Q. Doc, I have a problem  which I think no one else has. I am a guy of 20 and so far, I have been completely unable to have sex with any woman. I have been with my girlfriend for six months now, and she is beginning to get frustrated. you see, Doctor, whenever I try to put on a condom before sex, I immediately lose my erection. this is very embarrassing. I don’t know if I am allergic to the rubber or something. I am beginning to wonder if we should just go ahead and have sex without the condom. should I do that, Doc?

A.  Please do not do that as I am sure you realise having sex without a condom is risky!

So why is it that everything goes wrong whenever you try to use a condom? the answer is quite simple. Many young men have precisely the same difficulty as you. they get a good erection, then they try to put on the ‘sheath’ and suddenly, they lose their stiffness. this phenomenon is so common that it even has a name: Condom- Collapse Syndrome.

It is not caused from an allergy to rubber. no. It is simply caused from nerves.I expect you find that difficult to believe, but in fact, when a guy is young, putting on a ‘French letter’ can be quite a nerve-racking thing. the youth keeps thinking to himself: ‘Will I be able to keep it hard for long enough to get this condom on me?’ and while he is fretting, the erection disappears. this is because of stress hormones, which are released into the blood when a man gets nervous.

You may be interested to know that Condom-Collapse Syndrome does not often occur in older guys. the reason for this is that in general, they have got used to condoms and so are confident that everything will be OK.

Sexperts say that there is one simple and effective remedy for Condom-Collapse Syndrome. It is this: you just get your partner to put the condom on you instead of trying to do it yourself. As she unrolls it, the manual stimulus is usually quite sufficient to ensure that the erection is maintained.

Q. I am a teenage girl and I have really only had sex once in my life, but now I am troubled by a white, creamy discharge. Also, there is intense itching, which is nearly driving me crazy, Doc! Is it anything serious or cancerous?

A. It is certainly not cancerous. I am pretty sure that you have one of the most common of female infections called thrush or candida. in Jamaica, many people call it yeast. It is a fungus infection and does not often occur in virgins. this does not mean that you acquired it during the one and only occasion when you had sex. It may just have got into your vagina by chance.

The fungus really loves warm, moist places. that is why it occurs in women’s vaginas. the other region where it gives trouble is in babies’ mouths, where it produces soreness and white stuff. But in the vagina, it causes a thick, white ‘cheesy’ discharge, plus very distressing itching. Many women are greatly troubled by that symptom.

Fortunately, in most cases, it can be cured. There are two main types of treatment:

• Anti-fungal pessaries (that is, vaginal tablets) and cream;
• A capsule called Diflucan (or fluconazole), which you take by mouth.

In an ideal world, what you should do now is go to a doctor and tell her about your symptoms. She will examine you and determine whether this really is thrush. if so, she will prescribe one of the above treatments for you.

However, if you do not live near a doctor, or cannot afford to see one, then I think you should go to a pharmacy and ask them for an anti-thrush medication. Use it as they direct. until you are cured, please do not even think about having sex! and in the next few months, try to keep the infection away by these means:

• Only have cool showers – because the fungus likes warm water.
• Wear cool cotton pants, which let the body ‘breathe’.

If the infection comes back, look up a useful American site called recurrentthrush.com. I wish you well.

Q. I am very worried because I only produce around a teaspoonful of seminal fluid. Is this abnormal, Doc?

A. no. A teaspoonful (5ml) has been shown by research to be around average.

Q. I am a guy of 17 and I am sure that my organ is so big that no woman would ever want to have sex with it. Is that possible?

A. that is wildly unlikely. I have never seen a patient whose male organ was too big for intercourse. To get yourself some reassurance, have a doctor check out your penis.

Q. Hello, Doctor. I am a 20-year-old male. Unfortunately, several weeks ago I had unprotected sex, and I am now starting to see some yellow discharge on the head of my organ. do you think this could be an STI?

A. that is pretty likely. you really must consult a doctor right away. and at all costs, do not have sex until this problem has been diagnosed and cured.

Email questions to Doc at and read more in the Outlook Magazine tomorrow.

A quick search of Google will turn up literally many millions of sites dealing with Candida. Why is this so? Candidiasis is said by some to be the most prevalent disease of modern civilisation with over 85% of the population suffering from the condition. it is technically an overgrowth of the Candida Albicans bacteria, and is considered by many doctors, researchers and natural health practitioners to be the root cause of a wide variety of physical and emotional disorders.

So can it be cured?

I think the answer is both yes and no. Candida Albicans is a bacteria that exists normally in the human body. it is likely that with more focussed research we might begin to understand what beneficial role it has in our digestive system, so it is not a bacteria that we could envisage successfully eliminating from our system, and in truth, we might not want to.

However, an overgrowth of the bacteria occurs when the normal balancing processes in the body are compromised, allowing the Candida bacteria to grow beyond its safe level. This happens when the environment that the bacteria lives in is changed in a way that supports the Candida growth. In many ways it is not unlike the growth of mould in dark and damp corner of a room. with warmth and sunlight the damp would not proliferate, but some spores would remain, waiting for the sun to be blocked and the temperature to drop.

The same situation exists in our digestive system. Many bacteria co-exist and maintain a healthy balance until something changes the environment. Anti bacterial drugs, highly processed foods, high sugar intakes, and constant stress are the most common causes of changes that produce ideal conditions for a candida overgrowth.

Knowing that, it is possible to prescribe strategies and foods to cure the overgrowth of the bacteria. we are not curing, or killing the bacteria; we are restoring the health of the environment, and supporting the body’s natural balancing ability. we are in a sense, bringing warmth and light to a dark, damp and uncared for part of our body.

The Essential Elements of the Cure.

To stop the growth of the Candida bacteria, we need to change the processes that enabled it to explode. The following elements of action are essential.

1. stop Feeding the Candida Bacteria.

Candida feeds on sugars and yeast. look for foods that are not highly processed and eliminate all foods containing yeast. Cut out all sugars. (This means carefully reading labels).

2. Feed the good Bacteria.

Fresh natural yoghurts contain essential bacteria for the digestive system. these bacteria get killed of by antibiotics, along with undesirable bacteria. Avoid yoghurts that have been sweetened or contain fruit.

