Candida Albicans is parasitic fungus, or yeast, that causes numerous unpleasant symptoms among women including fatigue, headaches, joint pain, weight gain, yeast infections, digestive problems, and possibly even death. Unfortunately, many physicians don’t consider the disease to be a serious medical condition, leaving patients with limited available treatment options and little hope of relief.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reveals statistics that reflect at least 75% of women experience symptoms directly related to Candida overgrowth, usually as a 
vaginal yeast infection, once in her lifetime. Furthermore Dr. Mark Hyman, contributing medical expert to the Huffington Post, explains that yeast overgrowth is a complex disease causing such symptoms as chronic inflammation, loss of energy, unexplainable allergies, digestive disorders and lack of concentrate.
Dr. Hyman goes on to describe other symptoms related to Candida Albicans including:
- Decreased libido
- Thrush
- Diarrhea or constipation
- Bladder infections
- Interstitial cystitis
- Menstrual irregularities
- Thyroid dysfunction
- Depression
Candida yeasts infections are often confused with vaginal yeast. Candida albicans, however, is a single cell organism that lives in the intestines. It produces over a hundred various toxins that may be absorbed into the blood stream through the intestinal wall. The process results in a constant internal fight in the body.
Although Candida albicans is found naturally-occurring in the human digestive tract, when controlled by a normal immune system and helpful microbes, the yeast-like organisms don’t inflict any harm on the body. In fact, the organisms help in the digestion process of excess sugar and produce small amounts of both Vitamin K and B12.
Once there’s an imbalance in the intestinal tract it leads to an uncontrollable growth of Candida cells. The imbalance is often exacerbated by certain factors such as a 
weakened immune system, chronic yeast infections, oral antibiotics, birth control pills, oral steroid hormones, stress, high-carb diets, pregnancy and diabetes.
As the over-growth of Candida yeast spreads throughout the body once it penetrates into the bloodstream, it begins to produce toxic by-products damaging body tissues and vital organs; thus significantly weakening the immune system. The most detrimental of the toxins produced from the yeast cell processes is known as Acetaldehyde, a harmful poisonous toxin encouraging uncontrollable chaos in the body. Carolyn Dean, M.D. ,N.D. explains “It is a scientific fact that when yeast cells reach a certain critical mass they change from a round budding stage to a thread-like tissue invasive stage.”
The liver also converts Acetaldehyde into ethanol, or drinking alcohol. Often individuals feel drunk or hung over in combination with fatigued due to the high amounts of ethanol found in the body.
The majority of individuals experiencing Candida albicans fail to realize when yeast cells proliferate and changes form, it becomes capable of penetrating the lining of the intestines. The breakdown between the circulatory system and intestinal tract is often referred to as leaky gut syndrome. The disorder permits the toxins and harmful by-products to enter into the blood stream and create chaos in the body.
Treatment often includes taking probiotics, anti-fungal medications such as Nystatin, and non-prescription anti-fungals. Recommended anti-fungals include: oregano, garlic, citrus seed extract, berberine, tannins, and caprylic acid. Lifestyle changes are also helpful in combating Candida albicans.
