(This review was written on Dr. Amy Myers’s first version of the Candida Control Program. Since then, she has improved the program and even implemented some of my suggested changes below. If you are trying to get rid of Candida, the investment in her step-by-step plan is well worth it. I only recommend products and programs that I would use myself and this one is top-notch.)
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Do you have any of the following symptoms?
- Autoimmune Disease
- Brain fog
- Hormone imbalance
- Joint pain
- Cravings for sweets
- Sinus problems
- Allergy issues/Including Asthma
- Digestive Problems
- Fatigue
- Eczema
- Fungal Infections
- Itchy ears
- Frequent Headaches
- Frequent Illness
- Moodiness
If you have any of the above, you will want to read this article!
After the holidays I needed to do some detox and cleansing. During the holidays I didn’t go crazy with food the way most Americans do (and I used to) but for my body, the amount of Paleo baked goods and starches that I consumed were clearly causing some unwanted symptoms like eczema patches, itchiness, achiness, brain fog, and fatigue. I know what it’s like to have those symptoms be so debilitating and now whenever I feel them coming on even slightly I know I need a reset and thankfully, now I know what to do to reset.
It had also been brought up to me at a recent appointment (during the end of the year), by my Functional Doctor, that I had several of the symptoms of Candida. I did not get tested, as I have been there and done that, and figure now if I know I have the symptoms and know what to do about it then why get tested? Instead, I know how to remedy it so I will just do what I know. However, I knew I did not want to do any sort of Candida diet that I had previously read about online on various websites. The ones I saw were all SO overwhelming and confusing, had no meal plans or shopping lists, and seemed quite impossible. There probably are good ones out there but I didn’t find any that fit for me.
That being said, back in October, I got an email newsletter from Dr. Amy Myers talking about her new 30-Day Candida Control Program. I bought it and knew that after the holidays I would start her program for the month of January. I purposed NOT to do it doing the holidays because I have done a very restricted diet through multiple holidays in the past and it was horrible. Talk about feeling deprived. If at all possible, unless I am so sick, I will always choose to do a new diet, cleanse, sugar detox, candida program, etc., after the holidays or time I know it won’t be extremely hard to be different.
At the point I am writing this, I have just finished 30 days on Dr. Amy Myers’s Candida Control Program and wanted to share with you my personal thoughts, my well-being, and recommendations about her Candida Control Program.
Dr. Amy Myers, MD
Dr. Myers is an amazing source of knowledge of functional health and she is able to share clearly and understandably with the public (and her patients) helping them get educated and helping them implement new, truly healthy lifestyles. She has made this Candida program doable! With a complete guide that answers questions and troubleshoots possible issues that may arise, complete meal plans, shopping lists and recipes, completing thirty days following her plan is definitely achievable and actually enjoyable.
Let’s get into the nuts and bolts of her program
During these 30 days, you’ll be killing the yeast, starving the yeast, and re-inoculating and building up your gut to further prevent the yeast from taking over again.
E-Book
Through her e-book guide, you will have all the necessary information to get you from start to finish, hopefully feeling fabulous by the end! I like paper and being able to flip through paper rather than clicking screens so I chose to print her e-book at my local copy store. It cost about $12 in black and white and I put it in a little .29 three-hole punch folder from Target and divided the sections with dividers. I also put the recipes in sheet protectors since they could most definitely get messed up when I used them in the kitchen. I continually referenced this document during the day so I really recommend printing it so you can keep it at hand.
Part 1 – Killing the Yeast
First, when you do any kind of Candida elimination diet you don’t just want to abstain from certain foods, you want to take extra steps to actually kill the bad yeast. Dr. Myers provides (in her Candida Kit) the two supplements necessary for this. They are Candisol and Caprylic Acid in enough capsules to last through the thirty days (and more.) These natural plant enzymes are meant to poke holes in the yeast walls and break down the biofilms so that the yeast will die. At the same time you are properly taking these supplements (with her guidance) you are also starving the yeast by following her meal plans.
Shopping List and Meal Plans
This protocol eliminates all foods that can be inflammatory to our bodies. They are: gluten, grains, legumes, corn, dairy, nightshades, processed foods, junk oils and bad fats, eggs, soy and refined sugar.
