Hidden Food Sugars and the Candida Diet

When someone with Candida yeast overgrowth wants to start a Candida diet it may seem like a no brainer when it comes to giving up sugar laden foods, right?

Well it isn’t exactly that simple. Did you know that sugar can have over 50 different names? Now most people know that sucrose, glucose, and fructose are sugar and of course anything ending with the word “sugar”, but there are many obscure ingredients found on food labels that actually are types of sugar and most people don’t even realize.

This article will allow you to become a food label detective, not allowing any hidden sugar to get passed your lips, which could sabotage your Candida diet efforts.

As you can see, spotting all of the different hidden sugars in foods can be quite tricky. My advice is to focus on eating whole, natural foods and then the job becomes much easier. It’s usually processed foods that contain the hidden sugar and those foods are full of other chemicals that can also hinder your progress when following a Candida eliminating diet.

Processed foods not only tend to feed yeast cells, but they also tend to cause inflammation which stresses your immune system. While on a Candida diet be mindful of hidden sugars or better yet avoid processed foods altogether.

For an extensive list that even breaks down all the different kinds of syrups visit Dietriffic.com.

Candida Diet Power Foods

When starting a Candida diet many struggle with eliminating many of their favorite foods. Unfortunately most of these “comfort foods” are processed and full of sugar and refined carbs which are part of the reason for Candida overgrowth in the first place.

In time, your taste buds will change and you will actually begin craving whole, nutritious foods instead of all the garbage that is largely the western diet. I’ve put together this list of staple foods to the Candida Eliminating diet as there are many food s to choose from, but these will give you the nutrition your body needs without feeding the hungry yeast cells.

Lentils- Lentils are so versatile and tasty. When combined with long grain brown rice they become a complete protein and lentils can be used in so many different recipes.Quinoa- This grain is a complete protein and can be used in place of rice and pasta.Avocado- This fruit is a powerhouse of nutrition and rich in healthy fat.Chia seeds- These little dynamos can also be added to many dishes to up their nutritional value.Coconut Oil- This healthy fat can be used in place of other oils in recipes and has amazing anti-fungal properties.Turmeric- This spice is a must on the Candida diet and is perfect with lentils. Don’t be afraid to cook with it in all kinds of recipes.Brown Long Grain RiceGarlic- The health properties of fresh garlic are many.All natural Greek Yogurt- A great source of protein, calcium and natural probioticsOatsUnsweetened Taheebo Pau d’Arco teaGreen Leafy SaladsFresh Lemons- They are rich in vitamin C, very low in sugar, and have an alkalizing effect on the body. Lemons make a great marinade and salad dressing option.

The above foods should be a large part of your diet when you are trying to eliminate yeast infections. What’s also great about the above foods is that they are so healthy for anyone irregardless of whether the person is on a Candida eliminating diet or not.

These Candida diet power foods can be incorporated into so many recipes and they are foods your whole family will like eating.

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Sugar, Dairy, Artificial Sweeteners and Candida albicans Infections

It amazes me how even despite the 1000's of testimonials, people still doubt whether dietary sugar, dairy and artificial sweeteners play a role in increasing or eliminating yeast infections.

There are many doctors out there that would swear on their profession that there isn’t a connection, however, there is more than just people’s testimonies to back up the sugar, dairy, artificial sweetener connection.

PubMed U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health published the results of a 1984 controlled study that explored this relationship between sugar and Candida albicans yeast infections.

100 women participated in the study and where given diets rich in sugar, dairy products and artificial sweeteners. The women’s urine was monitored in order to see if sugars from these substances could be detected. Consuming these foods caused elevated levels of glucose, arabinose and ribose which are known to feed Candida albicans.

When the woman eliminated sugar, dairy, and artificial sweeteners the levels of sugars in the urine decreased as well as the incidence and severity of Candida albicans yeast infections.

This is solid scientific evidence that diet plays a huge role in the onset or prevention of yeast infections. Excessive, sugar, dairy, and artificial sweeteners are indeed linked to yeast infections and because these ingredients are so prevalent in western diets, it’s no wonder yeast infections are becoming an increasing epidemic.

