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[W412]What Causes Yeast Infection

by Stephanie Baylis, Ste

Everybody has small amounts of yeast in their bodies. Usually they do not cause any problems at all, but when there is a change to the natural balance in your body the yeast can increase to massive numbers and become stronger than the good bacteria that normally stops infections. This increase in yeast numbers is called a yeast infection. There are quite a few causes but to find out the most common ones read on.

The most common causes of yeast infections are taking antibiotics, hormonal changes in the body, sexual intercourse, wearing clothing that is too tight and there are also some diseases that also cause increased chances of getting a yeast infection.

Taking antibiotics is probably the biggest reason that people get yeast infections. Antibiotics not only kill the bad bacteria that is making you sick, but they also kill the good bacteria that stops the yeast from increasing to infection numbers.

Hormonal changes are another very common cause of yeast infections. When a woman becomes pregnant or starts menopause they are especially susceptible to getting yeast infections. This is because the environment in their bodies are changing and this makes it easier for the yeast to grow.

Sexual intercourse can be a cause of yeast infection because of two things: having sex with someone who has a yeast infection in their vagina or on their penis, or the rubbing that occurs during intercourse can cause sore spots that then become easy targets for the yeast to grow.

Wearing tight clothing can be a cause because if you wear tight or non-breathable undwear in particular then that helps to create an environment that the yeast loves, especially if you are someone who has a tendancy to getting yeast infections in the first place.

There are a few diseases where a yeast infection is a common part of having the illness, these include diabetes, lukemia and HIV.

When you get a yeast infection I bet the first thing you usually do is go straight to the pharmacy to get a treatment for it. But often using a natural treatment for a yeast infection proves to be a better fix for the problem, especially if you dont like the idea of putting lots of chemicals into your body.

Are you aware that many of our medicines, food, and even dental fillings contain harmful chemicals and toxic metals? These toxins are very hard for our body to eliminate which results in a horrible cycle that creates a variety of symptoms and health problems including yeast infection, also known as Candida Albicans Overgrowth.

Eighty percent of people with Candida yeast infections tested by health practitioners were found to have elevated levels of mercury in their systems. This number may be a bit startling until you consider the many places we are exposed to mercury. Power plants and garbage incinerators end huge amounts of mercury into the air for us to breath. The lakes and seas have elevated levels of mercury from these processes as well. So not only do we ingest mercury from the air but it's also in the fish we eat.

Did you know many of the vaccines we take have mercury in them? One study found that for every flu shot you receive, your chance of developing Alzheimer's Disease is 10% higher. Flu shots contain mercury.

The build up in our body of these chemicals and toxins can lead to hormone imbalance, genetic changes, immune system failure, slow healing, skin problems, allergies and even nerve and brain damage.

They cause an acidic environment in our bodies that helps yeast to overgrow.

The problem of yeast overgrowth and infection occurs when our intestine has too much toxic metals so it creates extra mucus to block the metals from being absorbed into our blood stream. This mucus hampers oxygen and promotes bacteria and fungus like Candida to grow out of control. Additionally, yeast binds to heavy metals and grows as the body is attempting to eliminate and protect itself from metal poisoning.

Deep metal detox combined with slow removal of metal dental fillings (replacing with white filings) is the most important and fundamental steps in eliminating Candida yeast infection getting your digestive system back in balance.

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