CANDIDA & YEAST OVERGROWTH.   Reflexology can help this by lowering stress levels. Stress causes acidity in the body by increasing the adrenal hormone cortisol which then saturates the body with acidity and lowers immunity. acidity then triggers the candida microbe to proliferate. the healthy candida microbes live in the bowel and combine with the probiotic bacteria to protect our immune cells. When they become out of balance due to an acid condition, bad microbes multiply and cause an inbalance in the bowels triggering many diseases. There are several supplements to take. eg, Olive leaf extract, or grapefruit seed ext probiotics, caprylic acid.