3. Rejuvenate the Immune System

Antibiotics, long illnesses, poor diets, serious injuries or operations all conspire to exhaust the immune system which then is not able to fight the toxins produced by the candida overgrowth. Drinking plenty of water, adding fresh fruit and vegetables to your diet, and reducing the consumption of over-processed and low nutrient foods will assist your body to clear toxins and rebuild the natural immunity and balancing processes.

4. Reduce the Stress

Life is full of stresses, and that is not a bad thing as it stimulates some necessary body functions. however, when stress is unrelenting, and not dealt with, your immune system begins to fail, acid conditions in the digestive system as a result of stress create poor capacity for nutrient absorption, and candida runs rampant. Simple actions, such as regular exercise for as little as a vigorous 30 minute walk can dramatically reduce the feelings of stress and kick start the body’s natural ability to regenerate itself.

So, is this forever?

Again, yes and no. if you tackle the conditions that feed and nourish Candida seriously for 6 weeks, you will have gone along way to restoring the natural balance. At this stage, you can begin to re-introduce foods that have been eliminated, so it is not a life sentence. however, as you do this, you may become aware of foods that re-act with your body in uncomfortable and unwanted ways. You might therefore decide to restrict or eliminate those foods completely.

Hopefully, the improved sense of wellness and vigour that will come with reducing the Candida overgrowth might encourage you to make some lifelong changes around your diet and exercise.

Traditionally, this is the season of new Year resolutions. Just before midnight last December 31, churches were awash with prayers for 2012 to be a better year than 2011. thus, at the start of every new Year, this column challenges its readers to make a new year resolution which would improve their health one way or the other. Last year, it was suggested that they make the liver the focus of their health. The ladder to good health was to be climbed one rung after the other, from bottom up. thus, MILK THISTLE was the HERBAL REMEDY OF YEAR 2011. I chose the improvement of the liver’s health as 2011 new resolution because the liver is central to the health of the entire body. Advisedly, its name derives from the words to live which means it has a lot more to do with life than any other organ. In the 1970s, I was exposed to spiritual literature which showed that cancer cannot develop in any human body in which the liver is healthy. it took medical science about 50 years to come to terms with this assertion. The proof came with autopsies on the people who died of cancer. their livers had been compromised in varying degrees. The liver has many jobs too numerous to mention here. it aids digestion, is involved with practically all metabolic processes, stores nutrients for a rainy day and, above all, is the chief organ for removing poisons from the body as they journey through the blood. Women who are estrogen dominant suffer from period pains, have hormonal imbalance, high prolactin levels, and discharge from the nipple when they are not breastfeeding, probably have insufficient liver. As high prolatin levels prevent pregnancy, and may predispose the breast to cancer, care of the liver becomes an important therapy objective in the management of this condition. As important as the liver is to good health, especially these days in which many people are coming down with ovarian cysts, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer and colorectal cancer, it is only one of many indispensable players in the digestive system, care of which this column now proposes as 2012 health resolution. A few years ago, the Royal Society of Surgeons in the United Kingdom issued a public statement which it entitled:

Death begins in the intestines

 This column reviewed the public warning in an article  entitled: THE PIT TOILET INSIDE ALL OF US. for, indeed, what goes on inside the pit toilet goes on inside intestines that are not kept clean. This message is driven home below by JETHRO KLOSS, a leading American herbalist, in his five million copies best seller BACK TO EDEN. what you are about to read from this book, which I recommend for all home libraries, were his experiences after he was privileged to observe post-mortem surgeries to diagnose the causes of death. over now to JETHRO KLOSS.

Post-mortems reveal secrets

“At one time I connected with an emergency hospital just to get the experience. it was a wonderful help to me in many ways. I witnessed scores of postmortems performed by competent surgeons. it was very interesting to see the organs of people whose lives and eating and drinking habits we had previously known about.

“we opened up a middle-aged man, quite fleshy, who had died of heart failure. Here is his story: one evening at about six o’ clock as he prepared to take a bath, he reached up to get a drinking glass standing on a shelf about as high as his head. As he reached for it, he fell dead. This man had been a great eater of meats, rich pastries, pies, cakes, puddings, white bread, peeled potatoes, etc. we found his liver about three times its normal size. There were tumors all around the liver, and some in the liver, ranging in size of a small marble to a small-sized potato. The heart was also very much enlarged, more than once again its normal size, and the walls of the heart were very thin and flabby and a dark colour as if bloodshot. The spleen and pancreas were both enlarged and diseased and he had stones and gravel in the gallbladder. His stomach was also very much prolapsed and diseased.

“another man, past middle age, was cancerous. He had always complained of pain around his navel, but there was no outward sign of cancer. The only indication that could be seen on the outside of his body was a little lump under his jaw. after he died we did a postmortem examination. His bowels were full of cancerous growths where he had complained of his pain. The cancer had eaten right through the bowels, which resulted in his death. He was full of cancerous growth from his head clear down to his feet. You could not cut him anywhere without finding cancer. all his organs were in bad shape.

“One person who was very fleshy had layers of pure fat almost three inches thick. The colon in some parts was three or four times its natural size. but in some parts it had shrunk to the diameter of a finger and in other places it was so small that it was almost impossible for anything to pass through. The small intestines had shrunk in some places to the size of a lead pencil, with a heavy hard growth on the outside. only a very small portion of the intestine was of natural size. The spleen was very much enlarged and the stomach hung far down in the abdomen. The kidneys were very enlarged and flabby, the lungs were much enlarged and almost black, and the liver was enlarged and hard.

In another case, the lungs and liver were very much enlarged and almost as hard as a rock. The colon and small intestine were also much enlarged, although in some places they had shrunk so that almost nothing could pass through. The stomach was enlarged and flabby and hung far down out of its place. The kidneys were spongy and the whole intestinal tract was out of its regular order.

In another case the liver was very much enlarged. over and around it were tumors, from the size of a small marble to that of a small potato. The heart was very much enlarged, very flabby, and in each part was a bunch of pure fat the size of a small potato. both the colon and the small intestines were very much enlarged, with pockets that were filled with fecal matter.

