The Health Forum Book 2 The Health Forum Book 2 Candidiasis and Dysbiosis Abatement Techniques Edited and Compiled by Polly Hattemer ©2002 by Polly Hattemer, also known as Pauline Hattemer All rights reserved. Permission must be obtained from the publisher or the individual contributors before republishing parts of this work. Purchase of this PDF file entitles you to use it for yourself and immediate family, but not to distribute copies to others. Published by Health Reflections Book Corp PO Box 900 Manhattan Beach, CA 90267-0900 USA email [email protected] November 2003 version Minor updates will be done occasionally. More Health Forum books can be found at www.dysbiosis.com Book 1: Candida’s Impact on your Health Book 2: Candidiasis and Dysbiosis Abatement Techniques Book 3: Diets for Immune Support and Gut Health Book 4: Hormones, Dysbiosis and Candidiasis Book 5: Hope for Autism through Nutrition Book 6: Cleansing the Body of Mercury Book 7: Fibromyalgia Treatment Options Disclaimer This book contains the opinions, anecdotes, and speculations of lay people. Anecdotes are for pondering. They are not necessarily representative of the majority of people. However, anecdotes do serve to illustrate possibilities as well as how different we are. The contents of this book should in no way be considered professional advice nor should it be interpreted as prescribing treatment. Use your own judgement. If you do not understand the risks involved with a particular treatment or supplement discussed in the book, please consult a knowledgeable professional. 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Listed prices may just give you an approximate idea of the cost of products. 5 Table of Contents SO WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? ................................................................................8 ABOUT THE HEALTH FORUM BOOKS........................................................................9 THE INTERNET FORUM ...........................................................................................10 DIGESTION..............................................................................................................11 HOW TO TEST FOR STOMACH ACID LEVEL .............................................................12 POOR STOMACH ACID OUTPUT CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS DISORDERS......................14 H. PYLORI INFECTIONS ...........................................................................................17 RESTORING STOMACH ACID PRODUCTION .............................................................17 WHAT ARE DIGESTIVE ENZYMES? .........................................................................18 ENOUGH BILE? .......................................................................................................20 MSM ..........................................................................................................................22 ANTIFUNGALS .......................................................................................................27 HOW TO LESSEN THE DIE-OFF REACTION ..............................................................27 THE ATTOGRAM PROGRAM ....................................................................................28 COLONICS...............................................................................................................29 NATURAL OR PRESCRIPTION ANTIFUNGALS?..........................................................30 TRANSFER FACTOR, TH1 AND TH2 ........................................................................37 ANTIFUNGALS AND CLOSTRIDIUM .........................................................................38 PARASITES..............................................................................................................41 PROBIOTICS ...........................................................................................................46 BRUSH YOUR GUMS WITH PROBIOTICS..................................................................46 IS THERE SUGAR IN YOUR PROBIOTICS? ................................................................47 FRUCTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES (FOS), OLIGOFRUCTOSE, AND INULIN.....................47 INFANT/TODDLER PROBIOTICS ...............................................................................48 PROTECT YOUR PROBIOTICS...................................................................................49 TEST RESULTS ........................................................................................................49 WHAT DO GOOD BACTERIA LIVE ON? ...................................................................50 PROBIOTICS AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.................................................................50 PROBIOTIC SUPPOSITORIES .....................................................................................51 ARE PROBIOTICS EFFECTIVE?.................................................................................52 HOW MUCH IS NEEDED? ........................................................................................53 6 Candidiasis and Dysbiosis Abatement Techniques The Health Forum—Book 2 SOIL-BASED MICROORGANISMS ............................................................................. 56 YEAST AS A PROBIOTIC? ....................................................................................... 58 ARE PROBIOTICS EVER HARMFUL? ........................................................................ 58 PARASITES AS PROBIOTICS .................................................................................... 61 WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS .......................................................................................... 62 LEAKY GUT ............................................................................................................ 64 DR. LEO GALLAND’S OBSERVATIONS ON HEALING LEAKY GUT ........................... 65 MORE REMEDIES FOR LEAKY GUT ......................................................................... 66 GLUCOSAMINOGLYCANS (GAGS) .......................................................................... 67 TAURINE................................................................................................................. 70 VITAMINS AND MINERALS................................................................................ 72 GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON VITAMINS AND MINERALS................................ 73 VITAMIN A............................................................................................................. 73 VITAMIN A OR CAROTENE?.................................................................................... 76 VITAMIN B1 ........................................................................................................... 77 VITAMIN B6 ........................................................................................................... 77 VITAMIN B12 ......................................................................................................... 79 BIOTIN.................................................................................................................... 81 COENZYME Q10 ..................................................................................................... 84 MOLYBDENUM ....................................................................................................... 85 ZINC IS IMPORTANT................................................................................................ 87 ZINC TASTE TEST ................................................................................................... 87 BE CAREFUL WITH ZINC OR IRON ......................................................................... 88 ZINC AND COPPER BALANCING.............................................................................. 89 ACETYLALDEHYDE POISONING .............................................................................. 91 THANK YOU RAINMASTER!.............................................................................. 94 INDEX....................................................................................................................... 96 Preface The true power of the Internet is the people who are on it. Rather than being a huge impersonal library, the Internet is filled with