Yeast is a fungus which can seriosuly infect your bloodstream, tissues, organs and entire body. The results can be devastating to your health.

Yeast — Candida albicans — is a type of symbiotic fungus that usually lives in balance (in small amounts) in the esophagus, throat, intestines and genital tract. However, in overabundance, a fungus such as yeast (Candida) can proliferate rapidy and travel throughout the bloodstream to infect many other parts of the body, wreaking havoc while rarely being diagnosed.

Candida overgrowth can cause physical and mental impairment including inflamed tissues and organs, especially in the pelvic and reproductive system (known as endometriosis in women). Yeast especially thrives in the presence of sugar and refined carbohydrates — as well as compromised or already weakened immune systems. Candida infections are prevalent in those with chronic fatigue syndrome, vitamin deficiencies and fibromyalgia or poly-myalgia.

Additionally, antibiotics kill the good flora and healthy bacteria in the body that keep the bad infectious bacteria and toxins such as yeast and Candida in check. Probiotics are living microbial organisms that are naturally present in the digestive tract and vagina. Probiotics (such as Acidophilus) are considered beneficial and are sometimes referred to as "friendly" or 'good' bacteria. Probiotics are thought to promote health by suppressing the growth of potentially harmful bacteria, improving immune functions, enhancing the protective barrier of the digestive tract, and helping to produce vitamin K.

Do you suffer from any of these?

The symptoms that you have toxic candida yeast infection throughout your entire system and body include (but are not limited to):

• Constipation, diarrhea, colitis, abdominal discomfort, headaches, bad breath, rectal and/or genital itching, patchy or discolored skin, impotence, mental problems, lack of focus, brain fog, mood swings, prostate trouble, canker sores, chronic heartburn, muscle and joint pain, insomnia, frequent sore throat, congestion, wheezing, persistent cough, numbness, tingling sensations, acne, night sweats, chronic or frequent, persistent sinus problems, white spots on the tongue and mouth, swollen tongue, fatigue, vaginal discharge, kidney and bladder infections, arthritis, depression, hypothyroidism, adrenal exhaustion, and diabetes.

Contributing Factors

Some common factors that can contribute to and exacerbate (and also be antagonized by) candida yeast infections include:

• nutritional, vitamin, mineral, trace deficiencies;
• high-sugar content in the diet;
• exposure to environmental toxins, especially chronic exposure;
• lack of a pro-biotic, fresh, green, leafy vegetable-rich diet;
• eating and drinking too many of the wrong things;
• allergies (food and other);
• excess alcohol consumption (even small amounts may be highly toxic to some very sensitive individuals; also, beer contains yeast);
• use of oral contraceptives, steroids, antacids, anti-ulcer medications, or frequent or long-term use of antibiotics;
• poor hygiene (personal and environmental);
• pregnancy
• diabetes

In very severe cases, yeast/Candida have traveled so thoroughly throughout the bloodstream that they have been able to invade every organ and tissue in the body. This immune-weakening condition begins giving off cellular-level excremental toxins that weaken all systemic tissues, organs and bodily functions.

Endometriosis advances rapidly in the presence of yeast and Candida albicans. The Woman's Hospital of Texas examined 50 women with endometriosis and found that 40 women showed bacterial overgrowth. After eight weeks of treatment, there was a significant reduction in symptoms.

Allergies to foods, chemical odors, petroleum products, tobacco, rubber products, and intolerance to perfumes are frequently caused by yeast and Candida infestations, and subsequently become more inflamed once an infection takes hold — it is a vicious cycle. The most common internal areas for yeast overgrowth are the mouth, ears, nose, gastrointestinal tract, and the vaginal areas in women.

How can candida yeast infections be treated and defeated?

In addition to balancing with probiotics such as Acidophilus, Myrrh extract is excellent for killing infectious yeast colonies.

Mix 1 oz. Myrrh extract in one-half gallon of water (64 ounces which equals eight glasses of 8-oz each); sip this mixture throughout the day. For best results this natural remedy should be administered in consecutive days in a ratio equal to one day for every year old you are (if you are 35, you should take it 35 days in a row) and then develop an ongoing maintenance program to keep candida (and other yeast) in check.