In another case, the intestines had shrunk very much, 

with pockets in various parts of the colon; and the entire 

intestines were full of small growths. There were little hard growths under the skin over this person’s entire body, from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.

“another case was one that was mere skin and bones. The liver was almost entirely eaten away, with just a little fibrous slush left; and all the intestines were deformed. There was not a drop of blood in the whole system, and the body was full of pus and slime.

“but some patients, whose X-ray revealed that the colon was full of deformities and that it and the stomach hung far down in the abdomen, are alive after treatment and are able to be up and working.

“One such case had a colon that was shrunken in several places. In other places there were big pockets, and the rectum was full of hard growths. Through an operation the narrowed places were cut out and the colon was sewed back together. The patient recovered enough to be up and working, and to have normal bowel movements.

These cases, and others that I might mention, give unfailing evidence and proof of what effect a wrong diet will have upon the system. all of the preceding examples lived largely on foods that had been robbed of their life-giving properties, and are mixtures that could not make good blood but only cause suffering and disease. if everyone would follow the health principles as outlined in this book, they would avoid untold amount of suffering and premature death. 

“One finds no such irregularity in the bodies of the other animals. They eat their foods as God has prepared it for them. Man has spoiled the food by poor preparation and has robbed it of its life-giving properties. if man would eat the food as God has made it, his body would be symmetrical, beautiful and health.

‘Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought many inventions.’  Ecclesiastes 7:29. Man has made many inventions that are good and very useful, but also many that destroy both soul and body. 

The autopsy descriptions of Jethro Kloss are a timely warning to anyone who’d like to live disease and pain free. Enlargement of any organ is inflammation of it. Very few people are inflammation free. so widespread is inflammation that doctors add a description of it anywhere in the body with four letters… itis, which are prefixed with the medical term for the site of the inflation. thus, we have myocarditis (the heart) bronchitis (bronchitis or the air pipes), arthritis (the joints) sinusitis ( the sinuses), meningitis (ménages, covering of the brain), conjunctivitis (conjunctiva, Apollo of the eye), gastritis (stomach wall) colitis (colon), hepatitis (liver), nephritis (kidneys) pancreats (pancreas), cystitis (bladder) Inflammation of any organ suggests the argents of destruction operating there may be at work elsewhere. Inflammation is the response of tissue to irritation, and irritation is poisoning. Poisons enter the body from food, water and air intake, and from ingress through broken skin. In asthma, the respiratory system is poisoned. In some cases, skin eruptions often suppressed with creams are ways and means through which the body finds an outlet for poisons incompetent liver, kidneys and intestines cannot adequately eliminate.  When the outlet for these poisons through the skin is blocked, they flow back, like water diverted from its course, to find a new level. There is none of us who is so healthy that he or she is free of inflammation. Snoring, a symptom of infection in the soft tissue of the upper palate, is due to inflammation there. Prostate enlargement is inflammation. Pain anywhere is a sign of inflammation. Every morning after brushing, I check my nostrils. I block one and exhale through the other. The degree of resistance to air outflow suggests to me the level of inflammation. The nostrils are particularly upset by petrol fumes at filing stations, and odour from smelling open gutters, not to mention automobile and electricity generator exhaust. Dr Holda Clark sounds alarming but she is right, when she says she finds chemicals of paraffin from paraffin (kerosene) lanterns in ailing breasts. Similarly, she finds in these breasts lithium, dangerous chemical, from lipstick! In diseased ovaries and breasts, she also finds chemicals from hair dyes and hair shampoos and hair treatments chemicals many women relishly use in Nigerian salons today. any wonder that the rate of ovarian cysts and breast problems are increasing alarmingly every year? perhaps these poisons would not have constituted a nuisance if the liver and digestive system functioned properly but can they, in the world of poisons in which we now live? Wash your hands with liquid soap after a meal. those lemon-smelling brands contain chemical solvents which dissolve the oil. 

If the liver works well and the intestines are healthy, 

poisons will not menace the body. but, often, the liver 

is compromised by many years of overwhelming work, like a football goalkeeper who has to catch five or six balls at the same time. As he must concede some goals, so does the compromised liver let some poisons pass. some of the poisons, as Jethro Kloss warns, are actually the foods we enjoy… bread, milk, sugar, fried foods, poultry foods, such as egg, chicken and turkey. we do not need to read the book capitals to know certain foods don’t agree with us. if you disguise fish stew and make Esther Olanrewaju, my niece, eat it, you would call the ambulance almost immediately. she reacts to fish. Every food has in its molecules and antigen, a protein antena sort of. Every cell in the body has it. so when molecules which disagree encounter one another, “war breaks” out. Imagine what happens after transfusion of the wrong blood type? The blood coagulates, that is becomes stuck, stops flowing…. And death occurs. As the digestive system is the processing plant for all that gets into the cells through the blood, it is proposed that it be, this year, the central focus of 2012 new year resolution for improved health. This call is for a special care of all the organs operating in this system: the teeth and the gums ( for proper chewing), the salivary glands, (for digestion in the mouth) the tongue ( to register taste and initiate nerve responses which trigger secretion of digestive enzymes), the throat ( some throat  lobs germs into the system below and above it), stomach ( low level of stomach aid, inflammation and ulcers inhibit digestion, fatty liver (poor bile secretion, gallstones etc inhibit digestion), pancreas (dehydration, flat worms, excess sugar consumption etc damage pancreatic health), intestines (deficiency of calcium and magnesium and B-complex Vitamins limit capacity for peristaltic motion, as does lack of fibre in the diet), colon (congestion and leakage infect the prostate gland, cause lower back and waist pains,  colitis )ulcerated colitis, piles and cancer in some cases).

Caring for the system

Besides avoiding denatured food, it is important to get the right foods properly digested and assimilated. being a new Year Resolution, this discussion will be ongoing. for it will be too broad to bottle in one column and, so, today, I’d just prepare the grounds. 

