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Say Goodbye to Candida & Mold

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Do you often experience brain fog, sweet cravings, chronic fatigue, or low energy? Perhaps a loved one struggles with dizziness, headaches, digestive issues, vaginal yeast infections, or oral thrush, or a friend is dealing with thick discolored nails, skin rashes, or post-nasal drip.

If any of these symptoms sound familiar, one of you may be dealing with candida overgrowth or mold toxicity. Even neuropathy (a tingling sensation), nerve damage, or complete numbness can be caused by the common mold Aspergillus fumigatus. This mold is ever-present in our environment, so why are we so vulnerable to mold and yeast today?

Article in a Nutshell

Do you often experience brain fog, sweet cravings, chronic fatigue, or low energy? Perhaps a loved one struggles with dizziness, headaches, digestive issues, vaginal yeast infections, or oral thrush, or a friend is dealing with thick discolored nails, skin rashes, or post-nasal drip.
If any of these symptoms sound familiar, one of you may be dealing with candida overgrowth or mold toxicity. Even neuropathy (a tingling sensation), nerve damage, or complete numbness can be caused by the common mold Aspergillus fumigatus. This mold is ever-present in our environment, so why are we so vulnerable to mold and yeast today?

A diet high in refined sugar and processed foods lacks nutrition and contains chemical additives. That combination of these produces chronic stress in our bodies, making us more susceptible to the yeasts and molds we are exposed to every day. (1) (2)
A diet high in refined sugar and processed foods lacks nutrition and contains chemical additives. That combination of these produces chronic stress in our bodies, making us more susceptible to the yeasts and molds we are exposed to every day. (1) (2)

What Makes Us Susceptible to Yeast & Mold?

When we are constantly feeding our bodies with foods that feed yeasts and molds, we are setting ourselves up for yeast overgrowth and toxic overload. This can be especially problematic if our home is filled with household chemicals or has excessive dampness that could promote mold growth.

Here are a few things you can do to clean up your body and your home:
  • Eliminate foods high in sugar or processed sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup. If you want something sweet, try raw honey, instead.
  • Eliminate foods high in sugar or processed sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup. If you want something sweet, try raw honey, instead.
  • Find out if you have any food allergens and remove them from your diet. The best way to identify food allergies or sensitivities is to get a Delayed Food Allergy Panel. This test will show you which foods are triggering an IgG (delayed) immune response in your body when you consume them.
  • If you suspect mold, arrange for a professional to inspect your home. Treat mold with UV light (read instructions on how to use carefully) or clean with distilled white vinegar or rubbing alcohol. Avoid using bleach, which has toxic fumes. If moisture is an issue, then use a dehumidifier to keep humidity between 30-50% which prevents mold growth. Diffusing essential oils or burning a blend of Hindu herbs — known as “havan samagri” — can reduce airborne pathogens by 94% in a closed room. The effect can last up to 24 hours, according to one 2017 study. Make sure that you clean your water bottle every day to prevent mold growth, or use a copper water bottle, which is antimicrobial. (3)
  • Reduce heavy metal exposure. Have mercury amalgam fillings removed by a dental practitioner trained in safe removal of toxic metals. Test for lead paint in your home. Limit or completely avoid foods and beverages packaged in cans. Limit consumption of large fish, like tuna, which may contain toxic levels of heavy metals.
  • Eat a whole-food diet and eliminate processed foods as much as possible. Process foods contain food additives such as polysorbate 20 and 80, which can trigger allergic reactions and immune responses. When a mother consumes these additives, she alters the gut permeability of her offspring. Food additives include artificial colors, emulsifiers, flavor enhancers, pH control agents, preservatives, stabilizers, and thickeners. The artificial food color Yellow #5, for example, is linked to rare but severe hypersensitivity reactions. These reactions can cause symptoms to worsen in children with pre-existing respiratory conditions. (4) (5)
  • Find out if you have any food allergens and remove them from your diet. The best way to identify food allergies or sensitivities is to get a Delayed Food Allergy Panel. This test will show you which foods are triggering an IgG (delayed) immune response in your body when you consume them.
  • If you suspect mold, arrange for a professional to inspect your home. Treat mold with UV light (read instructions on how to use carefully) or clean with distilled white vinegar or rubbing alcohol. Avoid using bleach, which has toxic fumes. If moisture is an issue, then use a dehumidifier to keep humidity between 30-50% which prevents mold growth. Diffusing essential oils or burning a blend of Hindu herbs — known as “havan samagri” — can reduce airborne pathogens by 94% in a closed room. The effect can last up to 24 hours, according to one 2017 study. Make sure that you clean your water bottle every day to prevent mold growth, or use a copper water bottle, which is antimicrobial. (3)
  • Reduce heavy metal exposure. Have mercury amalgam fillings removed by a dental practitioner trained in safe removal of toxic metals. Test for lead paint in your home. Limit or completely avoid foods and beverages packaged in cans. Limit consumption of large fish, like tuna, which may contain toxic levels of heavy metals.
  • Eat a whole-food diet and eliminate processed foods as much as possible. Process foods contain food additives such as polysorbate 20 and 80, which can trigger allergic reactions and immune responses. When a mother consumes these additives, she alters the gut permeability of her offspring. Food additives include artificial colors, emulsifiers, flavor enhancers, pH control agents, preservatives, stabilizers, and thickeners. The artificial food color Yellow #5, for example, is linked to rare but severe hypersensitivity reactions. These reactions can cause symptoms to worsen in children with pre-existing respiratory conditions. (4) (5)

