FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why Do Patients Relapse?

   Recent research has shown us that the majority of patients with Candidiasis, Epstein-Barr, etc. who relapse have parasites. This information has circulated around for a bit of time, but has now been confirmed by myself and other researchers. Therefore, we have now made it standard that all Phase II programs have built in parasite killers.
   
   If this applies to you, be sure to come in and get on a revised, updated Phase II program.
   
   Recent research has shown that many women with chronic vaginitis who do not improve on standard Candida programs have an error in their "oxalic acid metabolism." Oxalic acid is a substance found in many foods. Grapefruit, spinach, tomatoes, chocolate, rhubarb, and parsley, to name a few. These foods, due to the body's inability to utilize the oxalic acid, may produce similar symptoms to a vaginal yeast infection. In most cases, however, a vaginal discharge is not present. Itching and burning, and painful intercourse are common. It is also possible for someone to have both "oxalic acid vaginitis" while having Candidiasis as well. The solution is to take the proper supplements that help the body to utilize the oxalic acid. This can be determined by a simple urine test done in our office. Call now for an appointment.

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2. How to Beat the Holiday Blues

   During the holidays it is very important to stay on your program even if you cheat on your diet. Your program will help you avoid digestive disturbances, fatigue, and weight gain which can occur with the holiday partying. Here are the holiday tips for health:
   1. If you overeat, take extra digestive enzymes to help your digestion.
   2. If you get depressed, fatigued or light-headed from sugar and treats, take GTF Chromium (available at your local health food store), 200 mcg. per meal.
   3. To avoid hangover, take 500 mg of Vitamin C, 100 mg of Vitamin B1, 200 mg of Cysteine (available at your local health food store) every hour while you are drinking. Also, drink lots of water; one glass per every glass of alcohol.
   4. Sugar and alcohol both deplete magnesium. A common symptom is waking up frequently during sleep. Supplement with magnesium if this occurs.
   5. Avoid Nutrasweet. It can cause headaches, fatigue, and depression.
   6. Increase your fiber intake if you're eating lots of goodies. This can be in the form of raw vegetables, fruits, or fiber supplements. This will slow down the absorption of calories from your meal.

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3. What to do if you get a bad reaction from your program.

   This is our most frequently asked question from new patients. Harmful bacteria, parasites, or yeast, when it is killed in your system, many times will produce a harmful side effect. Some examples would be fever, sore throat, flu symptoms, gastrointestinal upset, constipation, diarrhea, itching anywhere on the body. There are additional symptoms, but these are the most common. Toxic metals such as lead, mercury and copper, when removed from the body (through vitamins and special diets) can produce similar symptoms, but also pains in the joints, metallic taste in the mouth, headaches, fatigue, constipation, and heart palpitations. These are really the only reasons why anyone gets a bad reaction when taking vitamins or herbs on any type of program. The body in some way is cleansing itself of something harmful. Sometimes the introduction of friendly bacteria such as acidophilus may cause gas, bloating or constipation, when it is first taken at a rather high dose.

   The Golden Rule whenever anyone is getting an undesirable reaction to a vitamin or herb is to LOWER THE DOSE. The dose can be lowered as many times as necessary to a point where the unpleasant reactions stop. Even if you're only taking the product once every few days. This is the most commonly confused issue that comes up on nutritional or herbal programs. Usually the harmful reaction is a good sign, a sign that the body is cleansing or correcting something. However, it could be happening faster than the body can cope with or deal with. THE GOLDEN RULE IS: ALWAYS LOWER THE DOSE TO WHATEVER DOSE IS NECESSARY FOR THE HARMFUL OR UNPLEASANT REACTION TO REDUCE OR STOP, AND THEN VERY SLOWLY BEGIN RAISING THE DOSE BACK UP.

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4. What causes reactions to the nutritional program?