Mouth odour comes from decaying matter, including food particles and oral tissue broken down by bacteria, or gas from decaying food from the stomach or intestines. One pastor once told me of his embarrassment. He churns out so much saliva droplets during sermon that only latecomers in the congregation sit in the front pew.  His salivary glands are most probably inflamed, over-producing saliva which cannot be quickly drained down the throat because inflammation there has created a barrier against which excess saliva rebounds to the outside. The tongue would very likely have patches of gray matter, oral thrush, or Candida, indicating on the tongues map of the body, which organ is affected and in what degree. Ladies and gentlemen, check your tongues in the mirror right away! I broke a tooth many years ago and I know the weakened tooth may be a haven for germs. so before I go to bed, even when I am too lazy to brush, I insert capsules or tablets of protective herbs in each side of the check. 

My favourites are 

• Parashield: a blend of about six herbs 

• Grape Seed Extract, which the tablets and let the powder mix well with saliva which I then swirl  around the teeth and gums before I gently let down the throat it trickles. 

• Garlic powder capsules from Dynapharm. it soothes pain and freshens up – all night

• Bitter kola: like Grape Seed Extract or garlic power, the effect is wonderful. 

• Amazon A-V Topical. it works well  for cold sores, warts and herpes ulcers 

• Amazon C-F helps strep infections, pneumonia, colds, flu and staphylococcus.

As with any other fungus that grows in warm and damp circumstances, what we call a yeast infection is actually recognized by the medical community as Candida Albicans but not many ladies know why candidiasis occur, not to say male candidiasis.

Your mouth or genitals are the right household for this fungus trying to find a property and you certainly will be aware of one thing is incorrect in case you see this take place:

Inside the mouth, it can be widespread to determine lesions which may possibly seem as milky white places and if this really is in tandem using the list beneath then you may feel safe which you have a candidiasis.

- a odiferous and not too enjoyable vaginal discharge using the look of cottage cheese (and there undoubtedly won’t be any strawberries about so that you can dip either)

Other signals brought on by Candida Albicans are:

-worsening PMS symptoms

-rising stress and fatigue or inflammation and weakening muscle groups itching and pain also as troubles regarding the urinary tract

-bleeding and a tough time with intercourse

-if a man, it could result in impotence

Why do candida albicans happen?

- if the site from the irritation is 1 which can be warm and moist, then there’s a likelihood for an problem to cultivate. Despite the fact that candidiasis can happen within the digestive system, they’re far more usually identified within the mouth and vagina.

-If your immune method is already battling specially right after getting influenza or perhaps a kid, there might exist all of the aspects for a yeast infection to happen. Sadly, if the infection is oral along with a new mother is nursing, it could be passed on for the new infant.

- if soon after sex, hygiene is inadequate, you might be much more at risk of a candidiasis.

-If you’re presented to a wife or husband who already has a yeast infection, it is going to make you a lot more vulnerable to creating a comparable infection also.

-If you’re diabetic, this may perhaps make you additional vulnerable to infections.

Should you take steroids, antibiotics and/or birth manage pills, all might facilitate overpowering infection that may show itself as a yeast infection.

You could be thinking about observing what vaginal yeast infections look and feel like.

That is why it truly is twice as critical to locate the top remedy for yeast infections as soon as doable and to prevent side-effects that more than the counter and medications could trigger.

a organic method to yeast infection cures is far better and getting the right information for the best cure for yeast infections is crucial.

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The treatment methods for Candida are wide-ranging since the symptoms that it causes are so broad. possible cures, such as probiotics, changing one’s diet so that it is as sugar-free and carb-free as possible, therefore depriving Candida of it’s main source of food and riding yourself of antibiotic treatment, which many consider the original cause of Candida are all popular choices. But if none of those options work for you, what can you do? There are several herbal and all-natural options available.

One of the most popular choices in dealing with Candida is the addition of shark liver oil to your diet. It’s believed that shark liver oil does wonders for the body when it comes to improving the health of the immune system. This is important for sufferers of Candida since the best weapon we all have against Candida running wild in our bodies is our own immune system.

Another popular herbal remedy for Candida is grapefruit seed extract. Grapefruit seed extract is an anti-fungal solution that helps to raise the bodies pH back to a level where it becomes too acidic for the Candida to live. Helping to raise the bodies’ pH level back to healthy levels is an effective way to treat Candida.

Garlic pills are another common, all-natural way to deal with Candida. It’s believed that garlic can inhibit the growth of Candida in the human body since it does have some antimicrobial properties. An even more effective version of garlic, a purified extract known as allyl alcohol, has shown to be effective in killing yeast, and therefore Candida, in lab tests. the same tests have shown that the garlic can start working within hours of ingestion, making it a popular choice.

Certain oils have also demonstrated an ability to kill or suppress Candida in lab tests on animals. Natural oils from cayenne pepper, cloves and especially oregano have been tested and shown to help Candida sufferers. They showed an ability to reduce the amount of Candida in animals with a suppressed immune system and an ability to reduce the overall number of colonies of Candida in animals, as well.

Tea tree oil is another herbal remedy that has shown good anti-fungal properties, as well as anti-Candida properties. Tea tree oil works best when rubbed into the skin in areas where the Candida infection is present, like the feet or anywhere where a Candida-caused outbreak of psoriasis has occurred. Studies showed that the tea tree oil weakened the cell walls of the yeast, making them easier for the bodies immune system to kill off.

Lactoferrin, which comes from whey protein, has been shown in lab studies to help the body fight off yeasts, bacteria and even some parasites. it has shown to survive the stomachs digestive juices and make its way into the intestine where it can battle the Candida.

Because Candida is a fairly new condition and is still so controversial, there really is no medical consensus as to the best way to treat it herbally. the best choice for anyone looking to treat their Candida is to speak with a doctor, or at the very least a trained dietician about what treatment is best for you.

Most people may not have heard of candidiasis and the ones who do know can tell you the symptoms of the disease can easily be mistaken for an upset stomach, an allergic reaction or simple exhaustion.

Unfortunately, if left unattended, candidiasis or infection brought about by the fungus candida albicans can cause serious damage to the body.

The good news is candidiasis, in its early stages, may not necessarily mean a trip to the doctor where you would incur expensive fees and medical bills. for the most part, home remedies have proven quite effective in combating the effects of candidiasis. The key is to administer these remedies early on.

Tea tree oil mouthwash

Mix a few drops of tea tree oil (approximately 5 to 8 drops) into a glass of either warm or cold water. Gargle the mixture for about a minute. let the solution touch all the parts of the mouth (throat, palate, cheek lining). Be careful not to swallow the solution. Gargle two times a day (preferably one in the morning and one before sleeping).

