Monday, July 20, 2009

Discover how any Women can be Yeast Free

By Christy Night

Did you know that 75% of all women will develop a yeast infection in their life time, with most of them experiencing re-occurring yeast infections.

Being such a common problem for women, you may ask where does this yeast come from.

Well guess what, up to 90% of all the population, including both men and women actually carry Candida yeast on, and in their body.

With so many people harbouring this yeast, you might think we should be suffering yeast infections all the time, but our bodies have a natural defence against infections and overgrowth, called helper bacteria.

If you lower the levels of these helper bacteria, then the yeast will grow and spread into an infection. The most common cause of this antibiotics, after a course of antibiotics your body will be low on good bacteria since antibiotics do not distinguish between good and bad. This is the perfect time for Candida yeast to grow.

Because women's bodies are different they have the unfortunate problem of having a higher susceptibility to developing these yeast infections.

You will find that fluctuations in hormone levels are responsible for promoting Candida yeast. That is why taking the pill, pregnancy, and monthly cycles can all contribute to your yeast problem. Most of these can't be helped, but you can do your best to keep your helper bacteria high to counteract the chances of infection. It is also possible to see your doctor about alternatives to the pill, if infections become to common.

However diet can also affect a woman's hormone levels, and immune system. Many women do not realise that while they may not take antibiotics, much of the meat in food is pumped with antibiotics and hormones to make it healthy and grow quicker. When you consume this food the antibiotics lower your good bacteria, and hormones affect your own levels causing yeast to spread.

Because of this you can simply change your diet to stop yeast infections, but since yeast is harboured in both men and women you really need to get your partner to change their diet too.

Since yeast is easily contracted, your partner can simply pass the infection back to you if he does not go on the Candida diet as well.

The majority of men will not even be aware they have contracted a yeast infection, since most infections are internal and when they do surface are identified as jock itch or heat rash.

This is why all women who suffer from reoccurring yeast problems, needs to seriously consider undertaking a complete Candida cleanse along with their current partner.

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