Candida, Cravings, Choices – the Vicious Cycle
If you’ve ever been a victim of the “yeast beast” as it’s called, you know how strong the cravings can be.
The very foods you should avoid when you’re fighting a candida overgrowth are the ones you crave the most: sugar, carbs, alcohol, cheese, vinegary foods. What’s more, eating too much of these foods is what contributes to the overgrowth in the first place!
How do you stop the vicious cycle of poor food choices, candida, and cravings?
1. Rid Your Home of all tempting Candida-forming foods
Willpower may not be enough. As the yeast dies off, it sends a powerful message: Feed Me! A first step would certainly be to rid your home of everything you shouldn’t be eating on an Anti-Candida Diet. Make it difficult to obtain those foods.
2. Keep a Food Diary
Secondly, try keeping a food diary. When you have to write down every bite that passes your lips, it creates a kind of accountability.
3. Eat Foods that Help Decrease Cravings
Thirdly, support your body’s healing process by giving it foods that will help with the cravings and that will balance your system.
Lacto-fermented foods such as raw sauerkraut, kim chi, fermented veggies – these all feed the healthy bacteria in your gut that assist in keeping the candida in check. They also tend to curb cravings.
Kombucha tea can also help, and there are herbs you can take to support your body in healing.
Coconut is naturally antifungal – try to include coconut oil in your cooking every day.
Green tea has been shown in studies to lead to weight loss.
Try drinking green tea with Stevia, a safer alternative sweetener that also has the benefit of reducing cravings for sweets! In addition to making you feel better, eating these foods can make you LOOK better!
They often lead to weight loss as your cravings subside and your body becomes balanced.
Diana Walker, Cravings Coach
CEO, Diana’s Healthy Lifestyles