For vaginal yeast infection:

Add a few drops of tea tree oil onto a tampon or sterile gauze and apply on to the affected area. Replace every 4 to 6 hours.

Make sure it has absolutely no sugar and other ingredients added to it. The yogurt should contain live lactobacillus acidophilus, which are good bacteria that keep candida albicans in check.

For vaginal yeast infection:

Dip tampon in the yogurt and insert into the vagina. use twice a day until the symptoms clear up and repeat for one more extra day for good measure.

For skin problems (cutaneous candidiasis)

Apply yogurt directly on the affected area. not only will the yogurt address the fungal infection, but also the yogurt will lend a soothing effect and relieve severe itching and weeping. let yogurt stand for an hour or so and wash off well. Keep affected area dry. Apply two to three times a day.

For oral thrush: Mix two (2) teaspoons of apple cider vinegar to one (1) cup cool water. Gargle with solution. Do not swallow. After gargling, dip a cotton swab in undiluted apple cider vinegar and apply directly on to the oral sores. Do not rinse. allow to stand overnight.

For vaginal yeast infection:

Create a douching solution of one (1) tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and two (2) cups of water. Add one (1) garlic clove and allow the solution to stand for two hours before using for douching.

Candida seems to thrive on high-sugar diets. So in order to starve the fungi, go on a low-to-no sugar diet, using sugar alternatives at best. Continue with this diet for as long as symptoms persist. In addition to the altered diet, make sure you receive sufficient doses of vitamins (A, B-complex, C) as well as minerals (iron and zinc).

This solution works best when the symptoms are becoming systemic, meaning that different parts of the body are affected all at the same time. (For example, in addition to vaginal yeast infection, you have also contracted skin and stomach problems as well.) Diabetics, however, need to consult with a medical professional before undergoing this measure.

Other solutions: Prevention worth a pound of cure

To prevent candida overgrowth, which is the prime cause of the disorders, observe these tips (especially for the women).

- Don’t douche or clean inside the vagina. Do not use vaginal deodorants or perfumed soaps when washing the external area. You can strip the body of the natural elements that keep the fungus in check. at best, use plain water or a mild, pH-balanced cleanser.

- Avoid tight clothes (including underwear), especially ones made of nylon. these prevent proper aeration (breathing) of the skin. It encourages moisture to form in the body, which is prime breeding ground for fungi.

- Drink plenty of water to keep the body cool and to flush out toxins (including those produced by the candida fungus) out of your body.

- have a good number of servings of bananas, yogurt, and garlic. these foods have been found to have lots of anti-fungal properties and if part of your regular diet, the chances of avoiding candidiasis are great.

- Do not skip meals and avoid keeping your stomach empty for long periods of time. You wreak havoc on a body that function best when working on routine time. having irregular eating habits have been observed to increase the chances of candida overgrowth.
The key to all of these home remedies are early and quick detection. So in order to administer the right remedy, learn to recognize the symptoms.

However, should you be unsure of the indicators, always consult with a qualified and licensed medical professional. Listen to their advice and pair them with these home remedies. You just may be a step closer to ridding, if not totally avoiding, candidiasis and its nasty effects.

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Traditionally, January is when  this column forecasts herbal medicine trends of a New Year. it is starting one month ahead this time for the following reasons…

Interest in herbal medicine this year grew so huge that the trends threw up a heavier volume of traffic that would, quite naturally, require much more time to pass.

Next year should witness the presence in the Nigerian market of major corporate players in the world market who, until now, have been  somewhat content to let their Nigerian agents test the waters. The point having been made by these agents that Nigeria is a viable market, the multinational producers are coming in their full regalia. The Bell Lifestyle products of Canada will come with about 53 products. The Flora group, which has the blessings of Dr Udo Erasmus, reputable author of fat s that heal, fats that kill reviewed for some weeks on this page, will come with about 60  medicinal products. These would include herbal teas that are specific for particular health disorders. The group I’d like  to begin with is the Rain Forest Nutrition which produces the Amazon Basin range of herbal medicines. These plant medicines are tropical, which means many of them, as I have found out, grow as yet in the wild in Nigeria. in the Amazon basin, they are now cultivated in plantations on sustainable basis, well researched clinically and marketed to the world. Because Nigerian medicinal plant researchers, doctors and pharmacemtical companies are still working disjointly, Nigeria has not been able, despite the wealth of its forests in medicinal plants, to produce herbal medicines that will flow in from the Amazon forests from next year.

The Amazon

When one hears of the Amazon, one’s first thoughts are likely to be women warriors in Benin Empire. But it has orgins as well  in Greek female warriors of old. in modern times, the Amazon refers to about six countries through which the Amazon River flows. The Amazon River is believed to have been named by Spanish explorer Fransisco de Orelana in 1541. it is fed by steams  from a huge basin or valley and flows from the Andes mountain in Peru to offload its water into the Atlantic Ocean about 4,000 miles (about 6,437 kilometres) away. The Amazon River is the second largest river worldwide coming after the Nile in Egypt. But, in terms of water volume, it is the world’s biggest river. it spans about 4,000 miles through three countries: and has banns in three more … Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Bohvia, Venezuela and Equador. The plant medicine products in reference are made by Rain tree Nutrition and carry a badge of the Amazon basin.

Amazon A-F

Many Nigerians suffer from Fungi, candida and mold infections without suspecting they are. Just as many people think tuberculosis affects only the lungs, looking elsewhere for a culprit when this dangerous disease attacks the bones of the spine, for example, causing back pain, there is widespread belief that candida runs riot only in the vagina, where it causes  candidiasis. But candidiasis merely means presence of candida in larger population than is normal wherever it is. thus, it may overshoot its bounds in the intestines and get into the blood, setting the stage for invasion of the heart or of the brain and causing all those seemingly inexplainable symptoms, which may overwhelm even a doctor. recently, a woman I met told me three different doctors referred her to a psychiatrist. she had the feeling of something crawling all over her body and brain. she could hardly sleep, was irritable, lost energy and couldn’t perform house chores let along concentrate on her job. The symptoms suggested staphylococus aureus. To that I added suspiscion of candida when, on examination, I found her tongue was heavily grayish. I suggested she run a test for candida which she confirmed three days, after she was advised to try Amazon A-F for candida, Amazon C-F for staphylococcus and Myco Extract for mycoplasma and mycobacterial infections. These are all Raintree Nutrition plant medicines from the Amazon. Three days after starting the medication, she reported some flexibility in the waistline which enabled her to bend the waist and sweep the floor of her house, something she wasn’t able to do in a long while.