If you have been on the fence as to whether you should start a Candida diet, especially after getting conflicting advice from a doctor, this study should help you see that there is indeed a connection between dietary sugar, dairy, artificial sweeteners, and Candida albicans infections.

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Do I Need A Candida Cleanse: Symptom Checklist

A Candida Cleanse seeks to eliminate Candida from the body. However, it’s important to realize that candida albicans will never totally be eliminated as these microscopic fungal cells are all around us in our environment, no matter how clean we are.

However, a Candida cleanse can greatly reduce their numbers to a point where they don’t cause problems and are manageable by the body. It’s also important to note that a Candida cleanse is a process and won’t happen overnight.

Eventually through diet and lifestyle changes Candida albicans can be cleansed from the body to manageable levels.

It is no secret that millions of people suffer from Chronic Yeast Infections, but there are many border line people that could benefit from a Candida cleanse as well. You can use this symptom checklist to see if you should begin the Candida cleanse process.

Several yeast infections a year vFatiguevFrequent headachesvSugar cravingsvDigestive issues (cramps, bloating, gas etc.)vFrequent sore throatsvDizzinessvSkin issues (itching, eczema, acne etc.)vIrritabilityvFoggy headvDepressionvSinus problemsvOral thrush outbreaksv

These are just some of the more common Systemic Candidiasis Symptoms, but they can gauge how likely you will be to benefit from a Candida cleanse.

10 or more symptoms: Yes, a Candida cleanse would be beneficial.

5 to 9 symptoms: Borderline, you still could benefit especially if frequent yeast infections and/or oral thrush was a symptom you selected.

1 to 4 symptoms: Only if frequent yeast infections and/or oral thrush was selected.

This Candida cleanse checklist should help you determine whether or not to begin the process of eliminating Candida overgrowth. This site has all the information and Candida diet program recommendations to help you get started. Just remember that cleansing Candida is a process, but eventually most people find relief and can’t believe how much different they really do feel after the cleanse.

A Candida Diet Really Does Work: A Success Story

I love getting reports from people who have finally found relief from yeast infections by following a Candida Diet.

This is just further evidence that Candida Diets work despite what many in the medical profession would say.

Here is a comment I received from a visitor to Candida Diet Foods last week.

Ted,
I’d just like to say thank you for this blog and your wealth of knowledge on this subject. I have struggled with chronic yeast infections for about 2 years. Every month and sometimes twice a month. As a woman this left me with about one good week of freedom at times and put a strain on my marriage. My OBGYN had little advice or cures. Even a 3 month. course of Diflucan didn’t work.

As soon as I started to follow this diet I have been yeast free. After one week in, I began to feel a whole lot better. In another week, I’ll have completed 60 days. I lost 15 lbs. and have lots more energy. I have my life back. Thank you!

-Jen

We often forget how yeast infections can effect a whole family and marriages as well. I’m sure her husband is extremely happy she is yeast infection free. If you’ve been debating whether or not to start a Candida diet, then this should help you decide if it’s worth some of the dietary sacrifices you will have to make.

Be sure to check out my Mini Candida alibicans Diet Reviews to find a pre-made easy to follow plan.

Protein Supplements and The Candida Diet

In theory protein supplements might seem like a good idea to use while on a Candida diet.

They could be a great way of increasing your protein and caloric intake while not feeding the Candida yeast cells living in your body.

However, most protein supplements on the market are full of sugar, starch, artificial flavors, and the sugar free varieties are loaded with artificial sweeteners. I’ve searched and found some that are all natural and have no sugar nor artificial sweeteners, but it was like finding a needle in a hay stack.

It amazes me how everything has to taste sweet before people will buy it. The same is true with protein supplements. They come in a wide variety of flavors that make them seem more like a dessert than something that is supposed to lead to better health.

Anyway, I think using a high quality all natural protein supplement as part of a Candida diet is a good idea for those that need to boost their protein intake as well as their caloric intake. The protein powder can be added to green smoothies, oatmeal, soups, curries, and so much more especially if there aren’t any crazy flavors involved. No one wants to eat a vegetable soup with a splash of berry banana anyway!

