How to Treat Candida in 6 Steps | Dr. Josh Axe

In today’s video, I’m going to share the exact diet, treatment, and supplements you need to help clear candida from your body. Candida is the overgrowth of bad bacteria in your body and includes symptoms like fatigue, leaky gut, yeast infections, cold & flu, digestive issues, bad breath, or a sluggish metabolism.

6 Steps to Treat Candida:
1. Stop consuming so much sugar (especially processed sugar)
2. Eliminate grains from your diet
3. Support your spleen
4. Support your liver
5. Support your intestines
6. Take a probiotic supplement

Bonus: I’d recommend an anti-fungal like an oil of oregano or grapeseed extract for a maximum 10-14 day period and stay away from cold foods. If you follow these 6 steps, you should see great results in eliminating candida from your body.
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Dr. Josh Axe, DC, DNM, CNS, is a doctor of chiropractic, certified doctor of natural medicine and clinical nutritionist with a passion to help people eat healthy and live a healthy lifestyle.
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This content is strictly the opinion of Dr. Josh Axe and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice or treatment from a personal physician. All viewers of this content are advised to consult their doctors or qualified health professionals regarding specific health questions. Neither Dr. Axe nor the publisher of this content takes responsibility for possible health consequences of any person or persons reading or following the information in this educational content. All viewers of this content, especially those taking prescription or over-the-counter medications, should consult their physicians before beginning any nutrition, supplement or lifestyle program.

[patriciazito]

Candida is a serious issue which most people NEED to understand to correct a long list of illnesses which can be cured naturally. Love this video!

[JoshuaNashcanada]

The list of things to do to cure candida according to Dr. Axe:
1. Stop consuming sugar
2. Eliminate grains from diet
3. Consume foods that support the spline
4. Consume foods that support the liver (e.g. sour foods)
5. Consume foods that support the intestine (e.g. turmeric)
6. Take a probiotic
7. Consume warm foods (e.g. bone broth soup)

[Cocomixermachine]

Eliminate sugar, grain, drink barley tea, drink less booze, eat sour stuff, eat bitter food like kale/cinnamon/ginger/tumeric.
THANK YOU DR. JOSH AXE, you rule dude.

[ArtemKonstantinovich]

Ok. This is overwhelming. I’ve read so many articles, I watched so many videos by different doctors… and they all contradict each other.
Yes to Starchy food, No to grains! Yes to grains (buckwheat and millet), no to starchy food!
Yes to sauerkraut! No to Sauerkraut!
The only thing they all agree on is No to Sugar.

[xrmte]

Who else is on a candida diet at the moment?

I hope to get on the road of recovery i have been sick for a while.

[TerrorSpatz]

I defeated it with Oregano-oil and Rock Rose Tea and no sugar... greetings from Germany

[MonicaElena]

Thank you. I’m literally crying as I’m taking all your suggestions down. Thank youuu I will keep you posted. I’ve been dealing with this for 12 years with breaks here and there when I’m able to luckily balance my meals, stress and sleep. I’ve been doing a lot of research and it seems people like me with childhood trauma tend to get these symptoms the worst or most. I’ve been working on myself so much to finally realize successful people don’t find themselves, they choose to be successful. I don’t know how to choose to get rid of these symptoms, but I choose to do as much research as I can until I can connect with someone who knows what I need. We’re all different and I pray you all find what you need too!

[Haruzumakii]

day 4 on the candida diet. Not eating sugar by day 3 gave me a massive headache, but I'm pushing through!

[shinedown]

Candida its my root cause of my anxiety. I wana cry now afterd years of struggle with anxiety

[dreichar]

Thank you for posting this. I am trying to be a positive force for change. I have been battling epilepsy since a car accident about 10 years ago. I am eating ketogenically as and adjunct to seizure medication and feel much better! It is a challenge, because I am also trying to eat vegan for spiritual and personal reasons... I am sure I had an ongoing systemic candida infection! I am just now being treated for partial complex seizure disorder and and seeing positive differences in my life. I am actually making YouTube videos on the subject of my battles with TBI, epilepsy and myeloma. I am on a constant search for how to inspire others to change their thinking. This is well needed! Thanks!!!

[canxida]

Great video Josh. You mentioned the 'best kept secret' is to treat the spleen, in my clinical experience I'd say it's "identifying and treating the stressors" in your life. Stress undermines adrenal and thyroid function, and once cortisol and TSH become compromised your immune system goes south - increasing the likelihood of immune acute responses, allergies, auto-immune issues and eventually cancer. Most chronic candida cases that are unresponsive will have adrenal fatigue underpinning them, I've found this after treating Candida in the clinic for nearly three decades. I think you docs that focus on TCM tend to call it "kidney weakness".  Second point is you may like to mention- if the candida patient can't stop alcohol (the WORST carb with Candida) until they recover (not even one drink a week) they may as well stay with their medical doctor and remain on drugs for symptomatic relief.

[BBB-tocc]

I legitimately have every single one of these symptoms. Thank you!!

[shariffandala]

I always thought I had serious medical problems because I always feel unwell. Thank you for addressing this, I'm convinced that it's this culprit that is causing all the havoc in my body. I really appreciate this video. Thank you 🙏

[HalGio]

I’m battling Candida Overgrowth too, basically 2 years now with it but I’m on a mission to minimize the candida, brain fog is a serious issue for me

[dccd]

I once had what the doc said was Bell’s Palsy and told me my face would remain like that forever. I had seen an ENT years before for a very bad ear infection and remembered him mentioning yeast so I started researching. As a result, I only ate lean meat and vegetables, and I cut everything else out. One week later I started getting my sensation back where it had been numb. Three weeks later, my face was all better. I couldn’t believe how well I felt, even my adhd symptoms drastically improved.

[visamedic]

Watching this KNOWING I need a candida cleanse while eating a mini snickers 🤓

[qtnextdoor]

Dr. Axe can you please create a video that helps with the horrible side effects of coming off sugar/grains? I do have systemic candida issues. All your steps make sense (although i add Goldthread (berberine substance)); however, sticking to it, through a detox, is crazy difficult and any ideas to help the discomfort through the first 5 days would be awesome.

[TechLifestyle]

Saccharomyces boulardii is very helpful for candida and other intestinal problems.

[Miss.]

Wow! Fluently talking and drilling information for 7+minute straight! This was a great video. Simply amazing

[brianmacleod]

I was diagnosed with esphogeal candidiasis. I have all these symptoms except instead of gaining weight, I’ve lost quite a bit. The fatigue has been miserable and stiff neck. Great video, lots of helpful info!