Amazon A-F is a compedium of eight synergic herbs which in clinical trials have demonstrated anticandidal, antifungal and anti-mold activities. These component herbs are Jatoba, Pau d’arco, Anamu, Clavillia, Brazillian Peppertree, Cuaco, Fedegoson and Graviola. Except for Graviola, there are all plants couched in Amazon language. Pau d’arco has been found as long ago as about 1980 to be very versatile against 11 fungal and yeast strains, viruses, including herpes I and II, malaria, schustosomiasis, trypanosomiasis, Heliabacterpylori, staphylococus, Streplococus, Candida, Tuberculosis, Syphilis, Gonorrhea etc. so, versatile is it that some physicians enlist it as they do Graviola in cancer therapy.

Amazon A-V

This medicine comes encapsulated as an extract, designed against all kinds of viruses; nine herbs make up the encapsulated brand, namely…

• Bitter melon, Clavillia, Mullaca, Jergon sacha, Carquega, Amargo, Chanca Piedra, Mutamba and Anamu.

In 1993, a study with mice showed that water extract of Anamu increased immune cell production (lymphocytes and interleukin II). another study that year, also with mice, roused Natural killer (NLC) cell activity 100 per cent with improvements in interleukin II and interkeukun  output. More studies present Anamu as anti-tumour, antileukaemic and anticancerous. Jergon Sacha as a single herb is prescribed for snake and spider bites and viral conditions such as hepatitis and HIV.

Amazon Menstrual support

There are 10 herbs lumped together here which South American herbal practitioners prescribe singly or compounded for hormonal and reproductive challenges. Once the herbs, Abuta, i.e. nicknamed ‘midwives herb’ is used against uterine fibroids, uterine spasms,  such as menstrual pains, bleeding, endometriosis absence of menstruation, painful menstruation, excessive blood flow, water retention and premenstrual syndrome (PMS), among other female conditions.

Abuta is reported to prevent threatened abortion, uterine bleeding after childbirth, inflammatory conditions in the reproductive system. in Peru, the bark of cumaseba tree is found phytestrogenic and used for pain, cramps and inflammation. in Peru and Brazil, Bellaco capsules have been credited with anti-inflammatory potential uterine fibroids ovarian cysts. Considered an emanagogue worldwide, Erva tostao, two studies with monkeys revealed uterine bleeding common in the use of Inter-uterine Device (IUD). The only contraindications in the use of Amazon Menstruation support is during pregnancy, breastfeeding and history of Erva tostao reducing heart functions.

Amazon Joint-Muscle support

Traditionally used by South Americans for joint and muscle injuries, this formula comprises eight herbs: Cats claw; chuchuasi; Amor Seco; Tanya; Picao Predo; Iporuru; Sarsaparila and Guaco. Of the lot, I am familiar with only Cat Claw and Sarsaparila. Cats Claw, this colum has reported, grows lushfully in Southwestern Nigeria. At a Gothe-Institute seminar on Nigeria herbal recipes a few years ago, the representative of Commission Q, the German equvalentry Nigeria’s NAFDAC,  samples of Cats Claw were taken from Nigeria and planted in Germany under a German government-funded 10-year research. Today, German doctors prescribe Cat’s claw for arthritis and pain. Cat’s Claw is the leading component of this Amazon joint and muscle medicine. it is described in the product literature as sulfused with antioxidant chemicals, such as ‘tanins’ catechins and proiyanidins… plant sterols (beta sitestorol and campestorol)”, which give it some of its anti-inflamatory potential. in various studies, this plant has  been found to inhibit inflammation in 46 per cent to 89 per cent of cases. Chuchuhuansi performs no less. Arrow seed releases tense muscles. Iporuru blocked COX-! Prostagland, in a cause of joint inflammation and damage. Sarsaparilla detoxifies and aids absorption of other medicines. thus, the product offers potential for dealing favourably with “arthritis, joint and muscle injuries and muscle and joint inflammation.” 

Amazon throat – E2

We are currently in the dusty harmattan season. Everyone is inhaling dust and coughing or spitting. Some people will inhale germs along with the dust to set the stage for health problems in the future. This is one of the few Amazon products I have personally tried since I do not cough. it was not available when, last week, I had to advise a woman with a bad cough that raged for about 10 minutes every session with a serious weight lost. 

Instead, I suggested Olivir 75, taken one capsule four times daily, which helped. By the following day, she was able to sleep under an electric fan with her coughing about 50 per cent radical whereas, before, the fan aggravated the condition.

There are seven herbs in this formula, namely,

Embaulsa, guaco, Culen, amorseco, Bellaco capsi, ayapana, Matico and Canchalagua. The recipe is contraindicated for pregnant and lactating women as well as for hemophiacs (people with bleeding disorders) and people on blood thinning drugs on Guaco has tendencies to thin the blood.

Brazilians use Embuba traditionally for all sorts of respiratory disorders, such as “asthma, bronchitis, coughs, whooping cough and pneumonia. in 1870, Brazilians made a herbal drug,  Opodeldo de Guaco for bronchitis cough and rheumatism. in Chile, Cuber, another component of this Amazon recipe, is used as bronchodialator, something which enlarges the airways to make more air  flow to and from the lungs. in Brazil, Culen is used for asthma. Research has found to be “antibacteria, antifungal antihyperlipemic, anti-unflamatory,  antimutagenic, antioxidant, antispasmodie, antiviral, cytotoxic, ferifuge and hepato protective.”

