The candida cleanse (or candida diet) has become a popular fad diet. This diet aims to lower the amount of candida fungi in the body. Candida fungi can cause infections such as vaginal yeast ...

I was commuting on my bike and riding twice a day, 6 miles each way. Nearly every other day, I was going to the gym and working out. Then, I tore a calf muscle playing basketball. It hurt, a lot, and ...

The beginning of a new year seems like the ideal time to hit reset on a lot of things in your life, including your diet. And programs that claim to help you do just that through a “detox” or ...

While more research is needed, the candida diet limits foods and drinks with the potential to increase candida. The diet typically excludes alcohol, caffeine, and foods high in sugar and gluten.

Candida glabrata is a natural species of yeast that is part of the gut microbiome. It’s found on the skin and in the gastrointestinal tract. An overgrowth of the yeast may cause fungal infections in ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...