*This post is not medical advice, only opinion.* Growing up in America, in the allopathic medicine model, we learned to go to the experts - the doctors - whenever we had an illness or issue. Allopathic medicine treats the individual symptom with a pill, a cream, surgery or a therapy like chemotherapy for cancer. It… Continue reading Why Allopathic Medicine Fails: A Parent’s Perspective
Tag: healing eczema
GAPS Things I Still Implement Even Though We Are Not Currently on GAPS
Our time spent on the GAPS diet really changed everything for our family. It healed my son, Raleigh of severe eczema, food sensitivities, edema and asthma. Two years ago, Raleigh successfully transitioned off GAPS and was moved to the Weston A Price "diet". Even though we are not currently on GAPS as a family there… Continue reading GAPS Things I Still Implement Even Though We Are Not Currently on GAPS
Books I’m Currently Reading
I love to know what people are reading, especially in the health and wellness space. So I thought I'd share some of the books I'm currently trying to wade my way through. Some I have finished, others I'm cracking away...very slowly these days since I am now in my chauffeuring era with my teenage children.… Continue reading Books I’m Currently Reading
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
Tomorrow Is Always Fresh With No Mistakes In It
Dear blog reader, I found this old, never published, blog post from 2018. I'm not sure why I never posted it but I thought I'd bring it forward now. I don't often go back and re-read my old posts from when we were in the depths of GAPS. Those things can be difficult to read… Continue reading Tomorrow Is Always Fresh With No Mistakes In It
Why GAPS?
Health and wellness has become a very confusing space. How do we know which diet is best? Supplements: take them or don't take them? If you take them, don't buy them from Amazon, so who can you trust? Vegetable oils vs saturated animal fats: that is the question! Vegan vs Carnivore for health. Do we… Continue reading Why GAPS?
GAPS Guidance: Stool Sample Testing
I am often asked by clients my opinion of stool testing. My opinion on this subject has evolved over the years. Before we began the GAPS diet we did stool testing for my son, Raleigh. We went through the company Viome. It was very expensive and overall didn't give much insight into anything. But when… Continue reading GAPS Guidance: Stool Sample Testing
GAPS Guidance: More on Skin Issues
Skin issues are so fun, are they not? I'm being facetious. I was recently on a learning call with Dr Natasha and she was asked about how to deal with specific skin issues. Here is what I learned: Iodine is great to use on cuts, scrapes and wounds. This is the one I recommend. Kefir… Continue reading GAPS Guidance: More on Skin Issues
The Plod
My son, Raleigh, spent about six years on the GAPS diet. He was four when he began and started the journey of coming off GAPS at age 10. It has been almost eight years since we began (June of 2017) and over the years I have had many people marvel at what we've done. Not… Continue reading The Plod
Intro Is a Dance
The GAPS Introduction diet is one of the most intimidating parts of the GAPS diet. It requires steadfast patience and a dedicated "plodding" through each stage to the next. Intro is meant to be a dance. There are six stages, each a tad more challenging than the previous, that propel the individual forward into deeper… Continue reading Intro Is a Dance