Amor seed parades no less credentials. in 10 separate studies, researchers found that it blocked many substances produced during an asthma attack. These include spamogens, which promote contractions in the lungs. Bellaco cpsi, which also comes from Rain Tree Nutrition as a single product in capsules and fluid extract, finds use in Peru for inflammation, fever (pain) smooth muscle relaxation. Traditionally, it is found in the Amazon region to be more effective than the pharmaceutical drug Nystatin, often prescribed by doctors for Candida and other fungi infections. Bellaco capsi is prescribed, also, for wounds, such as ulcers, tuberculosis, syphilis and manage. in 2004 and 2006, Brazilian researchers found the plants bark had artimicrobial action against disease-causing organisms such as Micobacterium phlei, Candida, E.Coli, Staphylococus Bacillus and Psendomonas.

Thus, Amazon Throat E7 should be a powerhouse remedy for upper respiratory infection in a country such as Nigeria where the environment is not only dusty, but smoky from automobile exhaust, electricity, generators, firewood cookings and factory fumes, all of which compromise the health of the throat and the breathing system.

Myco

This product comes in capsule and extract formats aimed at mycoplasma trobles. Myco refers to fungi and plasma to the almost colourless fluid part of the blood from which red blood cells are separated, but in which white blood cells are suspended. Plasma feeds the cells and removes their wastes. unfortunately, some microorganisms live in the plasma, causing havoc in the cells if unchecked. Many drugs do not reach these organisms there, accounting for some reasons some illness are not effectively cured if confronted at all. Now,  other 100 diseases have been documented to be caused by mycoplasma, that is fungi which live in the plasma. Mycoplasma pneumonia and about seven other mycoplkasma infections have been linked to many auto immune diseases directly or as co-agents.

These diseases include: Rhematoid arthritis, Alzheimeis Chronic Fatigue sybdrome (CFS), Multiple Sclerosis, Filoromyalgia, Asthma, Lupus, to mention  a few problems. in 1997, the journal Emerging Infections Diseases, published by the National Centre for Infectious Diseases and the Centre for Diesease Control and Prevention, reported that mycoplasmas ere re-emerging and sophisticated, causing malignancies and unexplained and complex illnesses.

Myco Extract or Myco Capsules require diet supplementation with probiotics and digestive enzymes if taken for more than 30 days. They also call for increased fluid intake and, often, combination with Amazon A-f, Amazon Immune Booster and Amazon Lympth support. Its components are mullaca, brazillian peppertree, anama, Clavillia, Macela Fedegoso, Picao Presto and Urva Ursi.

The Amazon Basin is on the way here, indeed with many more products than space will allow mention here. Some of them are Amazon Urinary Support, Amazon Blood Support, Amazon Brain Support, Amazon CNS support (for the Central Nervous system), Amzon Bowel Support, Amazon Adrenal support, Amazon liver Support, Amazon stomach E-7 and lots more. I am waiting to hear of Amazon Vision support.

I must state that the Amazon basin is not richer than Nigeria’s tropical rain forests in terms of the diversity of plant medicines.

It has only just happened that, in the Amazon, Gown and Town are working together. Gown, of course means researchers in the Universities and town, doctors and industry.

In Nigeria, every one is on his own, no serious links or focus. and that is why we are dependent on other people for medicines, drug or plant, when Nature, before it incarnated us here, had prepared all we need for existence. This should be food for thought in 2012.

Arise, O compatriots.

Welcome, Amazon Basin.

May it be that you are sent to open our eyes.

Believe it or not over 75% of the adult population suffer from Candida infections (Yeast infections). Most of the population will take conventional medication but there is a natural cure for candida. Candida is the common term used for Candidiasis, which means candida overgrowth. Candida is often associated with vaginal yeast infection for women. Candida is a yeast-like fungus that causes superficial infections of the mucus membranes, such as vaginal yeast infections. if you suffer from this condition, you may well have some of the following symptoms.

What Are the Symptoms?

Symptoms of candida overgrowth include: diarrhea abdominal cramps, gas, rectal itching, frequent and painful urination, facial rash and thrush (an infection of the mouth). Itching may be intense in the skin folds, genitals, trunk, buttocks, under the breasts, or on other skin areas. Infection of hair follicles may have a pimple-like appearance. other symptoms may include a whitish discharge (again, not in all the cases) and severe soreness. Symptoms of candida include bowel and bladder problems, heartburn, chronic indigestion with gas and bloating, recurring cystitis or vaginitis, chronic fungal skin rashes and nail infections, allergy immune reactions, extreme irritability and confusion. Symptoms related to candida have been noted to become worse when the individual is exposed to humidity or hot weather.

What Is the cause of Candida?

Some alternative practitioners view Candida as a systemic problem affecting the whole body and originating in the intestines as candida is a normal part of the bowel flora. but once through to the rest of the body, candida has the ability to disrupt the endocrine system causing symptoms such as: thrush fungal infections of the nails/skin. it has been known for decades that Candida flourishes in the presence of progesterone which explains why so many women get outbreaks of thrush when pre-menstrual.

Candida in the Mouth (Thrush)

Thrush is a build up of candida that can effect men and women alike. Thrush is not a symptom of cancer. Thrush, rashes, infections of the ear, nose, and throat, gas, diarrhea or constipation are all possible indicators. To test for thrush your doctor will take a small sample with a cotton-wool swab from one of the sore areas and test it in our laboratory for the yeast. You can get genital thrush when you are not sexually active. the good news is that genital thrush is often easily treated with anti-fungal creams, pessaries (vaginal tablets) or pills that you can get without prescription at a chemist or pharmacy.

Is There A Natural Cure for Candida?

Yes. Is there a treatment which will treat the CAUSE so that these irritating symptoms will not recur? You may want to consider a treatment regime which will free you for ever of all the annoying symptoms and lead to a better healthier life. if you want to have healthy skin, boost your energy levels, protect your immune system and get rid of food cravings, then consider the link below as this could change your life

This is the very common problem between females that will get typical candidiasis. Nearly three or more of the many several females find annually a number of event regarding oral infections with their lifetime nevertheless, numerous are affected frequent candidiasis. even though the 1 Day Therapy works efficiently after with it for the first time, it might let lots of women lower whenever employed next time around. some of the contamination appears to be a whole lot worse away when compared to previous day leading to excellent soreness and also pain.

