Do you want to know how to prevent yeast infections naturally?In this case, we will discuss the prevention of vaginal yeast infection - a very common infection in women.
Many women genuinely feel embarrassed about this condition.
Any woman can contract the infection.
Unfortunately most women shy away from the problem.
They would not want to see their doctors due to the embarrassment it causes.
Studies showed that 3 out of every 4 women would contract a yeast related infection during their life time.
No matter how scary this may sound to you, you can prevent the infection.
In a moment, I will show you 3 simple steps to take.
Read on until you reach the end.
By then, you will understand how you can prevent the infection if you just use these natural methods outlined below.

1. What you eat matters.
   

You may be wondering what diet got to do with yeast infection.
If anything, by just understanding how certain diets help yeast to thrive, you can minimize or stop the infection.
Certain types of food such as sugar actually promote the growth of yeast.
Intake of too much sugar creates imbalance in the ecosystem of your body, which in turn promotes the growth of the fungus.
Yeast thrives or likes sugary environment.
This also explains the high incidence of yeast infection among people who suffers from diabetes.
If you suffer from the infection as well as from diabetes or you like to include high levels of sugar into your diet, now you can understand why your infection keeps coming back.
You need to cut down on your sugar intake or stop eating it altogether.
Just eat plain sugar-free foods such as yoghurts, vegetables and fruits.
If you eat less sugar you will keep yeast infection away.

2. Clothes that you wear matters.
   

Damp and less airy conditions encourage the growth of the fungus.
Wearing tight and damp underwear can cause or aggravate existing vaginal yeast infection.
Wearing soft, dry and airy clothes will retard the growth of yeast.
Tight clothes, made of non-cotton materials can absorb heat and retain moisture.
Yeast thrives in moist and warm areas such as the vagina.
If you want to prevent this infection, then you must keep your body clean and dry especially after doing exercises such as swimming, walking and running.
Keep the areas around your crotch, arm pits and genitals, dry and clean.

3. Chemical-ridden perfumes, sprays and sanitary products.
   

Chemicals in perfumes, skin creams and soaps kill the normal bacteria which protects us from infections.
In the absence of the normal bacteria and imbalance in the levels of our body hormones, our bodies become susceptible to attack of infectious parasites.
Using perfumed sanitary pads, tampons and toiletries can also tipped over the balance of the good and bad bacteria in your crotch.
The chemical compounds present in those items could eliminate the good bacteria in your crotch area.
Only use sanitary pads, perfumes and toiletries made from organic sources.
You can prevent a vaginal yeast infection if you follow those steps discussed earlier.
To summarize it all, by paying attention to what you eat, what you wear as well as the substances you apply on your body, you can stop the infection.