Greetings!
New Zealand naturopath Eric Bakker.
Thanks for checking out my video again.
I've got lots of questions.
Many questions from people all around the place.
Here's an interesting question: "Eric, can Candida cause sinusitis?"
Well, there's a huge link between sinus problems and yeast infections, so let's go into that
a little bit.
There was a very interesting study that was conducted-you can find it on the internet.
In 1999, the Mayo Clinic in the States, quite a well-known medical center.
So what they did is they got a whole bunch of different people with sinus problems.
In fact, 210 people were in this particular study.
They found 96 percent of 210 people who had chronic sinus problems for longer than three
months in fact had up to three if not more different kinds of yeasts in the nasopharyngeal
region.
In the different sinus passages when they checked them right out.
In all those 210 people, they found over 40 different types of yeast kind of infections
in those people.
But on average, it was between I think 2 to 2.7 kinds of yeasts or fungi per person.
Ninety-six percent-that's a lot of people!
That's quite a high percentage isn't it when you think about it?
There's a big link.
Acute sinus problems will generally mean that you've had it for less than three months or
you don't have it recurrently.
A chronic sinus problem means you've had it for longer than three months' duration where
you continually get them back again.
I had a sinus problem for seven years a while ago now and thank goodness I got rid of my
sinus problem.
There's a big sinus connection with Candida, don't forget it.
Many people with chronic AFS: Allergic Fungal Sinusitis as we call it, very well have a
high probability of having a yeast that's underpinning this infection.
So, ask yourself the question if you've got chronic sinus.
Do you drink alcohol?
Do you like sweet foods?
Are you drawn to anything sweet or a high carbohydrate intake?
You need to very carefully think about that so the solution for chronic sinusitis is to
really get rid of the infection.
And the best way to do that in my opinion is to improve your digestive function, make
the diet change and ensure that you've got good strong adrenal function.
Good cortisol levels.
Cortisol is the hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
Having a powerful cortisol level and a balanced cortisol level will allow you to fight many
different kinds of infections, which can often be a problem for people.
If you get them recurrently, means you've got a poor immune system.
So, have a think about it.
Do you like sweet stuff?
Have you got a sinus problem?
Are you drawn to chocolate bars or maybe some kind of alcohol or wine?
I had a patient before who likes having vodka on a regular basis, and his naturopath said,
"Look, vodka's quite okay to have.
Vodka's a neutral spirit.
Gin and vodka are fine to have."
They're not fine to have!
If you've got a fungal infection, you've got to stop alcohol.
To me it's the apex.
Right up at the top is alcohol.
If you can't stop alcohol, click off the video now, because I can't help you, sorry.
But if you've got a sinus problem and if you want to get rid of it, you've got to stop
drinking alcohol for at least 6 to 12 months.
That is if it's a chronic problem.
Some of my patients with sinusitis have had it for 10 years.
Imagine having sinusitis for 10 years!
That'd be enough to drive you nuts!
I couldn't live like that.
Seven years was enough for me.
I've done my jail time.
Seven years, I just had to get out of jail.
Sinus problems are like a prison sentence.
It screws up your life.
You get facial pain, you get it recurrently, you'll find it hard to fly in airplanes or
dive underwater because of the facial pressure.
You'll be blowing your nose, you'll be constantly snorting and coughing up phlegm and sniffing
phlegm.
And then what does the doctor say?
"You need an antibiotic!
Take this antibiotic, it will cure you!"
Yeah right.
Well, that's only the beginning of your problems.
Once you start taking the "Darth Vader" of drugs-the antibiotic, that's a really big
mistake with a sinus infection.
It just doesn't work.
Check out my other videos, which I believe I have completed on sinus problems, I think
I've done a few of them.
The bottom line is you need to make the diet change, you need to treat the gut related
issue that many people with sinus problems have.
And if you keep swallowing all the stuff all the time you'll end up with stomach problems,
a post-nasal drip, so this awful stuff dripping into the back of your throat.
I'm going to do some more videos on sinusitis, but this video basically was "Can Candida
cause sinusitis?"
Yes it can, and there's a high probability that it can cause sinusitis.
So you do the intelligent approach and fix the cause.
Thanks for tuning in.