   Harmful bacteria, parasites, or yeast, when they are killed in your system, many times will produce a harmful side effect. Some examples would be fever, sore throat, flu symptoms, gastrointestinal upset, constipation, diarrhea, itching anywhere on the body. There are additional symptoms, but these are the most common. Toxic metals such as lead, mercury and copper, when removed from the body (through vitamins and special diets) can produce similar symptoms, but also pains in the joints, metallic taste in the mouth, headaches, fatigue, constipation, and heart palpitations. These are really the only reasons why anyone gets a bad reaction when taking vitamins or herbs on any type of program. The body, in some way, is cleansing itself of something harmful. Sometimes the introduction of friendly bacteria such as acidophilus may cause gas, bloating or constipation, when it is first taken at a rather high dose. The Golden Rule whenever anyone is getting an undesirable reaction to a vitamin or herb is to LOWER THE DOSE. The dose can be lowered as many times as necessary to a point where the unpleasant reactions stop. Even if you're only taking the product once every few days. This is the most commonly confused issue that comes up on nutritional or herbal programs. Usually the harmful reaction is a good sign, a sign that the body is cleansing or correcting something. However, it could be happening faster than the body can cope with or deal with. THE GOLDEN RULE IS: ALWAYS LOWER THE DOSE TO WHATEVER DOSE IS NECESSARY FOR THE HARMFUL OR UNPLEASANT REACTION TO REDUCE OR STOP, AND THEN VERY SLOWLY BEGIN RAISING THE DOSE BACK UP.

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1. I have been on a candida diet and vitamin program for 3 years. I feel a little better but the moment I go off the diet all my symptoms return. My doctor doesn't know what else to do for me. He says that most of his other patients are in the same boat as myself. What should I do?
   
   Vitamins can either feed or spread candida. Antioxidants can prevent candida from being eliminated by yeast killers your doctor may also be giving you. Your doctor needs to only give you yeast killers with no other vitamins for a few months, before trying vitamins again.
   

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2. In your articles you claim that acidophilus will not work unless yeast is first eliminated. Does that mean someone should not take it at all until they have cleared up their yeast?
   
   No, it doesn't. But I have not seen anyone who got the full lasting benefit from acidophilus while they still had candida. Acidophilus and bifidus will prevent candida from coming back only:
   1) after all candida, parasites and worms are gone;
   2) after the bowel is fully detoxified and clean; and
   3) when the digestive tract has normal amounts of digestive enzymes to help keep the digestive tract Ph normal.
   

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3. My chiropractor says the only way to handle my candida is to build up my immune system so my body can fight it. He says that what you say in your articles is not true. I've been with him for 4 years. I trust him but I think you make sense. What should I believe?
   
   Your immune system is exhausted. Your body is toxic, you have many vitamin and mineral deficiencies from having had candida this long, as it prevents you from being able to absorb vitamins. Trying to stimulate your immune system now is like whipping a dead horse. If your immune system were able to fight your candida, it would have done it by now.
   If you attack the candida directly you will take enough stress off your immune system so to allow your immune system to someday come back.
   

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4. Is it possible that someone can have candida even if they don't have vaginal yeast infections?

   A: Yes, this is quite possible. In fact, most candida sufferers never have vaginal yeast infections, particularly men. Candida can occur in the vaginal area when the vaginal flora--meaning the balance of friendly bacteria and organisms that protect us living in the vaginal area- are disturbed. By disturbed I mean they either become weakened, imbalanced or wiped out altogether. That would allow yeast to grow in the vaginal area, just like it would in the intestines. But someone does not necessarily have to have vaginal infections of any kind to have candida. In fact, we've seen many patients with very bad intestinal candida who've never had a vaginal infection in their life.

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5. Is it possible to get rid of candida by just following the diet you read about in books like "The Yeast Connection? "

   A: Very, very doubtful. I have had patients come to me who have been following the candida diet for years and years. They feel better but the moment they go off the diet they their symptoms return. The only way one can truly get rid of candida and be free of it is to follow programs such as mine where we eliminate the candida and then rebalance not only their friendly bacteria but rebalance their immune system as well.

