William Shaw, director of the Great Plains Laboratory has been testing oxalates for years. Shaw reports that arabinose, ( a marker used for yeast/fungal overgrowth on the organic acid test for years) is correlated with high amounts of oxalates. Arabinose is also an important fuel for oxalate production. Candida organisms have been discovered surrounding oxalate stones in the kidney." This establishes three good reasons for the importance of following SCD and using home incubated yogurt.

Research articles about how yogurt can decrease candida:

Shalev E., et al. Ingestion of Yogurt containing Lactobacillus acidophilus compared with pasteurized yogurt as prophylaxis for recurrent candidal vaginitis and bacterial vaginosis. Arch Fam Med. 1996 Nov-Dec; 5(10):593-6.

McLean NW, Rosenstein IJ, Characterization and selection of Lactobacillus species to re-colonize the vagina of women with recurrent bacterial vaginosis. J Med. Microbiol 2000 Jun;49(6):543-52.

Isenberg, H, et al. Ingestion of Yogurt containing Lactobacillus acidophilus as prophylaxis for Candida Albicans. Ann Intern Med. 1992 Mar;116(5)353-7.

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