What Is A Can­dida Diet?

The tra­di­tional can­dida diet comes in dif­fer­ent vari­a­tions and it is good to be aware of var­i­ous diets in gen­eral. In today’s unhealthy world, our mod­ern diets lead to con­stant expo­sure to hun­dreds of tox­ins. It’s no won­der many of us are suf­fer­ing from Can­didi­a­sis. Can­didi­a­sis, also referred to as Can­dida, is a sys­tem­atic fun­gal infec­tion that man­i­fests when the gut flora in the diges­tive tract fails to con­trol the can­dida albi­cans from grow­ing out of con­trol. When some­one is suf­fer­ing from Can­dida, many treat­ment solu­tions are con­sid­ered as viable options to help alle­vi­ate the sit­u­a­tion. Often­times, peo­ple will turn to dietary mod­i­fi­ca­tion as the main treat­ment pro­to­col. One pop­u­lar and suc­cess­ful diet used by many is a Can­dida Diets. These diets are used to con­trol the issue of Can­didi­a­sis or can­dida over­growth by means of remov­ing or lim­it­ing con­sump­tion of foods that may encour­age yeast over­growth. By remov­ing cer­tain foods, the can­dida will starve, die off and will ulti­mately be removed from the body.

The gen­eral goal of the Can­dida Diet is to detox­ify your sys­tem, remove foods that encour­age yeast colonies to flour­ish and replen­ish your body with good gut bac­te­ria. When the yeast is under con­trol and your GI tract has been repop­u­lated with ben­e­fi­cial bac­te­ria, your body should return to a health­ier state and symp­toms of can­dida should dis­ap­pear. In the begin­ning stages of a can­dida diet, cer­tain foods are removed and the can­dida albi­cans begin to die off from star­va­tion. This is the detox por­tion of the diet and is usu­ally the time when peo­ple will feel the neg­a­tive effects of the yeast by-products that are swirling through­out their body.  These neg­a­tive reac­tions could include flu-like symp­toms, lethargy, rashes, acne and other unpleas­ant feel­ings. It’s impor­tant to bear in mind that this is a nec­es­sary step to remove excess can­dida. Once these by-products are out of your blood­stream, peo­ple typ­i­cally feel better.

What Are Some Foods To Eat While On The Can­dida Diet?

There are mul­ti­ple vari­a­tions on a tra­di­tional can­dida diet, how­ever the main com­po­nents of what you can or can­not eat are still gen­er­ally the same. Food items that are always pro­hib­ited while on the Can­dida Diet include:

· Sugar – All forms of sugar should be com­pletely avoided if you are suf­fer­ing from can­dida. The rea­son for that is because it is com­mon belief that can­dida albi­cans feed and thrive off of sugar. The more food the can­dida gets, the stronger it becomes and the harder it is to elim­i­nate.
· Yeast/Mold (includ­ing mush­rooms) – While try­ing to com­bat can­dida, one should also avoid yeast and fungi in gen­eral. Con­sum­ing any of these can trig­ger an immune response or an aller­gic reac­tion. Yeast can also be found in vine­gar, nuts, and alco­hol.
· Fruit – Since fruit con­tains nat­ural sug­ars, it is rec­om­mended that peo­ple who have can­didi­a­sis com­pletely avoid fruit until the can­dida is under con­trol. All types of fruit, includ­ing canned, fresh, frozen and dried should be avoided because the nat­ural sug­ars feed the yeast colonies.
· Starchy Foods – Breads, sweets and starchy veg­eta­bles should also be avoided because they are bro­ken down into sug­ars dur­ing diges­tion. Once the can­dida has been brought under con­trol, some of these foods can be rein­tro­duced back into your reg­u­lar diet in moderation.

I’m sure you are ask­ing your­self what you are allowed to eat while on a can­dida diet. Allowed foods include veg­eta­bles, (espe­cially leafy veg­gies), meat pro­tein (includ­ing beef, fish, poul­try and shell­fish), eggs, whole grains, beans and some nuts and seeds. Again, the idea is to remove any food that will feed the yeast in hopes of later rein­tro­duc­ing those removed foods.

How Long Do I Have To Stick To The Can­dida Diet?

Because symp­toms and sever­ity of can­didi­a­sis vary from per­son to per­son, the length of the dietary inter­ven­tion is not set in stone. To com­pletely elim­i­nate and pre­vent can­dida, one should not be on a short-term cleanse or a short-term dietary mod­i­fi­ca­tion pro­gram. Ulti­mately, the best method of reduc­ing your risk of can­dida over­growth is through long-term lifestyle changes in addi­tion to sup­ple­ment­ing with pro­bi­otic rich foods and/or sup­ple­ments. It is a good idea to start your pro­to­col with a cleanse, but you should tran­si­tion into long-term, clean eat­ing habits for the best results.

With our ProBal­ance 7 Day cleanse, you will start off on the right foot by tak­ing the steps nec­es­sary to kill off can­dida so you can have a clean slate. At the end of the 7 days, you will have a health­ier diges­tive sys­tem that will be able to keep a bet­ter bal­ance of ben­e­fi­cial bac­te­ria. We also will pro­vide guid­ance on how to rein­tro­duce foods back into your diet as well what you can eat and what you should gen­er­ally steer clear of. When you join our com­mu­nity, you will have access to recipes, guide­lines and our mem­bers only sec­tion where you find sup­port to help you prep, get you through your 7 days and assist you as you begin your new jour­ney and pro­gres­sion to a newer, health­ier life. Down­load our 7 Secrets to Reset, Reju­ve­nate and Repair Your Body With a Can­dida Diet to help you start chang­ing your life today.