Living Candida-Free ~ Paperback ~ Andrea Nakayama

Discover the hidden epidemic that may be making you sick,and a delicious food- based program that can help you healCandida yeast is a normal part of a healthy digestive tract. But once the body's internal balance of "good" bacteria and other organisms has been upset, candida can grow out of control, resulting in a host of other symptoms from chronic fatigue and digestive disorders to skin conditions and allergies. The good news is that the key to rebalancing that internal environment just may reside in your kitchen. Health and wellness blogger Ricki Heller and functional nutritionist Andrea Nakayama demystify this challenging condition and share a food-based program to help you get your body back on track. A practical, accessible guidebook, Living Candida-Free offers:a customizable three-stage program, with an optional Fast Track planstrategies to transition to eating the anti-candida way with easetips for stocking your pantry, with lists of key ingredients and substitutions100 satisfying, plant-based recipes for every meal,including dessert!Author BiographyRicki Heller is an author, blogger, and instructor who has worked with food,from running a catering business to teaching cooking classes to writing cookbooks,for over 20 years. Her blog was nominated for SHAPE magazine's Best Healthy Eating Blog" 2011 and named one of Saveur.com's Sites We Love" in 2009. Her articles and recipes have appeared in Clean Eating magazine, Living Without Magazine, Canadian Living Magazine, The Montreal Gazette, The Globe and Mail, Zoomer.com, Tonic Toronto and others. An Associate Editor for the new Simply gluten-free magazine (vegan cuisine section), Ricki is also a regular contributor to The Balanced Platter and Fitalicious.com. She shares recipes for sugar-free, gluten-free, allergy-friendly whole foods for an anti-candida lifestyle on her website.RickiHeller.comAndrea Nakayama, CNC, CNE, CHHC is a functional nutritionist, health writer, educator, and the founder of Replenish PDX and Holistic Nutrition Lab.replenishpdx.com