I suffered from a yeast infection a few weeks ago, and went into full research mode.
(in the end, I used both diet AND Monistat cream to get rid of the yeast cleanse)
But as always, my best resource is my Dad.
Dr. Logan has been a Chiropractor for over 35 years and specializes in nutrition and the health of the body as a whole. . . But his adjustments are also pretty on point.
I asked him to give me a run down on Candida and how to get rid of it. This was done through our family Marco Polo (off topic, but its my favorite app of all time. getting to see little clips of family members throughout the day makes me feel close to them even when we are on opposite sides of the country. it’s free to download, so this really isn’t a product placement)
So I just jotted down his explanation. Maybe when I get more tech savvy I will post the actual video.
“Candida Albicans is a yeast normally found in the intestinal tract. Its an opportunistic thing.
Like strep throat. people say “I got strep throat” like it’s some sort of bacteria, but you actually always have some sort of strep in your throat. It’s just when your immune goes down, since it is opportunistic, it takes off and overgrows.
its the same thing with Candida. So antibiotics, bad diets, and things like that can basically change your gut environment allowing your yeast to overgrow.
But the other part is that it gets into your blood stream and can go into any organ system.
So the challenge with dealing with Candida really depends on how significant it is throughout the body.
Once it’s in the blood, and various organ systems, its a challenge to get out.
The Treatment for Candida is 3 things:
Starve It
Kill It
Replace it with good gut bacteria.
The diet is really simple.
You don’t eat anything that assists in yeast growth for 10 days to 2 weeks.
You eat only meat, eggs and non-starchy vegetables.
So no fruits, no starches, no sugars, no dairy.
At the same time you are taking something that is killing the yeast.
You can use homeopathics. . . All kinds of things.
Oils are good: Oregano, tea tree oil, different companies have different products you can use.
Standard Process has a gut flora thing that’s really strong.
So you kill the candida. and depending on the strength of what you are using to kill, then you replace, you don’t take them at the same time.
Standard process will kill for 4 days, and replace it for 3 days. so you take the killer stuff for 4 days, and take the pre-biotics or pro-biotics for 3 days.
Kinda switch those things back and forth each week.
And you can still take the killer stuff after the 10 days-2 weeks.
During the 2 weeks, you will get some kill off of the Candida and you will get some sickness. you feel like you’ve got the flu a little bit. That’s the kill off.
After the 2 weeks. you go to a diet of low sugar and minimum starches.
Remember the problem is that Candida can get into any and all organ systems. So when you do this cleanse, as the body seeks equilibrium, it will pull the candida out of the organ systems to a certain extent.
this diet, in my opinion, clears the blood, if you will, of the Candida.
And then you wait for several weeks to a month, then what happens is that little by little the Candida gets pulled back into the blood again (seeking equilibrium).
But not as much as it was before. and then you do it again. you may have to do this every 4-8 weeks for up to a year or 2 depending on how serious your Candida is.”
End of Interview.
If you want to use Standard Process, you can technically find it on Amazon. But! The company, and the Doctor, strongly encourages a consultation on using the products correctly, which may differ slightly depending on the person.
Dr. Logan has agreed to have a conversation with anyone about the products over the phone. This is a limited time offer, because when I asked how he felt about it, he shrugged and said “I’m fine with that. . . unless there are too many.
So as of this time, he is perfectly willing to talk with you. You can set up an over-the-phone appointment with him by email. drneillogan@yahoo.com. Be sure to mention this post for your free consultation on Candida yeast.
(be a Dear, and if after talking with him, you choose to buy standard process, go ahead and buy through him. The price should basically be the same, but he will get the commission instead of Amazon)
BTW this diet is what I used (about every 3-4 months) and I always lost about 6-7 pounds doing it. so YAY! Back then my Candida wasn’t bad enough that I necessarily needed the products, (plus I cheated and ate potato chips and still lost the weight) but I had also never had a yeast infection before. now that I’m in my 30’s, the overgrowth has finally caught up to me, and I have to be vigilant about starving, killing, and replacing the yeast.
Hey, once you feel better and you want to exercise again, check out my favorite 30 minute at home workouts or my favorite H.I.I.T workouts!