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6. I've recently read your article about worms. I've been a candida sufferer for years, and have been unable to clear the candida up despite seeing several famous practitioners. Is it possible that I might have worms?

   A: It is very, very possible. My recent research is showing that a great many candida sufferers actually have worms. In a study done at my own practice, we gave many people with candida herbs that would cause them to expel worms. At least half the people called up saying that they were seeing worms in their stool. Signs of worms would include rectal itching, insatiable appetite, waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to go back to sleep, sometimes with rectal itching occurring too; teeth grinding, intestinal bloating, allergies, nose picking, and anemia. Years ago, traditional country-type doctors would immediately treat someone for worms the moment they found out the patient was fatigued, tired or anemic. To this day, veterinarians will automatically treat an animal for worms if the animal appears sluggish, has lost its appetite, or if its coat is very poor. Right now we're investigating the possibility that women with chronic vaginal infections may actually have some kind of parasite or worm in the vaginal area. This has occurred with several of our patients, and it would explain why some women with chronic vaginitis continue to relapse.

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7. Is caprylic acid really good to handle candida?

   A: Caprylic acid is definitely one of the possible products out of 50 that I know of that could be used against candida. Caprylic acid has the advantage of being able to coat the intestinal tract, due to the fact that it's an oily, fatty substance, and absorb into the intestinal membrane or cell, thereby killing candida that's permeated into the tissues. However, caprylic acid in actuality is not one of the more potent killers of candida. And it also is only effective in the intestinal tract. It cannot kill yeast that has migrated to any other place in the body.

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8. I was seeing you for several years to treat my candida and parasites. While I did get very good results and most of my symptoms cleared up and have remained clear, the whitish coating on my tongue has never gone away. Is there anything that you can do to help me with this?

   A: I'm glad to hear that your symptoms have remained clear and you've been behaving yourself. There is a substance that I've been using recently that I've found to be very effective for this problem. It's called Lugol's Iodine Solution. When yeast is growing in the mouth or on the tongue, it permeates the tissues. What I mean by that is that it digs deep in, and literally has grown roots into your cells, just like it does in the intestinal tract. The Lugol's Iodine Solution is able to destroy the surface layers of yeast. If it's used on a daily basis, it will keep destroying the surface layers of yeast as new cells being grown on your tongue push the yeast upward toward the surface of your tongue. So after using for a few months, most likely all the yeast or coating on the tongue will go away. It must be used daily, and must be used for several months, though. Normally this is purchased in a drugstore.

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9. What can you recommend for someone who's had candida for over fifteen years, with very little results, but who cannot afford to come and see someone like you?

   A: It is very difficult to treat yourself. The old saying was about the doctor who had himself as a patient had a fool for a patient. It's difficult to be objective and also very difficult to get any type of testing done. But my best advice to you would be to follow the basic outline that appears in my articles on candida treatment, and do the best you can with it. Many of the products are available from some of the better health food stores and pharmacies. However, many of them are not. That's really the only advice I can give you.

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10. Recently on television there was a news special that talked about our water being infested with parasites. Would a healthy person have to worry about this, or is this only for sick people?

    A: Anyone can get a parasite at any time. The healthier the person is, the stronger their digestive system is, the more unlikely they are to actually contract the parasite. The key thing in my new research shows that those people who are exposed to a lot of chemical solvents and other types of chemicals will be more apt to have parasite eggs hatch in their intestinal tracts, and thereby cause the parasites to harbor within. What I mean by chemical toxins are: any chemical substance which is appearing on the label of food, personal hair items or drinks. To give you a list of these things in this column would be very difficult. However, I can tell you that a key substance which is found in jello, artificial flavors, ice cream. personal lubricants and some other items called benzene--which is a solvent--will dissolve the eggs of parasites and cause them to hatch within your body. So it's best to avoid these substances if you possibly can.

