Yeast Infection — Why is it an epidemic?

Candida, and thousands of other fungi and bacteria have been co-habitating with humans for eons.

What I mean by co-habitating is that they live together, neither bothering each other nor helping. Just living together.

Another thousands of bacteria, that is called beneficial bacteria has a symbiotic relationship with humans, where they are mutually providing the other with something needed, as a rent for the habitat/service.

Candida is not useful, but normally isn’t harmful either. Candida is kept in check by the beneficial bacteria, and it can’t overgrow. Normally.

The circumstances needed for Candida to get out of hand are the same circumstances that other diseases, opportunistic diseases, I would call them, use to take over your body, your mind, your life.

These circumstances are caused you not keeping the normal hygiene rules, let them be physical, emotional, or mental.

You know exactly what would be a healthy lifestyle, eating, exercising, thought patterns, social stimulation, mental stimulation, cleanliness, and

avoidance of substances that set you back.

What you don’t know, that every instance of stepping off that relative narrow path is going to cost you, big time.

I had a conversation with my chiropractor today. He told me that his daughter had been sickly lately, colds, headaches, you know the kind. She is 13 years old.

Until this school year she was on the cheerleading team, going to practice every time they had one… Suddenly she has a lot of time and energy at her hand. She started to write a novel, she has written about 300 pages. She goes to bed at 9 pm as her dad demands it, but gets up as soon as he leaves the room, and writes sometimes till 1 am.

I bet she is writing in her dreams as well, getting no rest, no exercise, not enough water, and probably not enough supplements to support the increased mental activities she is pushing.

He has been giving her supplements to help her relax. I suspected that he is treating the symptom. I asked a few questions to be sure, about her eating habits, and about exercising.

Returning her to plenty of vigorous exercise, and carefully removing the vata producing foods, potato, bread, apple, hard boiled eggs, cruciferous vegetables, will naturally return her to her sweet, calmer self, that know when to sleep, and went to throw herself fully into activities.

You guessed right: the next thing for her will be (without intervention) a breakdown in the balance of power between good and bad in her body. She will probably get yeast infection, or she is already having it.

You may think I am exaggerating but be assured, I am not. It’s predictable, and it is natural.

I see myself in her. I was a lot like her. I still am.

I was first diagnosed with yeast infection at age 9. The cost has been tremendous. But that will be told in another blog post.

Tags: Candida, Candidiasis

OK. I read about this superfood, Salba (Salvia Hispanica). I searched for it on the Internet, wanted to get the seeds instead of ground… or as they call it, chia meal, because it can only last less time, and I wanted to buy quantity.

Found it on hidalgo foods… and finally it arrived last week, and I have been experimenting with it.

For those of you that don’t know what I am talking about: the Aztec had a superfood, tiny white or black seeds, small as poppy seed… shape of lentils, but about 50 times smaller.

What’s special about this seed (it is really not a grain… I think?).

1. it takes up 12 times its weight in water. I tested it, and one tablespoon of chia (I bought the white one…) and a cup of water. In a few minutes the cup of water became a smooth gel, colorless, almost tasteless, and the chia seeds the solid part that you can chew, became the size of a speck of dust. I just spooned it out of the cup, and I could not stop, it was tasty chewy. Some sources say you can mix it into yoghurt… can’t wait to try. I have also put some in a spice shaker, and have been shaking it onto my morning toast.
2. It is packed with nutrients. Two tablespoons, which is considered a serving, contains 2.5 grams of omega 3, 2.6 grams of protein, 92 mg of calcium, 54 mg of magnesium and 4.2 grams of fiber
3. It has a neutral flavor, no aftertaste at all, and in fact, when you examine the numbers above, you’ll find that chia is a better source of omega 3 fatty acids that salmon, better source of protein (complete protein, has all amino acids that are necessary for muscle building, for example), more calcium than milk, and without the additives, without the hormones, without the milk allergies. It even has vitamin C.

So what, you ask? Well, if you want to know what eating this superfood can do for your body, then look at the cell level. The cells need these nutrients to be healthy, flexible, supple and young. I am talking about skin, muscles, bones, joints, and your brain.

The second area has something to do with your digestion:

1. It assists you to stay slim by eliminating and delaying hunger two ways. 1. you get filled up by the “gel.” 2. Sometimes it is the undernourished cells that cry for food, not your stomach. With the nutrients you give your cells with this tiny marvel, your cells will purr with satisfaction.
2. The combination of water soluble and not water soluble fiber, you become regular, easy stools, and the fibrous seeds scrub toxins off the walls of your intestines… so you’ll store less, and will have more energy, more brain power (less brain fog) etc.
3. The third area: ENERGY. We all complain that we don’t have enough. With chia/salba you’ll have energy without any down effect. You’ll sleep better and wake up more energized, will be able to go through the afternoon slump without coffee, or less of it.
4. Your heart and arteries run on cleaner “fuel” and your cholesterol can drop, your blood pressure can stabilize at normal, and the whole system will start humming like a well oiled (pun inteded) machine.
5. If you have celiac disease, or are gluten intolerant or sensitive: good news

OK, where to find chia/salba seeds, whole or ground (I recommend you buy the whole seed and grind what you need in the small coffee grinder you can buy for cheap in any store that carries small household electical equipment), in spite of the fact that the ground chia does have a 9-month shelf life… probably longer if you store it in your refrigerator.

