Sugar, gluten and meat encourage harmful bacterial growth in the intestines. During this session, you will learn the mental skills that make it easy to avoid these foods. Poor nutrition combined with a sluggish or impaired immune system weakens the body's ability to fight off yeast. But now, by achieving the relaxation response, you will empower your immune system to function as it was intended. Stress and environmental pollutants can also play a role in reducing the body's control over candida. You will rehearse coping skills to keep your body in balance, making it easy to say no to alcohol, caffeine and stress so friendly bacteria can thrive in your body.