You might look at this program and think there's no way you can eat out or go to social gatherings. Sure you can. The key is not to be fanatical. If you are at a restaurant or party and there is barbecued chicken, just scrape off the sauce and eat the chicken, and avoid dipping every bite into the barbecue sauce. If you're at a party and all they're serving is pizza and salad with balsamic vinegar, choose the lesser of two evils - the salad with the balsamic vinegar. If only sandwiches are served, throw away both slices of the bread or eat only one slice.
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What will set you back the most - in order of the worst first - are alcoholic beverages, particularly wine, beer, and champagne, because not only are they liquid sugar but they are also fermented, or yeasty. If you indulge in alcohol, drink vodka since it is distilled and low in sugar. Second to set you back is refined sugar - that is, brownies, cookies, pastries, ice cream, etc. Third is dairy, and fourth, white flour products like crackers, pasta, breads, and pizza. With this in mind, it's better to blow it on a piece of cheese than to drink a glass of wine, or to eat pasta instead of a brownie.
Alcohol and sugar do the most damage in setting you back on my program. One trick to help clear your bloodstream when you've eaten something that's not good for you is to drink four cups of red clover tea after indulging. But don't abuse this technique, as you will slow down your progress and not achieve the results you want.
DON'T GIVE UP
Beating candida requires both patience and discipline. If you stick to the diet and supplement program between 80 to 100 percent of the time, you will assure your success. Slipping below 80 percent doesn't mean you won't feel better, but it does mean your progress will be slower.
If you find yourself feeling depressed in grocery stores and restaurants, with their lack of choices of foods you can eat, consider shopping in a health food store if you don't already do so. Not only will you find many wonderful choices but you will also be eating more health-giving, nutritious foods. Wherever you shop, be sure to carefully read labels, as even "health foods" sometimes contain sugar and ingredients you need to avoid while on the candida-cure diet.
It's best to approach getting rid of candida overgrowth as a lifestyle change rather than as a temporary fix. Once you feel better, you'll find that you are more sensitive to how food affects your body and mind, and you won't even want to go back to making poor food choices.
Persevere and the results will come. You'll notice improvements in your health in as little as two to four weeks, and you will experience even greater changes after two to three months. Strict monitoring of your diet is essential. If you continue to eat sugar every day, even in small quantities, you will continue to feed the Candida albicans and your progress will be delayed. However, if you've had a "bad day" and eaten something that's not on your diet, don't beat yourself up; just get back on your regimen and keep going. To find out more, you can check out Candida Yeast Support.