Battling Candida part 4

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Battling Candida We want you to win the war on Candida. We want to leave no stone unturned. A well fed army is the best fighting army, so to speak. This means that we have to fortify our selves, by taking what makes us strong and eliminating that which weakens us. We have already written about Candida, what it is, how to recognize it, what to do about it, and how to maintain your health. We want you to have the knowledge to better understand, to better combat it. Let’s take a look at the digestive system, and what it does: The human digestive system is a complex series of organs and glands that processes food. In order to use the food we eat, our body has to break the food down into smaller molecules that it can process; it also has to excrete waste. Most of the digestive organs (like the stomach and intestines) are tube-like and contain the food as it makes its way through the body. The digestive system is essentially a long, twisting tube that runs from the mouth to the anus, plus a few other organs (like the liver and pancreas) that produce or store digestive chemicals. The Digestive Process: The start of the process - the mouth: The digestive process begins in the mouth. Food is partly broken down by the process of chewing and by the chemical action

of salivary enzymes (these enzymes are produced by the salivary glands and break down starches into smaller molecules). On the way to the stomach: the esophagus - After being chewed and swallowed, the food enters the esophagus. The esophagus is a long tube that runs from the mouth to the stomach. It uses rhythmic, wave-like muscle movements (called peristalsis) to force food from the throat into the stomach. This muscle movement gives us the ability to eat or drink even when we're upside-down. In the stomach - The stomach is a large, sack-like organ that churns the food and bathes it in a very strong acid (gastric acid). Food in the stomach that is partly digested and mixed with stomach acids is called chyme. In the small intestine - After being in the stomach,

food enters the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. It then enters the jejunum and then the ileum (the final part of the small intestine). In the small intestine, bile (produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder), pancreatic enzymes, and other digestive enzymes produced by the inner wall of the small intestine help in the breakdown of food. In the large intestine - After passing through the small intestine, food passes into the large intestine. In the large intestine, some of the water and electrolytes (chemicals like sodium) are removed from the food. Many microbes (bacteria like Bacteroides, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella) in the large intestine help in the digestion process. The first part of the large intestine is called the cecum (the appendix is connected to the cecum). Food then travels upward in the ascending colon. The food travels across the

abdomen in the transverse colon, goes back down the other side of the body in the descending colon, and then through the sigmoid colon. The end of the process - Solid waste is then stored in the rectum until it is excreted via the anus Digestive System Glossary anus - the opening at the end of the digestive system from which feces (waste) exits the body. appendix - a small sac located on the cecum. ascending colon - the part of the large intestine that run upwards; it is located after the cecum. bile - a digestive chemical that is produced in the liver,

stored in the gall bladder, and secreted into the small intestine. cecum - the first part of the large intestine; the appendix is connected to the cecum. chyme - food in the stomach that is partly digested and mixed with stomach acids. Chyme goes on to the small intestine for further digestion. descending colon - the part of the large intestine that run downwards after the transverse colon and before the sigmoid colon. duodenum - the first part of the small intestine; it is C-shaped and runs from the stomach to the jejunum. epiglottis - the flap at the back of the tongue that keeps chewed food from going down the windpipe to the lungs. When you swallow,

the epiglottis automatically closes. When you breathe, the epiglottis opens so that air can go in and out of the windpipe. esophagus - the long tube between the mouth and the stomach. It uses rhythmic muscle movements (called peristalsis) to force food from the throat into the stomach. gall bladder - a small, sac-like organ located by the duodenum. It stores and releases bile (a digestive chemical which is produced in the liver) into the small intestine. ileum - the last part of the small intestine before the large intestine begins. jejunum - the long, coiled mid-section of the small intestine; it is between the duodenum and the ileum. liver - a large

organ located above and in front of the stomach. It filters toxins from the blood, and makes bile (which breaks down fats) and some blood proteins. mouth - the first part of the digestive system, where food enters the body. Chewing and salivary enzymes in the mouth are the beginning of the digestive process (breaking down the food). pancreas - an enzyme-producing gland located below the stomach and above the intestines. Enzymes from the pancreas help in the digestion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins in the small intestine. peristalsis - rhythmic muscle movements that force food in the esophagus from the throat into the stomach. Peristalsis is involuntary - you cannot control it. It is also what allows you to eat and drink while upside-down. rectum - the lower part of the large intestine, where feces are stored before they are excreted.salivary glands - glands located in the mouth that produce saliva. Saliva contains enzymes that break down carbohydrates (starch) into smaller molecules. sigmoid colon - the part of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum.stomach - a sack-like, muscular organ that is attached to the esophagus. Both chemical and mechanical digestion takes place in the stomach. When food enters the stomach, it is churned in a bath of acids and enzymes. transverse colon - the part of the large intestine that runs horizontally across the abdomen. As you can see the digestive tract is large, contains many components, and takes up a

