Yes, most patients on the Marshall Protocol find that Candida is no long an issue when they start the treatment and Benicar is the driving factor allowing their immune systems to keep the pathogenic yeast under control. Once the MP is completed Candida are also eliminated.

As hopefully you’ve read in other pieces on this site, Benicar activates the Vitamin D Receptor - a fundamental receptor of the body that controls the activity of the innate immune system (the branch of the immune system that rapidly targets pathogens such as Candida).

So by strengthening the immune response against Candida, the yeast forms have a much more difficult time surviving and are generally killed as people continue taking Benicar (of course they must be taking the standard MP dose of 4 pills a day). A die-off reaction can often be expected when Candida die, as the immune system mounts a temporary inflammatory response to their death.

However, one would not want to use just Benicar to combat Candida. The reason the Vitamin D Receptor is dysregulated and inactive in the first place in patients with chronic disease is because the intraphagocytic, biofilm-like bacteria that cause inflammatory diseases are able to create ligands that slow its activity.

So unless one commences the full Marshall Protocol, and begins using the subinhibitory antibiotics to target the bacteria that cause VDR dysfunction, Benicar will never be able to create as much effective immune stabilization as it would if the bacteria were also being eliminated. I think one would reach a point where the effects of bacteria blocking the VDR would begin to counteract the positive effects that Benicar offers in terms of immune activation.

So if you are dealing with chronic candida doing the Marshall Protocol in its entirety is a must. If you have Candida it is almost certain that you harbor the pathogens that cause chronic disease as otherwise your immune system wouldn’t be slowed to the point where Candida are able to proliferate.

Hope this helps!

Amy

From what I’ve learned from other patients on this site, getting diagnosed with sarcoidosis can be very confusing. Most doctors, obvious to its bacterial cause, do not realize what a severe illness it is and the fact that it definitely never goes away on its own. You did the best under the circumstances during the time before learning about the Marshall Protocol. After all, due to the misunderstanding of vitamin D’s actions held my mainstream medicine you had little reason to think getting sun/light was a bad idea.

I did the same thing before learning about the MP. My family lives in Mexico City and I stayed with them when I was sick. Every day for two years while I was nearly bedridden with CFS I laid out in the bright sun for hours until my tan was so deep that some people hardly recognized me. Not to mention the history of tanning beds and sun I got prior to that time.

Despite all that (and I was also taking huge amounts of vitamin D supplements too!) I have been able to reverse the course of my disease on the MP and continue to improve and improve. I know I will get well and that while maybe all my light exposure made me sicker, it is still possible to get better. I know you will too.

I hope your doctor agrees to put you on the treatment. If he doesn’t find another doctor. Starting the MP so important that I would take every measure possible to find a doctor willing to work with you. If your current doctor has issues about the treatment urge him to call Dr. Marshall (his phone number is in the phase 1 guidelines). Speaking with him might help. If he still won’t put you on the treatment you can request a list of other doctors in your area from the MP website. I’m sure between these possibilities that something will work out.

Yes, L-form bacteria and the genetic mutations these cause are passed from generation to generation. Your son’s dsylexia is definitely a result of bacterial infection and it is likely that the other son picked up some bacteria as well. I strongly think they should do the Marshall Protocol, although there is no huge rush - you may want to contact other parents with children on the MP to see how they manage school and activities with children on the MP. Because they are not very symptomatic at the moment they may be able to be on the treatment and still attend school etc.

You are on the right track and doing exactly what you need to be doing by reading a lot about the treatment. Don’t forget that if you have any questions or concerns you can also post them on the following website:

http://www.curemyth1.org (Th1 refers to diseases caused by L-form bacteria, hence the name Cure My Th1). The patient advocates on that site will answer your questions free of charge and they are very knowledgeable.

Good luck!

Amy

Thank you so much for all of the effort that you have put into “Bacteriality.” I am trained in science with degrees in microbiology and clinical pharmacy. I remember studying “plasmid mediated bacterial resistance to antibiotics” in the lab back in the late 70’s. It’s hard to believe that that science is finally just beginning to impact medicine. If only the IDSA would get on board ! I have been very sick with chronic Lyme since 1995, the year that I came down with mononucleosis. I have been out of work since July 2006 doing the MP (and suffering big time!) I am , in the last few months, beginning to see some progress. I know that I have a long way to go, but reading your publication has been a huge inspiration to me. Keep up the great work ! I hope to be contributing to the effort in the near future.