Black tea is fine as long as you only use Stevia or Xylitol for sweetening. Green tea would be preferred as it has healing properties.

Cinnamon is excellent to use during the Candida Diet because it has antifungal properties. Add it to anything and everything.

Eggs are an excellent choice on the Candida Diet. Organic, free range eggs are preferred because cheap supermarket eggs are from chickens fed grains and antibiotics.

Coffee is fine as long as you only use Stevia or Xylitol for sweetening. Green tea would be preferred as it has healing properties.

Vodka (like all alcohol) quickly turns to sugar in the blood so it should be used very sparingly. Do some research and find a brand that is made without the use of yeast. There are a few brands on the market made that way.

Milk is usually not a problem for someone with a Candida overgrowth. The best type of milk is raw unpasteurized milk. The second best is whole, pasteurized milk from grass-fed cows. The least preferred option is the typical milk you buy at the local store. It is usually from grain fed cows that have been given antibiotics and growth hormones.

All dairy products are acceptable on the Candida Diet. One thing to look for is raw, unpasteurized, grass fed dairy. Raw milk is not legal for sale in most states but you can find a farmer near you that has a "cow share" program. Go to Milk.com to find local suppliers.

You should avoid all fruit while on the Candida Diet - with a two notable exceptions. The fruits that are allowed on the Candida Diet are green apples and berries. Virtually all berries are allowed since they are high in natural anti-fungals.

One great source of recipes for the Candida Diet is the Yeast Connection Cookbook by William G Crook. This link takes you to Amazon .com but there are many other places to find it online and off line. You can also search on Amazon.com for any book dealing with Candida Diet. There are many books written on the subject. There is some discrepancy in the foods that are allowed but whenever you have a question just refer back to my Candida diet page and it should clear up any confusion.

Sweet potatoes are allowed on the Candida Diet. They do not feed the Candida like a white potato does. Just stay away from candied sweet potatoes because of the sugar.

Coconut flour is excellent as well. You can make many foods with it but avoid using any recipes with yeast in them.

Orange juice (like all fruit juices) contains high amounts of sugar so it should be avoided. There are many other foods that are high in potassium that you can eat on the Candida Diet. One good list is available here.

There are some sites that allow brown rice or other types of grains on their Candida Diets. However my research points to the fact that ALL grains feed the Candida so they are to be avoided. You can live a long healthy life without eating a single grain as they are not needed by the human body.

Lemons and limes are high in sugars but they also contain chemicals that fight Candida. Most people can tolerate citrus but some cannot. Test them in your diet and see if they cause the Candida to flare up. If not you should be able to tolerate them. Are berries allowed on the Candida Diet? I really like strawberries, blueberries, cherries, raspberries, blackberries, elderberries and others. Even though berries contain natural sugars, they also contain natural antifungal compounds.

We recommend eliminating sugar and reducing simple carbohydrates, foods that feed candida. Some individuals are sensitive to yeast containing foods due to their immune system response to candida albicans, in this case it can be beneficial to reduce yeast containing or fermented foods, vinegar, cole slaw, beer, wine, cheese, pistachios etc. You can find several good books regarding candida diets in our bookstore.

During the Turbo-Protein Diet you are detoxifying your body and the intake of caffeine and other 'toxins' (like preservatives, artificial flavors etc.) will prevent this process. If you must have coffee try to have decaffeinated and drink it black. Use decaffeinated or herbal teas instead of caffeined tea.

With normal-high consumption levels, 2-6 cups of tea a day, tea contains acceptable levels of fluoride and will not cause any health problems. Actually the fluoride in tea contributes to strong healthy tea and bone and greatly decreases your chances of osteoporosis.

If you are already on the Candida diet you are better off staying on the Candida diet for another month or two. We say this because going OFF the Candida diet can be uncomfortable and it's harder to see the results you're getting from GHT's programs. So continue doing what you are for a little while and slowly ease back into what you would like to eat.

Yes, ThreeLac seems to get the job done, even if you are not on a strict diet. You would probably see faster results if you were on a strict diet, and we do suggest moderating your sugar intake. Eating foods that feed candida helps it to grow faster so it will probably take longer for ThreeLac to work.

Candida is a stubborn little fungus that creates a number of toxins in your blood stream, including manufacturing alcohol. According to the naturopaths, these toxins are responsible for a great deal of side effects, including irritible bowel syndrome and inflamatory bowel disease. Women with candida also have the unique pleasure of having a propensity toward yeast infections.

If you are into herbal teas, you can substitute a mug or two of just about any herbal tea with no caffeine for one or two of the glasses of water per day, since the herbal tea is mostly plain water and may only have a few calories, or none at all. You can also drink decaffeinated tea or coffee, as long as you don't add sugar or coffee whitener.

It's true that oral contraceptives increase the risk of Candida overgrowth, but so can your diet. For instance, foods that primarily feed Candida albicans include foods high in starch and sugar. That being said, other foods, including dairy products (with the exception of butter and eggs) also encourage Candida overgrowth.... Regardless if antibiotics or a person's diet causes Candidiasis, the fact of the matter is that a Candida overgrowth needs to be treated.

Besides often being named for the district in which they were grown, Black Teas were originally classified according to what leaves on the tea plant were plucked. After picking for White Tea in the spring, the reformed tip—which includes the leaf bud and the first two leaves under the bud—is considered best. This lead to classifications that range from Pekoe and Orange Pekoe to others such as Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe and Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe.

The process to make black tea uses fully fermented leaves. They are then dried and hand rolled to bring out the full character of the leaf. Rich, deep favor in a beautiful amber color.

Oolongs (which cover a wide range of processes) usually have some physical manipulation done to them, breaking down the cellulose within the tea leaf to bring out the flavors. Oxidation is between 10% to 75%. Black teas are fully oxidized. The tea leaf is cut and bruised, bringing out the various flavors nascent in the leaf.

Green tea naturally has approximately 15 to 50 mg of caffeine per cup. Coffee has 80-200 mg/cup. Black Tea has 40-90 mg/cup.

Green and black tea originate from the same plant, Camellia sinensis. Green tea leaves are much less processed because they are not fermented like black tea. Green teas have a more delicate, fresh taste, whereas black teas are often more full-bodied and robust.

Each diet tea has a different formula to suit different body types. They all contain senna, an herbal stimulant laxative, and all three help promote cleansing.* The Dieter's Green Herbal Tea is our basic formula and is our most popular diet tea. The Super Slimming Tea is our most potent formula and has herbs that help promote digestion.* Dieter's Green Herbal Tea and Super Slimming Tea contain licorice root, known in traditional Chinese medicine as "The Great Detoxifier"*.

Coffee and tea contain caffeine, which acts as a stimulant. This stimulant "speeds" up your metabolism, which in turn can affect some lab test results.

The Government of Canada has 3 approved methods of decaffeination, C02, ethyl acetate, and methylene chloride. In order to provide the best tasting cup of tea, Tetley decaffeinates green tea with C02, and black tea (orange pekoe) with methylene chloride.