What are Probiotics
Probiotics are microorganisms that are considered to benefit the host organism when consumed in adequate amounts. Probiotic food is highly helpful in minimizing the overgrown and harming candida in the human body. Lactic acid bacteria and bifido bacteria are the most common variety of probiotic microbes that help in the management of Candida. Certain varieties of yeasts and bacilli are also considered helpful in reducing Candida to minimum amounts.
Best Probiotic Foods
Probiotics are usually taken as fermented foods, fermented using active live cultures. Best examples of Live Cultured Probiotics are Yogurt, Soy Yogurt and Cheese.
Top 10 Probiotic Foods in the Management of Candida
Listed below are the best probiotics for Candida
Yogurt: Handmade yogurt with live culture is the most important among probiotic enriched foods in the management of Candida. Especially, yogurt made from goat’s milk infused with lactobacillus or acidophilus are the healthiest ones.
Kefir: Like Yogurt, Kefir is a dairy product. It is a combination of goat’s milk and fermented grains. This has high quantity of lactobacilli and bifidus bacteria and it helps in reducing Candida.
Sauerkrant: Sauerkrant is made with fermented cabbage and it contains vital vitamins that help managing Candida.
Dark Chocolate: A dark chocolate of high quality is four times rich in probiotics when compared to other forms of dairy products and it is also used in Candida management.
Microalgae: Foods made from microalgae are highly energetic and it increases the amount of lactobacillus and bifido bacteria in the digestive system and helps in managing Candida.
Miso Soup: A Digestive regulator used in Japanese traditional medicine, Miso is made with fermented rye, beans, rice or barley that is used in Candida treatment.
Pickles: Pickles, specially the commonly used green pickle are foods rich in probiotics.
Tempeh: Tempeh is again a fermented grain made out of soybeans. Full of vitamin B12, this is a low sodium diet and a good substitute for meat. This can be used in the baked form eaten with salads.
Kimchi: Kimchi a highly spicy, sour fermented cabbage, full of healthy bacteria and it is a good potential of the required vitamins, iron, beta-carotene, calcium.
Kimchi is very useful in Candida management.
Kombucha Tea: This fermented tea is a high source of gut bacteria. Kombucha tea has been in use over centuries for its high energy levels and its tendency to control thereby it reduces Candida symptoms considerably.