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11. My husband has had a rash in his groin for years. It gets worse when he drinks beer or eats bread. I keep telling him he has candida but he keeps telling me there's no such thing. I'm worried that I might get candida from him. What should I do?

    A: You have a very good point, Doctor. It's very possible that your husband does have candida. At the very least, he has some type of fungal infection or yeast infection on the surface of his skin. If I were you, I would put him in another room and not let him come out until he's willing to handle his problem. But if that doesn't work, another thing you can do is to try and give him some acidophilis and bifidus bacteria, to at least ensure that he has some friendly flora. That's if he's willing to take it. You may try to get him off the beer and things like that, if he's willing. You could get an over-the-counter yeast fighter from a health food store and see if he's willing to take that. If the itching is bothering him, there are various things you can use or apply to the skin which may help it. I could recommend using hydrogen peroxide, using a dilution of boric acid 2 tablespoons to a gallon of water, using a substance called citrus seed extract, which can be diluted in water and then washed on the area, or using other such washes. If worst comes to worst, I'm sure he would be agreeable to purchasing some type of over-the-counter anti-fungal from the drug store, if he's not already doing that. But if he's unwilling to handle it, there's really not that much you can do.

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12. My mother-in-law is now in the hospital. She's suffering from cancer. The doctor says she has thrush but it's nothing to worry about. Is there anything that could be done for her in the hospital?

    A: The fact that your mother-in-law has cancer and has now developed thrush is definitely not a good sign. I disagree with your doctor that it's nothing to worry about, because thrush would be a sign that the chemotherapy or radiation treatment that she might be receiving is really destroying her immune system. When someone starts to develop thrush to the point where a doctor will announce that they have thrush, they're usually in very bad shape. I would go back and interrogate the doctor as to what is happening with her. You may want to insist that you're allowed to give her some anti-fungal remedies from the health food store. I would avoid giving her any type of medical drugs for this condition, because if she's already weakened with cancer, medical drugs which are anti-fungal could actually worsen her condition since they're very toxic. I wish her the best.

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13. My daughter is six years old and has been suffering from yeast infections since she was 2 1/2, when she was put on antibiotics for severe tonsilitis. She has many other symptoms that you describe in your article. I brought the article to her pediatrician who admitted that she probably had a yeast problem but was unwilling to talk it about it any further than that. He was unwilling to tell me what I could do about it, other than following some diet recommendations that you had already pointed out in the article. Is there anything that you can tell me that I can do for her?

    A: It's a terrible thing when someone has a child who's suffering from such a condition. There are certain substances which can be given to a child in low doses, which may clear up their yeast condition. It's very easy for children to take a product called Flora Balance, which can be purchased in the health food store. It's essentially tasteless and doesn't necessarily produce a very strong reaction. Other remedies that we use on children sometimes are very foul tasting and can produce some reactions. Flora Balance is the best one to start with. What you would do is give her approximately half the recommended adult dose, and continue that for three months. If she's good on her diet and understands why she has these problems, there's a good possibility that she'll comply and reverse the situation. Once that's reversed, you should get her children's Entrin Bifidus, which is a type of bacteria made for children.

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14. I have been seeing worms in my stool now for several years. I have been to several doctors. They clear up for a temporary period of time and then they start coming back. I have many of the symptoms that you describe in your articles about worms, as obviously I do have them. Is there a reason that they keep coming back, and what can I do about this?

