Candida the invisible enermy in allergy is a yeast infection that plays an important role in autoimmune and chronic immune disorders, and also in allergies. Yeasts are single-celled organisms, and different forms of yeast normally exist in our bodies on the outside of mucous membranes. Of the different forms of Candida, the yeast most commonly associated with allergy is Candida albicans. Normally, it lives in the colon and mouth with other organisms, without causing harm.
However, if the body is weakened, or the delicate balance between harmful and beneficial microbes is somehow changed (perhaps by chemicals or certain foodsor an allergy), Candida populations can quickly grow out of control.
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