For many of us (like me) on an anti-candida diet, losing weight can be a welcome change. After all, if you developed candida after years of over-indulging in certain foods or after eating too much sugar over time, it’s quite possible that excess weight came along with the excess candida. And when you first begin […]
Candida Corner
Two Weeks with NO Added Sweeteners (!)
For many of us on sugar-free diets, the reason we got here in the first place is a love of sweets. I’ve made no secret that I consider myself a sugar addict. If I’m honest, I still have issues around most sweet things, even those sweetened with stevia, xylitol or other low- and no-glycemic sweeteners. […]
Why Can Some People Cheat on Their Anti-Candida Diet, While Others Can’t?
It happens every holiday season: I hear from dozens of my coaching clients, people in the Candida Kick-Start program or Sweet Life Club, worried about whether or not they’ll fall off the wagon during the holidays this year. I can totally understand how they’re feeling, too: for most of my life, I dieted like a […]
All About Probiotics, Part 2
In Part One of the “All About Probiotics” series, I talked about the different types of probiotics and where to find them. But how do you know which types to take? And what about when to take them? We’re learning more and more about probiotics daily, as well as how crucial they are to our good […]
All About Probiotics, Part I
You may be hearing the word, “probiotic,” more often than usual lately. That’s because modern science and research is finding more and more that probiotics–as an integral part of our gut health–are central to most of our health in general. Probiotics outnumber our own cells in the gut, and they are responsible for a huge […]
Is My Candida Getting Worse?
One of the questions I hear most often from my individual clients and from people in my Facebook groups is something along these lines: “Well, I’ve been following an anti-candida diet perfectly for a few months now. I haven’t cheated on the diet at all! And I got so much better. But recently–I have no […]
How Long Does It Take To Get Better?
One of the questions I get asked often is, “How long will it take me to get better?” Like you, when I was first diagnosed with candida, I was eager to find out the answer to that question. I wanted my symptoms to be gone, like, yesterday, so I could finally get back to living […]
Little Known Candida Symptoms, 2: Sinus Problems
Sinus problems can indicate any number of ailments, from the common cold to seasonal allergies. But did you know that sinus issues are also extremely common for people with candida? In fact, one expert suggests that up to 93% of ALL sinus infections are actually fungal in nature, rather than bacterial (which means antibiotics would […]
How to Enjoy the Benefits of Collagen–without Bone Broth
It’s all the rage among holistic health professionals: bone broth. Seems bone broth is a panacea for pretty much every gut-related problem, from leaky gut to autoimmune disorders to indigestion. And the reason why? Its gelatin content (and the collagen yield that occurs as a result of gelatin). . But what if you can’t, or won’t, […]
How to Eat Healthy, Delicious Foods that Support Your Healing through the Holidays
It can be a challenge to continue with your anti-candida diet through the holidays. Even if you’re not strictly anti-candida but are gluten-free, sugar-free, or some other “free-from,” the challenges are real, and having specific strategies to get you through the season are essential to sticking with it. How can you eat well, continue to […]