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The following summary was submitted by Kathy.  Please click on the tab Science and Research to find a more detailed explanation.

Candida acts as a long term vaccination displaying the body's own cellular receptors to the body's immune system. When the immune system sees such receptors for a long enough time, it will attack cells which display such receptors, which includes the cells of the body. There is research which shows that such immune system reactions occur. The yeast Candida is the primary target. If the Candida is removed the body stops attacking itself.

THE SOLUTION – Simple and Effective:

·  5 drops melaleuca essential oil

·  5 drops lemon essential oil

·  3 drops oregano essential oil

Put drops into an empty 00 capsule (buy at any health food store) and take one daily for 30 days.  Stop for 2 weeks then take again for 30 days.

Oils & Blends most recommended

Oils	Blends	Also consider
clove frankincense helichrysum lemon melaleuca oregano	OnGuard

Procedures (protocols) other folks recommend

Kathy - (see more detailed information under the Diet & Nutrition and Science & Research tabs)  DoTERRA has a product called called GX Assist which can be taken before and after a Candida cleanse.  GX Assist is formulated with therapeutic-grade oregano, melaleuca, lemon, lemongrass, peppermint, and thyme essentials oils that have been demonstrated to have in-vitro antimicrobial properties. GX Assist also includes caprylic acid that has been traditionally used as for its specific health-supporting properties in the gut.

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Nina - I have an auto-immune blood disease and feel fabulous taking a variety of Doterra oils. I have two friends wanting to use Doterra oils that take Remicade and Embrel for their Auto-immune diseases. RA, Scoriasis and Scoriatic Arthritis. The Essential Oils boost your immune system. Is this a problem for people who are on immuno-suppressant drugs or are not on drugs but have an auto-immune disease. Most doctors have no experience with essential oils. I can’t find good research info on the topic. Does anyone have information or experience with this topic? People want to use oils but are nervous they are negating other therapies they are on or adding to the auto-immune problem. I’d appreciate any information.

Pat - Essential oils do not get in the way of meds. Our Life Long Wellness pack is an essential nutritional supplement for people with auto immune disease, also the Candida blend and the use of the oils internally, topically and aromatically. It has been my experience that using the oils in many ways gives you back your health and you have complete control of it.

Monica - I apologize for not remembering the correct name of the cells, but I did ask Dr. Hill about autoimmune issues specifically, because I have a client who takes medication to suppress her immune system.  Dr. Hill explained that those medications work on a specific type of cell (B cells, maybe.... I really don't remember the name... it seems that there was a letter....), which is not the type of cell that is affected by the LLW trio, and that neither the supplements nor the oils would interfere with those medications. 

I hope this helps,

Nina - Thanks Patricia and Monica. I've been taking lots of oils every day in every way and have also just ordered the LLW trio!! I will also pass along that the oils do not interfere with immuno-suppressant drugs. It's B cells, lymphocytes I believe Monica, and the drugs usually target certain CD antibodies. Rituxan for example affect the CD20 antibodies.

Monica - I'm thrilled to hear that you'll be starting the LLW trio!  You are sure to LOVE what they do for you!! 

 

Especially for Kids protocols folks recommend for children

 

Everyday Example by Robert James

 

Diet and Nutrition great complements to essential oils

Everyone needs the Candida cleanse.  Of  course the solution is simple and effective but the hard part is learning white sugar is your enemy – stay away from soda, fried foods, sugary junk food, even smoothies or carrot juice can overload your system with too much sugar at one time so drink them slowly over a period of time and never more than 6 ounces at a time.  While on the cleanse, eat as healthy as possible and also get plenty of water. 

Science and Research what the research is saying

Candida, Inflammation & Auto-Immune Illnesses

Kathy - This summary is based on Dr. Bruce Semon's book An Extraordinary Power to Heal (2003). This summary gives general explanations about how yeast can cause so-called autoimmune illnesses and chronic disease. For detailed explanations, including an extensive chapter on how the immune system is supposed to work--and how yeast prevent it from working correctly--we recommend that you read An Extraordinary Power to Heal.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Crohn's Disease, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Numbness in the hands, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Ulcerative colitis:  What do these have in common?  They all respond to dietary intervention and anti-yeast treatment.

