Stress, Candida and the links
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More and more people are realizing the impact candida overgrowth can have on their health and everyday lives. Some symptoms are minor and more of an inconvenience, but others can have a very real affect, either physically, mentally, emotionally or all three. Knowing how to prevent or control candida overgrowth means knowing what can be the causing factors, getting to the root of the problem. Stress can have a very significant role in how we feel and our health, so let’s look at stress, candida and the links.
Stress, candida – how they affect each other
Stress to many people is more of an emotional or mental thing, things get too much for us, pressure at work, with the family and so on. But stress has a very physical effect on the body too. When a person is not stressed, they are relaxed and calm, the body’s cells carry on their normal work of maintenance but when a person is stressed the cells become a line of defense and that maintenance work is temporarily stopped. If that stress then lasts a long time it interferes with how the body looks after itself, meaning a person is more likely to suffer from infection or illness such as candida infection. Without those cells doing their jobs of maintenance the immune system and digestive system do not work as well. This means the body does not get the nutrients it needs for a strong immune system and is another way stress, candida and its overgrowth are linked.
The chemical change stress can cause
Another factor is the change in chemical balance stress causes. With an increase in stress comes an increase in adrenaline and the hormone cortisol. Adrenaline can affect the pH of the body and cortisol is what affects the immune system, causing it to weaken and blood sugar levels to rise. So as well as stress meaning the body is more open to infection, and the environment is more welcoming for fungus to grow, it is also providing food for the fungus.
How to deal with the stress
Stress, candida overgrowth or yeast infections all need to be dealt with. If you just treat the fungus and leave the root cause there, it is going to return. Here are some things you can do to manage your stress;
- Get enough sleep – a lack of sleep can have a very direct impact on your health and stress levels.
- Meditate or relax – find a way to achieve some calm each day.
- Exercise – exercise is a great way to work out some stress, and it keeps you physically fit too.
- Talk – tell your partner, your friends or even a professional how you are feeling.
- Take a break – go on holiday or take some time off.
- Get a massage – relive some of the tension you are carrying in your muscles.
- Change your lifestyle – if you are living a lifestyle that causes a lot of stress that is making you ill, change it!
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