Archive for ‘Candida Fiction’

Candida Overgrowth and Hydrogen Peroxide

This article is to address the use of hydrogen peroxide internally to treat Candida albicans overgrowth.

A recent visitor to the this site said that his naturopath instructed him to take hydrogen peroxide internally to kill Candida overgrowth in his body. Having a background in the science field, I immediately became suspect of this advice as I was aware of the properties of hydrogen peroxide and how these could potentially be harmful if taken internally.

First, I’ll discuss hydrogen peroxide and how it works as a disinfectant and then discuss why it could be potentially harmful as well as the myths associated with its use.

Hydrogen Peroxide Properties

Hydrogen peroxide is composed of two atoms of hydrogen and two atoms of oxygen (H2O2), water is H2O and although they are similar

Candida Saliva Test (Yeast Spit Test) Debunked

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If you have spent any time researching Candida online, you have no doubt stumbled across the popular saliva test for Candida.

In this test you are to spit into a glass of room temperature water upon waking and let it sit for thirty minutes. Basically, if you see strings coming from your saliva sitting on top, specs floating in the water or cloudy globs sitting at the bottom then you most likely have a Candida problem.

Some sites claim that 85% of people have a Candida problem which can be proven with this Saliva test. It’s important to note that these sites are also trying to sell some supplement that will get rid of Candida for you. Besides that, I have a several problems with the validity of the Candida saliva test.

Caffeine and Candida: Can I Have My Coffee and Tea?

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caffeine-candida-coffee Is caffeine allowed when following a Candida diet?

There is so much information about Candida on the internet and the same is true in regards to caffeine containing beverages such as coffee and tea. Most food lists would tell you to avoid coffee or caffeine and in fact my list said the same which I have now amended.

After looking at the reasoning behind excluding caffeine from a Candida diet, as a biologist, I don’t exactly buy it. I would tend to place this in the Candida fiction category. Of course, as hot drinks are concerned, there would be better choices available. Red Bush tea as well as Pau d’Arco Tea are both caffeine free choices that actually have antimicrobial properties.