Have you been diagnosed with candida overgrowth — but you're frustrated that your treatments haven't work?

Have you not been diagnosed, but all your symptoms — bloating, brain fog, sugar cravings, skin flares, even recurring yeast infections or UTIs — keep pointing you back to candida?

Or have you treated candida before… felt better during the protocol… and then watched everything slowly creep back in and thought, “Why is this happening again?”

If you said "yes" to any of these questions - this episode is for you.

Today we’re continuing the Real Root Cause Series, where I'm taking conditions that are commonly labeled as root causes — and breaking down to you what their REAL root causes are. This is super powerful because understanding a fake vs. real root cause is the difference between healing from your symptoms permanently... or not.

Today’s topic is: candida.

My hope is that this episode blows your mind and helps you to completely rewire how you think about candida. If you get today's episode, you will understand everything you need to to

In this episode, I’m breaking down:

1. Why treating candida directly - with diet changes, cleanses, or supplements - so often doesn't work (and ends up with you doing it again and again)
2. The real root causes that drive candida to overgrow in the first place
3. Why different people have totally different sets of candida causes underneath the surface
4. What testing can actually help you map the problem correctly
5. And what you need to do so candida doesn’t just disappear for a month… and then take over again

And one more thing — I’m doing something new for this entire Real Root Cause Series: visuals.

If you’re a visual learner, or you want the big picture laid out clearly, go to betterbellytherapies.com/root to download the graphics that go with this episode.

Because when you stop fighting candida like it’s your primary enemy... and start addressing what’s actually feeding it — that’s when it stops coming back.

00:00 - Introduction: Struggling with Candida?

00:33 - Understanding Real Root Causes

01:07 - Why Treating Candida Directly Fails

01:40 - Visual Learning Resources

02:00 - Welcome to the Better Belly Podcast

03:06 - The Real Root Causes Series

04:41 - Candida: Not the Root Cause

12:48 - Low Stomach Acid and Its Impact

15:54 - Slow Motility Explained

20:07 - Mold and Candida Connection

25:16 - Other Pathogens and Candida

28:32 - Food Sensitivities and Candida

31:29 - Poor Detox and Liver Health

34:21 - Testing and Protocols

37:22 - Conclusion and Next Steps

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