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Time flies — my Candida e-book for Kindle has already been launched. As promised I give you an excerpt from the book to share with you what I learned about curing Candida.  

For me one of the most important things to feel better was to be able to heal the Candida symptoms I had.

You can get used to a way of eating. But if you’re constantly troubled with a rash here or an itch there — that’s pretty soul destroying, don’t you think?!

So I asked myself what the most debilitating symptoms of candida infections were and how I managed to get rid of them with help of herbal and natural remedies.

Here are Seven Typical Candida Symptoms and Home Remedies to Cure Them (excerpt from the book “The Candida Diet Solution”):

• Yoghurt to Cure Yeast Infections/ Vaginal Thrush — the most common Candida symptom:

Ladies: Insert a tampon dipped in yoghurt into your vagina for one to two hours at a time (up to twice a day until the thrush is gone). Regular douches/washes or sitz baths with diluted apple cider vinegar (ACV) are also very beneficial. Depending on how long you have had Candida, your immune system might be very low so you might get symptoms in other parts of your body, too.

Men: Not entirely sure what blokes do to heal a yeast infection — I would presume that yoghurt and ACV washes do the trick equally as well for men as for women. But it might be worth double-checking with a naturopath. Please do let me know what worked for you if you managed to get rid off it yourself.

• ACV wash and coconut moisturiser to combat “itch”

A useful remedy is to wash the area with an ACV solution diluted with water and use coconut oil or a lotion with tea tree oil as moisturiser.

• Oil pulling to heal oral thrush — a furry white coating on your tongue

Mix almond oil (50 drops) with red thyme (1 drop), tea tree (1 drop) and cinnamon oil (1 drop). Keep this bottle in the fridge. Whenever you feel you are coming down with something or when you have a white tongue, mix a few drops of this mixture with a tablespoon of sunflower oil and swish it around in your mouth for a good 10-15 minutes before you brush your teeth or drink anything in the morning. Spit it out and brush your teeth and tongue afterwards.

• Colloidal silver and tea tree or shea butter for fungal skin infections

You can treat fungal skin infections very effectively by spraying colloidal silver on it, and using coconut oil or a lotion with tea tree oil and shea butter to calm the sensitive skin.

• Antibacterial drops to heal a sinus infection

To heal a sinus infection mix, antibacterial drops with a combination of sesame oil, mustard oil and double the amount of almond oil. Place 1 drop into each nostril and sniff it up twice a day.

• Gargle with sage to cure a sore throat

If you develop a sore throat, you can quickly remedy it by gargling with a herbal tea called sage tea. Just buy the loose sage tea leaves and let them infuse in boiling water for 5 minutes. Let the tea cool down slightly before you gargle with it.

• Clear up urinary tract infections with uva ursi

Another fantastic loose herbal tea/tincture is uva ursi. This helps to clear up urinary tract infections, which is something that goes hand in hand with Candida. Even some popular commercial Candida remedies utilize this effect, such as “CandiGone.”

• Alleviate constipation with magnesium and lemon juice/vitamin C

Constipation — you can get a handle on with lemon juice, magnesium supplements, lots of water, green tea, movement and by eating hummus, celery, cucumber, sauerkraut and cooked brown rice. If you have stomach trouble with lemon juice, then try buffered vitamin C powder.

You can expect to have to treat your symptoms with natural remedies at least three times a day if they are severe or acute, for a minimum of 2 days. Persistent chronic Candida conditions often take weeks/months until all symptoms have disappeared. Don’t expect to be healed over night. Crush your symptoms one by one, a day at a time.

For more information on Candida symptoms, remedies and common ailments in general, check out the Home Remedies section on my blog, and to download the ‘Candida Diet Solution’ e-book straight to your kindle, smartphone or computer go here.