Tips from The Candida Plan Lifestyle to Truly Enjoy Thanksgiving
Whether you’re on the Plan, thinking about it or done with it, here’s a list of tips from customers and our Staff to support your body during the upcoming Thanksgiving week. 1) Helping your digestion: If [...]
Meal Planning like a Pro during The Candida Plan
Diet is one of the most critical steps of the Candida Plan. We'll be taking away certain foods that either feed the fungal candida, create an allergic and/or inflammatory response in the body or simply interfere with the detoxification process taking [...]
Sweating Your Way To Health
Sweating Your Way To Health An all out body sweat is probably one of the most undesirable experiences that someone would want to have in their daily life, and sweating in social settings is something [...]
Candida and Crohn’s Disease
Candida and Crohn's Disease The link between candida and many diseases is well established in the literature. It's important to understand that an imbalance of the overall flora of the intestinal tract is a part [...]
5 Secrets You Should Know When Treating Candida
5 Secrets You Should Know When Treating Candida With more and more people discovering the need to address candida in order to regain and optimize their health, it can be helpful to know some secrets [...]
Driving Under the Influence of Candida
Driving Under the Influence of Candida There's a rare syndrome called Gut Fermentation Syndrome, which is also known as Auto-Brewery Syndrome, Ethanol Fermentation Syndrome, Syndrome X, and one or two other names. You don't [...]
Regular Bowel Movements
Regular Bowel Movements (RBM). I tried thinking up some clever titles for this blog, of which there are many, but instead decided to give you the straight poop (couldn't resist). This is one of those [...]
Candida and Health
Candida and Health. Those aren't two words that one would normally find together. Candida and disease is a more likely association with candida known to be linked to over 125 different conditions and diseases. Candida and health, [...]
Fungal Arthritis
Fungal arthritis Marta L Cuellar, Luis H Silveira, Luis R Espinoza Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 1992 Why This Article Matters "There is never a lack of research or information available about the pervasiveness of [...]
The Medical Plague
The Medical Plague of antibiotic resistance is predicted to kill more than 300 million people by 2050. That's more people within the next 35 years than the 75 million killed by the Black Plague. Is [...]
Posthospital Syndrome
Posthospital syndrome is a term used to describe the vulnerability of a patient to a wide range of conditions after having spent any time in a hospital. What this means, is that instead of everyone [...]
Antibiotics & Candida
Antibiotics & candida. The two go hand-in-hand. Nothing else is guaranteed to create a systemic candida fungal infection in the body as fast, or as effectively as antibiotics. Nothing else but antibiotics cause systemic fungal [...]
Are Your Bacteria Smarter Than Your Doctor?
Are your bacteria smarter than your doctor? Absolutely! Some bacteria are naturally resistant to antibiotics. This comes from past exposures and the subsequent development of resistance. These bacteria are called persisters. They are unaffected by [...]
Use Antibiotics, Get Candida!
Use antibiotics, Get Candida! It's as simple as that. It's what I've been saying for a couple of decades, now. It takes a while for science to catch up to what is already known by [...]
Patient Q and A
Here's today's Q&A with a patient that helps to address some commonly asked questions: Do you think its possible to completely get rid of candida and be able to eat normal again? Yes, that's possible. [...]
The Truth About Antibiotics
The truth about antibiotics isn't something that you're likely to find out about from any doctor or institution. The truth about antibiotics has been so buried beneath decades of arrogance and misinformation, that even they [...]
When Healthcare Isn’t healing
Healthcare isn't healing when the interests of the patient are placed second to the interests of the doctor. This often happens in practice-centered models of care, instead of patient-centered models of care. The goal of [...]
Antibiotic Risks Are Greater Than The Benefits
Antibiotic risks are greater than the benefits? In this 2008 study from Brigham and Woman's Hospital and Harvard, the researchers clearly state that "For an individual patient, the risks are greater than the benefits and [...]
Cure Candida Without Causing Disease
Can you cure candida without causing disease? There is a lot of confusion about what is and isn't effective against candida. Many websites promote this treatment and that treatment, with the people behind the websites [...]
The Journey To Excellence – The Best Childrens Vitamins
The journey to excellence in producing the best childrens vitamins has many hurdles. The supplement industry itself has many players who are more intent on serving their own purposes and agendas, as opposed to those [...]
