The Fungal Theory

So interesting about chia -- thanks! I always put it in my yogurt/blueberry/flax mixture, not even knowing the nutritional benefits, but just because I like the texture it adds. I bet chia sprouts would be full of nutrients too (and I laughed so hard at the whole chia pet thing! LOL).

seaotter - i wish i had to gain weight lol

try bananas

I am new to this discussion board and am finding it very interesting.  I have suffered on and off for years with very bad vaginal yeast infections.  About 15 years ago I read a book on candidas and it being systemic.  I tried to talk to my doctor at the time and was blown off.  Since that time I have tried to talk to another dr and was blown off.  Several years ago I moved and found a GYNO that I really like and had another one of my ranging vag yeast infections and she treated me with diflucan and I was fine for a couple of years.  This last Feb I had another raging yeast infection and she treated me with a double round of diflucan and then wanted to see me to follow up.  Between the treatment and my visit I noticed that I had had a patch on my lower back that I thought was dry skin and I would scrub and put lotion on it and it never got any better.  After diflucan it went away.  So when I went to see the dr. I told her about it.  She told me that she was convinced that my yeast infections were systemic and that I had had it for a long time and I won't into all detail TMi and gross but she recommended a bood for me to read and I told her I bought it 15 years ago and no dr would talk to me about it.  I have reread to book and have cut sugar out of my diet.  My husband is allergic to wheat so that is cut out of our diet also.  So my yeast infection was treated in Feb 2010 and I went for my yearly mammo in July and started my wild goose chase to being diag in Sept with BC.  Makes you wonder if there is a connection.  A little history 15 years ago was when I starting thinking I had yeast problems.  13 years ago was my first breast biopsy that was benign but started my breast disease problems.  Think there is a connection???? makes you wonder.

Sherry..I've read that diflucan is really hard on your liver. I also read that it doesn't permanently get rid of the yeast. What I understand yeast can go into remission until the enviorment is ripe for it to rear up its ugly head. And it doesn't work well without a yeast free diet! You need to take something to breaks down the fungi cell walls. Also taking a good probiotic would help. From what I'm learning systemic fungi is almost impossible to eradicate. In my opinion...most people probably have a form of systemic fungus infection. Keeping our immune system healthy, and controling yeast is a must to staying healthy and disease free. Fungus is serious...and can be deadly!

I want to add here that my mouth infection began when I began using mouth wash that killed the good bacteria in my mouth. While brushing with an electric toothbrush, I cut into my gums that caused an infection. I went to the dentist and he gave me antibiotics that made the infection worse. After it worsen, I was given more antibiotics and a prescription mouth wash. The infection spread to the whole right side of my mouth. My doc suspected I had oral cancer. This one mouth sores laster about 3 months. I went to a ENT, who dx me with acid refulux which wasn't a problem. In May, I suspected the problem to be yeast. Before this I knew very little about yeast infections...After dropping sugar for a month, and probiotics, I still had mouth sores and continue to lose weight.  I feared cancer. I dropped my doctor and went to a Nurse Practioner. I discover the problem was H Pylori. I was given 2 weeks of 2 different antibiotics. My mouth became a mess..mouth rot basically, beginnings of a black hairy tongue, and sores.After eradication of H Pylori my problems worsen. I went to a gastrologist who thought it had to be AIDS. I knew it wasn't AIDS. I began searching the Internet looking for a cure.  Everything came back to my problem being a yeast infection. I went on the yeast free diet, anti-fungal supplements, Pau D Arco tea and my mouth problem clear up. The doctors said...STOP LOOKING TO THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS. Thank God for the Internet!

According to the University of Michigan Health System, pineapples are high in the proteolytic enzyme bromelain, which is found in the stems of pineapples, fruit, and freshly-squeezed juice. Bromelain is an anti-inflammatory <-- [LEAKY GUT CANDIDIASIS] agent, and aids digestion by enhancing the effects of the digestive enzymes trypsin and pepsin, as reported by World Health. Bromelain is also a natural anticoagulant, and assists with blood clotting problems. The enzyme bromelain also thins mucous, which may be helpful for those suffering from respiratory congestion or asthma <---- [ SINUS INFECTION/CANDIDA], as reported by World Healt
GREAT SOURCES: BROMELAIN,  PAPAYAN, AND GINGER...

Impostive...Thank you...I watched the link. Good information...just not sure if I like the commercial  interruptions.

