The fungus that is called Candida, a naturally occurring yeast found in everybody, is the primary cause of yeast infections. The number of Candida present in your body is balanced by the good bacteria that are also present in your body. If the balance is disrupted for some reason, the yeast could grow uncontrollably. This is the cause of yeast infections. This infection usually begins in the digestive system or the genital area then spreads to other parts of the body.

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How do you get a yeast infection? The vagina creates it’s own environment which maintains its own balance of microorganisms. If these organisms get out of balance a yeast infection is the result. For example when the fungus Candida Albicans disturbs this balance, the Candida can then multiply unchecked and the result is a vaginal yeast infection. The natural balance of these microorganisms can be disrupted by a variety of causes.

Adult humans have 3 to 4 pounds of beneficial bacteria, numbering about 70 trillion individual organisms, living in our digestive system. Yeast is present in every one of us. The shear strength in numbers of the beneficial bacteria keeps yeast in check. They are in charge and make yeast produce vitamins, such as the B complex, within our bodies. If this balance is altered by reducing the good bacteria, yeast, being very opportunistic, will spread and take over as a yeast infection or as a fungal parasite or candida (mold), causing a wide variety of unhealthy side effects and diseases.

OK, we’re not talking about our ability to balance on a thin beam here, or walk a tightrope. We are talking about the natural balance of our bodies inasmuch as the body as an organism being in balance.