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Candida Diet

by Leah Schmidt

Feb 19, 2013

I have been doing the Candida Diet since Christmas. It requires absolutely NO fruit. I have felt amazing! Here is a list of the foods to eat:

VEGETABLES Artichokes Asparagus Avocado Beet greens Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Celery Collard greens Cucumber Dandelion greens Eggplant Endive Garlic (raw) Green beans Kale Kim Chi Leeks Lettuce (all types) Okra Olives Onions Radish Rutabaga Sauerkraut (raw) Seaweed Snow pea pods Spinach Summer squash Swiss chard Tomatoes Turnip Zucchini Vegetables starve the Candida of the sugar and mold diet that feed it. They also absorb fungal poisons and carry them out of your body. Avoid starchy vegetables such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, yams, corn, all winter squash, beets, peas, parsnips and all beans except green beans. You should buy your vegetables fresh and eat them raw, steam or grill them. Add a little garlic and onions for flavor as they are especially helpful with Candida. Kim Chi is made of fermented vegetables such...See MoreI have been doing the Candida Diet since Christmas. It requires absolutely NO fruit. I have felt amazing! Here is a list of the foods to eat:

VEGETABLES Artichokes Asparagus Avocado Beet greens Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Celery Collard greens Cucumber Dandelion greens Eggplant Endive Garlic (raw) Green beans Kale Kim Chi Leeks Lettuce (all types) Okra Olives Onions Radish Rutabaga Sauerkraut (raw) Seaweed Snow pea pods Spinach Summer squash Swiss chard Tomatoes Turnip Zucchini Vegetables starve the Candida of the sugar and mold diet that feed it. They also absorb fungal poisons and carry them out of your body. Avoid starchy vegetables such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, yams, corn, all winter squash, beets, peas, parsnips and all beans except green beans. You should buy your vegetables fresh and eat them raw, steam or grill them. Add a little garlic and onions for flavor as they are especially helpful with Candida. Kim Chi is made of fermented vegetables such as cabbage, onion, cucumber, peppers, garlic, radish. The probiotic bacteria in Kim Chi will help kill off the candida in your intestine. Raw sauerkraut works in the same way. Olives are OK as long as they are not in distilled white vinegar. You can eat all types of seaweed including chlorella and spirulina. LIVE YOGURT CULTURES Plain yogurt Probiotics Kefir Live yogurt cultures (or probiotics) help your gut to repopulate itself with good bacteria. The live bacteria in the yogurt will crowd out the Candida yeast and restore balance to your system. Especially useful after a course of antibiotics, or when a patient is suffering from Candida. Yogurt from goat and sheep milk is even better, as they tend to contain fewer chemicals. Good bacteria will also produce antifungal enzymes that can help you fight Candida. Plain yogurt does contain a small amount of lactose but this will not feed your Candida. MEAT Beef Chicken Lamb Turkey Wild Game Eggs Fresh cuts of meat are free of sugars and mold, so they fill you up while restricting the Candida. Eat only fresh and organic meat - processed meat like lunch meat, bacon and spam, is loaded with dextrose, nitrates, sulfates and sugars. Smoked or vacuum packed meats are also best avoided. Most Atkins recipes will also work reasonably well in a Candida diet. FISH Anchovies Herring Sardines Wild salmon Wild salmon and sardines do contain ocean contaminants, but in much lower amounts than other seafood. You should still only consume fish a few times a week. You should buy these fish fresh or packed in olive oil or water. NUTS AND SEEDS Almonds Almond milk (unsweetened) Coconut Cream Coconut milk (unsweetened) Flax Seed Hazelnuts Hemp Seeds Macadamia Nuts Pecans Pine Seeds Pumpkin Seeds Sunflower Seeds Walnuts Nuts are healthy, however they are tough on the digestive system for candida sufferers, so they should really be consumed in limited amounts. Watch for a reaction though - some people are fine with them, others are not. Another problem is nuts contain some mold. It can be removed by soaking them in water and fresh lemon juice then air drying them, or putting them in the oven on low heat until crispy. Ground flax seed goes bad very quickly so always buy it whole. Grind with a food processor or coffee grinder, then eat it right away. Another tip to remove mold - spray the nuts with a diluted grapefruit seed extract solution. If you like nuts, stick to freshly cracked or whole ones, they have less mold. NON-GLUTINOUS GRAINS Amaranth Buckwheat Millet Oat Bran Quinoa Wild and brown rice Grains contain a high amount of fiber, excellent for keeping the colon clear so Candida doesn't get a chance to multiply. Grains also act like a pipecleaner in your intestine, grabbing nasty toxins like pollutants, chemicals, pesticides and heavy metals on their way through. Most products derived from this list are ok - e.g. quinoa crackers, buckwheat flour. You can find these in the gluten free section in health food stores. Oat bran is different from oatmeal, and contains lots of soluble fiber. HERBS AND SPICES Basil Black Pepper Cayenne Cilantro Cinnamon Cloves Cumin Curry Dill Garlic Ginger Nutmeg Oregano Paprika Rosemary Tarragon Thyme Turmeric Contain antioxidants and anti-fungal properties. Increase circulation and reduce inflammation. Improve digestion and alleviate constipation. Most herbs and spices are beneficial in your fight against Candida. They're great for livening up food if you're on a limited Candida diet. OILS Virgin Coconut Oil Olive Oil Sesame Oil Pumpkin seed oil Macadamia Oil Almond Oil Flax Oil Safflower Sunflower Coconut Oil Red Palm Oil Coconut butter Ghee Organic butter Use cold pressed oils. Heating or boiling destroys many of the oils' nutrients. SEASONING Black Pepper Sea Salt Lemon Juice Coconut Aminos Apple Cider Vinegar (Organic, Raw, Unfiltered) Mustard Powder Mustard made with apple cider vinegar Coconut Aminos are a great alternative to soy sauce. Mustard made with distilled vinegar is not allowed. BEVERAGES Chicory root coffee Kombucha Cinnamon Tea Clove Tea Chamomile Tea Pau D'Arco Tea Peppermint Tea Ginger Tea Licorice Tea Lemongrass Tea All of these herbal teas have antifungal properties. Chicory root is also a great prebiotic (it contains 20% Inulin), so it can even help to repopulate your gut with healthy bacteria. SWEETENERS Stevia Xylitol Stevia can be used in place of sugar and doesn't affect your blood sugar levels at all. Xylitol gum and mints are good if you are having bad breath issues.

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