Candidiasis is an infection caused by an excess of a normally occurring yeast-like fungus, Candida albicans, that tends to mostly affect the mouth (thrush), skin (rash, itching, fungal infections, etc.) and vagina (vaginitis, yeast infection, discharge). It is often caused by poor diet, antibiotics, infection and or age, infirmity. Candidiasis is often misdiagnosed as it is linked to many additional symptoms, diseases, that can also be caused by poor diet:
Toenail or fingernail fungus, constipation, diarrhea, colitis, rectal itching, abdominal pain, heartburn, bad breath, congestion, cough, sore throat, clogged sinuses, white spots on tongue, inside the mouth, cheeks, extreme fatigue, muscle and joint pain, numbness, tingling in the extremities, arthritis, kidney and bladder infections, prostatitis, severe itching, headaches, impotence, memory, memory loss, mood swings, night sweats, PMS, depression and or hyperactivity, making is a somewhat confusing disease, which is why it is most often misdiagnosed.
Candidiasis, like most fungal infections requires a host, medium in which to grow. Most fungi and bacteria prefer dampness, which is why symptoms tend to worsen in damp or moldy places, after eating foods containing sugar and or yeast. Thrush, diaper, groin rash, fungus, yeast infection, gooey discharge are watery, damp in nature, which is why they tend to attack women, children, those that eat low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate, especially raw and or live in a cold climate.
Women tend to run cold, colder than men. Women menstruate, lose blood three to seven day ever month after menarche (first) for the next thirty plus years until menopause, cessation of the menses. Blood loss via any hemorrhage of this magnitude or greater weakens, cools, the body, leading to the formation of excess dampness.
The body is like the planet earth. It reacts to change in temperature, energy, sunshine. Colder temperatures (less energy) tend to slow, cool and condense. In nature, cold temperatures cool gas into rain into snow into ice. In the body, cooler temperatures (internal or external) increase the formation of fluids, water, mucous, phlegm, cysts, discharges, etc; which in turn, increases the formation of bacteria, fungi, Candida albicans, thrush, nail or toenail fungus, yeast infections, etc. Cold condenses and slows, stagnates the movement of all fluids, leading to bacterial and fungal infection.
The body's temperature, energy is controlled primarily by diet and environment. Diet, food provides nutrients that body uses to build up and break down. Protein and fat build and fuel all structures and function. Water, sugar, minerals, etc. reduce, cleanse. cool and moisten.
Low protein and low fat diets, foods (milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, beans, nuts and seeds) in the extreme, do not provide enough energy, substance to keep the body properly fueled, energized in a four season or colder climate. These foods are more or less twigs (burn quickly, provide very little energy, heat), in comparison to meat, eggs, chicken, turkey, fish, cheese, etc, which are logs, that burn long and strong. The body tends to cool on low protein, low fat.
The body further cools on a high carbohydrate (grain, pasta, bread, salads, raw vegetables, fruits, especially tropical, juices, etc.) diet. Fruits and vegetables, in excess, and or eaten at the beginning of the meal, tend to dilute, weaken and cool digestion, acid, enzymes and bile, which in turn, cools, weakens and dilutes the body.
Digestion is like an engine in a car. It gives off a lot of heat, that is used to heat the rest if the car, including its occupants. The body is no different. The digestive system, organs, especially the stomach, pancreas and small intestines, heat the body, above and below. Heat from digestion, rises up into the lungs, which it heats and dries. Weak, cold digestion fails to heat the lungs and overtime causes not only a temperature drop but also condensation in the form of excess fluids, water, mucous (thick), phlegm (thicker), etc.
Excess mucous in the lungs (includes throat, nose and sinuses) can cause coughing, sore throat, shortness of breath, asthma, clogged sinuses, sinusitis and or sleep apnea.
Dairy products, especially milk, yogurt and ice cream, in excess, also cool the body, digestion. Milk is best drunk alone, as it does not digest well with other foods, especially cereal, which is why spices (cardamon, cinnamon, ginger, etc.) are recommended, to increase digestion.
Cold drinks, including ice water, sodas, smoothies, shakes and tropical fruits are also very cooling.
The combination of low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate (raw, tropical, etc.) in excess, tends to decrease energy, heat while increasing cold, dampness, especially in women (menstruation, low protein, low fat diet, in the extreme) and children (underdeveloped).
Cold and damp foods (milk, yogurt, fruits, vegetables, juices, cold drinks, etc.) in excess tend to dilute, weaken and cool the digestive system, organs producing the following symptoms: abdominal bloating, pain, gas, burping, heartburn, bad breath, flatulence, loose stools, diarrhea, constipation, rectal itching, colitis, kidney and or bladder infections.
Low protein, low fat and cold foods decrease digestion, nutrient absorption and blood while increasing waste, as whatever food, nutrients not digested, absorbed becomes waste that is sent to the large intestines for temporary storage and eventual elimination.
Weak digestion and low protein, low fat weaken, thin the blood, which in turn, thins and weakens all structure and function, especially locomotion. Blood deficiency (quality and quantity) tends to attack the extremities, head, arms and legs first before any other organ as it is (a) harder to pump blood up and out than down and in, and (b) in times of deficiency, coldness and or rest, blood is concentrated in the center of the body, abdomen and chest, where the vital organs are located, not in the arms and legs.
Blood deficiency tends to produce arthritic type symptoms (pain, inflammation, numbness, tingling sensations in the joints, extremities, bones, ligaments, muscles, etc.) in addition to fatigue, anemia, pallor, coldness, night sweats, PMS, memory loss, depression, mood swings, etc.
Antibiotics, in excess, also tend to cause cold and damp, yeast infections, thrush, white spots on the tongue, cheeks of the moth, etc. Antibiotics are cold, bitter in nature as are golden seal, gentian and aloe vera, but to a lesser extent. The bitter taste is cooling and drying. Biter herbs (golden seal, gentian, aloe vera, etc.) are generally used to drain excess fire, breakdown excess protein and fat (cholesterol). Their use requires strong digestion as their coolness can quickly overwhelm weak digestion.
For more information about diet and disease, please visit the author's website and or read Hot and Cold Health. Know the whole before you attempt to diagnose and or treat the part (symptom, disease, structure, function, etc.)
Author, Hot and Cold Health; Acupuncture Physician (FL 1992-2002); Owner, operator Food and Thought, health food store, Hollywood, FL (1984-2001); Questioned and counseled 30,000+; "What do you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner?"; Cooking teacher; Chi gung practitioner, daily, outdoors, since 1988; Web: [hotandcoldhealth.net]
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