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	<title>NutritionResearchCenter.org &#187; Fungal and bacterial infections</title>
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		<title>Can Coconut Butter Kill Yeast Infections?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Fungal and bacterial infections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coconut butter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With yeast infections and jock itch there are a few good fungus-killing foods and herbs for natural alternatives]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/coconuttree.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1306" style="border: 0pt none; margin: 11px 6px;" title="coconuttree" src="http://nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/coconuttree.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a>Yeast, or fungal, infections are common in men and women. In women they are commonly called &#8220;yeast infections,&#8221; while in men they can show up as &#8220;jock itch.&#8221; In both sexes, fungal infections can also manifest as toe nail fungus, ringworm and athletes foot. <strong>Medical doctors prescribe anti-fungal creams, but there are also some natural yeast killers you should know about,</strong> including:</p>
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<li><strong>Tea tree oil</strong></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nutritionresearchcenter.org/shop/product_info.php?products_id=234&amp;ref=3 " class="broken_link" rel="nofollow"><strong>Coconut butter. </strong></a>Besides caprylic acid, two other medium chain fatty acids found in coconut oil have been found to kill Candida albicans. A study done at the University of Iceland showed &#8220;capric acid, a 10-carbon saturated fatty acid, causes the fastest and most effective killing of all three strains of Candida albicans tested, leaving the cytoplasm disorganized and shrunken because of a disrupted or disintegrated plasma membrane. Lauric acid, a 12-carbon saturated fatty acid, was the most active at lower concentrations and after a longer incubation time.&#8221; This study shows great promise that all the <strong>medium chain fatty acids in coconut oil work together to kill Candida albicans</strong>.1</li>
<li><strong>Iodine</strong></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nutritionresearchcenter.org/shop/product_info.php?products_id=216&amp;ref=3 " class="broken_link" rel="nofollow"><strong>Olive leaf extract.</strong></a> The main ingredient is oleuropein, which contains elenolic acid and calcium elenolate that work  to repel a wide spectrum of microorganisms, including fungi</li>
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<p>Internally,<a href="http://www.nutritionresearchcenter.org/shop/product_info.php?products_id=216&amp;ref=3 " class="broken_link" rel="nofollow"> olive leaf extract</a> is used as a natural anti-fungal. You may also eat coconut butter.</p>
<p>Researchers have shown &#8220;Coconut oil should be used in the treatment of fungal infections in view of <a href="http://www.nutritionresearchcenter.org/shop/product_info.php?products_id=234&amp;ref=3 " class="broken_link" rel="nofollow"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1308" style="border: 0pt none; margin: 8px;" title="coconutoil" src="http://nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/coconutoil.jpg" alt="" width="123" height="123" /></a>emerging drug-resistant Candida species.&#8221;1</p>
<p>Sources:</p>
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<li><a href="http://coconutdiet.com/candida.htm">The Coconut Diet</a></li>
<li>Ogbolu DO, Oni AA, Daini OA, Oloko AP, &#8220;In vitro antimicrobial properties of coconut oil on Candida species in Ibadan, Nigeria,&#8221; Department of Medical Microbiology &amp; Parasitology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&amp;Cmd=ShowDetailView&amp;TermToSearch=17651080&amp;ordinalpos=1&amp;itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum"> J Med Food. 2007 Jun;10(2):384-7</a>.</li>
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