[This Kale Salad with Crispy Chickpeas is the perfect mix of crunchy, crispy, creamy and a little bit spicy. It’s vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg free, soy-free, optionally nut-free, optionally yeast-free, and low glycemic. Suitable for all stages on an anti-candida diet.] [My big plate of this super-satisfying salad!]. Although I enjoy salads all year […]
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Anti-Candida Superstar Foods 2: Gut Healing Foods
We all know that an anti-candida diet is essential when you’re fighting the beast that is yeast, and there’s a whole list of “do not eat” comestibles. But I think there’s a special category within the anti-candida diet that I refer to as “Anti-Candida Superstar Foods.” Superstar foods are the ones that can actively help […]
Grain-free, Egg-free, Dairy-free, Sugar-free, Yeast-free Bread from Living Candida-Free
[Are you looking for help with candida? The Candida Kick-Start is a proven 5-Step program that supports you at every step of the way. This candida diet bread recipe was by far one of the favorites among the testers, and then readers, of Living Candida-Free. And no wonder–it’s vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg free, soy-free, […]
Anti-Candida Superstar Foods Part 1: Antifungal Foods
We all know that an anti-candida diet is essential when you’re fighting the beast that is yeast, and there’s a whole list of “do not eat” comestibles. But I think there’s a special category within the anti-candida diet that I refer to as “Anti-Candida Superstar Foods.” Superstar foods are the ones that can actively help […]
Fermented Foods on an Anti-Candida Diet: Yea or Nay?
Should you eat fermented foods on an anti-candida diet? If you follow the current recommendations for the diet, you’ll see that advice about whether or not to eat fermented foods on an anti-candida diet has changed over the years. When I first began to study the anti-candida diet back in 1999 (!!!), the advice was […]
My Three Favorite Ways to Alkalinize Your Body
Talk about eating to “alkalize” (or, if you’re in the UK or Canada, you might say “alkaLINize”) and you may just find yourself in a heated conversation.
Ricki’s Raves: Detox and Replenish
I’ve decided to start a little series called Ricki’s Raves, in which I share some of my favorite items (both food and non-food alike) that I truly love and use all the time. Today, I rave about the products I’ve discovered that promote or enhance detoxificaton and general well-being. If you’re interested in the earlier […]
Natural Potato Eye Poultice and Interview with Amelia Ruiz
[Use simple potatoes and cheesecloth to create a relaxing, rejuvenating eye poultice.] Working through an anti-candida diet can be challenging, to say the least. There are new foods to learn, lots of vegetables to eat, and a long list of foods to avoid (I share what I ate when I first started here). Then there […]
Grain Free Waffles with Fresh Strawberries and Strawberry Cream for Mother’s Day
[A treat on Mother’s Day or any day, these Grain Free Waffles with Fresh Strawberries and Strawberry Cream are vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg free, soy-free, yeast-free, and low glycemic. Suitable for Stage 2 and beyond on an anti-candida diet.] Mother’s Day is one of those holidays that seems to command some kind of ritual […]
How to Enjoy Fruit-Free Smoothies (that are Candida Diet Friendly!)
We all love smoothies! Smoothies are sweet, thick, creamy–and also quick and easy to make. They’re great when you have 10 minutes in the morning before you have to rush out of the house to make it to work. But sadly, most typical smoothies aren’t as healthy as you might think they are. When I […]