The Solution To Antibiotic Resistance
Each year, antibiotics resistance kills over 2 million people worldwide. Despite years of warnings from government and world officials, antibiotic prescription rates have continued to increase over 40%. The solution to antibiotic resistance is to [...]
Candida Dr Oz
Candida Dr Oz is something that the world needs. The Dr Oz Effect would help to draw attention to candida in ways that over 54,000 studies on found in PubMed hasn't been able to yet. [...]
Medical Marijuana and Candida
Medical marijuana and candida can have a tendency to occur together, yet this information is unlikely to make it into the debate on legalizing marijuana. Like tobacco smoke which has been found to lead to [...]
ANTIBIOTICS INCREASE RISK OF GASTRIC CANCER
Antibiotic-induced gastric cancer is not something that you typically hear about, but get ready to as more and more cases are happening as a result of antibiotic use. Doctors in Korea are stating that H. [...]
The World Cup of Antibiotics
The results are in for the Finals of the World Cup of Antibiotics. The patients have lost! Having come into the game as the clear underdog in this event, it was hoped that somehow they [...]
5 Ways To Treat Candida
Candida infections are occurring more frequently as the use of antibiotics continues to rise, despite warnings about practices of over-prescribing. As antibiotic use continues to increase, so too will chronic fungal candida infections and a [...]
Candida Treatment Essentials: Treat Candida Successfully
What are the candida treatment essentials to help ensure success in treat candida? Treating candida successfully requires some basic knowledge that most websites and practitioners never address. Unfortunately, many of the candida treatment sites found [...]
The Cure For Everything!
If we are to have any chance at adapting and staying healthy in the toxic world that we've inherited and continue to create, we need to use the one thing that can adapt faster and [...]
Is Being Sick All in Your Head?
There is a chasm of knowledge that doctors face every day as patients with complex issues, and sometimes not-so-complex issues, show up in a doctor's office with an illness that defies everything the doctor knows. [...]
Candida Questions
Here are three common questions that we get about Candida. 1) How Do I Know I Have Candida? Dr. McCombs analysis of the research, dating back to 1949, shows that if you’ve ever done [...]
Episode 84: Is It ‘AIDS’ or Is It Candida?
This was a podcast that I did a few weeks back. The sound quality on my end is not so great, but the information is still valuable - http://www.howpositiveareyou.com/2014/07/08/hpa-084-jeffrey_mccombs/ Are you one of the [...]
Dr. Oz Goes To Washington
Last week, the mighty Dr. Oz took his celebrity show on the road to Washington, DC. Instead of a warm reception, the great and powerful Oz found himself in the hot seat being chided by [...]
Can Candida Cause Diabetes?
Candida and Diabetes are two common conditions that occur as a result of past antibiotic use. Each condition supports the existence of the other, but fungal candida alone can create diabetes through direct and indirect [...]
10 Candida Myths
Sorting out fact from fiction can sometimes be difficult when it comes to candida and how to treat it. Knowing these 10 myths can help you to find the best treatment plan to follow. Myth [...]
7 Mistakes Your MD Will Make With You. Be Informed To Be Safe.
No one really wants to think that their medical doctor would make a mistake with them, but there are some very common medical mistakes that place patients at risk and can lead to lifelong complications, [...]
Fat Brain – Fat Planet: How Antibiotics Are Driving Global Obesity
candida drives inflammation and obesity Antibiotics are driving global obesity? With obesity of the planet escalating and close to 40% of the population being obese, scientists may have finally found the reason for [...]
Antibiotics More Dangerous Than GMOs
While the issue of GMOs continues to draw debates worldwide, elsewhere on the planet, men, women, and children will die as a result of the effects of antibiotics. All across the globe, citizens and countries [...]
Sugar Cravings and Candida
Sugar is a comfort food. It's part of most people's reward system training during childhood, as sweets are always being given to us to reward the behavior adults want us to demonstrate as children. When [...]
The Rise of Disease in China
The rise of disease in China is just beginning, as the country and its citizens are being sold for the interests of private businesses.The pharmaceutical industry and medical doctors of China have conspired together to [...]
I Don’t Know What You’re Doing, But Keep Doing It!
A patient goes into see his medical doctor. The doctor looks at the patient's records and is puzzled by how well the patient is doing, as most, if not all, of his other patients never [...]
