Candida Fungal
Candida Fungal
Is swallowing raw garlic better than taking garlic tablets?
I think I have an overgrowth of candida and am trying to fight it. I've been taking garlic tablets with the enteric coating but it appears raw garlic might be better.
Will the raw garlic be better at helping me with the fungal problem than the pills? I don't want to kill off my good intestinal flora though.
First up i must apologise for the length of my answer but you do really need to know all this.
Most emphatically so buddy ...... the raw unprocessed unpreserved version of garlic mate is far better than any version compacted into a pill ......... Also eat other foods and condiments that are powerfull natural antiobiotics to bolster your immunity and health ~ onions, leeks, shallots, radishes, fenugreek, fresh gingerroot, chilli and plenty of raw salads and fruits and their juices......... ifyou find it difficult to eat hot spicy things try eating them with plenty of food and even small amounts of these things can help to expel infected mucous from your body....... try grating raw garlic or expelling its juice in a garlic press or chop it into tiny pieces and mix through cooked foods and salads thus a little easier to tolerate...... or add some fresh garlic juice to your vegetable juice cocktail.......... raw garlic and other plants from the onion family are superb powerful naturall antiobiotics and can help to eradicate and control infections from any part of the body.... even in cases where there is resistance to antiobiotic drugs....if you absolutely hate raw garlic and its odor then you can use the garlic capsules which aren't nearly as effective.
garlic is good for boosting immunity, is an antispasmotic, lowers cholesterol and blood pressure and also works as an anti inflammatory .......... wonderfull stuff, particularly if you can tolerate it crushed and raw ....... raw garlic works best as a powerfull antibiotic that fights bacteria, parasites and viruses ... garlic is also good for heart disease (two or three cloves a day lessen the chance of heart attacks) and stroke and it contains many preventive, anticancer compounds and antioxidants (raw, cooked, or aged at best). Garlic is also good for colds (decongestant and expectorant) and works as an antidiarrheal...... it helps relieve gas, is estrogenic and works as an antidepressant too ..... fabulous stuff hey.
Just start off slowly as the taste is quite strong ....... work up to 2 or 3 cloves daily as that much all at once if you're not used to it may disturb your digestion..... be carefull with it though as you may even find that you are intolerant to it and it may cause you to have related side affects that you may not really notice ....... i ate it for a long time until one day i realised it was the cause of my random nasty stomach aches, aching bones in my fingers and brain frizz in the mornings..... some people are very sensitive to it ..... so yeah, listen to your body when you ingest it ....... side affects can surface up to 48 hours afterwards thus making it sometimes difficult to pinpoint.
Natural antifungals to help resolve your candida overgrowth are ~
Oil of Oregano ~ antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial and antiparasitic ..... it has strong antioxidant and antiflammatory effects and is quite effective in eliminating Candida ....... not regular oregano but a wild form (wild mountain oregano, Origanum vulgare species) ..... your local health food store may be able to help you with this one... Oil of Oregano has no side effects and oregano is compatible with any other natural remedy or prescription drug....... the active compounds in Oil of Oregano also act as free radical scavengers thus prevent further tissue damage while encouraging healing.
Grapefruit Seed Extract ~ Go to your local health food store and ask the resident naturopath his/her advice on Grapefruit seed extract.. they don't usually charge for off the cuff advice and are more than willing to share their knowledge ..... Grapefruit seed extract is a multipurpose (broad spectrum) compound that is currently being used in humans and animals alike to safely fight many types of internal and external infections caused from parasites (single and multi-celled), viruses, bacteria and fungi.
Grapefruit seed extracts biggest benefit is due to it's multipurpose (broad spectrum) effect. It is effective even if the causes of the infections are known, unknown or misdiagnosed. By eliminating a wide range of dangerous pathogens grapefruit seed extract actually enhances the immune system.
Ask at the health food store about other natural antifungals such as Colloidal Silver, Powerded Vitamin C with bioflavonoids, Olive leaf extract too.......... ;0)
Read a book called "Complete Candida Yeast Guidebook" ~ Revised 2nd Edition by jeanne Marie Martin with Zoltan P.Rona, M.D... fabulous reading there for you.
And, of course, complete and total avoidance of any food or drink that contains yeast or sugar .... at all ........ as both will only serve to make the candida albicans overgrowth thrive, flourish and multiply ... fanatical label reading or simply don't eat from a package and prepare fresh fruit, vegies, rices, beans, lentils, some lean meats, organic nuts and seeds yourself ..... and drinking plenty of fresh filtered water .... hydrating yourself properly ..... some people find success by also eliminating natural sugars such as fruits and raw honey...... that's the final route i had to go ..... eliminating all fruit sugars ... even the low sugar ones like pears and strawberries ..... and raw honey for a while.
keep up with the probiotics (ensure that they are dairy free just incase you are also lactose intolerant and it's been left unaddressed) as they will help enormously with digestion and energy levels and recolonising the good flora in your gut ..... take it a few hours apart from any garlic you eat though or it will be neutralised by it.
i do hope you get your bounce back real quick mate.
it would probably be prudent to go get yourself fully assessed by a nutritionally oriented physician or fully qualified naturopath so that you can also get tested for any food and chemical intolerances ....... which would also play havoc with your digestion and energy levels.
peace baby
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