But if you find a sweetener that also helps combat candida, that is worth exploring...
1. Raw unfiltered honey
Raw honey is known to have medicinal purposes in many different areas. It has antiseptic, and antioxidant properties that are great for cleansing, beauty and skin care products, it can be used to treat various ailments. The honey called UMF Manuka honey has been found to not only fight infection and help in healing but also reduces swelling and scarring and helps with digestive issues. Honey has been used for thousands of years as a natural healing agent. Over twenty years of research at Waikato University in New Zealand has shown that this special honey naturally destroys bacteria including staphaureus, streptococcus (even antibiotic resistant MRSA, Golden Staph), as well as h. pylori (helicobacter pylori), the bacteria typically associated to stomach ulcers.
Manuka Honey bio active
Consider using honey if you are thinking about going on an anti-candida diet. There are two main opinions about this for you to consider. On one side there is the diet that involves cutting out yeasty foods, and sugary foods including honey, as the fungus feeds on sugar and that can lead to or help an overgrowth. However there is a different opinion that says only refined sugars need to be eliminated, such as white carbohydrates, sodas, and so on, and in this diet raw honey in moderate amounts is acceptable. The fact that organic honey has been found to have probiotic and antibiotic properties makes it a food that will fight the candida albicans in you body rather than help them grow. You could of course go for a middle road, where all sugar is eliminated and then something like honey is slowly re-introduced to help with replacing the beneficial bacteria.
Some ideas: Mix honey with raw organic apple cider vinegar
and warm water, for a drink to be taken once a day.Sweeten your own plain yogurt and add fresh fruit, another way to get the benefits of those helpful bacteria in the honey, into you, is to eat more of it each day. Great for treating any internal overgrowth.
Organic Raw Unfiltered Honey
2. Stevia
Here are some of the benefits of stevia: · It has a long history of safe use as an herbal sweetener, and as an antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antibiotic agent. · It helps balance the pancreas, which is quite often compromised in people with candida. · It is recommended for diabetics and for people with hypoglycemia. · It regulates the digestive tract and greatly increases energy. Stevia
is wonderful in teas, our fermented drinks and as a sweetener in quinoa flakes cooked into a cereal for breakfast. It is especially delicious with the flavor of fruit and with dairy foods. However, it is not as versatile for baking. Stevia comes in a powder form and as a liquid in different concentrations. Getting just the right amount of sweetness can be tricky.Stevia soda
3. Xylitol
Also healthy and natural, xylitol sweetener is extracted from birch cellulose. Xylitol
does not feed candida and has these benefits:
It has been clinically proven to fight dental cavities, and to facilitate the remineralization of dental enamel. Xylitol gum
It tastes similar to sugar, with 40% fewer calories.
It helps stabilize blood sugar.Ideal Brown No Calorie Sweetener
Truvia
is a blend of stevia and erythritol blended
4. Luo Han Guo
Lo Han, another natural sweetener that does not feed candida, is extracted from the Lo Han Guo fruit, which is a member of the gourd family. Here are some benefits of Lo Han: It is 250-400 times sweeter than sugar. Is calorie free. Like Stevia and xylitol, it is safe for diabetics and hypoglycemics. It is used as a medicinal herb in Southern China, and for treating diabetes, obesity, coughs and sore throats.
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