Friday, February 19, 2010

A Difficult Endeavor


Here I go....Day one of the official Candida smack down begins in 25 mins.

The Rules:

Candida Cures
FOODS TO INCLUDE

Fresh Vegetables (lowest in carbohydrates) - Asparagus, arugula, bok choy, beet greens, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, chard, cucumber, endive, fennel bulb, lettuce, nappa cabbage, mustard greens, radish, romanesco, salad greens, spinach, tomato, watercress.

Next best choices (medium carbohydrates) - avocado, artichoke, brussel sprouts, celeriac, chives, collards, dandelion greens, green beans, eggplant, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, okra, onion, parsley, peppers (green, hot, and sweet), rutabagas, sno pea pods, spaghetti squash, turnip, yellow and/or green summer squash, yellow wax beans, zucchini.

Fresh Herbs – basil, cilantro, chervil, dill, mint, oregano, parsley, tarragon, etc. Tasty garnishes for candida cures menus.

Homemade sprouts - clover sprouts, radish sprouts, broccoli sprouts, sunflower sprouts, lentil sprouts, mung bean sprouts

Fresh Coconut - antifungal, full of good fats and not too high in sugars. Fresh coconut is one of my favorite snacks, and its one of the best candida cures!

LOW CARB Yogurt- greek plain yogurt is great! You can add stevia to sweeten it up.

Fresh Garlic - a very potent ingredient in a variety of candida cures, both for the kitchen table as well as for making topical treatments for external symptoms. Also can be used to make an enema solution or as a suppository.

Fresh Ginger - another potent ingredient used in a variety of recipes, excellent for digestive troubles.

Free Range Organic Eggs - Potent source of protein and fat. A convenient addition to our candida cures shopping list.

Raw Butter, Organic Butter, Ghee and Clarified Butter

Free Range Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Pheasant, etc.

Grass-Fed Pastured Beef, Bison, Buffalo, Venison, Elk, Lamb, Pork, etc.

Fresh Fish and Seafood
All Natural Deli Meats - from a reputable source, no preservatives, sugars or artificial ingredients.


FOODS TO EXCLUDE AND AVOID:

Bread, carbs, most fruits, sugar, dairy (minus yogurt) and basically everything yummy. Just eat off the list above.

Does this all look good? Let the battle begin....

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