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Yeast (fungus) lives all over the skin surface, every square inch of it.  Fortunately, the skin is a natural barrier that keeps the fungus from invading below the surface.  However, if the skin is moist continuously, this natural barrier does not hold and the fungus invades causing redness, burning, flaking, rawness, and even skin shedding. In other words, a fungal rash.

This can occur in the moist area between the toes (athlete’s foot), under the breast, in the groin (jock itch), but most commonly of all...anywhere petroleum jelly products are placed on the skin. Vaseline, campho-phenique, Ben Gay, lip balms of every sort, mineral oil, cornhusker's oil: these all trap in moisture and the usual result is a severe fungal infection.  Do you know anyone that constantly uses lip balm?  They have severe “chapped” dry scaly peeling lips. Right?

Those diaper rashes are usually not due to diapers, but to the mineral oil products and vaseline mothers rub on the baby’s behind.  The folks that sell these “gentle and soothing” products such as baby oil know that mom is going to panic and feel inadequate when she sees a rash and buy even more oil, never realizing that the oil is causing the rash!  What a great corporate scam.  Sell a product that causes a disease, then sell mom on the idea that what she needs is more of the product.

The enemy of fungus is dryness.  If the skin is dry, the fungus can't survive.  A time tested remedy for fighting fungal infections is Von Bibber’s powder.  Inexpensive and effective.  This recipe is over 100 years old.

 There are seven different types of yeast that live in the vagina.  A yeast “infection” is not an invasion of yeast, but an overgrowth of the natural yeast that is there.  Commercial preparations of “yeast creams” kill only four to six types of yeast.  None of them can cope with the most common type, Torealopsis gilbrata.  Both boric acid and potassium sorbate are inexpensive alternatives that do cure all types of yeast infections.

 Make certain your symptoms are truly caused by yeast overgrowth.  Yeast has a curdy white discharge, can look the color of dried blood on the underwear, causes itching, but never has an odor.  If an odor is present, you have an infection that is not yeast.

1.  Boric Acid

 Purchase Boric acid and “medium gelatin capsuses” from your herbalist or pharmacist.  Neither needs a prescription.  Boric acid is extremely gentle, is used in eyewash solutions for example.  It is a natural occurring mineral common in the desert southwest.  It looks a little like table sugar.

 Pour boric acid on the kitchen counter and stuff it into the capsules.  Place in a bottle labeled “not to be taken by mouth”.

 When an infection occurs, wet a capsule under the faucet, then push it deep into the vagina.  It will dissolve on its own usually.  Repeat for two or three days.

 If itching or burning is still present after four days, it is likely that you have a different infection than yeast.  See a professional for a better diagnosis.

2.  Potassium Sorbate 3%

 Douche with this solution on two consecutive days.  This compound is used as a preservative in many commercial foods.  It is also used in winemaking.  It is very safe and non-toxic and not irritating.  It may be found at an herbalist's or at some pharmacies.

3.  Acidophilus Douche

 The vagina protects itself from infections by harboring a clean type of bacteria which inhibits the growth of harmful yeasts and non-desirable bacteria.  This bacteria is called “Doderlein's bacteria, and belongs to the acidophilous family of bacteria, the same kind that changes milk to yogurt.

 As a general rule, women should almost never douche because this will wipe out nature's natural protection against infections: acidophilus.  Women who use “medicated douches in particular constantly have a problem with vaginal odors due to overgrowth of other non-natural bacteria.

 Mild cases of vaginitis can be cured by reestablishing the natural protective bacteria:

 VagiGuard: a commercial preparation of acidophilus
Douching with cultured acidophilus milk or cultured yogurt and water.  Don’t use the grocery store varieties.  They are often made with chemicals rather than natural bacterial growth.  Get the yogurt or acidophilus from an herbalist or health food store.

Doc Hodgson

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