Candida Albicans is a yeast fungus that is present in the body, most often in the colon.  It is possible for several pounds of yeast to be present in the colon.  Usually the Candida lives in balance with the bodies other micro-organisms.  But when the body gets out of balance (weakened immune system) from the use of too many antibiotics, steroids, birth control pills, poor diet and stress, it depletes your body of good flora (friendly) bacteria that keeps the yeast in check.  Once the good flora is wiped out, yeast then begins to multiply rapidly and becomes what is known as a Candida yeast overgrowth.  Toxins such as formaldehyde and poisonous alcohol are just two of the many that are produced as a result of the Candida metabolizing.  The symptoms of a yeast overgrowth (toxins) may be brain fog, vaginal yeast infections, muscle spasms/weakness, weight loss/gain, sore throat, thrush, chronic sinusitis, depression, anxiety/panic attacks, dizziness, light sensitivity, irregular heartbeat, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation/diarrhea, low-grade fever/body temperature, dry eyes/mouth, rashes, eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, anemia, food allergies, chemical sensitivities, odors, sugar cravings, possible intolerance to gluten, wheat, and casein.  This is just a sampling of some of the symptoms.

The suggested treatment for Candida Albicans is a yeast/sugar-free diet, high protein/low carbohydrate diet, antifungals, and proper regimen of supplements/vitamins.  The most important aspect is a good quality pro-biotic supplement.  The benefits from a pro-biotic for the colon are:

It is very important to remove the dead Candida as soon as it is killed, because as it remains in the colon it feeds the yeast that is still alive.  This removal is best accomplished by a series of colon irrigations known as Colonics.  Other benefits of a colonic include improved skin tone, clearer thinking, more energy, relief from constipation/diarrhea, improved immune system, and it will eliminate toxins that cause many health challenges.  Many say they feel "revitalized" and "clean" from the inside out.

The desire for good health is something we all share.  We spend countless thousands of dollars treating the symptoms of disease and a portion of our income to health insurance to cover our expenses for cancer, heart disease, etc. in the event our bodies should succumb to diseases.  Yet, very little is invested in the prevention of disease which costs far less than the treatment.  One example of this is cancer of the colon.  We don't hear much about it, yet it is second only to heart disease as the most common cause of death in the United States.

While few would argue the importance our diet plays in our health, the removal of toxic waste from our bodies is important too.  You see, good health is as much a function of how well we eliminate wastes from our bodies as how well we eat.

The colon is a tube approximately five feet long and 2 ½ inches in diameter.  A healthy colon has uniform size and tone.   It extends from the cecum, where it joins the small intestine, up and across the abdominal cavity and down the left side of the body until it reaches the sigmoid and the rectum.  The three main functions of the colon are:

We experience better health and well being when the colon is clean and functioning normally.  When the colon is congested with stagnant wastes, poisons back up into our system and pollute the inner environment.  This is called autointoxication, which literally means "self-poisoning".

All of the body's tissues are affected by the autointoxication.  Autointoxication can be a causative factor in numerous serious diseases and is considered by many to be the underlying reason for disease.

The colon is the largest perpetrator of disease of any organ in the body and is said to be the initiator of 80% of all critical illness.

There are many contributing factors to autointoxication, from a toxic bowel, improper diet, insufficient exercise, stress, overeating and ignoring the "call of nature' can all lead to bowel problems.

Most of us, for instance, have had years of poor to average nutritional food.  Much of our food is subjected to processing, refining, frying, and overcooking, saturating the mineral elements of our food with oil or grease.  As a result of this food altering, the digestive organs cannot process the minerals efficiently and they are passed out of the small intestine into the colon as wastes.  The consumption of mucus-producing foods such as meat, dairy products, and flour cause dense sticky bowel movements.  Excess mucous in our system is a sign of trouble.  Mucousic stools are difficult for the body to eliminate.  When they are expelled, they leave behind a glue like coating on the wall of the colon which accumulates layer by layer into a hardened mucous on its own.   They are often carried for the duration of the persons life as toxic burden.

Incompletely digested food ferments and putrefies when remaining in the colon longer than a day.  When this fermented waste combines with the body's own bile acids from the liver, carcinogens can form.  We already know carcinogens can develop into colon or rectal cancer.  Enhancing the colon's ability to expedite the elimination of waste reduces the risk of developing colon/rectal cancer.

Constipation is one of the first signs indicating to us that our bowel is not functioning properly.  When is person is constipated, the walls of the colon are often encrusted with accumulated fecal matter.  The inner diameter of the colon is reduced like a water pipe blocked by mineral deposits, and eventually the opening becomes narrower and narrower making it more difficult to pass waste through.  Since the encrusted feces line the colon wall, the colon is unable to absorb nutrients from our food in the last phase of the digestive process.  Wastes from the blood stream that should normally be drawn into the colon through the colon wall are re-absorbed by the body along with other toxins resulting from the fermentation and putrefaction of incompletely digested food.  Subsequently, intestinal stasis often follows which occurs when the muscular contractions known as peristalsis can no longer sweep the hardened feces along the digestive canal.

A person can even have several bowel movements a day and still be constipated.  The movements are usually smaller and occur more often because the inner diameter of the colon is smaller than it should be.  The body reacts to this constricted bowel by stepping up the frequency of the peristalsis wave action to allow the wasted to exit the body.  Taken to its limit, the effect can be diarrhea, which is when the body moves out the waste so fast that the bowel doesn't have time to remove the water and consolidate the waste into stool.

These reasons are why thousands of people each year choose colonic irrigation as a safe, inexpensive way to improve and maintain good health.

NO!  One of the functions of the first half of the colon is to gather the intestinal flora needed for the colon.  When the accumulation of feces in the bowel leads to fecal encrustation, it is difficult for the colon to function normally and the glands in this lining cannot product the necessary intestinal flora.  The resulting lack of lubrication intensifies a state of constipation and generates toxemia.  This upsets the normal acid/alkaline balance and the growth of the friendly bacteria is stunted.  Cleansing the colon will help bring the acid/alkaline ration back into balance.  In this environment, the friendly bacteria will again thrive and disease causing bacteria will find it difficult to develop.