Category: GAPS Diet-DIY Support
Knowledge Base for DIY GAPS Diet
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Adapting GAPS Diet into Natural Health Lifestyle
GAPS Diet should be followed for at least 1.5 – 2 years. Depending on the severity of the condition, some people recover quicker; others take much longer. Your patient needs to show at least 6 months of normal digestion before introducing non-GAPS Diet foods such as new potatoes and fermented gluten-free grains (buckwheat, millet, and… Read more
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Compromised Sensory Perceptions
When the gut flora is compromised, a person’s sensory perceptions are compromised, both in children and adults. Gut health with compromised gut flora is called gut dysbiosis. In the modern lifestyle, almost all of us have some level of gut dysbiosis, which negatively affects our lives, especially human maturity, integrity, resilience, determination, emotional intelligence and… Read more
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The GAPS Diet for Busy New Yorkers
Just thinking about changing your diet can be stressful. Since my practice is in Manhattan, many clients are super busy as they are multitasking. So, following the GAPS Diet approach may not be easy, especially for parents raising a child with Autism or other developmental challenges. Here, I offer a Simpler Starter Program, The Five… Read more
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GAPS Food Allergy Test
You can perform your own food allergy test by yourself. Paint a little bit of the food you want to test on the wrist where the skin is soft before you go to bed. Make sure that the painted food is dry enough so that it does not wipe off while you are sleeping. Check… Read more
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Sauerkraut
The GAPS Diet is a beneficial bacteria restoration diet not only for the gut flora but also for what 90% of our body is made of. Can you believe it? 90% of who we are is made of microbiome! Only 10% is human? Marvelous, is it? So, when they are not happy, we can not… Read more
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Meat Stock
GAPS Meat Stock is a very special type of soup. “It is a whole meal designed for healing to heal and seal the gut lining quickly,” said Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride from her famous yellow book, Gut And Psychology Syndrome. When you start to eat it almost immediately, you can sense the change in your gut… Read more
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GAPS Kefir
You must culture dairy for at least 24 hours to make sure the lactose is broken down before eating. When you culture milk or cream for at least 24 hours, it makes it easier to digest. Culturing means predigesting the lactose ( milk sugar) and partially digesting the casein ( milk protein). I usually culture… Read more
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GAPS Yogurt
You must culture dairy for at least 24 hours to make sure the lactose is broken down before eating. When you culture milk or cream for at least 24 hours, it makes it easier to digest. Culturing means predigesting the lactose ( milk sugar) and partially digesting the casein ( milk protein). I usually culture… Read more
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Bone Broth
GAPS Bone Broth is mainly used for the FULL GAPS Diet. Bone Broth is made from a lot of bones (marrow bones, knuckles, joints, neck, etc.) with a bit of meat or meaty bones, cooked for a long period of time. Simmered for a long time: 6 – 24 hours for chicken and 24 –… Read more
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Food to Avoid
Below is the list of FOOD to AVOID for people with GAPS You must avoid grains, beans, and potatoes (including yam potato) until you restore the beneficial flora and heal your gut lining and its function. I know many articles by doctors suggest that those foods high in dietary fibers promote good bacteria. Yes, I… Read more