Back to the joint pain....at age 45, I gave birth to my third child via a C-Section.  I have a 16 year old, a three year old, and a one year old.  About 2 months after my daughter's birth, I developed gallstones.  Gallstone attacks bring about an incredible amount of pain very suddenly - reminisient to labor pains.  My Gastroenterologist said that gallstones were pretty common after pregnancy.  I was fortunate in that I did not need to have it removed, and the stones moved along and the pain abided.  About that same time, my hip joints really began to hurt.  They felt so brittle and I had a very hard time getting up out of a chair, let alone getting up from the floor.  My hips hurt all day long and at night that area would throb with pain and wake me up several times.  None of the over the counter medicines, Motrin, Tylenol, etc, helped.  Soon, my ankles began to hurt, but that pain would come and go.  One day my ankle would hurt so bad that I would be limping, the next day it was gone or in the other ankle.  Then, a couple of my fingers started aching.  I'm right handed, but my left fingers began to feel stiff and they would throb.  Some nights the pain in my fingers would wake me up.  It was very strange, and I didn't understand why the pain would move around. 

I know that Thyroid issues can bring about joint pain as well as contribute to Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS or CFIDS), Arthritis and such, but I was not willing to go down that road.  As the months went on, I kept researching, but was unable to find out why I was having the joint pain.  When my friend suggested that my joint pain my be related to Candida, a light bulb went off in my head!  Instictively I knew she was right.  Immediately I began researching Candida Symptoms and sure enough, she was right!  At least I knew that I needed help with Candida!  But....there are many, many treatment plans and many, many connections.  I was reading all about Candida Treatments, Detoxes, Liver Flushes (and other flushes), Leaky Gut Syndrome, Parasites, Colon Cleanses, etc.

That spring, of 2008, I discovered ThreeLac and FiveLac Probiotics by Global Heath Trax.  I did a ton of research, read through many forums, blogs, and testimonials and I decided to give the GHT products a try.  There are many other 'Candida Relief' type products on the market, but after my extensive search, I felt most comfortable with this company.  I was impressed with proprietary formulation which contains three strains of live lactic acid bacteria.  And, that it was all in a proprietary microencapsulation delivery system so that the (good) bacteria gets into the intestines alive.  Many probiotics fall short and the bacteria is not able to do it's job.   Once the oxygen-friendly bacteria gets into the intestines, they begin working to eliminate anaerobic problem organisms like yeast and fungus.  In addition, ThreeLac and FiveLac Probiotics  help to balance the body's pH.