First let me say that I have had candida problems for many many yrs. A diet may overcome candida if I stayed on it for a very long time which I'm not going to do right now.


I've done 2 diets. One quite strict (no fruit, no rice etc)which I did for 4 months and dr jeff program. I felt better while on the first but no doubt neither beat it.

Infra red sauna is helpful regardless of diet.

I looked at Dr Jeff's program. you can do the same thing on your own just much cheaper: you can buy sf-722 online (by thorne) and you can get echineacea and red clover, which is what his detox thing is.
What I am doing, is focusing on my detox ability (methionine and pantethine to detox the liver, and fiber) and only doing mild anti candida like aloe, onions, etc, as I can handle it. I find that supporting my liver, and the rest of my body (echinecea) is helping me get better. One day maybe I will be strong enuf to do more antifungals. If I were you I would not spend the money on his program. Do some research on the methylation cycle supplements, and take fiber. You can buy the ingredients he uses yourself, if you want.
I say, if you start antifungals, start very slow, and make sure you have been doing the methylation protocol for a week or two before. Don't forget fish oils for a healthy gut too.

I'm glad that these programs work for some, but why wouldn't you just treat yourself? I got to the point that I had enough and was willing to really suffer short term to feel good long term. I tried all the pills and supplements at first, spending hundreds of dollars, because of a possibility that something would be a quick fix.

No quick fix, and no gain without pain, folks. Sorry.

You MUST restrict your diet.
You MUST use a powerful anti-fungal
You MUST repopulate your gut AFTER the candida is beaten back with a massive amount of live, activated probiotics.

If you have tons of money great, buy the pills. If you want to do it on the cheap, use a pill as a starter for kraut like the Body Ecology method and make your own REAL kefir from grains at home. Buy the grains once and they grow so you don't have to keep purchasing starter. It's delicious and has 100+ strains of beneficial micro-organisms.

I am personally careful of doctors/products that make alot of promises and offer help for a price. I don't like the idea of someone capitalizing on my health, period. I am not trying to be offensive or knock anyone who uses a natural doctor. I'm sure they've helped alot of people! If you can afford an expensive coach, then great! But do not think that you need ANY of the saunas, pills, chelation therapies, etc. to feel better and get things under control. That is simply misinformation.

I completed jeff mccombs candida plan after suffering from candida for about 8 years. While on the plan I was almost entirely free of symptoms (including itchy skin, irritable bowels, and vaginal discomfort). I had a minor flair up of symptoms for one day prior to starting my period.

I completely committed myself to the plan without cheating at all. However, I did not spend hundreds up front on supplements.

I found the supplements helpful, though I ordered them individually over time. After the first 8 weeks I switched to a cheaper detox essential formula - taking the same vitamins (vitamin c from calcium ascorbate, echinacea purpurea root, red clover blossom isoflavones, & lemon bioflavonoids.) I continue to take candida force. I think it is superior to other options. Vital flora is really potent as well, though I am testing out cheaper probiotics. Concentrace minerals seem to be the only thing that has ever kept me regular.

Sweating is an amazing way of life! I will stick with it for the rest of my life!! Two things all humans would be healthier for doing: sweating & concentrace minerals! If I feel candida symptoms or die off symptoms I jump in a bath with a good book and sweat it out. I use sweating to meditate, to stretch, to relax, and to get sleepy.

After the plan: I was able to reintroduce most foods without problems. Caffeine doesn't really work for me, but I don't care much. Sugar is too much for me. I don't like it much anymore anyway - it is too overwhelming for my taste buds. A little raw chocolate pie with agave does not hurt me. Too much alcohol over a few days (special celebratory weekends) will give me symptoms, but a few days of cleansing puts me back to feeling good.

I feel way more amazing when I eat the foods I was eating for the first 8 weeks of the cleanse, plus nuts and some beans. I don't care to eat much more than that, except in moderation. There are foods worth splurging for occasionally. If I eat super clean and healthy for a week before and a week after I feel fine after having a little junk (Mac and cheese, French fries, or getting drunk.) As a side note I am a pescatarian.

As far as drinking: I used to drink every weekend, and I no longer want to. I have tons of fun socializing sober and having a productive next morning! When I do drink, tequila with anejo seems to be the best for not causing symptoms. I drink it with lime on the rocks. Or vodka soda with lime, lemon, mint, or ginger extract.

The plan showed me how happy I can be eating clean. I felt way more of a buzz than alcohol gives me. I plan to do the first 8 weeks of the plan every January and February.

I don't feel I am cured to the point of nothing ever bringing the yeast back, but that is probably not possible in my body. Binge drinking or excess Sugar will always give me problems. I hope to some day do the cleanse for a whole year. From what I've read for the amount of time I've lived with candida that would be greatly beneficial. Today is not the right time yet. For now I'm happy with not having symptoms. I am happy that I am eating so healthy and being so creative in the kitchen.

Overall, I highly recommend the plan. The fact that fruit is allowed makes it seem to be a healthier more well balanced diet than other candida diets.