I required doing both. Not treating candida was a nightmare for me, considering the amount of toxins it generated. Also screwing up my gut/liver, which then made my handling of mercury even worse. It also apparently methylates mercury and makes it even more toxic. You won't detox mercury that efficiently if your body is dealing with yeast overload and the toxins from it.

Either way, candida made me far more of a mess and reducing it helped me alot. Both mentally and physically. I was able then to deal with the other issues a bit better.

A dentist here will not remove amalgams from his mercury toxic patients until they are treating their candida problems. He's fully aware of what happens when he leaves them in that state. They are often too toxic to handle detoxing mercury - which can then cause redistribution because the gut and liver (required for detox) cannot handle the extra toxic load.

The diet really is not just about reducing excessive yeast. It is also about helping to heal the body and reduce all toxins collectively. Eliminating the bad and consuming the good, can only be a good thing to do. It's also a great starter and foundation to work from and go from there.

Like Jinx said, it is more about controlling candida, rather than trying to eradicate it all. You'll never eradicate it and a certain amount of yeast is normal. Plus I believe that the body produces more of it in the presence of heavy metals - as a buffer? I don't know. However, because of the toxicity of mercury and lowered immunity, if the person consumes the foods that yeast feed upon, it easily gets out of control and gains a foothold. If the person quits consuming the worst of those foods that allow that to happen, the body can at least have "some" breathing space and keep the yeast at somewhat more tolerable levels, even if it's at a higher level because of the presence of heavy metals inside the body - it may at least be somewhat under control.

It is debatable whether any of this is beneficial or not. I personally have found candida a nightmare for me in the past and now.