#291: The Truth About Candida Overgrowth

Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison

Food Psych Programs, Inc.

Health, Food, Bodypositive, Antidiet, Recovery, Fat, Dietculture, Weight, Eating, Positivity, Intuitive, Diet, Nutrition, Psychology, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Body

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

We discuss why a restrictive “candida diet” is unnecessary, why the concept of “candida overgrowth” as packaged and sold by wellness culture is largely pseudoscience, how this dubious diagnosis gained traction, and evidence-based ways to treat frequent yeast infections.

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0:00.0	This episode of Food Psych is brought to you by the Making Piece with Food Card Dec,
0:04.4	which I co-authored with therapist Judith Mats to help you end chronic dieting and find joy in eating.
0:10.4	Just go to ChristyHarrison.com slash Card Dec to order it now.
0:14.4	That's ChristyHarrison.com slash Card Dec.
0:17.6	Welcome to Food Psych, a podcast dedicated to critiquing diet and wellness culture,
0:22.7	and answering your questions about intuitive eating and the anti-diet approach.
0:27.0	I'm your host Christy Harrison, and I'm a registered dietitian, certified intuitive eating counselor,
0:32.5	journalist, and author of the book's anti-diet, which is available now,
0:36.5	and the wellness trap, which will be out in early 2023.
0:40.0	And by the way, on this show, I avoid saying diet culture stuff like weight and calorie numbers,
0:46.0	but we don't censor swear words or other adult language, so listener discretion is advised.
1:16.5	Hey there, welcome to this episode of Food Psych.
1:19.5	I'm your host Christy Harrison, and today I'm going to be answering an audience question
1:23.5	about whether you really need to cut out certain foods to get rid of or prevent yeast infections.
1:30.0	We'll discuss why a restrictive candida diet is unnecessary,
1:34.4	why the concept of candida overgrowth as packaged and sold by wellness culture is largely pseudoscience,
1:41.2	how this dubious diagnosis gained traction in the first place, and evidence-based ways to treat frequent yeast infections.
1:48.7	And just a heads up that I'm not feeling very well today, but I was getting quite behind on podcast episodes,
1:54.2	so I had to record this one while a bit under the weather.
1:57.7	Apologies if I'm a little low energy here, or at least low or energy than usual,
2:02.5	because it's all relative when you have an infant.
2:06.0	Before I answer, just a couple of quick announcements.
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