Body odor is usually caused by candidiasis (Candida yeast overgrowth). Candida albicans can mutate from a yeast to a fungus and in the fungal state can cause many ailments such as allergies, eczema, lack of energy, lowered immune response, etc. and can bring about what we would call ‘bad breath’ and ‘body odor’.

Anyone that has taken an antibiotic or eaten antibiotic “treated” meat or eggs AT ANY TIME IN THEIR LIVES will develop this problem. Doesn’t sound like you? Well, even drinking tap water and some bottled waters (because most bottled water IS TAP WATER) they are finding more antibiotics and even this can cause Candida fungus to develop. Think over what an antibiotic is. The word “ANTI” means “AGAINST” and “BIOTIC” means “LIVING THING”). You may think that means “AGAINST BACTERIA” when it’s more like “AGAINST ALL LIVING THINGS”.

The truth is, most of us have some degree of Candidiasis (ranging from mild to severe) and our bodies are constantly trying to eliminate the problem through underarm or bodily sweat and other means of purification. This is why heavy meat eaters tend to smell quite “fragrant” while vegetarians are more “mildly fragrant”. Vegetarianism or Vegan-ism (is that a word?) does not solve the problem, only minutely. We will get into solutions in a second.

Because nearly all of us suffer from Candida overgrowth nearly all of us are looking for some type of “Deoderant” to deal with the problem. What we need to be interested in is not the odor itself but the root cause of the odor. Ok, well maybe some of us need to deal with the ODOR ASAP, and if you do, find an all-natural aluminum-free product to use temporarily.

Deodorants only deal with the problem on the surface level and because Candida is an “intelligent yeast” it knows how to proliferate in the harshest of conditions. It can even live without feeding itself for weeks, even months at a time. So simply not eating certain foods will not solve the problem. Candida is necessary to the body, but only works when it is in ‘balance’ with bodily systems, intestinal flora, etc.

Solution:
The body cannot get rid of candida, therefore Candida can only be BALANCED. This can be done with certain Candida protocols or “detoxes”, but beware of faulty claims, the best Candida detox I have found has been The McCombs Plan by Dr. Jeff McCombs. This plan can take up to four months, but every month you are on it you will feel better. There are a few more good ones out there but I wouldn’t trust the bigger companies to make a quality candida detoxification protocol for you and I. Also FASTING and eating the right foods, believe it or not, will correct this problem does help but it must be done correctly. Most people fast incorrectly and they end up hurting themselves in the process.

Hope this helps!