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Sweeteners such as sugar and maple syrup are allowed but not in large
quantities.
Candida Diet
Candida diets are gluten-, dairy-, and sugar-free as well as low-fructose
approaches aimed at combating overgrowth of the opportunistic fungus
Candida albicans. This fungus may be present in the bodies of those with
Hashimoto’s.
While traditional medicine may find systemic Candida infections con-
troversial, there is evidence that the opportunistic fungus Candida
may be overflowing in some people’s guts, especially those who are
immunocompromised.
Body Ecology Diet
The Body Ecology Diet is a specific type of anti-Candida diet that may be
especially helpful for those with Hashimoto’s.
While the GAPS diet and SCD are grain-free and include liberal amounts
of nuts, fruit, and fruit juices, the Body Ecology Diet includes some well-
soaked, easy-to-digest grains and limits fruit and nuts to starve off the
pathogenic yeast and bacteria. Additionally, the Body Ecology Diet focuses
on foods that create an alkaline environment, allowing alkaline phospha-
tase to work better to detoxify gram-negative bacteria.
Problems with Fructose
According to researchers from the University of California, San Francisco,
in the article “The Toxic Truth about Sugar,” published in the February
1, 2012, issue of the journal Nature, sugar should be considered a con-
trolled substance just like alcohol and tobacco.
The authors go even further and suggest that sugary foods should be taxed
and sales for kids under seventeen years old should be restricted. All of
these precautions should be undertaken to make sugar less available and
encourage healthful food choices.
Authors Lusting, Schmidt, and Brinds explain that sugar is not just
“empty calories” as some claim, but that an excess of sugar is responsible
for many diseases in our society. In the last fifty years, sugar intake has
tripled, and it is likely responsible for the global pandemic of obesity, al-
tered metabolism, and high blood pressure. It contributes to an increased