![]() SugarĪny form of processed sugar including white or brown sugar derived from the cane sugar plant and any simple sweetener derived from maple syrup, honey, agave, brown rice syrup or malt. Here is a list of foods that I have found in my Naturopathic practice to be most aggravating to people with Candida overgrowth. If you have or suspect you may have, Candida there are steps you can take to help minimize its growth Candida- starting with your diet. However, a few simple changes to your diet can help alleviate all of them. These symptoms, alone and in combination all contribute to making you feel seriously under par. The damp, warm environment of our digestive system, a reduction in healthy bacteria (usually caused by taking antibiotics), and lots of sugar is all Candida needs to flourish, grow and take hold in your gut, causing any number of unpleasant symptoms such as digestive symptoms, emotional problems, skin, weight issues, muscle, and joint pain, food allergies, itching and frequent infections to name just a few. I will tell you the most common foods that feed and contribute to the symptoms of Candida and the best foods you can eat to help suppress and control it.Īs we have seen throughout this series, Candida is a simple organism that doesn’t need much to thrive. In this sixth and final article, we will look at what you can and can’t eat when you are tackling Candida overgrowth. Part 4: Rashes and Candida – The Connection between Skin and Gut.Part 3: Is Candida Overgrowth Causing Your Chronic Gas & Bloating?.Part 2: Is Your Sugar Addiction Feeding Your Intestinal Candida?.Part 1: Candida – The Most Misunderstood Chronic Health Problem.If you missed any of the previous articles, or want to remind yourself, you can read the following to catch up: You have to keep your thyroid and metabolism in mind when overcoming any hormonal and gut condition because low thyroid function is going to lead to low stomach acid which is one of our defence mechanisms against pathogens which then is going to lead to leaky gut and immune dysregulation, then arise chronic infections like Candida and many others.So far in this series, we have looked at the causes and symptoms of Candida overgrowth (or yeast infection). The goal when eradicating a candida overgrowth should be to keep cortisol down so your thyroid can thrive and progesterone can increase in order to keep estrogen in check. If you restrict carbohydrates, your metabolism slows down which then estrogen will begin to increase in your tissues which drives candida overgrowths. We have thyroid cells in all of our organs and it is the master regulator of our metabolism. ![]() We need carbohydrates to fuel our metabolism because if we restrict them, cortisol is gonna be chronically high which is going to impair thyroid function. Candida has a defence system where if it is starved of sugar it will send out invasive filaments into the intestinal wall, enter the bloodstream and become systemic. Keep reading!īottom line, starving your body of sugar makes candida worse and then candida can become systemic. Obviously we want to avoid it getting to this point (and no the answer is not cutting carbs). This is where undigested food, bacteria and toxins can start leaking into your blood stream putting your immune system on hyperdrive (hello, autoimmunity). ![]() Candida overgrowth can eventually start affecting your intestinal lining leading to a condition called leaky gut. When our beneficial gut bacteria decreases, yeast just keeps multiplying. Bacteria and yeast have a very delicate balance that not only can be disrupted by pharmaceuticals but also stress, alcohol and/or poor diet. Unfortunately, with the mass amount of antibiotics and birth control pills being prescribed now a days (killing all your good gut bugs)- candida overgrowth is on the rise. However, it does need to be kept under control by your good gut bacteria. ![]() ![]() It is the most prevalent type of yeast in the body (there are about 150 different yeast species) and it usually lives in the mouth, intestines and vagina. It is very normal to find candida in the gastrointestinal tract and we actually need it to digest our food. Before I jump into the damages of a typical candida diet aka restricting basically all sugars and carbohydrates I want to start by saying candida in the proper amounts is not bad. ![]()
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