Today I must admit I am feeling a little discouraged. Healing takes patience, courage, and determination. Sometimes I just don’t understand how I got to this point.
As you can see in the picture my face has a red rash all over it. It burns, it is hot, and painful. My face is swollen and tender. My eyes hurt because I can feel the rash on inside my eyelids. The rash isn’t always this severe. It can last between 4-7 days.
This is caused by Candida, which is a yeast. It grows in the digestive tract. It can take over control of the good bacteria in your gut, causing many issues such as gas and bloating. Smelly gas and poop is an indication of candida and their byproducts. I took a product called Candex recommended by my Acupuncturists for several years.
Candex did not solve the problem. In fact, I kept hearing how hard it is to get rid of Candida. My new Doctor Marianne Teitelbaum said Candex does nothing. I spent $55 on a bottle every month for years not solving the problem.
Probiotics
She has me taking a Brand called Pro/Tren intelligent probiotics, they’re excellent probiotics. I have tried many probiotics, and none have worked like this product. In my doctor’s book “Healing your thyroid naturally with ayurveda” she describes why probiotics in the “natural store” do not work. They don’t have the specific strain to grow good bacteria, and most of them the bacteria are dead before you buy it. This company ships the probiotic with a cool pack to keep the bacteria alive.
I am not getting any money for endorsements of this product. This product works. The company has a 3 step probiotic supplements for growing good bacteria in your gut. My doctor felt my body would not be able to handle all three of them. She is right. The picture of my face is a result of the candida and or any other bad bacteria or parasites dying and releasing toxins. The toxins are overloading my liver and kidneys. They cannot handle all the toxins being released and process them out of the body. So, the toxins are coming out through of my skin.
There are symptoms that occur before the breakout on my face. I wake up and I feel awful all over my body. My head is foggy, I can’t think clearly. My response time is slow. I have a hard time processing information. My body will hurt like flu symptoms. I will get a migraine, shoulder and neck pain. I will be very fatigued because my body is bogged down with toxins.
It is difficult to willingly go through this at times. Having a rash like this on my face for the world to see is embarrassing. I am not pretty simply said. It sucks. Its awkward. Some days it gets my spirits down and I just want to cry.
I don’t have high cholesterol, or high blood pressure, I don’t have a disease. But I have an imbalance of gut bacteria. This is the bases for most diseases and the beginning or root cause of many types of health problems.
The food I have intentionally started eating is also building the good bacteria in my gut. When I am not having an episode, I honestly feel better than I have in years. I have more energy, my skin glows on my face. My age spots are going away, and I look younger.
I know that what I am doing in the long run is improving the quality of life I will live.
Candida is strong and resistant it wants to live. As my microbiome grows the more more resistant older candida will die. The more toxins will be released causing more rashes.
The food I eat is helping me grow stronger. It is giving me back my vitality and nutrients that the bacteria having been stealing from my body.