Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1 Candida overgrowth 101 9
Chapter 1 Symptoms of Candida Overgrowth 10
Chapter 2 Tests for Candida Growth 18
Chapter 3 Do I Need Antifungal Medication and Supplements? 24
Chapter 4 Do I Need a Colonic? 32
Chapter 5 Constipation and Candida 38
Chapter 6 Is an All-Liquid Cleanse Necessary? 46
Chapter 7 Does the Candida Cleanse Diet Really Work? 52
Chapter 8 Is the Candida Diet Safe? 56
Chapter 9 The Candida Cleanse and Weight Loss 63
Chapter 10 The Importance of Prebiotics and Probiotics 69
Chapter 11 What About Gluten, Caffeine, Alcohol, and Artificial Sweeteners? 76
Chapter 12 Organic Foods: Are They Safer and More Nutritious? 82
Chapter 13 Fruits and Vegetables: Fresh vs. Frozen and Canned 88
Chapter 14 What About My Lifestyle in General? 94
Chapter 15 Compliance vs. Adherence 101
Chapter 16 When Should I Start My Cleanse? 109
Part 2 The Candida Diet 113
Phase 1 The Cleanse (21 Days to Beat Back the Fungus)
Chapter 17 What's on the Menu in the First 21 Days? 115
Chapter 18 What's Temporarily Off the Menu? 127
Chapter 19 What's Off the Menu Pretty Much Forever? 132
Chapter 20 Menus for Phase I 138
Phase 2 The Transition (Four Weeks to Add Back Some Culinary Pleasures)
Chapter 21 What Foods Can I Reintroduce Now? 151
Chapter 22 What Is Candida Die-Off? 157
Chapter 23 Menus for Phase 2 162
Phase 3 Maintenance (Keeping Candida in Check for a Lifetime)
Chapter 24 Can I Reintroduce Any More Foods? 172
Chapter 25 Modifying Special-Occasion Menus 180
Chapter 26 Why Shouldn't I Go Back to "Normal" Eating? 185
Chapter 27 What If My Symptoms Come Back? 190
Epilogue Candida Overgrowth, a Blessing in Disguise 194
Index 197
Acknowledgments 205
About the Author 207
