Candida Diet
NO grains, sugars, fruits, starches and alcohol for three to five days.
Keep away from any starchy vegetables like carrots, radishes, beets, sweet potatoes and white potatoes, which may contribute to sugar levels and feed the candida.
Drink plenty of pure water, a minimum of 72 ounces per day, to help flush the candida and byproducts from your system.
Drink plenty of pure water, a minimum of 72 ounces per day, to help flush the candida and byproducts from your system.
Then move on to an antifungal diet that doesn’t just discourage candida — it helps your body get rid of candida for good!
Remove the Problem Foods
The top offenders include sugar, white flour, yeast and alcohol. These items are promote candida overgrowth.
Sugar in all of its various forms is truly key to fighting candida. The candida yeast cells need sugar to build their cell walls, expand their colonies and switch into their more virulent, fungal form.
If you need some help, here’s how to kick your sugar addiction.
If you need some help, here’s how to kick your sugar addiction.
Candida Diet
Apple Cider Vinegar The acid and enzymes in apple cider vinegar help to kill and get rid of excess yeast in the body. (1)
Fermented foods like sauerkraut contain microflora that help protect the intestines. Regular consumption can help improve the immune system, making the body less hospitable for candida. (2)
Green Veggies & Green Drinks
Leafy green vegetables help alkalize the body, which fights against the acidic nature of yeast overgrowth. Greens contain high amounts of magnesium that naturally detox the body, vitamin C, chlorophyll to cleanse the body, B vitamins to energize the body and iron to give the body full support. (3)
Coconut oil has antimicrobial properties and the combination of lauric acid and caprylic acid found in coconut oil kills off harmful candida through ingestion and topical application. (4)
Garlic
Garlic contains a large number of sulphur-containing compounds that have extremely potent, broad-spectrum antifungal properties. Raw garlic benefits the fight against candida specifically. (6)
Other foods to avoid
- Dried Fruits
- Bananas
- Ice Drinks
Top 5 Candida Supplements
- Probiotics (50 billion units daily)
- Oregano oil (2 drops 3 times daily for 7 days then stop)
- Garlic (2 caps or cloves daily)
- Vitamin C (1,000 mg, 3 x daily)
- Grapefruit seed extract (200 milligrams, 2–3 times per day)
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