I wanted to sign up to an affiliate program, but didn’t find any good ones… so here is the address where I buy it: it cost half of what it cost elsewhere. Click here for Hidalgo Foods.

Talk back to me. Please leave a comment.

Tags: celiac disease, chia seeds, gluten free, omega 3 fatty acids, water soluble fiber, white chia seed

What will Swedish Bitters accomplish in my body?

This is one of the questions that a reader asked, so I will answer it publicly.

According to many, all disease is caused by some blockage. The blockage can be temporary or chronic. The blockage can be emotional, spiritual, or physical. According to this worldview, if you manage to restore flow of energy, blood, emotions, etc. you can restore health.

One of my heros, Dr. Richard Schulze, bases his entire practice on this premise. His nickname is Dr. Cayenne, because he puts cayenne peppers in all his herbal formulae and his formulas work.

I have, for example, managed to regain my intelligence after a major brain damage cause by loss of blood and a long surgery where they had me stand on my head for about 3 hours… I was sleeping, of course.

The surgery was successful, but I came out of it not being able to do elementary calculus, adding and substracting… very bad. Some higher functions were untouched, so I immediately put myself on Dr. Schulze’s brain formula (lots of cayenne pepper) and in 4 years I managed to return my IQ to where it was before the damage.

Now, to your exact question: what Swedish Bitters, a bunch of bitter herbs consumed on a daily basis do?

For one, it helps your elimination, which is, according to Dr. Schulze clinical experience, 95% of the time solves or starts to solve the problem.

In addition to that, the herbs cause the bile to flow, cause circulation to increase in areas where there has been slow or no circulation, and with the circulation, toxins, sludge, waste matters, etc. are taken out of the areas, and nutrients can enter.

This is, how I assume, it can effect fibromyalgia, arthritis, and other structural and muscular issues, eye sight, hearing, hair loss, skin tone and clarity, etc. This is a quotation from a swedish bitters site… of which are many on the internet.

