"My Story" by Kathryn Plowright, Founder of Cure4Candida
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I set up Cure 4 Candida as a direct result of my own experience. I was ill with a whole raft of symptoms. I sought conventional medical advice and it did not work. Not only did it not work, but the medication they advised me to take only made my symptoms worse. I looked elsewhere and found complementary medicine and therapies. It worked. I discovered Candida was the root cause of ALL my heath problems. It worked so quickly and so well and in such a profound way, I decided to dedicate the rest of my life to helping others who found themselves in the same hopeless situation I had. I spent thousands of pounds trying to find answers by flying all over the world to different practitioners in their various fields of complementary medicine, putting further stress on me whilst I was already very ill. "Wouldn’t it be a great?" I thought, to put all the answers I found under one roof. First class practitioners, cutting edge equipment, thorough professional advice, and top quality supplements and remedies– a one stop Candida shop – and so Cure 4 Candida was born.
We have been treating people with Candida for 17 years. Over 12,000 patients worldwide have been successfully treated by us and we aim to reach those people globally who are afflicted with Candida by setting up this comprehensive website, hoping that people worldwide can be helped and their lives transformed the way mine was.
I have written a book on Candida and how to rid yourself of the symptoms. It is intended to improve YOUR health and wellbeing so dramatically, in such a short period of time, that you will hopefully be persuaded into engaging into other areas of complementary medicine and therapies which will ultimately serve to enrich both YOU and your families lives.
Where It All Began - The Conventional Way
Eighteen years ago I was suffering with a wide variety of symptoms including, arthritis, chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, reoccurring vaginal thrush, cystitis, sore throats, bloating, sinusitis, muscle and joint pain, depression, mood swings, headaches, pmt, tingling sensations in my arms and legs, and a lack of concentration. At one point I listed in succession in my diary each week the ‘new’ bout of illness I was suffering from. When I went to the doctors I did not dare (in case I was branded a hypochondriac) nor was I afforded the time to repeat all of these so I just focused on the one thing that was troubling me most that particularly week.
I had seen every ‘ologist’ you may care to mention including cardiologists, rheumatologists, haeomotologists, gynecologists, and no one could satisfactorily diagnose me or treat me. I searched for an answer in the doctors of Europe and America, and in both the private and NHS sector of the UK.
For nine months I was tested and treated by some of the finest consultants for various symptoms and diseases ( although they still were not sure what it was), using many different drugs and conventional treatments which only made me feel worse, and gave me no relief. Let me quantify that. I was given so many pain killers that they gave me liver damage, I was given so many anti inflammatories that they gave me an ulcer and something they gave me made huge tender sore egg sized lumps appear under my skin. The side effects of these drugs were making my demise even more painful and quick. I was given no cure or relief from any of my symptoms, save some minor pain relief which gave me limited movement in my hands and arms which had hitherto had restricted movement.
At every consultation I explained fully my journey from good health to ill health. I was a fit and healthy woman three months previously having obtained a first class medical for my commercial pilot s license. I got a severe sore throat (which I suffered from periodically) and went to a Dr who prescribed antibiotics. I took the 10 day course but the throat was little improved. I went back and he prescribed a second course which didn’t help either. It was directly after this second course of antibiotics that I started to feel pain in my elbow joints and arms. Could it possibly be linked to the antibiotics? It seemed a logical explanation. I asked every consultant I saw. "No" replied all of them, "definitely not". Not one suggested that my condition could have been caused by a reaction to the antibiotics, which illustrates just how closed minded the medical professional is.
Eventually I went to see a cardiologist (not because I had anything wrong with my heart but because a friend thought he may be sympathetic) in London and told him the same old story and asked the same question about the antibiotics because simple logic said I was healthy until I took them. To my astonishment he said "yes it could be". He suggested I come and have surgery to remove two sections of my abdomen where there was vascular irregularity caused by one of the egg shaped lumps. It revealed that I had Churgg Strauss Syndrome caused he thought, by an allergic reaction to anti-biotics. This was great news I thought, until the Dr told me there was no cure for Churgg Strauss syndrome, that it was unpleasant, painful and debilitating and all he could offer me was steroids to help with my pain, but it would not get rid of it. He said my immune system was at the point of collapse and the very poorly state I was already in meant the disease would probably take out one or several of my major organs and I would die. He thought I wouldn’t see six months out.
