Pro and Con Arguments

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As I show on later pages, recently developed blood tests have shown the condition exists. Most mainstream doctors still argue that it doesn't. In my opinion, these arguments make absolutely no sense. If the following statements seem contradictory, it is because the arguments of those mainstream doctors make no sense and it is difficult to argue with people who consistently deny the facts.

It is widely known that Candida Albicans exists in small amounts in all humans and that it is harmless in small amounts.

Mainstream doctors do agree that Candida overgrowth AKA mucocutaneous candidosis does exist in patients with AIDS, leukemia or other immune suppressing conditions. Mainstream doctors acknowledge that the condition exists in immune competent individuals, but claim it is rare and almost always life threatening.

The problem with this statement is there has never been proof it is rare or that it is always life-threatening. No good blood tests existed to measure the amount of Candida in a person's system until 1995. Stool tests were and still are notoriously unreliable. It is entirely possible that the reason doctors considered it rare and almost always life-threatening is that they always ignored it until it was life-threatening.

In fact, I would argue that it makes no sense to think that the amount of Candida is either very small or out of control with no in between condition. How does it suddenly go from zero to life-threatening?

Mainstream publications often contradict themselves on the question of whether CRC exists. I have found that when several doctors are questioned about why they do not believe in CRC, I will get several very different answers. Many mainstream doctors and publications simply draw conclusions which are not based on the facts.

Physician's Desk Reference

Let us look at the most mainstream publication of all, the Physician's Desk Reference (PDR). The PDR is the bible of the medical profession. You will find it in every doctor's office. It lists every approved drug, its uses and precautions. In the 1998 edition under tetracycline on page 1388 in the top of the second column, it says, "As with other antibiotic preparations, use of this drug may result in overgrowth of nonsusceptible organisms, including fungi. If superinfection occurs, the antibiotic should be discontinued and appropriate therapy should be instituted."

The entry is in some ways ambiguous, however it does NOT say that the condition is rare, nor does it say it only occurs in the immune-compromised.

Antibiotics and Candida

It is widely accepted that antibiotics alters the intestinal flora and allows fungi and other microorganisms to colonize a larger area. According to mainstream doctors, the flora returns to normal after discontinuance of the antibiotics. However, there is simply no evidence this is always true. There is certainly no evidence it is true in the case of prolonged antibiotic use.

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