What are yeasts and parasites?
Fungi have an extended family. Yeasts belong to the fungus family which consists of at least 100,000 to 250,000 species. It includes yeasts, mold, mildew, rots, smuts and mushrooms. The function of yeasts is to break down dead bodies so that organic matter can be turned into its basic elements of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and phosphorus. Without yeasts, we could be in serious trouble because the dead bodies of animals and plants would just pile up. We need yeasts to assist in ecological recycling. However, an overgrowth of yeasts can also break down living organisms. There are at least 20 to 30 different types of pathogenic yeasts that cause illnesses. Candida is one member of the yeast family. Candida albicans alone has 50 to 60 different strains which cause infections. Because yeasts normally live on mucous membranes, contemporary laboratory tests such as blood tests, x-rays or stool cultures usually cannot detect their presence. Many clients who sought help at my office reported that
