Fungus Among Us: Diagnosing And Treating Yeast Problems

Episode 33 34m

Overview

Yeast overgrowth, including but not limited to candida, is quite common and can be triggered by a number of things. These include a high-sugar diet; impaired immunity; use of drugs, like antibiotics, birth control pills, estrogen, and steroids; and psychological stress. The symptoms of yeast overgrowth vary from person to person and some people may require aggressive treatment, while others many need only simple changes to make a significant difference in their health.

In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. George Papaicolaou to discuss the functional medicine approach to diagnosing and treating yeast imbalance. They also share specific cases in which they have treated patients for candida and other fungal problems. George Papanicolaou is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is Board Certified in Family Medicine from Abington Memorial Hospital. He is also an Institute for Functional Medicine Practitioner. Upon graduation from his residency he joined the Indian Health Service. He worked on the Navajo reservation for 4 years at the Chinle Comprehensive Medical Facility where he served as the Outpatient Department Coordinator.

In 2000, he founded Cornerstone Family Practice in Rowley, MA. He practiced with a philosophy centered on personal relationships and treating the whole person, not just not the disease. He called that philosophy “Whole Life Wellness”. Over time as the healthcare system made it harder for patients to receive this kind of personal care Dr. Papanicolaou decided a change was needed. He began training in Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine. In 2015, he established Cornerstone Personal Health – a practice dedicated entirely to Functional Medicine. Dr. Papanicolaou to join The UltraWellness Center in 2017.

In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Papanicolaou discuss:

  • What is candida, and why is it prevalent with autoimmune issues?
  • How do you know if candida overgrowth is causing your symptoms?
  • Common drivers of and reasons for fungal overgrowth and imbalance
  • The role of stress in triggering yeast problems
  • Testing to identify yeast overgrowth
  • Pitfalls of the anti-candida diet
  • Autism and yeast overgrowth

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Transcript

Automatically generated. Please forgive any typos or errors in the following transcript. It was generated by a third party and has not been subsequently reviewed by our team.

Dr. George Papaicolaou: It's usually gut dysbiosis or imbalances of the bacteria to begin with. It's the fact that their nutrition's been really poor and they have multiple nutritional deficiencies. They live a really stressed out life. And that stress changes the gut microflora in such a way, it makes you more susceptible to Candida. Dr. Mark Hyman: Welcome to the Doctor's Farmacy. I'm Dr. Mark Hyman and that's pharmacy with an F, F-A-R-M-A-C-Y, a place for conversations that matter. And if you've ever heard of yeast issues or Candida, or you think you might have some weird bloating after you eat, or something weird going on with you related to yeast or fungus, or maybe you have athlete's foot or vaginal itching or anal itching, this is the podcast..

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Ep. 33 - Fungus Among Us: Diagnosing And Treating Yeast Problems