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CANDIDA REFERENCE SHEET

1. Diet

Foods to avoid: refined sugars and natural sugars, dried fruits, fruit juice, yeast and yeastcontaining 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", andlow 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 otherfruits 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 smallamount 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, alkaliniing 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 thismethod 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.

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//'ystemic anti-fungal medications: 0ioral ketoconaole", 1iflucan fluconaole",

'poranox itraconaole", 2amisil terbinafine hydrochloride, 'ando" mphotericin 3

Fungione, '!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 mademuch 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 candidasupplement 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 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 sothe $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.

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2eading $andida authorities: $. )rian russ, 9.1., ;illiam #. $rook, 9.1.

uthors and books: ny book written by ;illiam #. $rook will give a participant anoverview of what $andida is. wo of the best-known titles to look for: 4he 6east

$onnection,5 and 4he 6east $onnection $ookbook & #uide to #ood 0utrition and

3etter 2iving.53y $. )rian russ, 9.1., 4he 9issing 1iagnosis.5

;ebsites: %nformationwww.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.comor www.threelaccandidadefense.comwww.beyondprobitics.net& *rimal 1efense and Fungal 1efense

)ther products:www.eastparkresearch.com& d-lenolate olive leaf extract

http://www.candida-yeast.com/http://www.candida-society.org.uk/http://www.wholeapproach.com/http://www.candidayeastinfections.com/http://www.flora-balance.com/http://www.threelac-candida-defense.com/http://www.threelaccandidadefense.com/http://www.beyondprobitics.net/http://www.beyondprobitics.net/http://www.eastparkresearch.com/http://www.candida-society.org.uk/http://www.wholeapproach.com/http://www.candidayeastinfections.com/http://www.flora-balance.com/http://www.threelac-candida-defense.com/http://www.threelaccandidadefense.com/http://www.beyondprobitics.net/http://www.eastparkresearch.com/http://www.candida-yeast.com/