Hi Mark, welcome to the club. This is how it always is with candida diet recommendations. The contradictions and confusions are many.

So I know what you mean, you feel like you're going to tear your hair out. Sometimes you just have to avoid all the things that are "suspect" and go from there. Basically all candida diets agree on one thing "no sugar", but from there? It's a MASS of contradictions.

If you are not sure about something and one person says NO WAY, another says "it's ok", I'd avoid it temporarily at least. Carrot juice might be ok, but for some it is still a problem and they need to watch out for concentrated juices like that.

I would avoid caffeine. what is the point in taking coffee or tea? It's not exactly healthful anyway. So that's not a major issue. Many people find they do better eliminating them for health sake.

Nuts are negliable, as is natural yoghurt and soya milk. They will be down to your personal reactions. You can avoid them or limit them if you feel they are questionable. Like nuts and seeds. Limit or avoid what you're not too certain of.

The things you can eat? Focus on them mostly. Like with whey powder, some do really well on this stuff because it raises glutathione levels, some may not. It is again down to the individual. You can always "try" it at some point if you feel like it.

But sometimes it's wise to be very strict in the early stages and then go from there by adding a few things back in and seeing how you respond.