    A: Yes, there is something you can do about it, and there's a good chance that you might be able to clear these things up. If you call a company called Emerson Ecologics (phone number 800-654-4432) and order three products. One is called Wormwood Capsules, another is Pale Green Black Walnut, and the third is Cloves Capsules. If you take these products as recommended there's a good chance that your worms may clear up. There are two main things regarding worms. 1) The eggs of worms may not be destroyed by most medications or most substances. Even the most powerful medications that destroy worms don't destroy all types of worms and surely don't destroy their eggs. As stated in my article, I have found that it is only really freshly ground cloves, ground into a powder, which is able to destroy the eggs of worms, thereby ridding you of the condition. However, in this day and age it's very possible that you could be continually picking up new parasites and worms if you're eating any type of meat, chicken or fish that is undercooked. I recommend that you eat these foods sparingly, maybe even become a vegetarian for awhile, and when you do eat flesh foods, eat it very well done.

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15. How long does it take for someone to get rid of candida?

    A: That's a very difficult question to answer, because it takes different people different lengths of time depending on what other complications they might have, or other medical conditions they have. But in general it should take someone six to eight months to not only get rid of the candida, but be building up their immune system so that they're feeling much better. They still may need to be on a maintenance dose of certain supplements that kill candida or parasites for quite some time, however. Due to the fact that we are all being bombarded with parasites constantly from the food, the water, and each other, I have now found it necessary to recommend to all my patients that they remain on some type of anti-fungal or yeast killer for a minimal period of at least three months, after it appears that their candida has been eliminated, just to ensure that it is totally gone. In the past I did not do this as I did not see that it was necessary. But recent data on the prevalence of parasites in our environment and food have made this necessary.

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16. I've read articles by Dr. Hoffman and by yourself that candida and parasites can be someone synonymous with each other, and that you have to eliminate both before either will clear up. Which one is more important to handle first?

    A: Dr. Hoffman is totally right. He's been saying this for years, and it is true. Parasites must be cleared up in order for candida to be cleared up. Candida must be cleared up in order for parasites to be cleared up. However, which is more important is an interesting subject. It would depend on which was more prevalent. In a case where the candida seems to be the more prevalent infection, the candida should be addressed first as that is giving the immune system the most amount of stress. In the case where parasites are the predominant infection, the parasites would need to be addressed first. So, it would really depend on the individual person. But it is totally correct that in order to eliminate candida, parasites must be dealt with. However, it is a matter of your doctor's experience and wisdom which one he chooses to address first.

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17. If someone has a milk allergy does that mean that he has candida?

    A: No, that doesn't mean they have candida. People have had milk allergies long before antibiotics or candida were every discovered.

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18. I've read many books on the candida diet. It's very confusing to me. Many of the books and diets conflict. The biggest problem that I have is with grains. I don't know which to eat, and I find it very confusing. What is it you recommend to your patients?

    A: As far as grains go, what I've found from experience is that the grains that seem to be the most sensitive or the most reactive to people with candida is wheat, oats and barley. This is because of their gluten content. I find most of my patients can tolerate other grains, in fact, all of them except wheat, oats and barley. Despite the fact that rye also appears to have gluten, candida patients seem to tolerate it better than wheat, oats and barley. This is what I have found to be true. However, it is an individual thing. Someone who has an allergy to a food that is not normally avoided for candida patients, should avoid that particular food, because the allergy will cause an imbalance in their immune system. It is an individual situation.

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19. If someone is following a candida diet, is it all right for them to drink sugar free sodas that contain Nutrasweet?

    A: I don't believe that Nutrasweet is a healthy substance. Many people who use Nutrasweet report many different types of side effects, mostly headaches. I think it's very possible that yeast cells may actually figure out a way to use Nutrasweet as some type of food, as they themselves are very ambitious creatures, and very adaptive. I generally recommend that people avoid Nutrasweet, and avoid anything that is sweet if they have candida.

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20. I would like to come and see you, but my insurance company will not cover this. I have asked my medical doctor many times if he will write a letter for me, to my insurance company, asking them to cover this, but he refuses. Why are medical doctors so against the idea of people having candida, when they cause it by giving people antibiotics.

