This time I will put a topic on the effect of corn in the Candida diet. It’s basically based on a question from a friend. He knows that canned sweet corn isn’t good, but he wonders if there’s anything he can have with the corn stuff.
Here are some things to consider about corn. First of all, corn flakes rank very high on the glycemic index, which means your body converts them to sugar faster than it converts table sugar to sugar (eg glucose). According to the author of “The Complete Candida Yeast Guidebook,” corn is a no-no just because it’s difficult to digest. Also, the blood type diet rules out corn for almost everyone.
On the other hand, the macrobiotic diet reveres fresh corn as an energy booster, because it is brightly colored and grows in a “cheering” way. The Ayurvedic Candida diet does not restrict corn, but it is emphasized that people with poor digestion should not eat too much of it, or eat it with things that improve digestion. Cornmeal can be especially drying, and if you’re looking for consistency, you’ll want something lubricating. So Ayurvedic medicine would have you pile ghee on your cornbread, for example. Bernard Jensen says that everyone should have cornmeal porridge for breakfast twice a week, because the magnesium content of cornmeal is very high, and of course magnesium is good for the intestines. And my doctor’s anti-Candida diet restricts all grains except corn, rice, quinoa, and millet. Amaranth is allowed, but is technically a seed.
I have never seen fresh organic corn in any health food store or even Fresh Fields, so I assume that most of what I see is from GMO crops. However, I still eat it from time to time, and it doesn’t give me any bad reactions. I haven’t had cornmeal porridge for breakfast yet because I find it a bit depressing, a bit acidic. I’ll let you know if I’ve tried it.