Originally Posted by Bex
Yeast is not just caused by heavy metals in the body. Yeast is caused by inefficient immune functioning, whether metal related or otherwise. The body is unable to maintain a healthy balance of yeast when it is either poisoned or challenged by something else.

Yeast itself is not the enemy, it is when it gains a strong foothold because the body can no longer keep it at healthy levels.

Either from heavy metal poisoning or something else, be it virus/infection/other chemical/antibiotics etc. There are plenty of other reasons for excessive yeast overgrowth from a challenged immune system than heavy metal exposure.

I have been mercury toxic, even at my worst and NEVER had a yeast condition as badly as I have now. My problems with yeast grew FAR worse after virus/infection and possibly hidden dental infection may also be there. Again, all this is not so easily diagnosed.

Yes, heavy metals are responsible for a lot, but not always everything. They may of course set the grounds for other things to occur, but it is not always so easy to detox/heal when there are other issues going on that interfere badly with proper detoxing. Ever since I had this, I have not been able to detox properly.

There is more to this than simply heavy metals, since I can go right back to when this occured and it all followed a severe viral/bacteria infection, then later got worse following tooth extraction.

I think I have already repeated this a number of times now. I'm not disputing that I still have metals, but ever since this occured, I ceased responding to chelation properly. And ceased being able to respond to other detox regimes. Even sweating properly became more difficult. And found it hard to even get a healing crisis.

I think unless a person has gone through it, they won't usually understand. And I wouldn't have either, had this not occured. I was well on my way to fully healing from mercury toxicity and getting healthier by the year before this happened.
Well if Metals cause your Immune system to be low then it is a cause right Bex? I know it's not there for the metals, but from the immune system being very low correct? That can cause just that too, and therefore an aftereffect of it correct? I might be wrong, but seriously this is something I think daily. Some can have problems alot of times and think it is yeast because of the symptoms, metals being one of them! I took the spit test many of times though, I have alot of yeast, it's that simple and antibiotics are to blame IMO! I took alot and even steroids from inhalers in high school, after that I went downhill yearly! Thank Bex, pleasure again to talk to you.


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