Those little creatures that live within us all...
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What is a parasite?
An organism (animal or plant) which lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense, ie gets food or protection from it.
Did you know that various parasites infect a major percentage of our population?
Have we lost our way?
Is the West the Best?
Today I was again reminded of how complicated many of our lives had become... where did the natural and simple life go?
Many years ago, around some 20 or so, I was a School Councillor and I was delegated to look after a non-so-white teacher from South Africa. He was sponsored by the government to study our models of teaching and lifestyle.
With my background in health, of course the subject was autonomously raised. After much discussion we both realised that his people were suffering from too little food, medicine and other perceived necessities, with too much being available in the west. He asked the question "How could we make this more balanced"?
Do you have Candida Overgrowth?
Did you know that one of the main factors contributing to most candida proliferation and degeneration of digestive strength is the use of massive and/or repeated doses of broad spectrum antibiotics. These drugs kill off all micro-organisims in the digestive tract - including the favourable ones - and prepares a fertile environment for the growth of yeasts and fungi.
Candida is a negative yeast infection affecting both men and women and can appear in any part of the body such as the underarms, the nails, the mouth, the genitals (including the vagina and the penis) and between the toes. Mouth thrush is where small lesions appear inside the mouth and on the tongue. White patches or cottage-cheese-like lumps appear on the tongue. Mouth thrush is often caused by a weakened immune system so the young and the elderly are at risk. Other variations include nail fungus, penile and the most common vaginal yeast infections. 50 to 75% of all women will have a vaginal yeast infection (often called thrush) during their lifetime. If the level of acidity in the vagina decreases, then too much yeast growth can be the cause.
So if you have chronic tiredness and other symptoms, see below, perhaps you can source your troubles back to the use of antibiotics.
What do we mean when we talk about reconnecting to self?
It all sounds a bit mysterious and elusive doesn’t it?
Many people live their life from day to day, doing and repeating what they think they need to do so that they can keep going… Sound familiar?