The Liver & Candida Protocol

Candida overgrowth. Sluggish liver. Brain fog, fatigue, sugar and coffee dependence, hormonal chaos, skin flare-ups, intense menopause side effects, and fat that refuses to budge. If any of this hits home, this protocol wasn’t just built for you—it was built by people who’ve lived it.

This isn’t a juice cleanse or a social media detox. It’s a full metabolic reset, and it can hit hard in the early stages, especially if you’ve been running on sugar, caffeine, wine, and willpower.

How Do You Know If You Have Candida?

Start by checking your tongue in the mirror. A thick white coating is often the first sign that your gut’s fungal balance is out of whack.

Other red flags include:

  • Constant sugar cravings (even after eating)

  • Bloating, gas, or weird digestion

  • Athlete’s foot, thrush, or recurring UTIs

  • Brain fog, low mood, or intense irritability

  • Skin flares or rashes

  • A must-have relationship with coffee or carbs

  • Feeling wired but tired, especially after 3pm

If your gut’s staging a full-blown protest, it’s time to investigate.

Before You Start: Get Tested

This isn’t guesswork—it’s groundwork. Get a full blood panel and stool analysis through a functional medicine doctor to confirm candida and identify any other drivers (like parasites, viruses, or sluggish methylation).

Key things to test:

  • Liver enzymes (ALT, AST, ALP, GGT)

  • Bilirubin

  • Candida antibodies (IgG, IgA, IgM)

  • Inflammatory markers (CRP, ESR)

  • Thyroid hormones (TSH, Free T3/T4, Reverse T3)

  • Iron studies

  • B12, folate, zinc, magnesium, and Vitamin D

  • Sex and stress hormones

  • MTHFR gene mutation – if you’ve got fatigue, mood swings, or hair loss, this genetic glitch could be blocking detox pathways

Best practice? Take time off work. Detoxing candida can bring intense withdrawals—headaches, body aches, flu-like symptoms, and emotional whiplash. It’s temporary. But it’s real.

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In the meantime? Some foundational edits:
These aren’t medical claims, just community-vetted support strategies that reduce the load while you prepare.

  • Ditch sugar (candida's lifeline)

  • Cut back caffeine and alcohol

  • Stop the seed oils

  • Sip on bitter teas (dandelion, burdock, globe artichoke)

  • Add sulphur-rich greens (broccoli, rocket, kale)

  • Incorporate antifungal foods like garlic, oregano, caprylic acid, and clove

  • Start sweating: infrared sauna, movement, or anything that gets lymph moving

  • Check out our practitioner-approved, candida-safe recipes

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