Shhhh….for Women only!!!

If you’re a woman, you will either have experienced yourself or know someone who’s had to suffer from candida and/or bacterial issues. None of us particularly enjoy talking about it, and it’s a grossly under-researched area in complimentary and orthodox medicine.

At the MINDD forum, Sydney 2018, I came across a presentation entirely about the microbiome of the vagina. It was fascinating, illuminating and the treatments are supposedly hugely successful, courtesy of Professor Jason Hawrelak, Herbalist and researcher living and working in Tasmania.

When it comes to the vagina-biome, there are many ways to go about treating and balancing the microbes and rebuilding the healthy flora.

The first goal is to eliminate the bacterial and/or fungal or even parasitic infection (yes, parasites!!). Then, repopulate with healthy bacteria so they can create the correct acidic pH to foster a good microbiome and rebuild a healthy mucosal barrier.

I’ve been experimenting with some of my own pessary ideas for years. Some of you will have gotten my recipes in clinic. They work remarkably well!

Here’s what to do: 

First - kill the infection using Anti Fungal and Anti Bacterial Pessaries

Ingredients

40gms Organic Cacao or Shea butter

8 x Organic Freeze Dried Garlic capsules

5mls Argentyn 23 Silver

(all ingredients are available from www.iherb.com)

Method:

Melt the butter in a glass bowl over a hot pan of WARM (not boiling) water

When it’s melted, allow it to cool.

When cool, open the garlic capsules into the melted butter and add the silver.  Stir and then pour into moulds if you have them and if you don’t, just pour into a container that is easy to pop the bar of cacao out of when it has hardened.

When hardened in the fridge, cut into pieces the size of a pessary, i.e. about 1 inch in length and 1/3 of an inch wide.

Insert one pessary nightly for about 5-7 days.

Store in the fridge.

Do not use in pregnancy or lactation.  

Second - repopulate with good bugs

We want to replace good bacteria in the vagina.

Get a capsule of Optibac Probiotics ‘For Women’ (in the purple box) or Jarrow Femdophilus probiotic and take the smaller side of the capsule off and insert the remaining capsule intra-vaginally every morning for a week while doing the pessaries or afterwards. The capsule will dissolve and the bacteria will repopulate the vagina with good bacteria.

Optibac Probiotics ‘For Women’ (in the purple box) from www.naturaldispensary.co.uk

Jarrow Formulas, Women's FemDophilus from www.iherb.com