The Candida Control Program shopping lists are very straightforward and divided into four sections: meat, spices, produce and pantry items. For me, a lot of the items were stuff I either already buy weekly or had. Some of the produce was new to me, which I love because it helps me to try new things and learn to cook them. I was able to find the needed produce locally. One thing that is helpful is that you can leave out certain ingredients on some of the recipes and it will not alter the recipe that much. This is great if you just can’t locate an ingredient. Tip* I highly recommend buying 1-2 cases of this filler-free canned coconut milk as you will go through it by the end of the thirty days and it’s cheaper to buy online than per can at the store.
Can I just tell you, her meal plans were amazing! With the help of her RD and RDN, she has developed some extremely flavorful, full of nutrition, simple recipes for breakfasts, snacks, lunches and dinners. Dr. Myers has laid out her plan in weekly increments. There are four weeks total and during weeks one and three you will be eating the same things and during weeks two and four you will be eating the same thing. This is partly what makes it easy! For example, once you have finished the first week you now know what to expect in the third week and if there are any tweaks you want to make. You’ll also have more comfort when shopping since you’ll already know basically what you need. I absolutely loved 95% of the meals that were in her plan. Some of the meals were not generally something I would choose out of a cookbook to make but obviously because I was following this plan I made them, and the surprising thing was that I really liked them a lot! Now I have many new recipes that will become family staples that are full of great vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. I would never have thought that would happen!
Except for a time dealing with my female hormones, I didn’t have sugar cravings and was generally not hungry in between meals.
Through these thirty days, something I was reminded of is that if I have food prepared and ready to eat I will choose it instead of something higher in sugar like dried fruit that’s quick but may not make me feel good if I always choose that kind of option. Planning ahead was key for me and with Dr. Myers’s menu and shopping lists, pre-planning and prepping was a cinch. Be warned though there is a good amount of prepping and time spent in the kitchen. It’s a good thing. We need to get back to preparing wholesome meals at home and taking the time to prepare our food. Getting your kids involved and teaching them how to cut and chop are vital. Give it a try! I did love having leftovers some days too. It helped to give me a break from prepping and since I liked the food it was a win-win.
Another part of her menu and recipes that were really helpful is I was able to feed my family 75% of the meals I made. This was great because it allowed me to not have to make two meals every time we sat down to eat. Take note – my family has eaten Paleo now for years and my kids eat vegetables (many kinds) for every meal (even breakfast) most of the time so giving them these foods in the protocol was not a huge transition for them. For a family with picky children or unwilling children, I would recommend planning to eat your own meals following this plan and make your family something separate. Maybe you could do batch freezer meals for your family before you start your 30 days?
My Critique of the meals and shopping lists
I have three suggestions I would make to Dr. Amy Myers and her team:
- Include a prep list in the shopping list area that way the person following the plan knows the day and night before what they need to thaw and prep for the next day. This will help if some people can’t get all prepped on the weekends. I wrote mine out ahead of time weekly but it would be a nice addition to have it already done for me.
- Next, I wished there were servings and/or portions in the heading of the recipes. This will help the person know if this dish will feed their family or not as well as how much of the prepared meal they should eat. For instance, I don’t generally sit down and eat two chicken breasts, two avocados and a salad with multiple vegetables in one sitting. Knowing the expectations of how much to eat would be helpful.
- Lastly, there were a few breakfasts that were purely carbohydrates with no protein and I would put in options for a protein to include. For some people not having protein in the morning works, but for me personally, it doesn’t. I feel horrible if I just eat carbs first thing. This was an easy fix for me though. I either just added some leftovers with protein into my meal or, if it was a smoothie, I added an avocado and/or 1-2 scoops of this or this collagen. It made all the difference for me with how I felt the rest of the day. It’s all about blood sugar!
For now, since her guide doesn’t have these parts, I did prepare some on the weekend and then each day I would look at the next day to know what I needed to thaw and prep. Sometimes I would even look a couple of days out. The other thing is that I was able to tell by the quantities of ingredients used whether it would be enough to feed my family or just me.
Reinoculating the Gut
Another very important part of healing is boosting the number of good bacteria in your gut so that it is properly guarded against the bad invading again. For Dr. Myers Candida Control Program she has a probiotic (by Xymogen but labeled with her name) that she recommends taking. It is also available together with her Candida kit with the Candisol and Caprylic Acid. She specifies when to take the yeast killers and when to take the reinoculating probiotics each day. You should only take a clean, free of fillers, probiotic and she recommends at least 25-100 billion units per day. Taking good probiotics are a vital part of healing from Candida. I have taken her probiotics before but had some of my own really good probiotics and so I wanted to use that.
