When you first realize you have a yeast infection many people worry about going to a Doctor.  Simply put: it’s embarrassing.  So instead wouldn’t it be great if their was a home remedy for yeast infection?  Well there is!  Doctors will usually prescribe pills or lotions that only combat the symptoms of yeast infection and not the underlying cause which usually if not always will result in recurring yeast infections.

Unfortunately there is a lot of bad advice give out online including what a good home remedy for yeast infection is.  The advice often focuses on combating symptoms as opposed to the underlying problem – leaving the individual vulnerable to yet another infection coming back. Some advice is to cut out fruit, or eat garlic, or a number of other things that really may help the symptoms but will not prevent future outbreaks.

In reality sugar or eating fruit isn’t the cause of your yeast infection. It is the fat in your diet that is causing your problems.

How so?

Candida naturally grows in all of us – it is in some respects a life-saving organism. When we eat fat it can take several hours or a couple of days to digest. Fat is very hard to digest. A a result it will stay in the blood instead of being passed to our cells to nourish them. When we eat anything sugary like fruit (which is easier to digest) the sugar gets stuck in our blood because the fat prevents it from moving into the cells. As a result we have a high blood sugar level and the only way to bring it down is the Candida organism. The Candida eats the sugar (multiplying) bringing our sugar levels down to a safe level.

If we constantly have a high diet of fat, this keeps occurring and our Candida organisms population growth stays high to help us keep our sugar levels at a safe level.

So what can I do to help a yeast infection? Cut down the fat in your diet!

If you want to be rid of yeast infections for good, cut your fat intake down to 10% of your totally calories you consume (we need some fat in our diet).