Candida, Crohns, Ulcerative Colitis, and IBD
Candida, Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis, and IBD share a common origin. One of the main reasons that fungal candida is related to over 100 conditions and diseases is via its ability to promote chronic inflammation in [...]
Infertility and Candida
Over the past 20+ years,we've been privileged to see over 54 women, diagnosed as being infertile, go on to have successful pregnancies and healthy babies. As a father and a practitioner, I can't think of [...]
Candida and Inflammation in the Athlete
There’s a certain sense of loss in realizing that the best of each us is being eroded away, or lies wasting away, as hidden potential within the cells of our bodies. The gradual erosion of [...]
Depression and Candida
In 1990, the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study listed depression as the 4th leading cause of disease burden worldwide. In 2000, the GBD listed it as the #3 cause. In the latest GBD study [...]
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Candida
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and candida are realities of the antibiotic era. In an earlier post that looked at the long-term consequences of antibiotic use in creating chronic, ongoing levels of inflammation in the brain, I discussed [...]
ANTIBIOTICS: More Harm Than Good
The concept of antibiotics doing more harm than good is not something that most people would ever think of. After all, they are handed out daily by doctors to millions of Americans. Many children receive [...]
Heart Disease and Candida
Heart disease and candida have been shown to go handin-hand sometimes. Candida's involvement in heart conditions typically includes endocarditis, peritonitis, pericarditis, and myocarditis, but can also include lesser heart problems and manifestations. The primary effect [...]
Good Fungi Keep Candida Albicans in Check in Healthy Mouths
Human mouths contain a balanced mix of microbes which, when disrupted, can lead to oral diseases. (This implicates antibiotics as a cause of disease). A study published on March 13th in PLOS Pathogens compares the [...]
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Recently, a patient asked about the effectiveness and safety of grapefruit seed extract in dealing with fungal candida. In my practice over the past 30 years, I have found undecenoic acid to be far more [...]
The Candida Cure
Need a candida cure? Take this drug. Swallow this pill. Drink this liquid. Read this book. Eat kale for 28 days. Stop eating sugar. Use turpentine, flea medication, hydrogen peroxide, enzymes, colloidal silver, swallow poo and [...]
The “Leaky Brain” aka Blood-Brain Barrier Hyperpermeability Syndrome
Leaky BrainDo you suffer from depression, anxiety, brain fog, headaches, or insomnia? How about Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, dementia, Multiple sclerosis, ALS, seizures, ME/CFS, or Autism? All of these neurological conditions have a common cause - chronic [...]
Candida Inhibits the Lactobacillus Species in Probiotics
Does candida inhibit Lactobacillus in the body? The intestinal tract is an ecosystem ruled by checks and balances. In a balanced system, pathogenic organisms are kept in check. Upset that balance and the pathogenic organisms [...]
Is Candida Real or Fake?
Is candida real or fake? Both seem to apply. Given that there are over 54,000 studies on candida since the introduction of antibiotics in the 1940s, it's a real enough issue. The fake part is [...]
Yeast Infections
At least for the purposes of this post, I'll focus on vaginal yeast infections alone. I usually write about this topic in a broader scope, as both men and women get "yeast" infections, although to [...]
Undecenoic Acid or Calcium Undecylenate for Treating Candida?
Last year, at this time, there was a shortage in the availability of undecenoic acid. One company suggested that their customers switch to another product containing calcium undecylenate, a "salt" form of undecenoic acid. Other [...]
Candida – Proof of The Gap Between Science and Modern Medicine
The age old view of seeing modern medicine as being scientifically up-to-date is rapidly fading away. More and more people are falling outside of medicine's ability to care for them and seeking help elsewhere. Nowhere [...]
Obesity and Candida?
Obesity and candida go hand-in-hand. Several studies have shown an increase in the levels of certain bacteria and the incidence of obesity. The overgrowth of the Prevotella genus of bacteria has consistently shown up as [...]
Say No to Nano for Treating Candida
I'm all for recycling plastic, but the use of nano fibers against Candida albicans is another great example of use now, worry about consequences later. Researchers from IBM, yes the people who bring use computers, [...]
