Full GAPS Desserts and Treats Last week I released my newest collection of Full GAPS recipes. Treat Yo' Self is a compilation of 10 desserts and treat recipes. It is here just in time for the holiday season. Every recipe is egg free, dairy free and nut free. However, you don't have to be "free"… Continue reading Treat Yo’ Self
How to Ferment Garlic
***This is NOT medical advice*** Garlic is a potent antibiotic. It is nature's medicine and I am never without a jar in my fridge and in my pantry. I have used it successfully against the common cold, strep throat and well, as a basic immune booster. Fall and winter are coming - this is the… Continue reading How to Ferment Garlic
Hero’s Journey
Great literature is saturated with tales of the hero's journey. The hero goes on a journey, usually an adventure of some kind, learns some important lesson about life and returns home changed. Some of the best stories present this archetype: The Lord of the Rings, Moby Dick, Jane Eyre, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -… Continue reading Hero’s Journey
When the eczema is gone
The mind is a tricky thing. Belief is a tricky thing. I sit here at my keyboard hesitant to type the words I want to type, to say the things I've been longing to say for nearly 5 years. I'll admit, it is difficult to say Raleigh's eczema is fully gone. But really it is.… Continue reading When the eczema is gone
GAPS for You
It has been a HOT minute since I've updated this blog. So many great things have been happening with Raleigh's healing and I've been busy with GAPS coaching and creating a 30-Day Full GAPS meal plan. I will return with a detailed update on Raleigh's healing journey soon. But for now, I'd like to introduce… Continue reading GAPS for You
Why I’m a GAPS coach
We made a couple of really significant mistakes the first year on the GAPS diet. I'm thankful for having made these mistakes because they taught me some significant things about Raleigh's healing journey and about the body. They showed me that the body still yearns to heal even when we leave something important to the… Continue reading Why I’m a GAPS coach
The Happiness Factor
Taking a child through the GAPS diet is no easy feat. There is an emotional side of GAPS that should never be discounted. It is real and significant. So significant I would argue it greatly affects the healing process. It seems to be fairly well known in 2021 that our mental health is a very… Continue reading The Happiness Factor
GAPS on a budget
The GAPS diet presents many challenges and cost is certainly one of them. When we first implemented the diet for our son, Raleigh, we struggled greatly to stretch the food budget wide enough to accomodate his needs. I would have loved to put the entire family on GAPS but to be able to afford the… Continue reading GAPS on a budget
Detoxing from metals with TRS – Part 2
***This blog post is not meant as medical advice. This is my personal experience using this product. Raleigh's journey detoxing heavy metals utilizing TRS has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride. I wasn't expecting it to be as smooth as it was for me, but what we experienced was far more intense than even… Continue reading Detoxing from metals with TRS – Part 2
Detoxing from metals with TRS – Part 1
***Disclaimer: This post is not meant to be medical advice. This is my personal story with TRS. What is TRS? Very simply, TRS is a zeolite that captures heavy metals and removes them from the body. You can read much more in depth here. Heavy metal toxicity affects many parts of the body and can… Continue reading Detoxing from metals with TRS – Part 1