Can a food journal help your Candida?

Your diet is connected to the way you feel, how you age, and most importantly the quality of your life. Do you even think about your food choices? Or is it only when you begin to feel run down, tired, or awful that you address the fact, that you should not have eaten that previous meal?

Planning to eat a better diet is takes effort. If you eat a lot of fast food, or dine in restaurant meals you may not know the ingredients or calories of the meals your regularly eat. If you enjoy processed frozen meals and you never look on the ingredient list; you will have the same problem.

You can figure where the changes should be made in your diet by writing down everything that you eat and drink for a two weeks. During this week do not make any changes to what you are eating or drinking. The second week, continue writing down everything. Take a moment to write down how you feel at 9am 12 noon 3 pm and before bed.

Before you start week three, take some time and research everything you have been eating and drinking the past two weeks. Visit your favorite fast food and dine-in restaurants website, and look at the calories and ingredient list. Look on the side of prepackaged and frozen foods you eat and also record the facts about the foods. Write down if you have been drinking drinks with corn syrup, cream, milk, or flavored syrups.

What effects are these foods having on your Candida? Are the foods and beverages you enjoy adding to you having chronic yeast infections?

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Chronic Yeast Infections

Repeat yeast infections can be so frustrating. Taking antibiotics repeatedly within a year can weaken your immune system. You may feel as if, as soon as you start to recover, you are bombarded with another yeast infection.

It is obvious that the antibiotics may not be as effective. If you have taken more than 3 rounds of antibiotics, they may only make you sicker. Any amount of stress, or eating too much of the wrong foods can bring back another yeast infection that may be resistant to the antibiotic that you have taken previously. You may feel weaker and it may take longer to recover from each yeast infection.

Taking a pro-biotic every day can help place good bacteria back into your body. Acidophilus Pro-biotic tablets with active cultures will help. The anti-biotic has done it's job previously and killed off good and bad bacteria. If you don't rebuild up your immune system, you will be more apt to quickly have another repeat yeast infection.

Buttermilk for example has live cultures in it; it is very similar to yogurt. Buttermilk can be found in the freezer section of any grocery store. A great natural help for an inflamed yeast infection in women is to douche with cold butter milk twice a day. This provides relief from the burning and itching. Especially if you have sores on vagina from yeast infection.

While taking any supplement for health, be sure to drink plenty of water. Staying hydrated can help your body fight off the yeast infection. Avoiding sugar in your diet plays an important role in preventing reoccurring yeast infections.

Is your clothing selections causing your yeast infection?

Many times we choose fashion over health. The types of undergarments and clothes that we wear do have an effect on our skin. Natural fibers allow for your skin to breathe.

Wearing tight, clingy often sexy fabrics can cause havoc on your skin.

5 tips to keep yeast infections at bay.

1.During the warmer summer months after working out, shower and change your clothing.

2.If your yeast problem is on your nipples, make sure that your bra, or nursing bra is made of cotton and not a synthetic fabric. After nursing, put a thin layer of milk on your nipples and air dry before putting clothes back on.

3.Underwear. Ladies look for panty line free styles that are 100% cotton.

4.Wear pant fabrics with stretch in them. Avoid super tight pants and shorts, that go up your butt. Yes, you will see this fashion violation the hotter it gets this summer.

5. If you have athletes feet soak your feet in baking soda and water at the end of a long day. Wear 100% cotton socks.

The secret to Sweetening with powdered Stevia.

Sugar free iced herbal teas and ice coffee.

The first time I tried using Stevia in my tea, the flavor was strong and absolutely disgusting. Don’t let that sway you from trying, I just prepared by drink wrong.

The best way to choose which drink to make to sweeten with Stevia is to consider the flavor. Is it a tea or juice with a light flavor?

Coffee for example I have been unable to duplicate the same sweetness as sugar. Splenda might be a good alternative for that. While making iced coffee add the sweetener while the drink is hot, then let it cool down. You will need less coffee to make a strong tasting drink, that will ice down well.

While brewing your tea, place a coffee cup or something to let the tea steep for about three minutes. After removing the top from your tea, you are going to pour a small amount of tea aside. For a single serve drink start out with about ¼ cup of hot tea. Place a very small amount of Stevia and let it dissolve and sit for a few minutes. A small amount would be about a quarter to half teaspoon.

Ice the drink down first, then top off the tea with some water. Gently stir. The drink will not be bitter, if it is that meant that you put in too much Stevia. If it is too sweet, just add more water to your glass. Keep experimenting with your favorite flavors, to find something that works for your own taste buds.

Ease up on Sugar.

Candida feeds on sugar. Have you ever had a snack with loads of sugar, and immediately started to feel bogged down, and tired? Sugar also does not help with the amount of overgrowth of yeast in your body. When battling a yeast infection of any kind, it is best to avoid or cut down on sugar.

The easiest place to start is in your drinks. Do you drink several sodas everyday? Do you prepare numerous cups of coffee in the morning and just shake in the sugar.

Artificial sweeteners and natural sweeteners are a great alternative to sweetening all of your drinks with sugar. While you are out, try an unsweetened tea at your favorite fast food restaurant. McDonald’s ha s a great this summer on an extra large sweet or unsweetened tea for one dollar. The sweeteners available there are Splenda, Sweet n low, and Equal. If you are addicted to flavored water, bring along an on the go powdered drink packet to add to bottled or a drink of water. When you start looking for options not sweetened with corn syrup or sugar will become more visible.

If you absolutely can not live without your sweet tea, try this. Start to measure your sugar by the glass. Make a picture of iced tea unsweetened. Regular tea is great; but also considers some herbal tees with flavor. Such as green tea, chai, or berry flavored. Start gradually reducing the amount of sugar that you put into your drink. Give natural sweeteners a try. Try a few different types of drinks with sweeteners like Stevia or Agave Nectar.

How to soothe the pain of yeast infections.

No one wants to stop the business of their lives to deal with a yeast infection. Work, school, and care giver responsibilities do not stop, just because you have this issue. There are ways to assist your treatment method of choice. Even if you are waiting for medicine or a herbal cure to work, these tips can help you feel better.

Natural douches and body rinses that provide relief. An aide to help you feel better does not have to be expensive or by prescription to work. These two products are very inexpensive, and readily available.

Hydrogen peroxide can be diluted in the form of one tablespoon per one cup of water. You can mix this together in a douche bottle or squared shallow plastic container.

Women experiencing vaginal pain to the touch; can rinse themselves clean after using the restroom. A squirt bottle from a drug store can also be used. This inexpensive peroxide solution can help speed the healing process on your skin.
Buttermilk can be used as a douche. This can be purchased at any supermarket. Prepare as normal in a douche or squirt bottle, and apply. This will provide cooling relief to hurting skin.

Any other place on your body where there is yeast is present, you can apply these solutions throughout the day by using your plastic square container or squirt bottle. Be sure to mark your containers “not for food”, or keep them in the bathroom.

Coping with yeast infection symptoms. Treating the itch.

Many women experience yeast infection at least once in their life times. No one is ever really prepared to have a severe or extremely resistant case. Yeast infections can cause the skin to be inflamed, crack, and even bleed.

Cheap Cleansing Rinse

A cool cleansing rinse can provide some relief of pain. Get a square shaped bowl, label it so that it is not used for food consumption. Place one tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide to one cup of water and gently swish. Stream this solution over any inflamed area on the outer lips or labia. This will help cool the symptoms.