The Candida Diet or Candida Free Diet

The candida diet, candida free diet, or what is known as the yeast infection diet, is pretty straight forward in that you want to eliminate the foods that yeast and candida thrive on, which are primarily sugars and simple grains. In affect you are going to starve it to death. This will help your candida treatment supplements kill it faster and restore your digestive system and your immune system to how it was originally designed to function. The health implications of this are far ranging since you will be able to absorb the nutrients in your foods, greatly enhancing your over all health after the candida infection has been eradicated.  

Keep in mind when evaluating any candida diet or yeast infection diet that in the 1970's the CDC decided that yeast and fungi were not that big of a health problem so an official candida diet has never been developed. This candida diet is a compilation of known foods that will starve the fungus and has been used by hundreds of people with great success. I must warn you that the first few days you may have flu like symptoms as the candida parasite begins to die. Fungi are living things and of course do not like to die. They will emit toxins into your body, making your symptoms get worse instead of better for the first few days.  

This candida diet and candida free diet also adds a lot of additional protein to a persons body. Cooked meats that are enzymatically dead cause an immune system response in the body because of incomplete digestion called leukocytosis in some people. This is an immune system response by white blood cells; their levels rise as if fighting an invader to your body. Make sure you eat plenty of fresh veggies preferably raw to help with digestion of meats. This is also very important on the candida diet because vegetables absorb fungal poisons known as mycotoxins and carry them out of the body.  

A Word of Warning. This Candida Diet May Cause You to Lose Weight. 

Of course losing weight is easy if the truth where to be told, all you have to do is cut down on your processed grains, it is that simple. They are really just junk foods and the human body was never designed to eat them. Whole grains in moderation, 20%, are much better for you and are a complex carbohydrate, not a simple carb that quickly turns to sugar in the body. Processed and simple grains are a fairly recent addition to our diets within the last 200 years or so.  

A common question that is asked is, do I have to stay on this candida diet forever? No, you don't. But chances are that you will in some form or another because after the candida yeast infection is gone you are going to feel so good that you will not want to go back. At least that is how I feel about it. When your candida infection has been eradicated by the candida diet and the natural treatments listed on the treatment page, you can then start reintroducing foods back into your diet. But I would carefully keep a record of how they make you feel. If you have a bad reaction to a food then you must decide if it is worth eating or not.  

If you have kidney disease, you should consult a physician before you go on the candida diet. The kidneys can have a problem with the increased protein load of this diet. If you are pregnant or breast-feeding you may not be suitable for this candida free diet either because of reduced carbohydrates, please consult a doctor before proceeding.  

A lot of this candida free diet was taken from the book The Fungus Link, by Doug Kaufmann. Mr. Kaufmann has spent 30 years researching fungi and their diseases. His information coupled with what I have learned from the Mycologists that study fungus and their diseases is what this candida diet is made of. We all owe them many thanks.

Candida Diet Good Foods List 

Candida Diet Bad Foods

Candida Diet Chicken Recipes

Candida Diet Meat Recipes

Candida Diet Fish Recipes

More candida diet recipes coming soon.