GAPS Diet Journey

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  • I Could NEVER Do The GAPS Diet

    People are really scared to give up grains. Terrified in fact. Hey, I understand it. I used to say “I love pasta more than my own mother” and I believed that to be the gospel truth. But I think what I’ve learned is that if you love something that much,… Read the rest

  • Recipe Review: Onion Gravy

    I bought Elaine Gottschall’s Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet because it specifically discusses healing ulcerative colitis and it seems like another resource to learn about this healing way of eating. I was surprised to see all the recipes contained in it. I am on Intro, Day One… Read the rest

  • Day 92 Intro Day 4 – Day 1 of Stage 2

    I think I’ll only be one day on Stage Two. Today I added an egg yolk to my 2 cups of breakfast broth. I don’t think I had a reaction. Well. Actually I think I had just a tiny bit of a headache on the way to church. But that… Read the rest

  • Day 91 Intro Day 3 – Day 3 of Stage 1

    I meant to move to Stage 2 today, and have egg yolk in my broth, but I totally forgot! There was only one fresh egg left, but I did gather some from the hen house when I went out to milk. The only problem is it seems the hens are… Read the rest

  • Day 90 Intro Day 2 – Day 2 of Stage 1

    Today was a bad day. What was bad about it was I didn’t feed myself correctly, ended up with a blood sugar drop, turned cranky and depressed and even had suicidal thoughts. This is highly uncommon for me to feel suicidal. I got to bed last last night, around midnight,… Read the rest

  • Day 89 – Intro Day 1 – Day 1 of Stage 1

    Today is day 89 for being on GAPS. Days 1 through 88 I have been on full GAPS. No dairy, except for butter. Today I started Introduction. I don’t really think I have serious digestive problems, so I could probably get by with doing Stage 1 for only one day.… Read the rest