    A: You have a very good question here, which is hard for me to answer without probably insulting a lot of people. But I think my best advice to you is don't wait for your insurance company to wake up and decide that they want to help you. Insurance coverage is not something that you should rely on to get well. Insurance coverage is a luxury. It is not necessarily a necessity when it comes to doing something about your health. Your health is more important. That's the best answer I have for you.

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21. Do you recommend Vitamin C drips for someone who has candida?

    A: To be honest with you, no, I do not recommend Vitamin C drips for people who have candida until after they've eliminated their candida and are now either on the third or fourth phase of my program. The reason for this is that Vitamin C drips really won't do anything to eliminate candida. What we're attempting to do with Vitamin C drips, when one has candida, is to whip a dead horse of the immune system, which has already failed in eliminating the candida. Vitamin C is an anti-oxidant. It has been shown that antioxidant vitamins can nullify the effects of herbs and remedies which are used to kill candida. So, for that reason I do not recommend it. It may make people feel better, however, to receive Vitamin CA drips, especially if they are chemically sensitive, toxic or have candida. This is because it helps detoxify their body. It will not, however, rid them of the candida.

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22. I have a friend who has continual yeast infections. Regardless of what she does or who she sees, she continues to relapse every few months. What do you think could be wrong with her? She's in despair and ready to give up.

    A: Most likely what is wrong with your friend is that she has toxic metals. I say this because over the last few years I have been doing additional research into toxic metals. The laboratory that I use is able to detect over forty different elements from the hair, and report on them. Because of this we get to see a very broad spectrum of what minerals and metals a person is accumulating in his body. I have consistently seen that those patients who continually relapse with candida have elevations in metals such as lead, cadmium, mercury, copper, aluminum and other such metals. These metals can affect your immune system. They do that by blocking the functions of normal nutritional elements such as zinc, selenium and other important nutrients, and vitamins. The other thing I find consistently in people who repeatedly relapse with candida is that they have parasites or worms, and this is not known. I myself did not fully appreciate how common parasites and worms were until the last year. And the more work I do in this area on a daily basis, the stronger my conviction is becoming that those people with candida who constantly relapse have undetected parasites and worms that no labs, including mine, have been able to find. I am now working on new urine and saliva tests which may indicate these infections, or give us evidence that the infections are present, even though laboratories may continually miss the infection. I have tremendous respect for Doctors Bueno and Parrish from Manhattan, who have pioneered the detection of parasites through rectal swab analysis. They take the swab of rectal mucus and examine it immediately, which gives a much higher detection rate than any other method. In cases where even they miss these organisms, the laboratory that I use has certain very advanced techniques and tests that indicate the presence of parasites, even if the parasites themselves may not be found. So one way or another we can detect them.

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23. What type of bread do you recommend for someone who has candida?

    A: The type of bread that I recommend for someone who has candida would generally be a multi-grain bread which contains no yeast and no additives or sweeteners of any kind. I also recommend yeast free rye bread for people with candida. The more natural, the better, as people with candida tend to have a lot of chemical sensitivities. I find these products work well on these people. However, one should still not over indulge.

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24. Can allergies and asthma be caused by candida? And if so, what can be done?

    A: Allergies and asthma definitely can be caused by candida. Many years ago I noticed several asthmatic patients of mine had their asthma clear up or improve greatly when they were on candida programs. Exactly what the mechanism is behind this I cannot say. It's very possible that the asthma is being caused by an allergic reaction caused by the internal yeast in one's system. The same could be true with allergies. It could be that the allergies are being provoked by the person's constant reaction to the poisons that the yeast is releasing into the system. The best solution for this is to eliminate the yeast, and then avoid the foods that one has become allergic to, until one's body can desensitize to these foods.

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25. What foods cause candida, and how can we avoid them?

