Gut Microbiome, Mucosal Invasive Candida, and Clostridia Bacteria
The relationship between these factors is critical to understand with regards to overall health
In this lecture (link) I explain that gastrointestinal candidiasis is a more common problem than people realize. The digestive system is the largest reservoir of candida in the body, and in certain circumstances can lead to invasive candida, aka candidemia. The microbiome of the digestive system is important in maintaining control of opportunistic candida, and imbalances not only lead to mucosal invasive candida, but can allow for proliferation of pathogenic bacteria such as clostridia. You would think that clostridia, and candida don’t have much in common, but both produce toxic compounds that can have many detrimental health effects.
This lecture also provides some new information about various clostridia bacteria, and their connection to disruption of various biochemical systems, e.g., fatty acid metabolism. The material within this presentation is part of our Candida Mastery Course offered through Integrative Medicine Academy.