A great deal of females are extremely anticipating a remedy at this time on account of regular scratching and also discomfort that they may contemplate purchasing the three or more evening treatment method only to find the same consequence.

Take into consideration your 7 candida treatment – should i test in which?

Your physician would likely almost certainly advise you to consider your 7 evening treatment method if your A day candida albicans treatment method have not in removing the problem. The 7 evening treatment method requires with it in the evening for the week and quite often is often a sloppy process on account of leaking the following morning. even so lots of women also provide noted the way the 7 evening treatment method could be agonizingly unpleasant leading to razor-sharp aches from the vaginal canal. which is because the tastes females are sensitized on the substances covered on the inside treatment method. should you be experiencing unbearable discomfort with all the A day, three or more evening as well as 7 evening treatment method and then quit and also talk with dental front office programs.

Tend to be particular this is the candida albicans?

Often purchasing the drastically wrong therapies are only able to increase the risk for contamination a whole lot worse. How should we recognize any vaginal yeast infection? The most typical symptoms are:

A new bright and also thicker some kinds of cheese similar to discharge containing small odor of yeast, significant scratching and also using up, pain of the vulva and also vaginal canal, discomfort intercourse and also using up sensation whenever peeing.

Should you usually are not experiencing Engagement rings however would likely need one to get it confirmed because of your medical doctor.

Perhaps there is any other treatment method I could make use of to position a stop to the terrible contamination completely?

Issues tried out prescriptions and also ointments including Monistat and also Diflucan along with the A day candida albicans treatment method have not out there, there are several girls that may attest to removing the problem employing treatments. They often will be more potent than prescriptions and also have zero negative effects – one of the most powerful solutions contain natural darling, lactobacillus acidophilus bacteria, white wine vinegar, green tea sapling acrylic and also garlic.

Moreover, you may must be conscious regarding that the contamination materialised that will help you combat the problem effortlessly. Yeast effortlessly exists from the vaginal canal but there are specific stuff trigger yeast to overgrow. this can become: typical use of anti-biotics, adjustments to your oral Ph during menstrual as well as being pregnant, bad diet plan (sweet refined food items, excess caffeinated drinks, excess booze and many others), vulnerable body’s defence mechanism plus stress might cause yeast to overgrow. if anti-biotics trigger any candida albicans you can actually understand why therapies just as the 1 Day Therapy fail out there whenever. you might be feeding yeast.

The simplest way to stop oral infections via repeating is usually to keep any healthful body’s defence mechanism along with proper diet (reduce sweet refined food items, staying away from harmful fatty acids, limiting booze), please take a lactobacillus supplement (normal yoghurts is great way to obtain this particular), typical doing exercises, reduce use of anti-biotics and also take garlic capsules (a good all-natural yeast fantastic) every day.

Author name: Margherita K.Y. Kemler

1. Vitamin B6 would probably be best known for the role inside female reproductive system system. Therapeutically, it may be used profitably in the treat premenstrual malady, the sickness of giv birth, fluid storage, dysmenorrhea, in addition to yeast bacterial infection.

Neurological/psychological concerns like carpal canal syndrome, seizure problems, rheumatism, tardive dyskinesia, depressive disorders, dementia, hyperactivity, in addition to schizophrenia are actually helped through B6 supplement .

Another amongst the tried in addition to true treatments for a candida albicans involves little greater than a clove about fresh garlic oil! Yes, MY SPOUSE AND I said garlic oil. You basically peel this clove, wrap this in gauze in addition to insert inside female reproductive organ in addition to leave it for some hours. try repeat this 4 times a day for the greatest results. You won’t need to wrap this in gauze although since a lot of people find this natural oil through the garlic to be able to burn a small amount of, the gauze creates an outdoor barrier involv it and also skin in the event that.

Apple cider vinegar has been utilised successfully as be a remedy for various forms of candida infections whether over the skin or even female reproductive. it can also be applied yeast infection home remedy the face or used in conjunction with acidophilus in addition to tea forest oil to generate a douche for the treat a female reproductive candida albicans.

There are actually several huge producers about female reproductive candida albicans treatments cloth the names belong to the usual suspects. There’s lots of of him or her and its claims spread derived from one of day relief to a s le week. I really planned to see if over-the-counter yeast virus medications job. I up and runn my study by strik forums about female reproductive candida infections, my forecasts be the follow is where We’d find genuine unbiased testimonials of programs. after MY SPOUSE AND I was carried out there MY SPOUSE AND I started examin other end user created reviews always try in order to avoid sites that had been sponsored utiliz a particular solution or individuals that appeared to be peddl a physical product themselves.

Do over-the-counter ointments to support female reproductive candida albicans work? well individuals have spoken and also results are typically in; the answer is undoubtedly maybe! You didn’t think that this would have an obvious cut solution did you will? I managed find numerous entries stat the particular over-the-counter remedies pertain to yeast bacterial infection did job. this is likewise a large market in addition to obviously they then are really profitable. the matters that I determined most amaz was may be post that found about forums which will described extraordinary pain in addition to burn once apply these over-the-counter yeast virus medications. the website is plagued by testimonials which will read similar to the information of person torture than relief from an virus.

A reproductive organ candida albicans can genuinely be irritat and placed unchecked it may be dangerous likewise. Yeast bacterial infection are yeast infection remedy annoy maladies with the itch in addition to seem ly continuous uncomfortable sens . Anyth medical concern the reproductive organs is actually serious change anyth if it has last effects or can be really very painful and induc constant an important nuisance. it is particularly inconvenient once it sneaks on you and there isn’t the opportunity or the perfect time to see your physician. there are actually OTC remedies you can get, unfortunately since know made of him or her work.

The OVER-THE-COUNTER drugs that were on sales to battle reproductive organ candida infections have in general been very ineffective at not merely controll this symptoms although actually ridd yourself of the virus itself. Noth at all is worse as compared to putt your own faith in any drug in addition to hav this not conduct what it will be supposed to be able to. and, until recently the OVER-THE-COUNTER remedies happen to be messy products and ointments which can be just on the subject of as uncomfortable given that the infection themselves. It’s a fact that most of the drugs you can get mask the most of the symptoms belong to the infection only to find they don’t definitely suppress every one. What beneficial is which will?