Living Without It

You Can Beat Candida Infection By Following The Right Diet – 2 Facts   by Greg Garner

Candida albicans is yeast that affects the digestive tract and the resultant condition is known as candidiasis. Many people around the world suffer from this infection which affects different parts of the body such as vagina, underarm, nail beds and in skin folds such as under the breasts and abdomen.

Some of the major causes of candidiasis include poor nutrition, stress, hormone imbalance and too many antibiotics. Dealing with this condition effectively is possible and it all starts with your diet.

There is a constant battle for supremacy in your gut and the deciding factor on who wins is the kind of food you eat.

Including a lot of fiber in your diet helps feed the friendly bacteria such as bifidobacteria and lactobacillus acidophilus that keep a check on other unfriendly bacteria such as Candida albicans that predominantly thrive on refined sugar. It is in your hand to decide on whose side you are on.

Most of us tend to reach out for foods that are high in refined sugar, low in fiber and over processed. This diet lays the ground for the fostering of potentially pathogenic bacteria such as Candida albicans in the intestines.

If you wish to keep Candida at bay, it is imperative to know about the foods you can and cannot eat. Your body must be given a chance to repair and heal in a natural manner by minimizing processed and sugary foods.

Fact 1 – Foods You Must Avoid

Some of the foods you must avoid while following a Candida diet include muffins, doughnuts, candy, white bread, white flour, white sugar, glutinous foods, processed starches, artificial sweeteners, crackers, white pretzels, cookies, energy drinks, soda, alcohol, aged cheese, canned and dried fruit, additives and preservatives and fruit juice concentrates.

Your healing with be impacted in a negative manner by junk foods that play havoc on your blood sugar levels, mood and weight.

Fact 2 – Foods You Can Eat

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