If your interested in using protein supplements as part of a Candida diet just read the labels carefully and make sure they are sugar free or very low in sugar as well as free from artificial ingredients and sweeteners.

Here’s two possibilities online that I have researched. The first is just plain and the second is sweetened with stevia if you just have to have your protein sweet and flavored.

Using Stevia with the Candida Diet

Stevia can be a useful sweetener when fighting Candida overgrowth, but it does have some limitations that those on the Candida diet should be aware of.

First of all, Stevia comes from the leaves of a plant that grows in South America and Stevioside is the main ingredient in Stevia that makes it taste sweet. It tastes a bit like artificial sweetener to me, but overall it’s pleasant.

People in South America have been using Stevia for years for its sweet taste and in Japan they have been using it for some time to pickle things like ginger. Stevia has virtually no calories so it won’t feed Candida, however, that doesn’t mean Stevia should be used to sweeten everything.

The FDA was slow to approve Stevia for use as a food product because there wasn’t much evidence for its safety in large quantities. No one would argue that it’s harmless if only a few drops are used a day, but when it comes to consuming large quantities it could have some side effects. In a couple of studies performed on rats, large doses of Stevioside caused fertility problems in male rats and in another study it interfered with the way rat’s cells converted food into energy and how carbohydrates were absorbed.

A couple of years ago the FDA did approve it and now there are several commercial Stevia based products on the market. However, these products are often refined stevia and full of additives like maltodextrin to make them seem more like sugar. Maltodextrin is a starch that is quickly broken down to glucose so it could potentially feed Candida. Some are also combined with sugar alcohols which also aren’t beneficial in eliminating Candida yeast.

I think using a few drops of natural stevia extract from time to time is fine for people on a Candida diet. However, using large quantities of stevia probably isn’t a good idea. Stevia shouldn’t be used as an excuse to eat things like muffins, cakes, cookies, etc. just because the sugar has been replaced with Stevia.

When shopping for Stevia, the liquid variety is probably the best bet and check the ingredients to make sure it’s all natural and as pure as possible.

Candida Diet: Giving Up Sugar

 

Perhaps the hardest aspect of the Candida diet is giving up sugar. My god, sugar is in almost everything at the supermarket these days!

In the western world and ever spreading eastward, we are so addicted to sugar, so it’s no wonder yeast infections are prevalent and that our bodies are overgrown with Candida. We’ve turned our bodies into large yeast breeding grounds because of the sugar we eat. Did you know that the average American consumes an estimated 180 pounds of sugar a year?

When starting a Candida albicans Diet some people find out they have to give up sugar and they run for the hills or the pharmacy for more antifungal cream. However, sugar addiction can be broken and when you finally do break it, you have just jumped a major hurdle in curing/preventing not only yeast infections but a whole range of health problems.

I want to stress that I’m a “practice what you preach” type of person and I have given up sugar. Now I only have sugar on occasion and it is no longer part of my everyday life. Boy was it tough at first, but it was so worth it and much easier as time goes on.

I want to stress that a Candida diet doesn’t mean that you can never have anything sweet or sugary again. During the first 2 to 3 months, yes, all refined sugar should be eliminated, but after the Candida overgrowth has been taken care of, you can have a piece of cake or some candy as a treat a couple times a month. No one wants to eat celery sticks at every birthday party and holiday, right?

Therefore, sugar becomes an occasional treat instead of a 1/2 pound a day necessity. Now that I’ve been off sugar for sometime, I find that my sweet tooth has changed a lot. Now I can eat a small piece of cake and feel completely satisfied where as before I thought the larger the better! My sweet tooth gets satisfied with a lot less because many of the old foods I loved now seem sickening sweet.

My purpose for writing this article was to just encourage you as you begin or as you continue your Candida albicans diet. Giving up sugar is tough, but I know you can do it, just as I and many others have. I’m proud to be one that’s no longer eating my 180 pounds of sugar a year.

I would love to hear from you in regards to how much better you feel after you’ve been off sugar. Could you leave a brief comment below? I’m sure it will be very helpful and encouraging to others who are on or wanting to start the Candida diet.