    A: There are no foods that cause candida. There are no yeasts in foods that cause candida. Candida is caused only by having one's immune system depressed or having one's intestinal flora disturbed. There are no foods, unless they have been contaminated, which normally contain candida. The yeasts that are found in foods are not harmful yeasts. These are dead yeasts, and these yeasts cannot cause infections. Anyone who says that they took GTF chromium, which contains live yeast cultures, and therefore now has yeast living in their body, or who says that they have eaten bread with yeast and now has yeast in their body, or who says they took brewer's yeast and now has yeast living in their body doesn't know what they're talking about! Yeasts that are found in foods are dead yeasts. What's more, they are food yeasts. They do not cause infections. There are no foods, to my knowledge, that have ever caused candida in anyone unless that food itself was a toxic waste dump. Eating sugar or sweets do not cause candida. Eating and sugar and sweets can worsen candida, can cause candida to grow to excess if one already has an overgrowth of candida, but they do not cause candida.
    
    

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26. I've recently discovered that some of the food I was eating was developing some mold in my refrigerator. Does this mean that I now have candida?

    A: Dear C.Y., This does not necessarily mean that you have candida. It's actually very hard to say what it means except that you should throw this food away.

    Certain molds, as you know, are used to make certain foods like cheese. Molds are used to make penicillin and antibiotics. So ingesting molds is not necessarily going to give someone candida. If your digestive system has destroyed these molds with hydrochloric acid, it may not be a problem. You may want to have a stool culture done to see whether or not there is any problem in your system.

    In your letter you did not really say how you were feeling, or whether you had any reactions to this. So perhaps you'd want to write me back with more information.

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27. Is treating candida by your method very expensive?

    A: Well, that's a tough question to answer because it varies from person to person. In some people, it can be very expensive. But this, of course, depends on what other complications they have. For some people it is relatively inexpensive. But I guess it would depend on what one considers expensive. Most of the supplements used to treat candida can be limited to perhaps $100 a month, which I don't necessarily consider that expensive compared to some other vitamin programs I've heard about. It can be limited to $100 a month, but it could go as high as $300 a month. It really would depend on the individual and their situation.

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28. If someone has allergies and candida, should they treat the allergies first before the candida, or treat the candida first?

    A: If someone has allergies and candida, the odds are is that their candida is causing the allergies, so they would always want to treat the candida first. Many people report the allergies going away when they eliminate their candida.

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29. I have been studying a lot about candida and I've read all the books. I don't believe that I have it, but I found it very fascinating because I found my wife had it. My wife was cured of it by seeing a medical doctor whom I'm sure you know, after several years of expensive treatment. I was just wondering if you could tell me how many people you think have candida? How has this affected this country?

    A: Dear P.P., It's been estimated by the Candida Research Foundation that approximately one out of three people has candida. As far as I know, that's a pretty good estimate. I think we can say that, at any given time, one out of three people probably has it. Of course, people are getting rid of it, but there are more people contracting it right now than people who are eliminating it. A lot of people are dealing with it, but not everyone eliminates it. Eliminating it is a harder thing.

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30. Can candida cause cancer?

    A: There are doctors and practitioners who believe this is true. In several popular books about candida, it has been mentioned that candida might have been responsible for causing cancer in certain people. The cancers that are usually mentioned are those of the reproductive system, particularly in women cervical cancer, cancer in the uterus and ovaries have been mentioned. Whether it definitely 100% does or not hasn't been proven.

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31. Myself and several girlfriends have had candida, we believe, for many years, probably since our childhood. While we've all been on the diet that was in "The Yeast Connection" book, for several years, it's very hard to stick to and we all occasionally go off the diet and experience a return of our symptoms. Is there any alternative to the candida diet that you have found, and if so, what is it?

    A: The best alternative to the candida diet is to follow the diet strictly for a few months and plan on doing that while you're on a program that can destroy the candida. Diet alone will not do that.

    I've had a few patients who were vegetarians who were being treated for candida for quite some time, well over a year. While they experienced some improvements, they didn't fully recover until they combined the diet with the existing treatment. I've also had some patients who did not follow the diet very well at all but still got better. So I would have to say it is an individual thing.

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