - A more gentle approach 

Alka-Vita - corrects pH balance in the body

Treating Candida Albicans Naturally

Candida is a friendly yeast that lives in the large bowel, it feeds the good bugs that help our bodies to stay healthy. If these good bacteria are compromised for instance through the use of antibiotics, oral contraceptives, steroids or following prolonged illness or stressful life events, the digestive system becomes unbalanced and an individual can experience an overgrowth of Candida causing chronic Candidiasis. Adrenal insufficiency and diabetes have also been cited as factors which encourage Candidiasis. Such an overgrowth leads to Candida becoming a parasitic fungus that can have numerous effects on overall health.  Studies of auto-immune patients have shown that a key factor in all of these serious diseases is an overgrowth of Candida. 

Candidiasis causes dietary allergens that trigger the symptoms of the relative auto-immune disease on ingestion, as well as many other allergies. In order to grow, Candida generally causes a craving for certain foods that feed it such as sugar, yeast and pasteurised cows milk products.  Given time, the fungal stage of Candida can even penetrate throughout the bowel wall, passing into the bloodstream and through the body. Once this happens, it can cause depression, listlessness, extreme fatigue during the day, and a 'hung over' feeling in the morning. 

How Do We Eliminate Candida?

Alka-Vita, by improving cell pH is able to get to the basic cause of many health problems including Candida; it has a direct Candida Albicans killing action.  Alka-Vita was born through the discovery that  dead fish soaked in elemental, electron rich silicon remained fresh for many months, whereas the control fish went off and became saturated with micro-organisms, i.e. went through the normal rotting phase within in few days. So we can understand that electrons delivered correctly have all these wonderful properties: disinfectant, cleansing, oxygen enhancing, healing promoting, extremely effective anti-oxidant and alkaliser. Also supportive of many beneficial processes in the body such as ATP synthesis and liberation of energy from the cell.

Wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), is an anti-parasitic herb that has been used for many years as a digestive tonic. This fights Candida in the bowels. The capsules should be taken with water, three capsules twice a day for the first month, and three capsules daily for subsequent months. Usually a three month course is sufficient provided Zell-Oxygen is also taken as described below and the Candida diet is adhered to. The capsules may be taken just before food as a digestive tonic and to improve appetite, otherwise they may be taken on an empty stomach, on rising and retiring or in between meals.     The anti-Candida diet starves Candida helping to reduce it to the small amount of beneficial yeast found in a healthy system. This then brings the immune system back into balance and general health will improve. We also recommend some additional remedies detailed below and please also see our Dietary Guidelines for further foods that will help. 

• Keep fresh fruit to a minimum such as one apple or pear a day plus one kiwi (Kiwi’s are highly beneficial and contain far more vitamin C that oranges)
• No over-ripe fruit, dried fruit, bananas, melon, or grapes - the natural sugar levels in these is too high. (After a few months all fruits may be eaten in moderation, such as 2 kiwis and an apple a day, or the equivalent in other fruit. Un-pasteurised cow’s milk may be used, but this is very difficult to obtain and is not advisable in cases of hormone related breast cancer)
• No carton or bottled fruit juices
• No sugar, honey or artificial sweeteners (Stevia is a safe alternative)
• No food additives, i.e. no processed food.
• No cow’s milk or cow’s milk products including cheese and butter
• Rice, Goats or sheep’s milk (dilute sheep’s milk 50:50 with water) and their products  may be used
• Avoid all alcohol, margarine, heated oils / fats, hydrogenated fats as these compromise the immune system. If you want the occasional fried food use olive or coconut oil, use a very low heat and keep a lid on the pan. Include something e.g. onions in the pan to provide plenty of water vapour to keep the temperature of the oil as low as possible. Burnt food, especially oils are immunosuppressive and toxic
• No wheat or wheat products including bread, cakes, biscuits, flour and so on (except for non-yeasted spelt wheat bread, non-yeasted dark rye bread, and rice cakes, ‘Essene bread’ (whole grains have been sprouted) is available from some health shops
• Only occasional tea and no coffee. Peppermint tea is a good alternative.
• Keep carbohydrates low for the first 3 months (similar to an Aitkin’s diet) this includes all root vegetables such as carrots, swede, turnip, potato, sweet potato,  for example one small serving of potato or carrot daily.
• No microwave cooked food as this weakens the immune system.
• No tap water without filtering; the chlorine in tap water can turn healthy nutrients into cancer encouraging chemicals