A vaginal yeast infection will plague 3 out of 4 women in thier lifetime.  Symptoms of a vaginal yeast infection include vaginal discharge (usually cottage cheesy, but sometimes you will see a thin, clear discharge),  internal or external itching or even burning.  You may also see external redness in the vaginal area.  Many women will not even be aware that they have a yeast issue. The...

Black Walnut is a popular herbal remedy for candida.  I do not feel that it is powerful enough (in most cases) to eliminate chronic candida problems, but Black Walnut does have its uses.  Black Walnut is not only antifungal, but it has the side benefit of also being antiparasitic and antiviral.  It will work best for you if you are struggling with candida issues...

The candida diet is a very retrictive diet.  The purpose of this diet is to starve the yeast organisms by not giving them the food that they need to survive.  There are some drawbacks with this diet: 1. It is not nutritionally sound and you are in danger of becoming deficient if you are on it for a long time. Please take nutritional supplements (multivitamin and extra magnesium/calcium) if you...

A clean slate, a place to start… The hardest part about starting a blog of this nature is taking the plunge and actually putting “pen to paper” or, more accurately, “fingertips to keyboard”.  The best place to start?  hmmmm…. perhaps, the beginning.   Three years ago I got a urinary tract infection. My doctor put me on the traditional 10 day antibiotic...