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YEAST DEFENSE

Yeasts and Bacteria – Beneficial to the Gut Yeasts cohabitate in a symbiotic relationship with more than 400 healthy intestinal bacteria. This bacteria/yeast flora helps produce short-chain fatty acids, vitamin K, biotin, vitamin B12, thiamin, and riboflavin. These bacteria also keep the yeast that inhabits our intestinal tract in check. Candida albicans is a particular form of yeast found living in the intestinal tracts of most individuals. A minute amount of candida present in the body is actually beneficial; it acts as a natural antibiotic and helps to limit the amount of harmful bacteria5.

Yeast OvergrowthThe use of antibiotics or prescription steroids can often suppress or kill the body’s good bacteria, allowing yeasts to grow to unhealthy levels. Yeast overgrowth may result in numerous symptoms, making proper diagnosis difficult1,2. For example, Candidiasis is an infection that commonly affects the ears, nose, and urinary and intestinal tracts3,4.

An overgrowth of candida can rob your body of the essential nutrients it needs by consuming all the sugars and starches in your digestive tract. Symptoms of excessive candida can include:

If left alone, an overgrowth of Candida can eventually lead to chronic fatigue and/or bowel disease5.

Yeast DefenseThe stability of the small bowel is accomplished by several bodily functions:

• Stomach acid kills candida present from consumption of foods and beverages

• Motility of the GI tract moves candida along, preventing colonization

• Pancreatic enzymes digest and allow nutrients to be absorbed by the body instead of yeast

• Mucosal immune response through IgA secretion constitutes a first line of defense responsible for neutralizing noxious antigens and pathogens

• The ileo-cecal valve prevents reflux of colonic contents back into the small intestine

When one or more of these natural defenses are compromised, candida overgrowth in the small intestine can result; this overgrowth is difficult to correct. The yeast binds to the lining of the small intestine and mounts its own defense mechanism preventing the body from removing it6, causing harm to the digestive tract. By disrupting that mechanism and establishing basal yeast levels in the small intestine, the body’s natural defense mechanisms can re-establish control of the normal micro flora population needed in order to have a healthy digestive tract.

Figure 2. The human body utilizes natural defense mechanisms against candida overgrowth in small bowel

Figure 1. Candida albicans

• Abdominal pain• Indigestion• Bloating• Itchy eyes• Constipation• Menstrual irregularities

• Sinus drainage• Fatigue• Food allergies• Urinary tract infections• Weight change

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Research has shown that a formula using natural ingredients made up of peptides, essential oils, chelators and enzymes can reduce and suppress prominent yeast such as Candida species. This allows the body’s natural defense mechanisms a chance to re-establish control of the yeast population in the small intestine.

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Graph 1. Candida albican growth with and without natural formula (minus B. subtilis, due to assay sensitivity).

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Figure 3. The natural formula changes the C. albicans population under physiological conditions

Figure 4. The natural formula is built to establish B. subtilis in the small intestine, allowing it to flourish and control C. albican growth by inhibition.

References:1. Pediatr Res. 2002 Mar; 51(3):290-5. Cecal colonization and systemic spread of Candida albicans in mice

treated with antibiotics and dexamethasone. Bendel CM, Wiesner SM, Garni RM, Cebelinski E, Wells CL. Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota,Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.

2. Infect Immun. 2004 Sep;72(9):4996-5003. Role of antibiotics and fungal microbiota in driving pulmonary allergic responses. Noverr MC, Noggle RM, Toews GB, Huffnagle GB. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0642, USA.

3. Gut fermentation (or the ‘Autobrewery’) Syndrome: A New Clinical Test with Initial Observations and Discussion of Clinical and Biochemical Implications. Hunnisett A, Howard J, Davies S. J.Nutr.Med. 1990;1:338

4. Med Hypotheses. 1995 Jun; 44(6):507-15. Chronic intestinal candidiasis as a possible etiological factor in the chronic fatigue syndrome. Cater RE 2nd.

5. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Jan; 17(1):21-6. Yeast metabolic products, yeast antigens and yeasts as possible triggers for irritable bowel syndrome. Santelmann H, Howard JM. Holistisk Senter, Oslo, Norway.

6. Martin, Jeanne Marie and Rona, Zoltan P. The Complete Candida Yeast Guidebook. Rocklin, California:Prima Books, 1996.

The formula of natural incredients decreases yeast growth by thousands of colonies but does not eliminate the low amounts of yeast that are beneficial to the gut5.

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