Honey? Can we use honey? Every cell in our body needs sugar. It would be nice to think there is something sweet we could eat without it feeding yeast. Thanks Victoria. I'm definately going to look up these recepies

Barry, I know you've shared that story before, but I am just blown away at how clueless doctors can be. Like someone said, that show "Mystery Diagnosis" really highlights that too. (I saw one episode recently where a woman had PCOS... I knew within five minutes she had PCOS... but it took four or five doctors and years of suffering before anyone could figure that out!! But no, we have to stop looking to the Internet for answers!!! ) Anyway, I am so sorry that you had to go through all that before getting to the root of the problem. It actually infuriates me that you had trained medical professionals guessing oral cancer and AIDS!! Good grief!!!

Re: that list of myco-toxic foods, I can live without all of those (I stopped consuming corn -- including packaged/processed foods and non-grass-fed animal products -- over a year ago and haven't missed it), but cheese... ahhh, it's hard to imagine life without cheese! I wonder if goat cheese is myco-toxic. I can live without cheeses like cheddar and blue cheese, but I'd be very sad if I had to give up goat cheese. (I love gouda, so that's good to know!)

About alcohol - again, I could live without it (red wine is the only kind I sometimes miss), but... hmm... I wonder if a few drops of iodine (natural anti-fungal) in the wine would kill the myco-toxins before you drank it?

BTW, I was feeling crappy this morning and just couldn't get going... I decided I was craving coconut milk (I used some in last night's stir-fry)... so I poured some of what was left into a glass and drank it. Mmm, SO good, and I felt better right away. Love me some coconut milk (the pure kind, not the kind that's been screwed with) and coconut oil!!

impositive--I took daily antibiotics as a teenager for acne.  I am sure that is where it started.

Impostive...today a friend's daughter, visiting from the East Coast, who is a pharmasecal oncologist said that tamoxifen is low grade chemo. So...is chemo a fungus killer? Is tamoxifen a fungus killer?

 I believe she was a part of a program that approved phrarmasecual drugs. She said in one study all the women dx with cancer actually didn't have cancer. The study was rejected. Maybe, when they further checked out the women's pathology, they saw it was fungus? I wish I had more time to talk with this women. Very interesting person.

I also shared with her about the fungus/cancer theory. She was intrigued.

cause of Leaky Gut Syndrome ...why you may have a difficult time ridding yourself of candida!

Our intestinal lining replaces itself approximately every 24 hours. This means that every cell that the lining is composed of is digested or sloughed off, and a new one grows to take its place. All this activity means the gut uses more blood when it is resting than any other organ but it is also the first to lose its blood supply when in a fight or flight situation, which is what stress is. If you have a lot of stress then your gut will always be starved for blood and the lining will be impaired.

The key and most common cause of Leaky Gut is Candida.  Candida is a yeast-fungal organism that grows roots like a plant.  These roots grow into and through your intestinal tract looking for food. These roots break through the intestinal lining and cause the leaky gut!

Removing Candida can often help Leaky Gut; removing Candida often does not heal the Leaky Gut unto itself. And if the person and the Doctor continue to treat the Candida they get no improvement because what they should be treating is the Leaky Gut!

Acidophillus Makes me Sick!
When one has Leaky Gut they lose their "Mucin Layer' Mucins protect your intestinal cells and act like a barrier similar to wax on your car or wood floor. When the Mucin layer is gone due to Leaky Gut you may react allergicly to Acidophilus. If Acidophilus makes you bloat, gas, itch, or gives you rashes, hives, flu symptoms and allergy reactions you may have Leaky Gut Syndrome.

are only some of the autoimmune disorders that are all treated very effectively when a leaky gut is healed. The inflammation caused by Leaky Gut Syndrome also damages the protective coating of Mucins in the intestinal tract. Mucins are a protective barrier
similar to the wax on ones floor.

Damage also occurs to the antibodies of the IgA family (immunoglobins) normally present in a healthy gut. The IgA's help our body to ward off infections, however, a leaky gut causes considerable damage to the immune system (IgA's) and makes us less resistant to viruses, bacteria's, parasites, toxic materials, metals and candida.

Another problem a leaky gut creates is a mineral deficiency because the inflammatory processes damage the damage that happens to the carrier proteins, which are needed for, transport of specific minerals. For example, a magnesium deficiency that is present in most Fibromyalgia patients. This patient can take incredibly high doses of magnesium, however, if the carrier protein for this mineral is damaged, no matter how much of the mineral you take, it will not get into the body where it is needed. This can also be true for some bone disorders. Even a zinc deficiency, which will affect hair loss and some eye disorders (macular degeneration). Copper deficiency can also occur this way, which can lead to Osteoarthritis or even elevated blood cholesterol in some cases. For any syndrome that could be connected to a mineral deficiency, or exhibits symptoms that don't seem to go away no matter what you do, you should
consider the possibility of a leaky gut.