Multivitamins
When it comes to multivitamins, it's interesting to read the different write-ups on this type of information. Some are balanced and some are definitely anti-supplements, despite years of good research. There are some pretty bad [...]
Vitamin B12 Deficiency From Antacid Medications
A recent article in the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA) identifies B12 deficiencies as a result of antacid medications. B12 deficiencies are associated with anemia, headaches, confusion, tiredness, constipation, moodiness, memory loss, dementia, [...]
Candida and the Urinary Tract
One of the first sites for fungal candida to establish itself is in the urinary tract (kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra). Antibiotics wipe out the bacteria of the urinary tract leaving a barren terrain for fungal [...]
The Average Candida Patient
The typical person with candida, according to one hospital study, will have no symptoms, as most of them are asymptomatic. This can be due to the body's amazing ability to adapt very quickly. They may [...]
Children Who Have Autism Far More Likely to Have Tummy Troubles
This shouldn't be news by now "Parents of children with autism have long said that their kids endure more G1 Problems, but little has been known about the true prevalence of these complications or their [...]
A Galaxy Within Us: Our Gut Microbiota and How It Can Be Programmed by Food
"Research is starting to show that the food we eat has a huge bearing on the composition of this collective and also that the profile of the collection of bacteria can be associated with a [...]
Candida Testing
Candida testing is something that most medical doctors aren't trained in, as well as other aspects of this commonly acquired condition. Many doctors will tell you that there are no candida tests, so you'll be [...]
Lymes and Antibiotics: A Bridge to Diseases
The commonly accepted treatment of Lyme disease with antibiotics is a bridge to a long list of diseases and conditions. Although this is rarely considered or talked about when a doctor hands out a prescription [...]
Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome and Antibiotics
Anyone diagnosed with Lyme Disease who continues to suffer any symptoms after being treated with antibiotics, should consider that their symptoms are caused by the antibiotics they took, and not necessarily due to a continuation [...]
Candida Case Study #2
When Kathy first came to us, she stated that she felt as though she had “lost eight years of her life” dealing with candida. She had recurring bladder/kidney infections that were treated by MD after [...]
Service Has Its Rewards!
It's not always easy assisting others in navigating the maze of restoring health. Many people have faced round after round of disappointment and harsh treatment in their quest to discover answers for their conditions. This [...]
Dr. McCombs Interview About Candida and Health on the Patrick Timpone One Radio Network
I enjoyed doing this interview with Patrick. We covered a lot of ground in a short period of time. Patrick has a knowledgeable background which I don't always encounter in interviews - http://oneradionetwork.com/health/dr-jeff-mccombs-dc-the-candida-plan-october-1-2013/ Take [...]
Candida FAQ – 115 Candida Plan Questions
This Candida FAQ link will help to answer 115 common questions that we have encountered over the years - Click Here. If you have any other questions about the Candida Plan or candida questions, in [...]
Candida Diets: Part VIII: Fatty Acids
Candida diets that utilizes fatty acids to correct fungal imbalances has proven to be the most effective approach. Fatty acids have a long history of use against candida. Undecenoic acid is the first fatty acid [...]
Oral Thrush Cure?
A recent study published by Japanese researchers shows that sesame oil was effective against oral thrush (Candida albicans). In the study, the researchers compared sesame oil against olive and safflower oils. All oils were effective [...]
The Candida Diet
There's a lot of misinformation and confusion about the candida diet, which is created by: MDs lacking in a great deal of basic knowledge and science on the subject; the instant experts created by joining MLM [...]
Candida Albicans Case Study #1
I'd like to post some case studies that can help people to have a better understanding of candida and how important restoring healthy levels of the normal yeast form of candida in the body can [...]
Confused About Candida?
Congratulations on making it this far in your quest for health! If you've come to realize that your problems are at least in part due to fungal candida as a result of past antibiotic use, [...]
What To Expect When Taking Antibiotics
Many people never stop to consider how antibiotics affect them and take them believing that the antibiotics will only do them good and there's no harm or risk. This "harmless" drug however has created a [...]
Candida and Aging
Aging has typically been viewed as a gradual process where declining function within cells, tissues, and organs leads to chronic degenerative changes until life ends and death takes over. The strength and beauty of youth [...]
Probiotics
Probiotics continue to amass a good body of research on their benefits. Korean scientists recently found that a probiotic containing 6 species of bacteria had a 68% success rate in symptom relief with people suffering [...]