How I felt and the benefits of doing this
I have been on some extremely limiting elimination diets before (ALCAT, Stage 1 GAPS for months, etc.) and so I was fully prepared to go through the same emotions with this one that I did with the others. However, to my surprise, I loved the food so much and was able to have certain kinds of fruit once in a while that it made me enjoy the process. I didn’t have a huge amount of sugar cravings at all. The only thing I really craved was something crunchy. I missed my plantain chips! By the end of it, I was also wanting to have some sort of paleo muffin, pancake or waffle. Not too bad for this sugar-loving, carb-craving mamma!
In Dr. Myers” guide she also talks about die-off reactions that can happen. I have had those before and they are no fun. I was also well prepared to have these and that life may have to stop for a while until I got it under control. She mentions several ways that you can reduce die-off symptoms and forego the worst reactions. That was encouraging because I felt like if I had any of these symptoms come back I would know what to do. It was as if she was sitting there holding my hand! Thankfully, I did not have any of the bad symptoms that I expected to have. All that happened for me was a bit of irritability and extreme fatigue for one day around my cycle. Hormones generally don’t balance out and resolve in one month anyway.
The benefits for me have been numerous!
- I wake up clear-headed with energy.
- Brain fog is gone
- I do not get afternoon fatigue
- My skin is so smooth and silky, no blemishes and NO ECZEMA!
- I have no itchiness
- I have no achy joints or headaches
- I have learned new recipes full of herbs and vegetables
- Digestion Improved
- No PMS hormone headache
- Learned I have a slight sensitivity to butternut squash and sweet potato. Awwwhh!
(Please note – these are my personal issues that were resolved and the results are not the same with everyone. You may have more, you may have less, and you may have completely different resolutions. You also may experience die-off that I didn’t. I’ll say it is worth it to feel better though!)
Following this plan for 30 days was wonderful. In fact, I think this, along with my own 24-day no-sugar challenge, will be something I do every year. With all the lemon juice, garlic, ginger, and greens in this protocol there is ample opportunity for the body to detox and when we are not feeding it inflammatory foods the relief of health issues can be astounding!
I highly recommend Dr. Myers, M.D. 30 Day- Candida Control Program if you feel like you need a reset or want to try and get rid of any of the aforementioned symptoms. You don’t have to have Candida to do it and even if you have one symptom on her Candida Questionnaire it will be well worth it to try this for 30 days. This plan can help with any autoimmunity and what is wonderful is that after the 30 days, when you start introducing foods back in, you will be able to properly pinpoint if there are certain foods that cause your body, in particular, to fire up and get inflamed.
Check your local library (in person or their app service) for the e-book options. Mine has both the book and cookbook.
Just wanted to warn others about this program…
I bought this program and spent almost $600 CAD on it, only because it had a money back guarantee, so I figured I had nothing to lose. However, the program did not work for me, and after completing the 30 day program by the book, and being so strict, I am still experiencing intense symptoms. I contacted customer service about a refund, and was told that because I was a couple days past 30 days, they could do nothing for me. The program is 30 days…of course anyone who does it would try the program for the full amount of time, in order to have it work. But apparently if you do that, you’re out your $600. You’re supposed to contact them BEFORE you finish the program (not sure how that makes sense, or how you would even know it didn’t work at that point…)
I would not suggest doing this program – it’s very expensive, and their “guarantee” that’s all over their website is very misleading when it comes to their programs. Incredibly disappointing, and I want to save others from making the same very costly mistake.
Oh Kelly, I am so sorry that happened to you and you didn’t have success with the program. It’s a bummer you missed the 30 day refund cut off. It sounds like you have some other infections possible going on that need to be dealt with. The cool thing is that you own the program now and can come back to do it again later when some of those other issues are taken care of. I bet you will notice a difference in how you feel at that point!
They do not sell the e-book anymore. One is forced to buy an expensive package to get it
I know Janet. A lot has changed since I posted this review. At some point, we will update this post.
