You may find the following suggestions helpful.

What else helps?

Diet
Essentially you should avoid sugars, alcohol, foods containing yeast or moulds (ie blue cheeses, mushrooms, yeast extract). These are foods that slow the process of recovery because they actively feed fungi and Candida. Be realistic, sometimes you cannot escape some added sugar in processed foods, so don’t worry too much. Otherwise most foods are fine, unless you have an intolerance to a particular food. Even bread is acceptable, but in moderation. Threelac is powerful, but we don’t want to feed the Candida with any of its ideal foodstuffs.

Eat as much fresh vegetables and fibre as possible. Fruit should be avoided for the first month or so, until you get rid of some of the digestive Candida. Apples are OK.

Oats are excellent -as they also provide a foodstuff for beneficial bacteria.

Fresh vegetable juicing is very valuable.

Minerals and Vitamins
Fungal Candida have probably damaged many of the beneficial bacteria which are directly responsible for the synthesis and absorption of vitamins and minerals. Most especially Magnesium, Calcium, Zinc and Vitamin B12. This probably means that you have been living without these minerals. Zinc alone is essential in over 200 chemical reactions which would occur daily in a healthy body. It stands to reason that a deficiency in these minerals and vitamin could be detrimental to ones health .

Magnesium
Associated with the production and transport of energy , muscle contraction (and importantly muscle relaxation). Synthesis of proteins and assistance of enzyme function.

Also implicated in the deficiency of Calcium. i.e. it is required for Calcium absorption.

RDA 3-400 mg daily

Deficiency symptoms
Muscle weakness, fatigue, hyper excitability, sleepiness, insomnia, muscle twitch, Poor memory, apathy, confusion. Severe deficiency may cause tingling, numbness and cramps, migraines, Arrhythmia (irregular heart beat).

Calcium
Important for nerve and muscle function, regulation of Cholesterol, regulation of blood pressure , transmission of nutrients across cell walls, regulation of heart rhythm, vitamin absorption,

Low levels of Calcium leads to re-absorption from bones and teeth causing brittle bones (osteoporosis) and tooth decay.

RDA should be 1000mg daily or 1500mg post menopause.

Deficiency demonstrated as symptoms including Palpitations, nervousness, numbness, muscle spasm/twitch, poor sleep.

Excess Calcium is not a problem, except in cases of Kidney stones, which demonstrates a Calcium regulation malfunction. Consult a qualified medical practitioner if you suspect you have this problem.

Zinc
An essential mineral. It plays in many roles including protein synthesis, wound healing, development of reproductive organs, prostate function, contraction of muscles, maintaining body’s alkaline balance, digestion and absorption of phosphorous and as an antioxidant (protecting cells from oxidant damage). Implicated in over 200 enzymatic pathways.

RDA 15mg – but consider how much is actually absorbed.

Best taken as Zinc Citrate (a conjugation with Vitamin C) or Zinc gluconate for best absorption.

Deficiency symptoms include:-
Skin complaints, lack of appetite, Anorexia, mental confusion, poor immune response, depression, mental health complications, loss of libido, stunted growth.

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