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Showing posts with label Fruits. Show all posts

What Is the Candida Diet? All Your Questions Answered

In his book, "The Yeast Connection," Dr. William Crook outlined the causes and treatment for Candida. In it, he suggested that diet was responsible for yeast infections which resulted in symptoms including fatigue, depression, mood swings, and a craving for sweets, among others. While this holistic approach in treating Candida was not readily accepted by traditional physicians, those who espouse to, and treat patients with, holistic approaches have found the Candida Diet to be valid.

Dr. Crook found that yeast accumulates over the years due to the following factors: antibiotics, steroids, antacids, high fructose, diabetes, smoking, and pregnancy. Thus, he put together the Candida Diet which has proven to be effective.

Foods You Can Eat:

Meats that are antibiotic and hormone free including: beef, chicken, fish, lamb and turkey.

Whole Grain Foods: barley, brown rice, buckwheat, millet, whole grain pasta, millet, oats, quinoa, and rye. He notes that if you are gluten intolerant; do not eat barley, oats, and rye.

Cold-pressed Oils: flaxseed oil, olive oil, sesame oil, and sunflower oil. The only oil you should use for cooking is olive oil.

Raw Nuts and Seeds: almonds, brazil nuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, and walnuts.

Antibiotic and Hormone Free Dairy Products: butter and eggs.

Vegetables: potato and all vegetables. No mushrooms.

Condiments: raw and unfiltered apple cider vinegar, fresh herbs, dry mustard, pepper, sea salt, spices that do not include MSG and additives.

Drinks: filtered water, herbal teas, mineral water. No sugar.

Beans and Legumes: Any kind except fermented soy products.

Fruits: peeled granny apples, berries, coconut, grapefruit, lemons, limes. If you are allergic to citrus, eliminate from menu.

Sweeteners: Stevia and Xylitol.

Unsweetened Carob and salsa without vinegar or sugar.

Foods You Cannot Eat:

Processed and packaged meats, hamburgers, hot dogs, and sausage.

Peanut oil and processed oils.

Corn and mushrooms.

Cashews, peanuts, and pistachios.

All cheeses, cottage cheese, buttermilk, cow and goats' milk, ice cream, margarine, sour cream, yogurt.
Bread and cereal that is wheat, dairy, yeast and sugar free, corn, kamut, pastries, spelt, white rice, white flours, wheat.

All vinegars except apple cider, ketchup, gravy, jam, jelly, mustard, pickles, relish, salad dressing without sugar and vinegar, sauces, soy sauce, tamari and Worcestershire.

Candy, cookies, chocolate, coffee, donuts, gelatin, gum, fried foods, muffins, pizza, pastry, processed foods, smoked, dried, pickled or cured foods.

Alcohol, coffee, fruit juices, sodas, caffeine tea.

Peas and no fermented soy products.

Apricots, bananas, cherries, currants, dates, dried fruits, figs, grapes, kiwi, mangos, melons, nectarines, oranges, papayas, pears, peaches, pineapples, plums, pomegranates, and tangerines.

Aspartame, barley malt, brown rice syrup, brown sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, sweetened fruit juice, honey, maltodextrin, maple syrup, molasses, raw cane juice crystals, sorbitol, sucralose, and white sugar.

These diet guidelines will help you get started and give you a good idea about the plan. Further information can be found at the Candida Yeast Explained website.

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Calcium Rich Fruits For All

Calcium is essential for proper bone growth and maintenance.

As we age, this natural need becomes even more vital. Especially in preventing diseases related to calcium deficiency such as arthritis and other bone related diseases.

Here I would like to share ten fruits (Yes not vegetables but delicious fruits) that will help you balance and maintain your calcium levels. Daily recommend intake is set at 1000 to 2000 mg by the way.

Oranges
A champion of Vitamin C, an orange contains about 43mg of calcium per serving. Nothing massive but a few oranges here and there and you just got your entire intake of calcium.

Kiwis
This exotic yet delicious fruit contains about 60mg a cup. Kiwis can be used in fruit salads and even in some very hear warming recipes as well.

Dried Apricots
With Apricots, you can get about 5mg of calcium. Nothing crazy but nice way to reach your calcium levels when you are having a long day at work and it starts to effect your diet.

Dates
Widely used around the middle east, dates are actually quite delicious and have various cleansing properties to it. Not to mention around 15 mg of calcium per date. Probably one of the most underrated fruits out there.

Dried Figs
Not a personal fan unless they are used in cooking, they do contain about 13 mg of pure plant based calcium.

Rhubarb
These are insane for calcium. Each Rhubarb contains about 348 mg of calcium Can you say 'wow' please.

Prickly Pears

Well when someone tells you 'Don't be such a prickly pear', tell them 'I wish I was' because that would mean that you have 58mg of calcium. If you ask me, that is nothing to be 'prickly' about.

Prunes

Great for your colon and contains about 75 mg in a single cup.

Mulberries

Somewhat rare to find but if you can get your hands on them, that's 55mg of calcium in a cup.

Kumquats

High in Vitamins A & C and contains up to 12mg of calcium.

So there you have it. Milk is not the only source for calcium but there are plenty of plant based sources (As you just read, even fruits) that are more recommended by us than dairy products anyways.

At the end of the day, whether you are looking to boost your calcium intake or something else, plant based sources are the way to go.

Jenna is a proud self proclaimed 'Health Evangelist" and recommends you take the calcium rich foods quiz to learn more.

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