When it comes to eliminating the Candida overgrowth a yeast infection diet is one of the most potent tools you can use.
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Here are the two ways the yeast infection diet will help us;
- It removes the foods - namely sugar, mold, and starches - that the Candida fungus lives on from our diet effectively starving it.
- It identifies the foods that could be causing harm to our immune system.
The elimination phase of a yeast infection diet is where things get really tricky, really quickly.
It basically involves taking out all sugars, starches, gluten, dairy, stimulants, processed meats, preservatives, foods containing mold and chemical additives - which as you would imagine, leaves very little left for you to eat!
Here is a list of foods that are allowed during the elimination stage;
Vegetables - green and leafy is the key here!
Spinach
Lettuce
Silver beet
Bok Choy/Pak Choy
Broccoli
Asparagus
Cabbage
Turnips
Kale
Peppers - red, green, yellow, orange
Zucchini
Cucumber
Squash
Meat
Lean lamb
Chicken
Fish
Turkey
Eggs - limit to two a day
Seeds and nuts - almonds, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, pecans, macadamia nuts, walnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds - The only nuts that everyone agrees that you should avoid are peanuts and cashews because of their high mold content
Flavorings
All herbs and spices are allowed, especially black pepper, garlic, ginger and cinnamon. Just be careful with the really hot spices as these can irritate your digestive system.
Oils
There are certain oils that have a high smoke point, contain plenty of essential fatty acids and omega 3,6 and 9. Examples include coconut, flaxseed, sesame and sunflower.
The following foods are on the ‘maybe’ list because each yeast infection diet seems to have a differing opinion about whether they are allowed in stage one or not.
- Unsweetened yogurt containing live cultures
- Cottage cheese
- Whole grains - millet, quinoa, brown rice etc. Some programs say OK in the first few weeks, others say no way.
- Sprouted beans
- Peas
- Fruit that is low in sugar, like pears, pineapple, kiwifruit, limes and lemon.
The best advice here is that if you want to include any of them, then have really small servings once a day - I know that I would have gone bonkers during the elimination phase of my yeast infection diet if I could not have had cottage cheese with cinnamon on a rice cracker for supper!
Stage one of a yeast infection diet should last at least two weeks.
Stage two of our yeast infection diet is when we can start to eat other foods.
This should be done really slowly, one food at a time, one serving at a time.
Begin with your simple carbos - whole grains, legumes or starchy vegetables. The key part here is to note any reaction - this may be as slight as your heart starting to race. If you do notice any reaction, then remove the food it for at least another two weeks. If you keep getting a reaction then you may have to do away with it from your diet indefinitely.
Stage three of the yeast infection diet is when you have introduced all of your usual foods without reaction - Yay! Break out the pizza! ... as a treat......
Although you will feel fantastic while on your yeast infection diet, you will not get rid of your Candida permanently just by using the diet.
To do that you need a full program of anti-fungal supplements, support for your kidneys and liver as they remove the toxins left behind by the Candida and you also need to heal the damage that the fungus has caused to your organs and immune system.
Did you know that there are actually anti-yeast foods?
And that your timing of supplements can influence how effective they are?
Want to know how the foods we eat in a yeast infection diet can even help with a heavy metal and parasite detox?
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