The Unconventional Way
I found it quite by chance outside the envelope of the respected medical profession I had been indoctrinated to believe held the only answers. After all they were the holders of all medical truths and must be trusted and revered at all times. I responded to an advertisement in my local post office window for an Aromatherapist. I had little idea of what to expect, but massage with plant oils sounded soothing and comforting during what I saw as the final chapter of my life. I made the call not believing that there would be a cure or in fact any healing effect, I merely wished to soothe my aching body through massage. I remember thinking to myself if I am going to die I may as well be massaged to death!
The Importance of Diet During Ill Health
On finishing the treatment she briefed me on how she saw my treatments progressing and the various benefits I could expect, along side some dietary guidelines and some natural remedies to take. This came as a surprise as I had no idea there would be home work involved or any sort of comprehensive healthcare package. Based on pure lateral thinking with no medical qualification she explained to me in a simple, logical fashion that my body had been poisoned by antibiotics and all we had to do was rid the body of the said poisons, and then let the body’s own innate healing system kick in and restore good health.
I had nothing to loose by trying her theories although they seemed too straight forward to be effective. After a brief explanation of the workings of the lymphatic system (of which I had never heard) with the indication that I may need to urinate a little more frequently as she had massaged impurities into my lymph nodes, and with the increased volume of water I promised to drink (hitherto I never drank water at all) I could expect my body to respond accordingly. After four visits to the lavatory that night (unheard of for me) I realised that something physiological had happened inside me and somebody had got it right for once. But with her lack of medical knowledge could I expect lasting results? The most important thing was I had some hope.
The Candida Revelation
Fate works in mysterious ways. Or coincidence can be a blessing. Whichever, way you look at it the following experience changed my life. After the excitement and prospect of some significant shift occurring after my Aromatherapy I was persuaded to go out with a girlfriend to browse a second hand book store. I was fatigued so sat on a chair near the till until she was done. Casting my eyes up the floor to ceiling book case in front of me for want of something to do - right at the top almost out of sight was a yellow and white book. It listed a huge number of symptoms on the front cover: bloating, muscle and joint pain, skin problems, depression, cystitis, thrush, headaches, fatigue, the list went on - yet it was as if they were listing all my own symptoms. My heart skipped a beat and I asked for the book. It was called The Yeast Connection and was written by two eminent Doctors in the US. Had I had found the answers to all my health problems in this book for £1.99 in a second hand book store?
It was my last shot and I wasn’t going to cut corners. I had used all my savings to train as a pilot so I re mortgaged my house by way of commitment to fund whatever treatment I needed. This book told me my health problems were down to an overgrowth of Candida Albicans and so I set about learning everything I could about it. I immersed myself in all things alternative and conventional. I went to laboratories and studied what it looked like and how it behaved. I read books and attended courses on Clinical Nutrition, Homeopathy, Aromatherapy, and Herbal medicine and started to address my diet according to my findings, trying out different supplements and herbal remedies. The improvement was incredible. Little by little over the next eight weeks I reduced and then came off the pain killers and anti inflamatories. Within 10 weeks I had reduced over 80% of my symptoms and after 12 weeks I was living a normal life again.
It had been an incredible journey and I couldn t believe that I had been so lucky to literally stumble across the answer to my health crisis. I knew that once I was well enough I had to spread the word and try to help others who found themselves in the same position. The terrifying thing is that two out of three of us in the western world suffers from symptoms which are Candida related.
To this end I set up this web site along with my associates in order to try and improve the health of everybody who visits us - whether they be very poorly like me or just fed up with feeling unwell all the time and want some good health and vitality which is our right after all ! Good Luck and when you have completed one of our programs -let us know how it has changed your life. KP