How to Reverse the Effects of Candida & Mold Exposure

Focus on fueling your body with organic vegetables, proteins, healthy fats, and unprocessed starches. You could start your day with eggs, grass-fed meat, and organic sweet potatoes. Or give gold (Yukon) potatoes, whole-grain toast with butter, or avocado toast a try. Instead of sweetened foods, try starchy vegetables (like pumpkin), or whole grains (such as brown rice), quinoa, or legumes. Raw seeds and nuts, olive and coconut oils, and organic free-range animal products (eggs and meat especially) are also excellent options.
To prevent yeast and mold overgrowth, it’s important to avoid processed sweeteners. High-sugar cereals, oatmeal with dried fruit, and toast with jam can interfere with recovery. Even smoothies should be avoided while starving yeasts and detoxifying from molds.
Supportive herbs include berberine, echinacea, and stinging nettle (for its antihistamine properties).

Supplements that support the production of Diamine Oxidase (DAO) — a digestive enzyme that aids in the removal of histamine from the body — are critical. These nutrients include vitamin C (which supports immune function) and a methylated form of vitamin B complex. Additionally, zinc and copper (pumpkin seeds), glutathione (avocado and broccoli sprouts), and vitamin A (orange vegetables like carrots, sweet potato, and pumpkin) are valuable nutrients that support the removal of toxic overgrowth. (6) (7)

Focus on deep nutrition by incorporating the following ancestral foods into your diet:

  • Mineral-rich nettle tea
  • Dandelion greens
  • Seaweed
  • Bone broth
  • Grass-fed tallow
  • Organ meats

Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon, is a great resource for recipes.
Mushrooms — such as shitake, chaga, lion’s mane, and cordyceps — contain beta-glucan, which supports liver health. Herbs like milk thistle, burdock, chicory, and dandelion also help with liver function, allowing liver cells to regenerate. It’s especially important to support your liver with nutrients like beta-glucan and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) when your body shows signs of chronic stress.
There are many ways that fungus can affect our skin and its appearance, leading to discomfort and self-consciousness. Topical nascent Iodine is excellent for addressing ringworm and can be taken internally for candida overgrowth in the digestive tract. Olive oil (great for hydration) and olive leaf extract (which contains antioxidants) offer great benefits in skincare. Grass-fed tallow can be especially helpful for people with sensitive skin or eczema. Essential oils (lavender, tea tree, oregano, and geranium) can be combined with a carrier oil and applied topically for foot fungus, and Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) are great in a foot bath. (8)

A cautionary note: only use essential oils internally under the guidance of a Certified Holistic Nutritionist.
According to Morley Robbins in his book The Root Cause Protocol, nebulizing hydrogen peroxide has been shown to be helpful for asthma. Peroxide can be beneficial for the ears and as a mouthwash. It has also been found to reduce cold, flu, and “covid” symptoms. (9)
When overgrowth occurs in the gut, a colon parasite cleanse can be highly beneficial. Dr. Ed Group at Global Healing has developed anti-parasitic herbal formulations (Paratrex 1 and Paratrex 2) that can assist in clearing yeast, mold, and parasites from the digestive tract. Adding a probiotic like Latero-Flora further aids clearance of toxic overgrowth with the help of Brevibacillus laterosporus. Additional beneficial probiotics can be found in raw apple cider vinegar and fermented foods like unpasteurized yogurt, sauerkraut, and kimchi. (10)

Healing Foods & Herbs

There are a number of foods and herbs that help destroy yeasts, molds, or parasites within the human body. These include raw garlic, raw honey, cayenne pepper, oregano, ginger, apple cider vinegar, and coconut oil. Walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds all push parasites out of the body. Oregano, pau-d’arco, and cloves are powerful antifungal agents, while wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and black walnut hull are effective at killing parasite eggs.