Why might chronic diseases ranging from psoriasis to ulcerative colitis to arthritis respond to dietary intervention and anti-yeast treatment? These diseases are all marked by the body appearing to attack itself. They are called "auto-immune" diseases.

I have always considered the idea of the body attacking itself as a strange idea. Why should the body do that? In 40 years of research, the biomedical research community has been unable to come up with any answer. Maybe the concept is wrong.

Maybe the body is not attacking itself primarily. Maybe the primary target is not the body but the yeast Candida albicans. To understand how such terrible diseases can occur, we need to look at the interactions of Candida albicans and the immune system.

Yeast are normal residents of the intestinal tract. After antibiotics, yeast grow to fill in the space left by dead bacteria and the yeast continue to grow at this higher level. The body still must contain the yeast so that the yeast does not invade the rest of the body. If Candida invades the body, the result is often death.

The best way to look at the immune system is to understand that the immune system has both defensive and offensive weapons. The main defensive weapon is inflammation. Inflammation is like putting up a wall, a hot wall, which makes it difficult for invading foreign microorganisms to get through. Inflammation will occur anytime the immune system contacts a foreign invader. But as you know the inflammation is painful. Along with the inflammation, should come the offensive weapons which kill the foreign invader. The problem is that Candida has many tricks to evade the offensive weapons of the body's immune system.

Candida is a very difficult organism for the body's immune system to clear.   Why?

Yeast have a capsule on the outside which prevents the first line (phagocytic) white blood cells of the body from engulfing the yeast and killing it. So the body must rely on the other parts of the immune system.

Candida has other tricks to evade the body's immune system. One of these tricks is to change its outside. The immune system recognizes the outside receptors of the invading organism and then sends out signals to start an immune response. Some of the immune responders then look for cells with those receptors. Candida albicans can change the receptors which it is displaying, making it difficult for the body's immune cells to react appropriately. In essence, Candida albicans is a moving target, which changes its form.

The most important thing to know about Candida is that Candida albicans can make factors which suppress the immune response to itself. These factors can be found in the circulation of people with significant Candida infections. When these factors are purified and placed in cultures of immune cells, these immune cells do not develop the responses to Candida which they are supposed to develop. In other words, Candida can make factors, which prevent the body from reacting to and killing the Candida. These factors prevent the total eradication of Candida from the body.

The Candida can suppress the offensive weapons of the body's immune system. But the inflammation will still be generated because when the immune system detects a foreign invader, there will always be inflammation. The problem is that the foreign invader, the Candida, is not going away, because the immune system's offensive weapons are suppressed. The inflammation will remain and inflammation is painful.

In the intestinal tract, there is Candida, which tries to invade the intestinal wall, and the immune system responds with inflammation. The problem is that the Candida suppresses the immune system's offensive weapons, so the Candida stays and the inflammation is prolonged. This prolonged inflammation is called ulcerative colitis if it occurs in the large intestine and it is called Crohn's disease if it occurs in the small intestine. These disorders are prolonged inflammation resulting from the immune system's inability to clear Candida.

In ulcerative colitis, there is painful inflammation of the intestine rather than regulated containment. As the body fights the yeast in the intestine, some of the cells fighting the yeast circulate and come into contact with yeast on the skin and start an inflammation there, leading to eczema and psoriasis .

Candida causes autoimmune problems such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis in this way. Candida puts out receptors on its cell surface which are actually human receptors for connective tissue and the immune system. If the body attacks the Candida in the intestinal tract, the body's immune system will attack anything which looks like the Candida. Because of the connective tissue receptors on Candida, the body's immune system may attack other cells in the body which have these receptors.

Many tissues such as the joints have connective tissue and as the body attacks the Candida, the body will also attack these cells. The result is painful joints or other inflamed tissues.

Candida also has receptors which are similar to those in the brain. When these cells are attacked, the result is multiple sclerosis.

In other words, Candida acts as a long term vaccination displaying the body's own cellular receptors to the body's immune system. When the immune system sees such receptors for a long enough time, it will attack cells which display such receptors, which includes the cells of the body. There is research which shows that such immune system reactions occur. The yeast Candida is the primary target. If the Candida is removed the body stops attacking itself.