“What is Candida and why
all the fuzz?”
There is so much written on what is Candida on the web and it feels
that most authors are just copying what somebody else wrote without really
taking the effort to verify what is correct and what is not. My goal
here is to help you understand some basics so you have the foundation
to evaluate claims and treatment protocols and empower you to make
educated decisions. Let’s get started.
In biology all organisms are classified according to an indexing
system using what is called the
binomial nomenclature. In other words all living beings from
bacteria to mammals are organized according to our current
understanding of their (genetic) origins and characteristics.
The category of "life" being the broadest moving up the chain to
individual members of a specific species (See Illustration). In this
system Candida is a yeast in the family (kingdom) of Fungi.
Within the Candida family there are a lot of other species but
Candida Albicans happens to be the one responsible for the majority
of intestinal and bloodstream yeast infections.
All of the above species can become pathogenic (disease causing).
Extensive testing and singling out one particular strain is an
exercise in futility.
All of these strains are yeasts and have something in common
which makes them interesting. Yeasts by their very definition are
single cell organisms. Molds on the other hand belong just like
yeast to the kingdom of fungi but are defined as multicellular
organisms.
Now the fascinating thing about Candida is that it has
the ability to change from one form of a single cell yeast to a
multi-cell mold-like fungus (also called phenotypal switching).
Why is this important? Well, it happens to be that the single cell
yeast form of Candida is benign and actually performs some useful
functions while The multi-cellular form on the other hand is
pathogenic in nature and is what is giving us all the headaches.
The multicellular Candida form will develop hyphal outgrowth
which can be best visualized as long
tentacles. One of the things they do is penetrate locally the
mucosal membrane of the intestinal lining. The consequence of course
is that the integrity of your intestinal wall is compromised and
that toxic and partially digested peptides are absorbed by your
body, a condition called "leaky gut syndrome".
As time goes by the morphed Candida will be absorbed by your
bloodstream and hitch a ride to in search of the most hospitable condition
for it to proliferate. Another important point is that the pathogenic form of
Candida produces neuro-toxins which are so small that they are
directly absorbed by your body and have been linked to various
degenerative mental diseases such as autism and ADHD.
This process happens over time and creates a viscous cycle
developing over time from what was originally a localized condition
to what is now become systemic Candidiasis. This process does not
stop here either but is the starting point for the degenerative
process resulting in other severe Candida
related illnesses.
The true underlying
cause of Candidiasis and related degenerative diseases is
a disturbed intestinal environment. As conventional medicine
normally does, it will treat Candida as if by doing that you solve
the problem. Only by restoring a healthy intestinal environment will
you heal from pathogenic Candida and other related degenerative
diseases! Candida is really a marker of the intestinal dysbiosis and
not the problem itself.
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