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
These are a few of my favorite things
I am working towards having an Amazon store front where you can have access to all of my favorite books, eczema related products, and just in general things I love. Here I have listed a few of those favorite things. Click on the link and it will take you right to it on Amazon. More… Continue reading These are a few of my favorite things
A Hard Truth
Honesty. Telling the truth. Speaking the truth, the whole truth, not buffering some of it to coddle or care for feelings, comes with a price. Sometimes the cost is small and insignificant, but it can also be big and a heavy burden to bear. I'm the odd man out. I'm the outcast. I'm the weirdo.… Continue reading A Hard Truth
Surprised by Joy
When we were preparing to begin the GAPS diet back in early 2017 we mentally prepared ourselves for two years. We could sign on for two years. It seemed long, but at that point, considering how sick Raleigh was, we were committed. Then two years came and went. Raleigh was a vastly different child at… Continue reading Surprised by Joy
Why are all the kids so sick?
Why are all the kids so sick? This is a question I get asked quite often in my DMs on my Instagram account (Findingforrester4). It's a good one too. It is relevant and real. I've spent the last 5 years trying to figure this out. The scales tipped for me back in 2014 when Raleigh… Continue reading Why are all the kids so sick?
Parasite Paradox
I would like to say that a journey like this is always moving and flowing. That would be a lie, though. There are times when things are seemingly standing still and you’re walking toward a goal without seeing things change or improve. I’ve spoken before about how sometimes healing will just sneak up on you… Continue reading Parasite Paradox
Sleeping Giants
We woke the Balrog. We were walking through the Mines of Moria, doing okay, not too much happening, minding our own business and then we woke the Balrog. You've seen the movie. You know how it ends. But the thing is, he needed to be woken. Dr. Natasha talks about the body being ready to… Continue reading Sleeping Giants