Will Apricot Seeds Help Treat My Candida Infection?

by Eric Bakker N.D.

Apricot seeds were once very popular, particularly in the 1970s, because they were thought to cure cancer. People were eating large amounts of them.

Amygdalin, one of the compounds found in apricot seeds, converts to a cyanide-like compound in the body. The belief was that eating copious amounts of apricot seeds could kill cancer.

But plenty of published research on the topic has been inconclusive.

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In 1992 there was some research published in a British medical journal showing that amygdalin has no effect on cancer. However, there was a Korean study that showed that low doses of amygdalin had a positive impact on prostate cancer.

Overall, I think the jury is still out when it comes to the medicinal effects of apricot seeds.

In my opinion, almonds are probably just as good, if not better, than apricot seeds but with a lot less risk. I can’t see any harm from having four, five, or six apricot seeds a day. Apricots contain vitamin A, iron, and valuable prebiotics. Overall, apricot seeds are a good healthy food, but I don’t think they offer any killing power against Candida.

About Eric Bakker N.D.

Eric Bakker ND has completed almost ten years of study and has almost almost 25 years of clinical experience in natural and integrative forms of medicine, and has pursued continuous post-graduate study in Australia, America, India as well as in New Zealand.

Eric is the past Vice President of the NZ Natural Medicine Association and is currently on their editorial advisory board.