Anti-Candida Diet

The Anti-Candida Diet is a specialized, short-term nutritional protocol designed to eliminate the sugars and refined carbohydrates that fuel yeast overgrowth, helping to restore balance to your body’s microbiome. By strictly removing dietary triggers, this plan aims to alleviate common symptoms of candida imbalance such as fatigue, brain fog, digestive distress, and skin issues. This approach is naturally gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and soy-free, ensuring that common allergens and inflammatory foods are excluded while you heal. It focuses heavily on low-glycemic vegetables and proteins, which aligns with insights from your PlexusDx report. Your results analyze key genes such as IL6, TNF, IL23R, IL8, and SIRT1, which influence inflammation pathways, gut immune defense, and metabolic regulation—critical systems to support when addressing microbial imbalances.

This program is built on evidence suggesting that starving yeast of its primary fuel source—sugar—while bolstering the immune system can effectively reduce fungal overgrowth. The meal plan emphasizes nutrient density to prevent the nutrient deficiencies that can sometimes occur during restrictive cleanses. Key principles include:

Low Carbohydrate & Sugar-Free: Eliminates grains and sugars to decrease fungus growth, utilizing low-glycemic foods to optimize energy and blood sugar levels.
High-Quality Protein: Provides up to 30% of calories from sources like chicken, salmon, eggs, and turkey to support T-cell function and immune defense against infection.
Healthy Fats: Includes monounsaturated fats (olive oil, avocado) and medium-chain triglycerides (coconut oil), which contain compounds like oleic acid that may help inhibit candida growth and support healthy gut bacteria.
Prebiotic Support: Incorporates onions and garlic to feed beneficial gut bacteria, creating a synergistic effect with probiotics to repopulate the microflora and boost immunity.
Fiber-Rich: Ensures adequate intake of non-starchy vegetables, nuts, and seeds to promote digestive health and reduce inflammation.

To customize this plan further, you can use the PlexusDx meal planning tool to adjust recipes based on your specific needs. Click the button below to access your meal plan. If you need to modify a suggestion, follow these steps to find a compliant alternative:

Locate the meal you wish to change.
Click the three dots next to the recipe name.
Select “Swap recipe” from the menu.
Choose “Swap” to change just that meal, or “Swap all” to replace it for the duration of the plan.
Keep clicking “Swap” to cycle through alternatives until you find one that matches your specific rules (e.g., egg-free or specific allergen-free options).

PlexusDx provides educational information about genetic predispositions only. This content is not medical advice. Always discuss genetic findings, test results, symptoms, and treatment decisions with your healthcare provider or an allergist to determine appropriate care for your situation.

Meal Planning Tool ➜

Diets & Meal Plans