I agree. I had some of the supplements from Amy Myers already as I had just ordered them and called and said they could check my order history (so I had actually spent the money and more) and they said I had to order the whole program to get the PDF of the eating plan. They also suggested I could send everything back opened and reorder everything together…or I could buy an online subscription for $9.95 a month. I have been satisfied, until now.
Hi Robin,
That’s frustrating. What if you did the 9.95/mo to get the PDf and then canceled after the first month? That way you’re able to use the supplements you have, get the PDF for $9.95 and move on. Would that work? If not you should submit a nice suggestion to them that they should allow the PDF to be bought separately for those that already have the supplements. If enough people request it, I am sure they will make a change. Blessings, Jennifer
Hi Jennifer,
Just found your website today…I like what I see and looking forward to digging through all of the info you have provided based on your experiences and research. With that said, I wanted to see what you might recommend in my case – so here’s a little background. I realize you are not affiliated with Dr. Myers team and just want your opinion on my question.
I was recently diagnosed with Hashimoto’s (my thyroid is still functioning correctly according to the lab results) so I’ve been doing a ton of reading on that (as well as liver, gut, and adrenal cleanses) and how to bring my system back in balance. I wish there was a way to really know what order of cleanse/support is optimal, but I haven’t found that info yet. I am researching functional doctors in my city though, so hopefully, I’ll have an answer soon. Anyway, I’m still In the process of cleaning up my diet and learning to eliminate foods I have sensitivities to etc, while still trying to cook appealing meals for my household. Because I have cut most carbs and sugar out of the meals that I now prepare for my household I see that my family members are exhibiting undeniable signs of a Candida overgrowth. So, my question is this, if you were in my shoes and could only select one of Dr. Myer’s programs would you select the Candida or the Autoimmune? Thanks for your time!
Hi Shimie, The answer really will be found when you determine what your first priority is. Is it to help heal your whole family or work on yourself first? If it’s to heal your family, then it sounds like, based on the fact that everyone has candida symptoms, that you start with a candida protocol. If it’s to help you first, then I would recommend learning all you can about Hashimoto’s and autoimmunity first. You can start here with one of my most popular posts: http://feastingonjoy.com/what-world-hashimotos-disease/ The healing journey is always multi-faceted and even treating one thing may not result in recovery. For example: in the case of Candida, often times people have it because of an overload of heavy metals in their body. Candida actually protects the body from the heavy metal damage because of the biolfilms it creates around the metals. Therefore it’s necessary to heal the gut first, then do a gentle and safe heavy metal chelation by a certified practitioner and then deal with the Candida. This is just one example of times when certain protocols are done in combination with others. However, my personal opinion (that I offer to my audience of believers) is to pray about the direction the Lord wants you to go. When I was started my healing journey, I had no idea what the next step was. I prayed and prayed and God directed my steps. It’s been an adventure! Blessings to you.
Thank you for your input!!
You’re welcome!
I am considering the Candida and/or SIBO program. I have recently treated both, with her supplements and others over the years, and recently treated the SIBO with 2 rounds of an expensive antibiotics. The SIBO symptoms are improved but not totally gone away…but now show signs of Candida….so, my question to you is which direction would you recommend going? Customer service said SIBO first, but Dr. Meyers says you can treat both at the same time…..I just feel like I am being encouraged to spend money on both programs….$600+….and I don’t have that.
You mentioned heavy metal detox….where can I find that? Thank you!
Paula,
I wish I could give you this kind of advice but since you are not my client and I don’t know your health history, I cannot recommend a direction for you to take. My Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner standpoint is that you can treat SIBO and Candida at the same time. Candida is rooted systemically and SIBO is rooted in the small intestine. With various protocols, they clear up yeast, fungus and dysbiosis in both the small intestine and systemically. In regard to a heavy metal detox, again, that it very specific to an individual. It is very dangerous to do a heavy metal cleanse if your digestion and gut aren’t working well. With my clients, we work through that in a very methodical way before getting into detoxing metal. The first is digestive health though! I have various modalities I use in my practice for detoxing metals. Pretty big topic! Sorry I couldn’t be of more help. I do hope some of my words bring you some clarity though! Blessings, Jennifer
I’m waivering between just the supplements, which is half the price of the entire program. But from what I can see, the entire program contains the meal plans and protein powder. I understand the meal plans are essential to doing the program as you reviewed, but did you use the protein powder during the 30 days? Its always a challenge to pay $300 for something you’re not sure its going to be necessary to have.