1. If they are frequently breathed in or sniffed, the base of the skull is moistened or a moistened cloth applied to the head, they dispel PAIN AND DIZZINESS and strengthen the brain and MEMORY.
2. They aid dim eyes and take away redness and all pain, even if the EYES ARE INFLAMED. They rid them of SPOTS AND CATARACTS, if the corners are moistened In time or a moistened piece of cloth is applied to the closed bids.
3. PUSTULAS AND ECZEMA of all kinds, as SCABS in the nose or elsewhere on the body, are heeled, if they are often and well moistened.
4. For TOOTHACHE, a tablespoon of these drops is taken with a little water and kept in the mouth for a little while or the aching tooth is moistened. The pain soon eases and the putrefaction disappears.
5. BLISTERS ON THE TONGUE or other infirmities of the tongue are frequently moistened with drops and healing soon occurs.
6. If the THROAT IS HOT OR INFLAMED,so that food is only SWALLOWED WITH DIFFICULTY, these drops are swallowed slowly, morning, noon and evening and they take away the heat and heal the throat.
7. For STOMACH CRAMPS, 1 tablespoonful is taken.
8. For COLIC, 3 tablespoons are taken slowly, one after the other, and relief will soon be felt.
9. They rid the body of WIND[GAS] and cool the liver, eliminate all troubles of the intestines and stomach and help CONSTIPATION.
10. An excellent remedy for STOMACH DISORDERS, if the DIGESTION is faulty or food cannot be kept down.
11. They are beneficial for PAIN IN THE GALL BLADDER. 2 tablespoonful daily in the morning and evening and at night compresses and soon all pain will disappear.
12. For DROPSY, 1 tablespoon in white wine is taken in the morning and evening for 6 weeks.
13. For PAIN AND BUZZING IN THE EAR, a piece of cotton wool is moistened and put into the ear. It is very beneficial and brings back LOST HEARING.
14. For MORNING SICKNESS, 1 tablespoon of the drops in red wine is given in the morning for 3 days, half an hour later a walk is taken. Then breakfast with no milk. These drops should not be taken after drinking milk.
15. In the last 14 days of PREGNANCY, if 1 tablespoon of the drops is taken mornings and evenings, it PROMOTES THE BIRTH. For easy EXPELLING OF THE AFTERBIRTH, a coffeespoonful is given every 2 hours, until the afterbirth is expelled without pain.
16. If, after a birth, when the MILD DRIES UP, inflammation develops, it quickly subsides, if a moistened piece of cloth is applied.
17. They EXPEL WORMS, even TAPEWORMS, in children and adults, the amount taken by children being according to age. A piece of cloth moistened with drops is applied to the navel and kept moist.
18. They rid children of PUSTULAS. The children are given these drops according to age, diluted with water. If the pustulas start to dry up, they are moistened frequently with these drops and no scars will develop.
19. For JAUNDICE, very soon all complaints disappear, if 1 tablespoon or these drops is taken 3 times daily and compresses are applied to the SWOLLEN LIVER.
20. They open all HEMORRHOIDS, and heal KIDNEY, rid the body of all unnecessary liquids without further treatment, taking away MELANCHOLY AND DEPRESSION and improve appetite and digestion.
21. HEMORRHOIDS are reduced, if in the beginning, they are moistened frequently and if the drops are taken internally, especially before going to bed, they will soften the hemorrhoids.
22. If soneone has FAINTED, open their mouth if necessary, give them 1 tablespoon of the drops and they will come to.
23. This remedy rids you of the pain of SPASM [CRAMPS] so that it will cease in time.
24. For CONSUMPTION, take them daily in the morning or on an empty stomach and continue the treatment for 6 weeks.
25. If the MENSTRUAL FLOW CEASES for a woman or is too heavy, she takes these drops 3 days and repeats it 20 times. They will, what is too much, lessen and, what is too little, evenout.
26. This remedy also helps to cure “WHITES” {white vaginal discharge}.
27. If someone is afflicted with EPILEPSY, he has to be given these drops on the spot and he should then take this remedy exclusively, since it strengthens the affected nerves as well as body and rids it of all sickness.
28. They heal LAMENESS and rid you of DIZZINESS AND INDISPOSITION.
29. They heal also hot PUSTULAS AND ERYSIPELAS.
30. If someone has FEVER, be it hot or cold, and is very weak, he is given 1 tablespoon of the drops and the patient, if he is not overloaded with other medicaiions, will in a short time come to, the pulse will start to beat again aand the fever, no matter how high it was, will pass and the patient will soon be better.
31. The drops also heal CANCER, OLD ROCK MARKS, WARTS AND CHAPPED HANDS. If the wound is OLD OR FESTERING OR PROUD FLESH has developed, everything is washed well with white wine and a piece of cloth moistened with the drops is laid upon it.
32. They heal, without danger, all WOUNDS, be they from a stab or a hit, if they are moistened frequently. A piece of cloth is taken, moistened with the drops and the wounds covered therewith. They take away the pain in a short time, permit no BLEMISH OR PUTREFICATION and heal also old wounds which were caused by a SHOT. If there are holes, the drops are sprinkled into the wound which need not necessarily be cleaned beforehand. Through repeated applying of the moistened cloth healing occurs in a short time.
33. They take away SCARS,even if very old, WOUNDS AND CUTS, if moistened up to 40 times with them. All the wounds heal and leave no scars.
34. They heal all FISTULAS, even if they seem incurable, be they as old as may be.
35. They heal all BURNS AND SCALDS, be they caused by fire, not water or fat, if the injuries are moistened frequently. No blisters form, the heat is taken out and even festering blisters are healed.
36. They serve against SWELLING AND BRUISES, be they caused by a blow or a fall.
37. If someone cannot eat with APPETITE, they bring back the lost taste.
38. In ANEMIA, they bring back the lost color, if taken for a period in the morning. They cleanse the blood and form new blood and promote circulation.
39. RHEUMATIC PAINS in the limbs are eased if the drops are taken morning and evening and a moistened cloth is applied to the aching parts.
40. They heal FROST BITTEN HANDS AND FEET, even if there are open parts, if a moistened cloth is applied as often as possible, but especially at night.
41. For CORNS,a cotton ball, moistened with the drops, is applied and kept moist. After 3 days the corns fall out or can be removed painlessly.
42. They heal too, BITES of mad dogs and other animals, if taken internally since they heal and destroy all poison. A moistened cloth is laid upon the wounds.
43. For PLAGUE arid other INFECTIOUS DISEASES, it is well to take the drops repeatedly, since they heal PLAGUE BOILS AND SWELLINGS, even if already in the throat.
44. He who cannot sleep at night takes these drops before going to bed. For nervous SLEEPLESSNESS, a piece of cloth moistened with diluted drops is laid upon the heart.
45. A DRUNK can be sober on the spot with 2 tablespoonfuls.
46. He who takes these drops mornings or evenings daily needs no further medication, since they strengthen the body, tone up the nerves and the blood, take away the TREMBLING OF HANDS AND FEET. In short, they take away all illnesses. The body stays supple, the face young and beautiful.

I have tested two versions of the herbs: one premixed package of 100 grams of 17 herbs. And one where all the herbs were in their own plastic pouch and you can check what you are getting, and there were, if I am not mistaken 24 herbs. The quality of the second is far superior. I have contacted the seller and ordered another two batches… I’ll never want to be without.

The following German video shows (and says in German) how to prepare your own Swedish Bitters from herbs and alcohol and 2 weeks. Enjoy.

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