What Causes A Yeast Infection

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 at 8:19 am

by Corrinne Dukart

Causes of yeast infection is directly related to our food and/or medicine intake, but there are also some environmental factors that we simply can’t control causing us to have such infection which sometimes referred to as candida. A great way to prevent the start and/or spread of yeast infection is by minding your diet.

Believe it or not, refined sugar and carbohydrates that we get from the food we eat daily may cause us to have yeast infections. Some of the sources of refined sugar are candies, ice cream and soda. Sources of carbohydrates are cereals, bread and rice. Honey, which is also considered as a simple carbohydrate, is a source of refined sugar that can cause yeast infections, therefore will allow candida to grow on different areas of your skin.

Another is mucus that can easily build up within our system when we get allergies from certain food items, such as cow’s milk. If we have allergies, we tend to also have indigestion that will make yeast infection grow even more faster. Soy, which is an alternative forms of dairy, is good to reduce such inflammatory situation.

Of course, anything that has yeast in the ingredients should be flagged as yeast infection causes. Brewers yeast is a common ingredient found in beer and bakers yeast is used for making bread. These yeast products should be avoided when you are trying to flush out any form of yeast infection. Food that includes mold is something that many people dont think could be a yeast infection cause. However, there are plenty of food products that include mold and should be avoided. These food items include certain cheeses, dried fruits, and mushrooms, for sure.

A candida is more likely to grow on you if your body is too acidic or not in range of the balanced PH level, which is 7.35 and 7.45. To correct your PH level, intake of alkaline food, such as lemons, fish or grains, is recommended. Have a balanced PH and don’t let your body be a prime breeding ground of candida.

Listed here are just some of environmental factors that are yeast infections causes. Watch your diet and maintain a balanced PH level in order to avoid yeast infection.

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What causes a yeast infection can be avoided and there’s definitely something you can do to cure it. Find out here at www.Cure-Yeast.org.