Step 1: Change your Choices

       GIVE UP SUGAR AND FLOUR!  You must stop the engine " refined sugar and flour " that feeds the vicious cycle.  Yeast is very aggressive and resourceful; you must starve it out. . 

       EAT LOTS OF VEGETABLES " This keeps your blood alkaline, which Candida does not like.

         Fruit should be avoided during the first month of recovery as even natural sources of sugar will serve as a food source for the yeast.

       DRINK PLENTY OF CLEAN, PURE WATER " This helps your body detox. 

       EXERCISE MODERATELY " Moderate exercise and far infrared saunas help clear your body of toxins and wastes.

Step 2 " Start a good foundational support program: 

       Liver C/S Plus " While you are on the offensive against the yeast, it is imperative that you take the Liver C/S Plus to help eliminate the mycoplasmic toxins that will be released in the die-off.  If you feel worse (flu-like) initially, that is a good sign that it is working.

       Essential Flora " It is also imperative that you take the Essential Flora to "call in the cavalry", bringing in the good guys to populate the intestinal tract and making it harder for the yeast to survive.

       Essential Digestion " Helps reduce the amount of partially digested food left in the intestinal tract, which is a source of nourishment for the bad guys.  Better digestion helps you run cleaner and leaner.

       COMPLETE THYMIC FORMULA - CTF provides comprehensive nutritional support and restores integrity to the immune system.  In cases of severe malabsorption, it makes sense to concentrate first on restoring proper digestion and rebuilding the integrity of the GI tract before starting CTF.  Otherwise, start the CTF with the other products or as early as possible thereafter, always taken with food.

Step 3 " Start an anti-fungal support program:

       Oil of Oregano " Can be purchased in gel caps or liquid.  The liquid comes in pure form (very strong) or pre-mixed with olive oil.  If you purchase the pure liquid form, mix it with olive oil (1 drop oregano oil to 5 olive oil).  Place under the tongue long enough for it to be absorbed (20 seconds or so), then wash down with water.   Twice a day unless you become too toxic.

       Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE) " Add five or six drops of GSE to a glass of water, shake it up until it gets foamy, then drink it down.  Do this morning and evening. 

Alternate your attack on the Candida with the Oil of Oregano one day and GSE the next.  If you get too toxic, stop the anti-fungals for a couple days to give your liver, skin, and other detoxifying organs a chance to catch up.  This is not a single round fight.  The idea is to knock down the fungal population and detox, knock it down and detox, and so on.  Eventually your immune system will no longer be outnumbered, and your physical body will return to that balanced, divine state (homeostasis) that it was intended for. 

Oil of Oregano and GSE are just as powerful, if not more so, than prescription antifungals, but they do not have the prescription drug side effects.

Step 4  (Second Week of Therapy):

       L-Glutamine " This directly nourishes the lining of the GI tract and also helps with cravings; start using with your second week of therapy.                                                                                                           Take according to label directions.

       Omega-3 Fats " These are found in fish or cod liver oil and help rebuild the integrity of the gut, not to mention they are critical for immune system, cardiovascular and nervous system functioning.

As your digestive health returns, your energy levels will increase, as will your mental alertness and attitude.  You will also be much better equipped to utilize all the wonderful nutrients and immune support offered in the Burgstiner Wellness Protocol. 

Step 5:   Be Patient! 

You did not get into this situation overnight, so don't expect to get out of it overnight.  Be patient and determined.  When you slip up, do not participate in the enemy's condemnation; that is only for losers like him.  You are a new creation, pure and blameless in God's sight " not because of what you have done or can do, but because of what Christ has done. . .and who you are in Him.