large part of our bodies. It’s not hard to see how Candida can travel rather easily in this region; it’s a series of connected systems with small gates that can allow passage of this fungus. Since we need food as fuel to keep our bodies running; it is necessary that we eat.; unfortunately, the “yeast beast” eats as well, and what we’re having for dinner, is just what yeast loves to eat in many cases. It’s not hard when you understand to “guess who’s coming to dinner”. In this installment of our series on Candida we’ll be discussing the “Candida Diet”. This is actually a diet that is known by many other names. In fact; many of you have probably been on it without knowing that you actually had been. Let’s take a look at what we can eat before we get into what you

can’t: Foods You Can Eat -- YEAH!! -- Here we go! Vegetables that inhibit the growth of Candida: raw garlic (Good for keeping away those vampires as well; what an irony, they both suck life from you ), onions, cabbage, broccoli, turnip, kale. Eggs, fish, chicken, turkey, seafood, lamb, or veal, sautéed in a little butter or safflower oil or baked with vegetables. steamed, sautéed, or baked vegetables, especially onions, garlic, cabbage, broccoli, turnips, and kale. All vegetables are fine except potatoes and corn, which are high in carbohydrates. Sautéed vegetables with eggs on rice cakes, or a vegetable omelet. Salads seasoned with safflower oil and a little fresh lemon juice. Gazpacho, tomato-based fish chowder, vegetable soup,

chicken or lamb stew. Small quantities of rice and millet. A cold rice salad with steamed vegetables, seasoned with oil and lemon juice; sautéed brown rice with shrimp, chicken, and vegetables, or simply steamed vegetables with either grain are a few ideas that will work on this program. Brown rice cakes, found in some supermarkets and health food stores, can be used instead of bread. Vegetable sticks with guacamole dip (avocado, fresh tomatoes, onions, lemon juice, and a little salt) for a snack. There’s a lot of food here that you can eat! The “yeast beast” does have things it doesn’t like to munch on, and if you limit or eliminate what it has a taste for (Funny thing; “the yeast beast” is like that disgusting friend, brother, or cartoon character we all know of. He comes over to the house un-invited, sits on your couch scratching himself, belching, farting, drinking beer, eating pizza, and donuts,

and chips, and candy, maybe some pasta, a lot of pasta, maybe some white rice. Big sandwiches on big fat bread. And then he leaves a mess of the place so that you have to clean it all up, and feel miserable for it!) If you just keep this in mind …well …You Win! There are many diets out there, many of them have a lot of the components that you need to go by. The one thing that they have in common is the elimination, or lowering of complex carbohydrates. Limit or eliminate processed flour from your diet. Sugar. Artificial flavoring. MSG. You have the idea now? These are things that people, and doctors have been talking about for years! Maybe they knew something that they didn’t know they knew, or at least did not perhaps recognize the signs and symptoms of what they were dealing with. What they did know, was that people were losing

weight and they were getting healthier. Look at it: PEOPLE WERE AND ARE GETTING HEALTHIER WHEN PUT ON A COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATE ELIMINATION OR LIMITING DIET! (SIMPLE CARBS ARE FINE TO HAVE. It’s the processed and refined things that will get you into trouble.) This is important to pay attention to; the higher the pH, the less Candida feels at home. Start eating more raw foods (no; not meat!); fruits and vegetables. The consumption of raw fruits and vegetables helps raise the pH in your system! So get out that dusty salad bowl and big serving utensils and eat salads (make your own dressing though; use oil and vinegar, yeah you can eat vinegar though some people will dispute that fact). Eat the salad before you eat other foods, chew it well; just stay away from that big hunk of bread, the pasta that some of you like to put in the salads as a filler (try some of that left over brown rice in there though),

you’ll get plenty from other foods you’ll be eating. So look around at a diet that you can feel comfortable with. Let it be called “Atkins Diet”, “The South Beach Diet” are but two (ironically both by physicians themselves, and both recognized the low to no carbohydrate diet). Both of these diets should be short term solutions, after which a diet that you can do and live with should be the routine. Start by staying away from the sweet stuff that Candida loves so well. Eliminate or cut down on bread; make it whole grain. Stay away from alcohol (even beer). Pay attention to the foods that make you feel bloated, tired, depressed, itchy, rashy, get headaches and any other symptom we have previously talked about. Listen to your body! Sometimes it screams! Sometimes it poofs out. Just pay attention! We want you to know that we still believe a raw diet to be the optimal diet. We have not changed in that

respect. The fact is though, that we are realists; only a small percentage of the population will be able to go raw! “It takes too much time…it’s expensive…I don’t know how to do it…” are all things we hear people saying. We want people to win, and do so in any manner that they can! A “fusion” of (a blend) of traditionally cooked foods, and raw foods is more real, and easier to do Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. health/ http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ http://360./suziesgoats

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