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May 2025
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The Shocking Truth About Candida (Don’t ...

Leah Brueggemann
About this episode

Have you found yourself asking over and over, “Why do my symptoms keep coming back?”

That’s what so many patients have asked after years of battling mystery symptoms—bloating, fatigue, skin issues, brain fog, and more.

The root cause? Often overlooked. Often misunderstood. CANDIDA.

Everyone has Candida. It’s a subdominant organism that naturally exists in the body, particularly in the microbiome. 

But problems begin when Candida overgrows and becomes dominant. That’s when it starts to populate, releasing so many toxins into your system that you feel horrible. 

And here’s the hard truth: Candida isn’t easy to get rid of.

In this episode of Balancing Hormones Naturally, I sit down with Dr. Michael Biamonte, a pioneering expert in Candida treatment and author of The Candida Chronicles.

With over three decades of clinical experience and multiple certifications, Dr. Biamonte reveals why Candida is notoriously difficult to eliminate and how its multi-phase protocol changes everything.

We also dive deep into:

  • How Candida mutates and why standard treatments often fail
  • Why probiotics often don’t work (and when they actually can)
  • How long does it really take to eliminate
  • How Candida impacts your thyroid and adrenal health
  • Why proper testing is everything

…and more!

If you’ve been dealing with unexplained fatigue, persistent gut issues, or recurring symptoms that no one can seem to fix, this episode could be your missing link.

Tune in now!


Key Takeaways: 

Introduction (00:00)

Explaining Candida’s dimorphic nature (01:56)

Testing limitations for Candida (04:08) 

Why rotating antifungals is critical (07:19)

Key symptoms of Candida overgrowth (10:02)

How long does it take to get rid of Candida (13:52)

The link between mold and Candida (18:26)

Adrenal fatigue after Candida treatment (19:43)

What happens when Candida leaves your body (23:52)

Candida produces toxins like alcohol (24:50)

Real-life Candida case stories (28:02)

Why our guest began researching Candida (30:08)

Final thoughts (34:47)


Additional Links & Resources:

 💥 Grab a copy of Dr. Biamonte’s The Candida Chronicles:

https://www.amazon.com/Candida-Chronicles-Mannual-Yeast-infections/dp/0692756191

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I’m Leah Brueggemann, a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner and Hormone Health Coach, helping you balance your hormones in effective and realistic ways so you can live a healthier, happier life.

Through the Balance Hormones Naturally podcast, you’ll discover why your cycle is so important to your everyday health and how you can use nutrition to help support the rise and fall of your hormones and finally feel truly amazing. We dig deep to understand and heal the root causes of your symptoms so you can achieve lasting results through manageable and realistic lifestyle changes, allowing you to live a healthy and balanced life without a life-long pharmaceutical prescription.

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