A: No, candida does not go away on its own. A mild case of candida yeast overgrowth can often be remedied with dietary changes, probiotics, and certain herbs. If left untreated, candida yeast proliferates and transforms into a fungus. Once in its fungal form it is incredibly resistant and will not go away with simple dietary changes, herbs, or prescription antifungals like Nystatin. In its fungal form you need to incorporate a chitin-enzyme inhibitor like our CCWS Candida Cleanser, to break down its exoskeleton.

A: Yes, it most certainly can. Candida can cause incredible amounts of inflammation, water retention, sugar and carbohydrate cravings which can lead to weight gain. Candida also disrupts endocrine function and metabolic processing by affecting the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenals glands. This can lead to not only unwanted weight gain, but also unwanted weight-loss and being severely underweight.

A: To best answer this question, we first must distinguish between candida yeast and fungal candida because it has two forms and each is very different.

Candida first starts off as a type of yeast that grows within the human digestive tract. Normally it has a beneficial role in your microbiome, eating excess sugar and toxins in the diet. Your beneficial gut bacteria eat the yeast as a food source. The problem occurs when your gut flora is thrown out of balance. The yeast grows and begins to dominate the gut to cause unpleasant symptoms.

At one point, when this yeast is allowed to grow exponentially, it transforms into a fungus. Once it is in its fungal form, it wreaks absolute havoc on the body. First, it causes a leaky gut, escapes the digestive tract, and grows within the entire body. It starts to actively attack the liver and immune cells while excreting numerous toxins, many of which are carcinogens. No longer is it in a symbiotic relationship with you; it has now become an invasive enemy. In the natural cycle of life, candida turns into its fungal form after our death; it is the organism that helps to decompose our bodies. Having fungal candida grow inside of you while still alive is a death sentence, and it must be addressed seriously.

A: Studies have shown that candida can be a precursor to cancer because not only can it induce the growth of cancer cells, but it can also progress the condition. It does this in a number of ways, predominantly by producing carcinogens like acetaldehyde and releasing nitrosamines which activate specific pro-cancer genes.

The US magazine ‘Contemporary Oncology’ published reports all the way back in 1993 showing that 99.9% of cancer patients have candida overgrowth and that the “patients undergoing radio or chemotherapy did not finally succumb to cancer itself, but to an infestation of candida albicans.”

If fungal candida is not addressed at the critical stage of stage 4, it can progress into a fatal condition, a systemic infection throughout the entire body. At this point, all organs are shutting down, and the body has become a highly toxic environment, creating fertile ground for not just cancer but other serious and life-threatening conditions.

A: Sugar, grains including wheat, corn, rice, and oats, legumes, starchy carbohydrates, alcohol products, and pasteurized dairy. Along with medications like birth control, acid blockers, and antibiotics.