Naturally present in our intestinal flora, Candida albicans yeast helps to eliminate various waste products. But when we clog our digestive system – for example with a very industrial diet – or following the taking of antibiotics or contraceptive pills, it proliferates to meet the demand and the troubles begin. It then changes from its natural yeast form to a pathogenic mycelial form. that lines our intestinal mucous membranes, or even spreads throughout the body. Result : bloating, allergies, weight gain, fatigue and sleep disturbances. To continue to “feed”, Candida albicans also makes us want to eat the sugars it loves… nearly 40% of the population of developed countries like France would be affected.
Beware of sugars
As Candida albicans feeds on sugar in all its forms, reminds nutritionist dietitian Laëtitia Proust-Millon, it is better to avoid anything that contains sucrose, glucose, fructose, maltose and lactose. And this over a period of 3 to 6 months. We therefore ignore fruit (at least the first month), yogurts and cheeses, yeasts (bread, beer, etc.), we favor whole grains. To help the good bacteria in the flora repel Candida albicans, feed them with prebiotics, such as spirulina which…
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