CANDIDA REFERENCE SHEET

1. Diet
Foods to avoid: refined sugars and natural sugars, dried fruits, fruit juice, yeast and yeast
containing foods, all alcoholic beverages, malt products, foods containing vinegar,
processed and smoked meats, mushrooms, milk products including all cheeses, sour
cream, buttermilk and milk, with the exception of yogurt containing live bacterial
cultures.
High starch foods such as pasta, white flour products, white rice and potatoes, should be
cut back or eliminated and replaced with whole grain foods, non-yeast breads, alternative
grains, such as buckwheat, amaranth, kamut, !uinoa, spelt, barley, rye, or millet", and
low starch vegetables.
#rapes and all melons have molds on their skins that help them ripen, and should be
avoided. $itrus fruits may need to be avoided also, as they tend to be worse than other
fruits due to high acid content. %t may be necessary to cut out all fruits for a time, until
symptoms are more under control, and then add back in only small amounts.
Foods to eat: all vegetables & the lower the starch, the better, whole grain foods, meats,
eggs, olive oil and other high-!uality oil, nuts and seeds, soya, rice, oat, or nut milks but
watch out for milks with lots of sugars added & refined or natural".
'tevia is a herb with anti-candida properties, and a mild sweet taste. (sing a small
amount of honey, black strap molasses, or pure maple syrup is a better choice than
refined sugar.
2. Killing off the Candida
From the health food store: caprylic acid, garlic, citrus seed extract grapefruit seed
extract", olive leaf extract. )ther herbs and teas with anti-candida properties are: berberis
or barberry, #erman chamomile, ginger, thyme, oregano, gentian, rosemary, mathake tea,
*au d+,rco or taheebo tea, tea tree or melaleuca tea.
-his is not a complete list, but is a list of the most common and most widely used herbs
and natural remedies.
)ther management tools include: oxygen therapy in any form, alkalini.ing the body,
some types of magnetic and electrical therapy, homeopathic remedies, and /colloidal
silver.
/, warning about colloidal silver: most forms of colloidal silver are effective at killing
all types of bacteria, both aerobic and non-aerobic, so drinking colloidal silver is similar
to taking an antibiotic, as well as an anti-fungal. %f a participant is going to use this
method to treat $andida symptoms, long-term use is not recommended, and a good
probiotic product is recommended during and after use.
*rescription anti-fungal agents: nystatin, for controlling growth within the digestive tract.
//'ystemic anti-fungal medications: 0i.oral ketocona.ole", 1iflucan flucona.ole",
'poranox itracona.ole", 2amisil terbinafine hydrochloride, 'ando." ,mphotericin 3
Fungi.one, '!uibb".
//, warning about systemic anti-fungal medications: -hese medications are not without
possible side effects. 2iver failure is a possible side effect with all of the above
mentioned. -here have been several people report that their $0' symptoms were made
much worse when taking a systemic anti-fungal medication. -his could be due to a 4die-
off5 or 4herxheimer5 reaction, or to a direct affect from the medication.
3. Rebuilding the digestie t!a"t
*robiotic products: 6ogurts milk or soy based" containing live bacteria may be
beneficial. ,ny other good !uality probiotic product may be helpful in rebuilding the
digestive tract. 'ome people may be helped significantly by taking a single probiotic
strain of bacteria, such as lactobacillus acidophilus most often referred to as
acidophilus," or bifidum bacteria, but a broad range of bacteria may be more helpful.
'ome good !uality, broad range probiotics that have been used by participants are: *37,
*rimal 1efense and Flora-3alance.
#. Su$$le%entation
,ll $andida management programs recommend a good !uality supplement to support
and rebuild the immune system. -he 89*ower: is probably the best all-in-one candida
supplement out there. -he ingredient list covers almost exactly the ingredient list
recommended by 1r. ;illiam #. $rook, 9.1., a leading $andida authority.
3iotin has been shown effective in stopping the conversion of yeast to a fungal state,
when given at the level of <==mcg, < times per day. 9ore biotin may be useful for
participants struggling with $andida.
;hy do some participants report that the 89*ower: supplement makes their $andida
symptoms worse> -he explanation that makes the most sense is that $andida, as a
parasitic organism, feeds off of good nutrition. 6ou are feeding your body better, and so
the $andida can live better too. %f a participant with chronic yeast overgrowth wants to
benefit optimally from the supplement, they must manage their yeast at the same time
that they are taking the supplement.
Sou!"es fo! %o!e info!%ation&
,lternative health practitioners, such as naturopaths and homeopaths, may be able to help
participants with addressing yeast problems.
2eading $andida authorities: $. )rian -russ, 9.1., ;illiam #. $rook, 9.1.
,uthors and books: ,ny book written by ;illiam #. $rook will give a participant an
overview of what $andida is. -wo of the best-known titles to look for: 4-he 6east
$onnection,5 and 4-he 6east $onnection $ookbook & , #uide to #ood 0utrition and
3etter 2iving.5
3y $. )rian -russ, 9.1., 4-he 9issing 1iagnosis.5
;ebsites: %nformation
www.candida-yeast.com & 1r. ;illiam #. $rook+s webpage
www.candida-society.org.uk & support group
$andida programs:
www.wholeapproach.com
www.candidayeastinfections.com
*robiotic products:
www.flora-balance.com
www.threelac-candida-defense.com or www.threelaccandidadefense.com
www.beyondprobitics.net & *rimal 1efense and Fungal 1efense
)ther products:
www.eastparkresearch.com & d-lenolate olive leaf extract