The GAPS diet is challenging enough without having to think through and plan out every meal. Years ago I created a 30-day Full GAPS meal plan for those trying to wade into the waters of GAPS. The meal plan started with dinners that I had created over the course of a couple years on GAPS.… Continue reading Need A Meal Plan?
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Gentle Ways to Detox
Detoxing seems to get a bad wrap these days. I've heard a lot of people say you don't need to detox, you can't really do anything to help your body detox, it just does it on its own through your liver. I disagree. While it is true the liver does detox for you, there are… Continue reading Gentle Ways to Detox
Probiotics and GAPS: What Dr. Natasha Recommends
Probiotics is a word everyone knows now-a-days. I've been on my own learning journey when it comes to this wide world of probiotics. GAPS has taught me a great deal about the importance of probiotics and from where it is best to get them. Overall, I prefer getting my probiotics from a variety of fermented… Continue reading Probiotics and GAPS: What Dr. Natasha Recommends
New Recipe: Sheet Pan Chicken Thigh Fajitas
This recipe is Full GAPS legal. GF/DF/Soy Free/Nut Free/Grain free Ingredients: 2 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs 1-2 T animal fat of choice 1 tsp salt and pepper 2 tsp of each: cumin, garlic powder, coriander 4 tsp chili powder (see below for full GAPS legal recipe) 1 lime, juiced 4 bell peppers, sliced… Continue reading New Recipe: Sheet Pan Chicken Thigh Fajitas
How To Get The Most Out of A Whole Chicken
I have found one of the most efficient ways to feed a family these days is with a whole chicken. We are a family of four, who eats more like a family of six! That taxes the grocery bill for sure. One thing I try and do weekly, or at least every other week, is… Continue reading How To Get The Most Out of A Whole Chicken
The Three Pillars of GAPS: Meat Stock
Meat stock is revolutionary. I'm not even kidding. GAPS taught me so much about how food is medicine, how the simplest foods often taste the best and that cooking is really calming (for me, at least). But before I began GAPS for my son, Raleigh, in 2017 I had been wading into the more "natural"… Continue reading The Three Pillars of GAPS: Meat Stock
New Recipe: Beef and Pepper Rice Bowl
This recipe is Full GAPS legal. GF/DF/Soy Free Serves 4-6 people Ingredients: 2 lbs ground beef Beef Tallow or other animal fat of choice 1 Red bell pepper, diced 1 Green bell pepper diced 1 Medium onion, diced 1/2 Cup coconut aminos 4 tablespoons raw honey 2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp ground ginger Cauliflower… Continue reading New Recipe: Beef and Pepper Rice Bowl
New Recipe: Lemon and Parsley Chicken
This recipe is full GAPS legal, GAPS Intro stage 4-6 legal as well. Roasting a chicken is one of the easiest dinners around. It does take a bit more time but it provides a lot of meat and leftover bones you can use to make bone broth with later on. I allow at least 2… Continue reading New Recipe: Lemon and Parsley Chicken
The Flu is a Vitamin D Deficiency
Years ago I heard The Healthy Home Economist, Sarah Pope, make this statement and it intrigued me. The last time my family had the flu was about 11 years ago. It was brutal. We all went down like dominoes and my daughter, three at the time, needed a middle-of-the-night cool bath to bring down a… Continue reading The Flu is a Vitamin D Deficiency
Happy New Year
Happy New Year! I took a couple weeks off to rest and recover. I hope you had a nice Holiday season and that at least some of it was restful. I plan to continue this year with new Blog posts each Friday. I hope they have been helpful to you along your journey of healing… Continue reading Happy New Year