Colette, I would definitely get the entire kit. Just taking supplements and not changing your diet will be ineffective. It all goes together. True that the meals plans are essential for success. When I did the 30-day protocol Dr. Myers did not include the protein powder in the kit. I haven’t looked into her protein powder yet to see the ingredients so at this point I can’t recommend it one way or another. In summary, I do recommend getting the kit with the supplements and plans. Blessings, Jennifer
I need the 30day candida diet ASAP . But they said they are out of this candida protocol , I have candida bad , when will I be able to order ? Very ill from candida , when can I get the order .
Billie, I am sorry they are currently out of stock. Surely they will get it back in stock soon. You will have to ask Dr. Amy Myers team when you can get the order. I don’t work with them and do not manage any of their orders.
So will I need to be on these supplements for life? Will it cost $299 or $379 every month? I have asked this twice and can’t seem to get
it published.
Hi Beverly,
No, you do not need to be on these supplements for life. It’s a 30-day program.
Sounds great! Thank you! Blessings!
Helleo everyone I just started the 30 day program. I know it gives guidelines for the supplements but I am still confused. Does everyone take the “essentials?” And how many other supplements can you add to that list? I am worried I will be living off of supplements. I have been diagnosed with UCTD so I am very unsure of what I should be taking.
Also, Can you chew gum on the 30 day plan?
Hi Nicole,
This is a question you should direct to Dr. Amy Myers staff. They are always happy to help.
I am interested in Dr. Myers candida plan but worry about the effects the supplements might have on my blood pressure which was difficult to get under control with meds. I take several pills for the blood pressure and still have it go up at times. I am careful about the supplements I take.
Can you give me some feedback on this?
Hello F. Lee,
I would suggest reaching out to her team regarding your questions. Since she is a doctor and I am not, she would be able to give you the proper advice. Best wishes to you!
Hello Jennifer,
I am thinking of trying dr Myers candida protocol. I noticed that fish is included I her meal plan. I cannot eat fish. Can I substitute the fish for meat?
Suzanne, you sure can!
Can Dr. Myers’ 30 day Candida program be used for kids? My 11-year old daughter suffers from some of the symptoms and have bees trying different things. I would like to see if this will work for her.
Maria, It absolutely can work for children. I wouldn’t hesitate to try to follow it with my own children if needed. Blessings, Jennifer
Did you buy all the supplements recommended in the beginning? I am taking the online course and took the tests and it looks like I need practically everything and its incredibly expensive.
Hi Marian,
I already had some of the supplements for this protocol so I didn’t buy the entire package when I started. However, if I didn’t already have some of them I would have purchased the whole package. You can’t do the protocol successfully without the supplements. They are much needed. As far as the cost, yes, it is expensive. I look at it this way though…. if you spend the money now on healing then you won’t spend 10x the money later in hospitals dealing with the outcome of unaddressed health problems.
Hello! I am looking into purchasing Dr Myers candida program. My only hesitation is that I am vegetarian. How would I be able to go about completing this program without eating any meat? I know that I could include collagens, as you mentioned, but is there anything else that I should try to incoroporate?
Personally, I would evaluate putting meat back into your diet. It doesn’t mean huge amounts of meat, rather, small portions as the nutrients we can get from animals products are found nowhere else in nature. In the same types. Take iron for example. Some plants have iron in them called non-heme iron which absorbs very differently and acts differently on the body than heme iron. Dr. Myers was once a vegetarian and that is part of what brought about her autoimmunity. Once she reintroduced meat into diet again she noticed a huge difference in how she felt. Obviously, it’s a personal choice, but something you may want to consider – especially if you deal with autoimmunity.
That being said, here is a link on the subject with answers from Dr. Amy Myers team You may also want to visit my Pinterest board about vegetarianism.
Best wishes to you and your health journey.
Ok, I will look into that. Thank you so much!
Sure!
You mentioned in one of your videos that you think root canals may have lead to your hashimoto’s. Me too. Did you ever do anything about the root canals?
Hi Patty, Yes, I did do something about my root canals. In the right timing, with the right biological dentist, it is imperative to address oral health for overall wellbeing. You can read about my entire oral health journey, with lots of suggestions and facts at my Oral Health 5 part-series.
