Ozone Therapy for Candida

What are the studies saying about using ozone for Candida? Let’s take a look.

• Ozone has effective antimicrobial properties.
• Ozone has been shown to eliminate Candida albicans, Enterococcus faecalis, endotoxins, and biofilms.

One study investigated the antifungal effects of the zone on different forms of Candida.

• The study tested ozone against fifty different forms of Candida.
• The report proved that ozone effectively killed Candida in yeast form and inhibited germination.

Another study conducted in 2018 showed that:

• When ozone was used on Candida in rats, ozone was shown to act as an excellent fungicidal agent and can also alter the immune system.

Candida overgrowth is often linked to severe cases such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

In a review article which analysed 23 articles on ozone therapy for Candida, it was concluded that:

• Ozone has a significant antimicrobial action on Candida yeast.
• Ozone attenuates the curative response to a Candida infection since numerous studies have reported improving infectious conditions and decreasing colony-forming units.

One of the main mechanisms that ozone works to kill Candida is that Candida needs a hypoxic environment to thrive in, meaning an environment without oxygen, otherwise known as an anaerobic environment. So, when you begin to introduce oxygen molecules into the body in the form of O3 (ozone), this disrupts the environment by which the Candida needs to survive. The fungus cannot survive in a hyperoxic environment, an environment which is filled with oxygen and is known to be aerobic. Naturally, the Candida begins to die off during this process. Furthermore, a significant component of a Candida infection is the host’s immune system’s inability to control and rebalance the Candida population.

Candida, fundamentally, is not a pathogenic fungus and usually exists within our system synergistically alongside other bacteria and fungi. However, it is opportunistic, so when the host’s immune system is ‘out of wack’, the Candida overgrows. This overgrowth leads to symptoms such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as the Candida takes from the host’s resources and energy supply to feed itself and populate the entire body. When this pathogenesis occurs, we tend to see Candida popping up in other parts of the body. The Candida has successfully managed to grow to the point where it can break through the gastrointestinal tract walls, enter the bloodstream and create a population of fungi in other, damp areas of the body, i.e. the vaginal wall, the toenail and the mouth.