“ When we are constantly feeding our bodies with foods that feed yeasts and molds, we are setting ourselves up for yeast overgrowth and toxic overload. ”

However, it’s very important to add a liver-supporting herb, such as milk thistle, and a binder, such as activated charcoal, to mitigate a Herxheimer reaction and remove toxins released by dying or dead parasites from the body.

Olive Oil, Olive leaf Extract and Whole Olives:

High-quality raw olive oil, olive leaf extract, and olives brined in a non-distilled vinegar are great for restoring balance to the body after healing an infection, because they are high in quercetin and anti-inflammatory antioxidants. The enzymes and flavonoids in olives break down the biofilms that protect yeast and mold. Olive leaf extract has almost double the antioxidant capacity of green tea, vitamins C and E, and grape seed extract. “Olea25 is a 25% hydroxytyrosol organic olive leaf extract with an ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) value of 6,857,600 µmol TE/100g. This total far exceeds that of CoQ10 (2,500,000), turmeric (1,500,000) or Acai berries (102,700).”

Olive leaf extract is especially beneficial for skin that has been impacted by fungus or harsh chemicals. (11) (12) (13)

Olive Oil, Olive leaf Extract and Whole Olives:

High-quality raw olive oil, olive leaf extract, and olives brined in a non-distilled vinegar are great for restoring balance to the body after healing an infection, because they are high in quercetin and anti-inflammatory antioxidants. The enzymes and flavonoids in olives break down the biofilms that protect yeast and mold. Olive leaf extract has almost double the antioxidant capacity of green tea, vitamins C and E, and grape seed extract. “Olea25 is a 25% hydroxytyrosol organic olive leaf extract with an ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) value of 6,857,600 µmol TE/100g. This total far exceeds that of CoQ10 (2,500,000), turmeric (1,500,000) or Acai berries (102,700)”.

Olive leaf extract is especially beneficial for skin that has been impacted by fungus or harsh chemicals. (11) (12) (13)

Use microsomal EDTA to remove heavy metals:

It is virtually impossible to avoid heavy metals because they are in our water supply and the air we breathe, which makes regular heavy-metal detoxing a necessity. One big way to protect ourselves is to use Dr. Ealy’s clean water guide to make “Home-Brewed Holy Water.”

Heavy metals depress immune system function, making it easier for Candida to colonize the body. Parasites cling to heavy metals, using them as shields against the body’s immune system defenses, and nests of parasite eggs are associated with certain types of cancerous tumors.

Heavy metals cause neurological misfiring because they interfere with the natural energy signaling of the body, known as neurons. One way to chelate heavy metals from your brain and body is with disodium EDTA. To learn the best way to remove heavy metals safely from your body, check out EHI’s Energetic Cleansing and Fasting Certification. (14) (15) (16) (17)

Final Thoughts

There’s a spiritual aspect to yeast and fatigue. In the Bible, yeast is systematically compared to sin, and the sin of overindulgence can lead to discomfort and low energy. Our bodies can be hijacked by cravings that originate from parasites.

The remedy is prayer, fasting, drinking pure water, eating clean food, and living in nature. It requires us to cultivate self-control and awareness of our bodies. This means listening to what our bodies actually need versus what the parasites are craving and intentionally eating the foods God gave us in their original forms: unprocessed, unsprayed, not genetically modified, and without food additives… In other words, foods from a local organic farm or garden.

You and your body are either in a state of energy “gaining” through a holistic diet of alkalizing nutrients, or they are losing energy because of poor nutrition and lifestyle choices. When your body is in an alkaline state, it’s like a battery, and you become an unstoppable force for good.

About the Author

Thallia Bird, CHN, is a Certified Yoga Teacher, massage therapist, herbalist, and graduate of the Energetic Health Institute. With roots in a “back to the land” childhood, she has cultivated a lifestyle centered around nature, permaculture, and holistic wellness. She continues to write, teach, and share her passion for sustainable living.

Thallia Bird, CHN, is a Certified Yoga Teacher, massage therapist, herbalist, and graduate of the Energetic Health Institute. With roots in a “back to the land” childhood, she has cultivated a lifestyle centered around nature, permaculture, and holistic wellness. She continues to write, teach, and share her passion for sustainable living.

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