Healing Leaky Gut
In order to heal Leaky Gut we must first disinfect the intestines of all the infections we can cause or prevent the gut from healing. In 1990 I began to describe the new approach to Candida. The new approach 1st eliminated parasites and the top layers of Candida, the used natural killers to destroy the candida throughout the body. The killers are taken on a 4-day rotation so that the candida will not become immune to them. The next step is to destroy the Candida deep in the lining of intestines where it will cause Leaky Gut.

Once this is done the leaky can be healed using the Leaky Gut Protocol. There are many products made today for leaky gut syndrome today. Most contain Glutamine, MSM, zinc, essential fatty acids, intestinal protein concentrate, white fish proteins, Mucins, vitamins and minerals that help to reduce inflammation and heal the gut lining. After Leaky Gut is Healed You Can Then Take and Benefit from Acidophilus

McBliss...I was where you are now when Impositive began this thread...where now I strongly lean toward cancer being fungus. If wrong, I am so open to changing views if someone would simply explain to me how cancer is different from fungus. I'm actually open to treatments that make sense...just can't make sense out of drugs that destroy our immunity.

The following is a story of a woman who had leukemia...ended up being a funal infection! 

check the story out at http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/05/24/cancer-contagious.aspx (Dr. Holland's story)

I recently spoke with a nurse who was diagnosed, as an adult, with leukemia. She endured the chemotherapy regimen her doctors prescribed, only to suffer from a secondary fungal infection during that time. The intensity and duration of the antifungal treatment rivaled that of the chemotherapy. At any rate, she recovered from both afflictions and went back to work.

Later, as a result of another workup -- which included a liver biopsy -- for some returning symptoms she had, bad news was again brought up. "Your leukemia has returned," her oncologist told her, and he proceeded to lay out the next line of chemotherapy drugs she would have to take.

Given that her chances of dying were much higher now that her cancer had returned, she opted to get a second opinion on her biopsy before proceeding with her next round of chemotherapy. She took her tissue sample to another hospital, and what she was told there was absolutely stunning: "You don't have leukemia," remarked the pathologist, "what you have is a fungal infection!"

The scenario that her doctors figured was that her previous fungal infection had returned -- a total possibility. But for this nurse, more questions were raised. She thought, for example, "If they diagnosed my fungal infection as leukemia this time, is it possible that they were wrong the FIRST time? Was my leukemia really a fungal infection to begin with, and was my so-called 'secondary' fungal infection I had earlier really a full-blown manifestation of what originally might have looked like leukemia?"

Of course, she would never get answers to these questions, for to fully investigate thoughts like these might imply that a diagnostic error was made on the part of either her initial oncologist or pathologist.

Nevertheless, an intense six months later -- some of it spent in the hospital -- of high-dose, powerful antifungals finally achieved a cure for her fungal infection. Today, she is again back at work, exuding more than ever with compassion for her patients. It really struck me when she told me where she works, because in her case, her occupation may very well relate to what she had suffered over the past two years. It turns out that she works at a bone-marrow transplant center, and is in daily contact with children with leukemia.

Now, the thought of her "acquiring" something as grave as leukemia would almost be preposterous to some. But the temptation to scratch our heads and wonder about this is unbearable. What if she really did have a fungal infection -- and NOT leukemia -- her first time around? And if so, did she "catch" this from her precious little patients?

Fungal infections not only can be extremely contagious, but they also go hand in hand with leukemia -- every oncologist knows this. And these infections are devastating: once a child who has become a bone marrow transplant recipient gets a "secondary" fungal infection, his chances of living, despite all the antifungals in the world, are only 20%, at best.

And then the unthinkable thought arises: what if all of these children didn't even have leukemia, but rather a fungal infection, just as this nurse did? If doctors, in the 21st century, could mistake a fungal infection for leukemia in this nurse, could the same fate have fallen upon these children?

Doctors in general are not very good at diagnosing fungal infections because their medical school training is based so heavily on the role of bacteria and viruses in the area of infectious diseases. Fungi have been a forgotten foe ever since the advent of antibiotics. Once we had a drug that could kill bacteria, the interest in and the study of fungi fell to the wayside.

Laboratories display the same difficulty in diagnosing fungal infections: current tests for detecting the presence of fungi are both terribly scant and sorely antiquated.

Despite these training and technical inadequacies, there have been at least a few good reports that implicate the role of fungi in causing leukemia.

For example, in 1999 Meinolf Karthaus, MD, watched three different children with leukemia suddenly go into remission upon receiving a triple antifungal drug cocktail for their "secondary" fungal infections.(1)

Pre-dating that, Mark Bielski stated back in 1997 that leukemia, whether acute or chronic, is intimately associated with the yeast, Candida albicans. (2)