Service, Service, Service!!!
Dr. McCombs Candida Plan has enjoyed tremendous success over the past 20 years and we've been fortunate enough to play a role in many miracles for patients and customers. Unlike most sites who push pills, [...]
Candida and Everything?
If you seen the typical list for common symptoms associated with candida, then you're familiar with how complex an issue fungal candida infections can be. As I've been going through the list and documenting the [...]
The Consciousness of Health
The consciousness of health is a consciousness of wholeness, for it considers not only the effect of health on your life, but the effect of your health on the lives of those around you. Jeff [...]
10 Candida Myths
Here are 10 candida myths that you may not know about! Myth #1 - Only women get candida infections Candida Albicans is commonly considered to be a yeast infection that only women get. It is [...]
Candida Diets: Part VII: Probiotics
Candida diets and probiotics work well together. As we have discussed earlier, systemic fungal candida results from antibiotic exposure, and the word antib-biotic means "against life." The use of probiotics works to counter the effect [...]
‘Hygiene Hypothesis’ or ‘Old Friends’ Theory?
Is it the "hygiene hypothesis" or the "old friends" theory that makes the most sense? From this report on recent papers from the International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene, it seems like it's just two views from [...]
Candida Diets: Part VI: Herbs
Candida diets and herbs at first can appear to be a successful way to approach correcting fungal candida imbalances. There is a good amount of research on the benefits of herbs and herbal products like [...]
Colon Cancer and the High Carbohydrate Diet
Some reports state that 1 out of 2 Americans will develop cancer during their lifetime. It's a process that can take years to develop. Past antibiotic use and candida are both related to the development [...]
Candida and Autism
Candida and Autism have many strong associations. The link between these two is discussed on several autism websites and even on Oprah, where actress and advocate Jenny McCarthy shared her experience of her son coming [...]
Candida and Cancer
Candida and Cancer have been associated through many studies and clinical observations throughout the years. Fungal candida has been identified as the leading cause of deaths due to sepsis in hospital settings, but can occur [...]
Antibiotic Use In Children Creates Long-Term Health Problems
One of the most damaging long-term effects on children's health is the use of antibiotics. Researchers in Ireland and Canada have found that the "use of ampicillin and gentamicin in early life can have significant [...]
What’s in Your Belly Button?
Although it may not be something that you're likely to be too concerned about, the much dismissed belly button is a reservoir of natural bacterial species as shown in the appropriately named Belly Button Biodiversity [...]
Candida and Diabetes
Candida and Diabetes are two common conditions that occur as a result of past antibiotic use. Each condition supports the existence of the other, but fungal candida alone can create diabetes through direct and indirect [...]
Candida Diets: Part V: The Quick Fix
Many candida diets offer the "quick fix." Candida diets can vary based on who is presenting the information and their particular motivation. The majority of all candida diets follow a protocol first conceived by Dr. Orian [...]
Candida and Gluten Allergies
Candida and gluten allergies are two problems that are commonly seen together. As we have previously looked at on this blog, candida can cause the inflammation and allergies associated with gluten intolerance and other diseases [...]
Cause and Effect: A Poor Model For Healthcare
Time and time again, I find that Cause and Effect (C&E) are a poor model for gaining insight, understanding, and co-operation with how the body works. Most people rely too heavily on C&E as being [...]
Hydrochloric Acid and Health
Hydrochloric acid (HCL) is produced in the stomach to aid in activating digestion of foods and protection of the intestinal flora. Excess stomach acid (HCL) has traditionally been treated as a result of low HCL [...]
Candida and Allergies
Candida and allergies go hand-in-hand. Both are results of past antibiotic use and exposures. Once the beneficial bacteria of the body are eliminated, candida converts from its normal beneficial yeast form to its problematic fungal [...]
Candida and Asthma
Candida and asthma occur frequently together as a result of antibiotics and steroid therapies. Antibiotics eliminate the beneficial bacteria flora found in the lungs, intestinal tract, and throughout the body, thereby eliminating the inhibition of [...]
Candida and Prostatitis
Candida and prostatitis can be a hidden problematic combination lurking in men. Candida is notorious for its ability to infect and affect all the various organs and tissues of the body. The urinary tract is [...]