Hi Jennifer
I can’t afford everything needed to do the Candida Cleanse, but I’m getting the recipe book along with the e-book and shopping list. Do I need to have the supplements to make this work completely or can the diet kill off the yeast without the supplements?
Hello Kelly,
You absolutely have to have the supplements to give the diet the best possible chance. I know they are expensive but they are necessary. Maybe you put off doing the diet for a couple of months while you save up enough to buy the supplements too? The diet itself will not kill off the Candida. You need the supplements to get in and break down the biofilms that Candida forms. Blessings to you.
Thank you so much for this information. I will get the materials and wait to start until I have the supplements to have great success!
Blessings and Favor to you!
Hi Kelly, You are very welcome! Have an excellent day.
Thank you for your wonderful review Jennifer. Are nuts and seeds excluded from the candida cleanse?
Hi Karen, Nuts and seeds are not a part of the 30 day candida control program.
Hi. Would you be able to email me a list of the foods that are included in this program? I would like to purchase it but I’m wondering if it includes foods I am allergic to. I have emailed them with no response and am hoping you can help. Thanks!
Hi Sean,
I wont be able to email you a list of foods that are in this program because there are a lot. However, if you email me a list of foods you can’t have I can tell you whether or not those foods are in the 30 day control program.
Thank you for your review.
I may purchase this for the recipes.
My nutritionist is having me do the diet with nystatin and waiting to add probiotics. Does Amy have you begin probiotics right away?
Thank you,
Hi Sydney,
You will get a lot more than recipes if you purchase it. It is the most comprehensive, simple program I have seen to treat Candida. Yes, she does have people start with 100 billion probiotics right away but it is not taken at or near the same time as the fungal killers. Hope that helps!
This is the most thorough review! Thank you for that! I love the details and questions answered. This program looks to be exceptionally complete.
Hi Maxine, I’m glad you found it helpful! Thank you for the kind words.
I’m going to be starting the Candida diet (recommended by my acupuncturist), is the Myers Way meal plan a custom plan? I have food sensitivities. Thanks
Hi Brandie, the whole point of Dr. Myers 30 Day protocol is to be rid of foods that cause sensitivities so there are not foods in her menu plan that people have sensitivities too. It is one of the best protocols to do for a person who has a lot of sensitivities because it helps heal the gut in so many ways. Personally, I would do Dr. Myers 30 day plan over many other plans I have seen out there. I am not affiliated with Dr. Myers but have done a lot of research on whats out there. Hers is very thorough and easy to follow and truly eliminates all the top allergenic foods as well as foods that many people have sensitivities too.
Do you know if we can open the capsules of Caprylic Acid and Canisol to use in our mouth or on the skin?
Thanks
Hi Becky,
Although there is no need to open the capsules and I have never had to do that, both products are capsules that can be pulled apart to access the powder inside. It is not recommended though. If you need a source of Caprylic Acid for the skin then apply organic coconut oil to your skin and use 2 tsp a day in your mouth for oil pulling. Coconut Oil has Caprylic Acid in it.
Where did you find the e-book? I looked on they Amy Myers’ web site and no e-book option was offered.
Here is the link: http://store.amymyersmd.com/shop/candida-control/
I tried a candida diet for a week. I saw improvement, and my doctor wanted me to do it for three more weeks. I did not have any recipes and was a little lost. I would ask: what happens after the 30 days? What do you eat or do to make certain it does not come back?
Hi Alison,
I would definitely recommend sticking to the Candida Diet especially if you saw improvement. Dr. Myers has all the menu plans and recipes you need to do the entire 30 days. I have found myself actually still making several of the recipes from the protocol even after the 30 days when I am not fully on the Candida Control Program. If you are still having symptoms after you complete the 30 days then I would recommend staying on it. You can google Candida Recipes and a lot will come up. If you are feeling better and you feel like you can add a food back in one a time, then try that but still try to stick close to what the protocol is. Basically, you don’t want to just go right back to what you were eating 30 days before or you might start feeling awful again. The goal is to kill and starve the yeast and change your eating habits. So, after 30 days you will continue much like you had been eating for the past 30 days on Candida Control program with introducing one new food at a time to see if you have any problems.The two big foods that feed Candida are sugars and starches so after the 30 days you want to make sure you are still eating a diet that has those two items greatly reduced. I hope that helps. Cheers to feeling better!