Candida

Chinese see this is caused by 'dampness' in the body. The main organ in the body that tries to process dampness or creates dampness as a result of being under active is the spleen. Therefore, people with Candida should avoid sugar and dairy products, as these are known as very damp foods. Treatment will involve using acupuncture to tonify the spleen and help to drain out dampness and herbs that have the ability to dry out dampness, such as magnolia bark, pinellia riso and the fungus poria are used to help the transformation of dampness to occur so it doesn't linger in the body.

Candida unfortunately is a condition that due to the very nature of dampness lingers for some time. Therefore even living in a damp basement will exacerbate this condition, because the dampness on the outside of the body prevents the dampness on the inside of the body from drying out, and secondly the dampness on the outside of the body can begin to seep into the inside of the body, therefore living in a dry warm environment is very conducive to part of the treatment of this condition.

Philip Hochhauser BAcC, RCHM

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