Can Candida overgrowth create situation of leaky gut & auto immune diseases?

Do you have sugar cravings? Do you feel like having doughnuts, pastries or bagels every now & then? Do you blame your willpower or lack of control? It is not your fault! Probably over years we have not been able to decode how our biological functions are impacted by food we eat. It has now been discovered most of the food we eat is digested by microbes living in our gut. This should not be surprising since epigenetically we are only 1% humans- We have 25,000 human genes & around 2 to 20 million bacteria genes. We share 99.9% of genes with others while on the other hand we only share 5% of the microbiome. It means that every individual has 95% of microbes in the gut which are unique. This clearly signifies that there is nothing called as healthy food or universal healthy diet. We enjoy a symbiotic relationship with these microbes. They have rented out real estate in our gut. In turn, these microbes digest the food we eat & provide us nutrients, regulate our metabolism, blood sugar & satiety level, neutralise pathogens, train our immune system & produce neurotransmitters. If we feed them right, they feed our right- We are our microbes! Isn’t it fascinating? Since everyone has a unique microbiome- a food healthy for one may be poison for others. Some of the bacteria such as Prevotella grow on carbs, Bacteroidetes grow on fats while Candida feeds on Sugar. Therefore depending upon who are living in our gut & what functions they perform, every individual should have unique dietary choices. When we talk of sugar cravings, it is not your willpower but Candida which is playing a spoilsport. This strain of microbe makes you crave for sugar if you feed them for sugar. Infact Candida manipulates your dietary choices in such a way that it would change you taste & even release serotonin( happy hormone) on the consumption of sugar. However, the story does not stop here- this deadly strain of microbe can co-aggregate with certain pathogens in your gut, can cause havoc in your body & can cause infection in various body organs such as lungs, nose & eyes. In Fact it can be a trigger for auto-immune disease also. Solution to this depends upon learning if you have candida in your gut , if it is active & what it is doing inside your body. We at Genefitletics digitize your human body by sequencing your microbial genes & analyse every biochemical activity happening inside your body to give your dietary recommendations that can promote beneficial microbial activities & suppress harmful activities. So by looking at your microbiome profile, we can tell if you have some specific strains of Candida that is causing havoc inside your body For more details, visit us at www.genefitletics.com