 Like our family, Lauren’s family was suffering from many ongoing health issues which have been dramatically helped by GAPS!
Lauren’s Family
She recently shared a 4 part presentation on the GAPS diet, which I’ve included below. Here is what she has to say about it:
My name is Lauren from Mindful Mama, and I am super excited to present to you today a 1 hour video overview of the GAPS program. I recently presented this to a group of people interested in GAPS and have had very positive feedback. My hope is that it will be an encouragement to those … Continue reading Lauren’s GAPS Success!
 My 60 year old papa lives as a full time missionary in Jamaica. This summer he suddenly got very sick with a mystery ailment that brought him back to the states for a couple months while he tried to figure out what was wrong and how to heal.
My papa surrounded by kids, full of energy
The vibrant, charismatic, physically active man who loved to walk the streets for miles and show off his martial arts skills was gone. He could barely move, had trouble staying awake or asleep, and was in constant, intense pain. After being tested for everything … Continue reading My Papa’s Miraculous Recovery
 On Friday night Kodiak reminded me that she was supposed to be leaving for a birthday slumber party in one short hour. Normally when the kids are going to a party, especially and overnight one, I try to pack something special and in line with what the other kids will be having.
Chocolate Cupcakes fresh from the oven
There was no time to shop or do much cooking, I didn’t have any treats on hand, and we were all out of our quick & portable high protein favorites like beef jerky. Fortunately we had dozens of eggs on hand … Continue reading Emergency Cupcakes & GAPS Cheats FTW
 By now you know all about how important it is to have a healthy balance of gut flora. But what you may not know is that all that life needs to be in the right place! It’s not enough to have good bacteria thriving in there… it needs to be where it belongs, and your small intestine is not it. Several underlying problems work together or alone to create the conditions for SIBO. A few of the red flags that can point to SIBO include unexplained anemia (low ferritin), constipation that gets worse with fiber in the diet, and celiac patients that don’t feel better (or even get worse) even though they are 100% gluten-free, and the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. … Continue reading Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth
I’ve repeatedly alluded to the importance of recognizing the signs that your mood is shifting early on. While there are plenty of tip-offs in our thinking, our bodies play a role, too. Once you start paying attention, you’ll start being able to see physical signs that your mood is about to change before it happens. That gives you a chance to start taking steps to protect yourself and others from your messed up mental state before it happens. You may even be able to minimize the duration and intensity of your mental symptoms if you catch them right away.
Common … Continue reading Mental Mondays #9 – Recognizing Behaviors & Physical Changes
Hidden Veggie Paleo Chili
We’ve got another GAPS-friendly chili recipe that our kids love that uses lima beans, but I thought I’d share another because I’m not eating legumes these days. Introducing them never went well for me, and I’m trying to get back to basics.
Thankfully, tomatoes don’t seem to be a problem for any of us and the kids love them! They don’t, however, love eating fatty cuts of meat, broth, or thoroughly cooked vegetables if they can help it. Chili is the answer. Sorry I didn’t take more pictures while I prepped, I’m out of practice at … Continue reading Hidden Broth & Veggie Paleo Chili
 Wow! I didn’t get my act together to write a book for this Nourished Living Network project, but I’m super-impressed with the wealth of information that made it into this collection of new eBooks & resources!
Extreme Health Library Sale – $835.32 value for just $39.97! BUY NOW!
Many of these books are NEW! Only two of them have been previously sold as a part of a bundle. This is the ultimate bundle of eBooks for anyone interested in gluten-free, real food, natural living. GAPS folks will be especially interested in the MTHFR related products, Broth: Elixer of Life … Continue reading Extreme Health Library eBook Bundle Sale!
This food allergy and gut dysbiosis business is serious stuff. That doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun with it, though. When we first started our gluten-free & GAPS journey, we had to be careful about self-deprecating humor. It made people take our needs less seriously. On top of that the kids didn’t really get it – instead of lightening the mood, it made them feel worse. They needed a lot of support in order to feel empowered about their diet.
But I was pleasantly surprised yesterday when I found this parody of allergy-free cooking & Les Misérables and it … Continue reading Mental Mondays #8: Laughing At Ourselves
 Keeping chickens is practically a real-foodie-requirement in these parts. As a permaculture enthusiast and avid gardener I’d always wanted chickens, so when I finally had the right yard and got around to converting part of our garage to a coop, we brought home a dozen or so.
Fresh, homegrown eggs
We loved so many things about having our own chickens. Being able to control what feed they got became important when we realized I did best with eggs from soy and corn-free hens. Most of our kitchen scraps and yard debris went to our hens, definitely a higher use … Continue reading Goodbye, Chickens
You can blend it all together to make a sauce to put on beef or lamb, or eat it on its own!
I used to love getting gyros from Greek food carts. It was seriously one of my main pleasures in life for a while there.
My favorite part was the tzatziki sauce over that spicy beef or lamb. While I can’t have the bread any more, I can still have the flavors! I like to eat this as a salad, but you can blend it up or chop your cucumbers much smaller to use it as a sauce.
Continue reading Tzatziki-Inspired Cucumber Salad
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