How to Stop Sugar Cravings

If you crave sugar and cannot seem to get a grasp on how to stop sugar cravings, have you ever considered you may have a Candida overgrowth in your body?

Candida is a clinical term for yeast that lives inside your body and may be sabotaging your best efforts to clear your skin and lose weight. I personally suffered from a Candida infection for years and did not even realize it. Doctors did not have the answers and only wanted to prescribe more and more medications, which made the situation worse.

Everyone has a certain amount of candida in their bodies that lives in their intestinal tract. But for some people, Candida has taken over and grown completely out of control, as in my case, having a field day with their gut, skin, weight, and moods. Most people do not even know they have it, much less know what it is.

How do you know if you have a Candida infection? Here are some common symptoms to clue you in:

- chronic yeast infections
- systic acne
- thrush in your mouth
- a white coating on your tongue
- jock itch
- athlete's foot
- a serious sweet tooth

If you have ever taken an antibiotic in your life, it is likely you have a Candida infection because antibiotics not only kill the bad bacteria, they kill the good baceteria your internal environment needs to thrive as well. Both men and women can suffer from Candida but particularly women; recurring vaginal yeast infections are an indication that Candida is overgrown throughout your entire body.

Candida will make every health condition you have worse too. If you have psoriasis, it will get worse. If you are depressed, you will be more depressed. If you have headaches, they will be more severe. If you are trying to lose weight, it will be more difficult. Whatever you are dealing with, it will be exacerbated by the presence of the Candida.

Candida leads to sweet cravings too. Sugar feeds Candida, so if you are craving sweets nonstop, you can almost guarantee you have an overgrowth. If you want to get rid of it, you are going to have to kill it first. And do not be surprised if it takes some time because Candida is extremely stubborn.

To eliminate Candida, you must follow 3 steps. Do not pick and choose - you must follow all 3 steps in order to completely rid yourself of it.

1.Starve it. Cut out all sugar and carbohydrates because that is what Candida eats. Doing a detox will certainly help with this step.

2.Overpopulate it with probiotics. They eat Candida so they will overpopulate it in your gut and intestines.

3.Kill it. Use nutrients, food and supplements that kill Candida like garlic, black walnut, and high doses of oregano.

Having an overgrowth of Candida is not the absolute worst thing you can have, but it certainly makes life unnecessarily more difficult. To explore more ways to eliminate Candida, consider working with a Holistic Health Practitioner.

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