What is Candida and what are some of the symptoms associated with it?

Candida albicans, a common yeast, is part of the regular flora (bacteria) in the digestive tract. In a normal state, they live in a ratio of about one candida to one million other bacteria. An overgrowth in the gastrointestinal tract of this usually benign yeast (or fungus) has been suggested as the origin of a complex medical syndrome called chronic candidiasis, or Yeast Syndrome. Symptoms of chronic candidiasis can range from fatigue, allergies, and immune system malfunction to depression, chemical sensitivities, and digestive disturbances. Conventional medical authorities do acknowledge the existence of a chronic Candida infection that affects the whole body and is sometimes called “chronic disseminated candidiasis.”

What are the common causes of Candida overgrowth?
 

• Repeated antibiotic use is the most common cause of yeast overgrowth. A healthy intestinal bacteria balance suppresses the overgrowth of yeast. When antibiotics destroy this healthy flora, candida is free to proliferate.

• Birth control pills and cortisone drugs commonly cause candida overgrowth as a side effect.

• Over consumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates greatly affects the balance of good flora in the intestinal tract.

• Vaginal Yeast can be transmitted from an infested partner.

• Higher progesterone levels seem to enhance yeast growth, so women with candida may see increased symptoms premenstrually or during pregnancy.

What is the makeup of the candida albicans cell wall?

Unlike animal cells, fungi are encompassed by a rather rigid cell wall, which provides protection from environmental extremes. Candida Albicans is primarily composed of glucose (Glucan) and
N-acetyl-glucosamine (Chitin), and polymers of mannose (mannan) associated with proteins (mannoprotiens). Cellulose is the structural component of cell walls. It is made up of long chains of glucose molecules. Chitin is resistant to microbial degradation. Medical sutures are made of Chitin because of the properties of strength and flexibility. Until now, there have only been attempts to find key nutrients that would attack the integrity of the cell membrane of C.albicans. CandiZyme goes right at the natural defenses of the Yeast cell, its hard protective outer coating.

What does CandiZyme contain to break down this cell wall?

CandiZYME uses the following key enzymes to attack Candida on multiple levels: