Garden of Life Fungal Defense

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• -Powerful Anti-Candida Formula
• -Contains Potent Anti-Yeast and Anti-Fungal Compounds
• -Stimulates and Enhances Immune Functions
• -Probiotic Strains of Beneficial HSOs™ (Homeostatic Soil Organisms)
• -Restores Healthy Intestinal Flora
• -Utilizes Exclusive Poten-Zyme™ Process

The Yeast/Fungus Link
It is now believed that yeast overgrowth in the body often referred to as Candidiasis, is actually caused by a systemic fungal infection. Understanding this fungal link is the key to restoring proper system-wide balance.

Normally, fungi live in a healthy balance with other microorganisms including bacteria and yeasts; however, certain conditions can cause fungi to multiply, weakening the immune system and causing infection. Because fungi travel through the bloodstream to many parts of the body, varying symptoms may manifest including:

• vaginitis
• oral thrush
• food allergies
• bowel disorders
• ear and sinus irritation
• intense itching
• jock itch
• athletes foot
• gastrointestinal problems
• canker sores
• ringworm
• environmental sensitivities

Fungal Defense delivers nature's most effective anti-yeast and fungal compounds to actively help eliminate Candida from your body.

What Is Candida?
Candida Albicans is a single celled fungal yeast. Among the most prolific organisms on the planet, it is impossible to keep it out of your body. In a healthy person, it does little harm because its population is kept in check by beneficial microorganisms (probiotics) which are, however, easily destroyed by antibiotics, many prescription medications, birth control pills, poor diet, and daily stress. This can then cause the Candida yeast to grow out of control, producing chemicals that are toxic to the body. Yeast overgrowth is thought to affect over 40 million Americans, both men and women, and is especially prevalent in hyperactive children and those with ADD and ADHD.

A Word On Diet
The powerful ingredients in Fungal Defense are specifically targeted to destroy yeast and other fungi and to restore a balanced, healthy internal environment. To prevent re-infection and to maintain a properly balanced system, it is critical to reduce, or in some cases, eliminate the intake of the following foods: sweets, carbohydrates (such as bread, pasta, muffins, glutenous grains, etc), alcohol, vinegar, fruits, and aged cheeses - as these foods (especially sugars and carbs) feed the yeast which thrive in sugary environments and actually cause you to crave these very foods.

Powerful Anti-Fungal Compounds

HSOs and Their Probiotic Function:
We usually have a balance of approximately 85% good to 15% harmful organisms in the intestinal tract but most of us today have the opposite ratio. Homeostatic Soil Organisms (HSOs) are highly stable beneficial probiotic microorganisms. Impervious to stomach acids, they crowd out pathogens, eliminating yeast, fungi and bad bacteria from the intestines.

The Enzyme Connection:
Candida research favorably supports the indespensible role of specific enzymes and their ability to literally digest Candida cell walls. The Fungal Defense formula utilizes potent amounts of both cellulase and protease. Cellulase breaks down fibrous carbohydrates while protease hydrolyzes (digests) protein. These two enzymes help to dissolve the cell wall of yeast and other fungi.

Wild Oregano and Olive Leaf Extracts:
Fungal Defense contains the most powerful anti-fungal substances found in nature. Wild Oregano and Olive Leaf Extracts are recognized for their potent anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-parasitic properties. Their primary fungicidal components work synergistically to help eliminate yeast and fungus on contact.

Garlic and Yucca Juice Extracts:
Known as Russian penicillin, Garlic is considered to be nature's premier antibiotic and anti-fungal. It is effective against bacteria and yeast that may be resistant to antimicrobial medications yet does not destroy the body's normal, friendly flora.

A potent blood purifier, the juice from the Yucca root found predominantly in the desert Southwest aids in digestion and produces surfactants which help to breakdown the lipid envelope that coats certain viruses and fungi including Candida.

Ancient Wisdom -
Fermentation
The ancient Greeks understood that important chemical changes took place during fermentation. Their name for this change was "alchemy".

The whole food ingredients in Fungal Defense, are lacto-fermented and enzymatically pre-digested, utilizing a proprietary natural process called Poten-Zyme (Potentiation by Enzymatic activation). This ancient method of bio- fermentation incorporates 14 strains of beneficial micro-organisms and their enzymes into the foods, gently breaking them down into their most basic elements.

Fermentation creates and liberates valuable medicinal compounds within the foods including enzymes, antioxidants, beta glucans, phytosterols, and other phytonutrients - greatly enhancing the nutritional value while making it easier to digest. This assures more complete absorption and delivery of nutrients at the cellular level.

References:
1.) Doug Kauffman; The Fungus Link; MediaTrition, 2000
2.) James Balch; Prescription For Nutritional Healing; Avery, 1990
3.) Ann Louise Gittleman; Beyond Probiotics; McGraw-Hill, 1998
4.) James Sheer; The Garlic Cure; McCleary & Sons, 2002
5.) Morton Walker; Olive Leaf Extract; Kensington, 1997
6.) Cass Ingram; The Cure Is In The Cupboard ; Knowledge House, 2001

Ingredients:
Each caplet contains:

Wild Oregano Concentrate (6% Volatile Oils) 342mg
Fungal Defense™ N-Zime™ Blend 233mg

Protease 20,000 HUT
Cellulase 20,000 CU

Poten-Zyme™ D. Salina Extract 120mg
Olive Leaf Extract (20% Oleuropin) 100mg
Poten-Zyme™ Garlic Juice Extract (20:1) 95mg
Ionic Fulvic Acid Mineral Blend 80mg
HSO Probiotic Blend 100 million cfu
L. Acidophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Lactis
L. Plantarum, L. Caseii, S. Boulardii,
B. Bifidum, B. Subtilis, B. Lichenformis
Poten-Zyme™ Yucca Juice Extract (20:1) 30mg

Suggested Use: Begin this 14-day program with 1 caplet before bed on an empty stomach with 8 oz. of purified water. Increase by 1 caplet each day until you reach 8 caplets per day in divided doses first thing in the morning and before bed. Remain on 8 caplets per day for 7 days.

Follow Up:
Because the key to balancing yeast overgrowth is to maintain healthy intestinal flora, we highly recommend that after completion of the 14-day Fungal Defense program, begin taking Primal Defense™ HSO probiotic formula 6-12 caplets per day for 3-6 months and reduce to a maintenance dosage as per label instructions.

Statements in this brochure have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, but rather are dietary supplements intended solely for nutritional use.