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The diet against candida aims to prevent the excessive proliferation of this microorganism, depriving it of nourishment and strengthening the body's immune defenses.
commonly found in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract and vagina; the adjective saprophytic emphasizes its ability to benefit from the human body without harming it or bringing benefits.
The proliferation of candida is in fact controlled by the immune system, by the probiotic bacteria that populate the intestine and by the lactobacilli of the vaginal flora. Only when these defenses are undermined by factors such as severe stress, the use of antibiotics and excessive vaginal hygiene , candida assumes pathological connotations; in this case we speak of candidiasis, a disease whose manifestations can affect the skin, vagina, skin and, in immunocompromised individuals such as HIV positive in advanced stage, the whole organism.
(intestinal candidiasis) is responsible for symptoms such as depression, moodiness, fatigue, memory loss, headaches and an inordinate need for sweets.
The authors themselves try to remedy the problem through a series of dietary rules, useful for rebalancing the local microflora and reducing the number of these fungi.
These rules represent the foundations on which the candida diet is built, proposed for the first time to the general public through the book. The Yeast Connection: A Medical Breakthrough by Crook, WG, released in the United States way back in 1983.
Before examining the principles on which it is based, let's start by saying that there is no certainty about the usefulness of this diet, much less about the link between the above symptoms and intestinal candidiasis.
On the other hand, excessively reducing the variety of foods consumed risks not only making the diet monotonous, too restrictive and as such difficult to follow, but also causing - in the long run - significant nutritional deficits.For this reason, before embarking on the diet against candida, it is very important to contact an expert in the field, such as a doctor or a nutritionist.
and foods rich in yeasts and mycotoxins.
For this reason, at the top of the "black list" we find sucrose, fruit (both sugary and dried), most of the cereals, sugary and alcoholic drinks (in particular beer), smoked foods or foods rich in preservatives, peanuts, vinegar, bread (unleavened bread allowed) and hard cheeses.
