How to Prevent Yeast Infections


Some simple lifestyle changes, like eating better, can help prevent future yeast infections. These articles show how.

Can a Sauna Help You Prevent Yeast Infections?

It has been suggested that you can reduce the numbers of yeast organisms in your body by sitting in a sauna or a nice hot bath, but this theory has not been researched. Dr. Jeffrey McCombs, DC., who specializes in the treatment of patients with suspected systemic Candida infections, has made heat treatment (sweating in [...]

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How a Sugar-Free Diet Can Help Prevent Yeast Infections

If you seem to get yeast infections way more often than you would like, (and even one seems like too many!), a sugar-free diet may be exactly what you need to keep the yeast infections away. Research studies have shown that the yeast population in mice will skyrocket (and become infectious), if the mice are [...]

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The Importance of Dietary Fiber in Preventing Chronic Yeast Infections

Dietary fiber keeps your digestive system working properly, and this can help prevent chronic yeast infections When I first learned how to bake bread many years ago I made a messy mistake. I put a bowl of dough in a warm place on my countertop and then decided to do a bit of shopping while [...]

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Do You Need a Special “Candida diet?”

Many authors claim you need a special Candida diet to prevent chronic yeast infections, but this may not be true. That is, of course, as long as you use common sense and eat a healthy diet. Sugar and white flour should be avoided if you have chronic yeast infections, but no other changes appear to [...]

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Preventing Yeast Infections – Some Basic Tips

Preventing yeast infections is a matter of finding the most likely cause for a Candida overgrowth. While  poor diet and damp, warm skin are easily-fixed problems that may trigger a yeast infection, there are other risk factors that must also be considered. Hormone changes and the use of antibiotics and steroid medications are probably the [...]

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