by Jennifer Scribner | Apr 23, 2023 | GAPS Diet
The GAPS Diet is a therapeutic diet designed to improve gut health and turn around a range of conditions, including digestive issues, autoimmunity, neurological disorders, skin conditions, and mental health problems. The complete GAPS diet involves eliminating certain...
by Jennifer Scribner | Feb 1, 2023 | GAPS Diet, Kids
My child isn’t growing on the GAPS Diet. What am I doing wrong? Two or three times a year a worried parent reaches out to me with this question. Their kids range in age from babies to preteens. Of course, falling behind on the growth charts happens with all ways of...
by Jennifer Scribner | Jun 22, 2022 | GAPS Diet
Cheating on the GAPS Diet is almost inevitable. While I’m not encouraging it, I acknowledge the reality of it and I’d like to offer you some advice on how to cheat on the GAPS Diet with less consequences. If you’re new to GAPS, I propose that you to stick with the...
by Jennifer Scribner | Feb 2, 2022 | GAPS Diet
There is a surprising amount of variation in egg quality when you dig into the certifications, feeds, and practices used for laying hens. While most people choose organic eggs for the GAPS Diet, there are some people for whom that quality alone may not be enough. If...
by Jennifer Scribner | Oct 20, 2021 | GAPS Diet, Recipes
On the GAPS protocol, we use short-cooked meat stock, not long-cooked bone broth. Understanding the difference between meat stock and bone broth is the first of the GAPS Diet meat stock mistakes, and the easiest to correct. Short-cooked meat stock is high in the amino...
by Jennifer Scribner | Jun 25, 2021 | Digestion, GAPS Diet
There’s a belief floating around the internet that you can’t do the GAPS Diet if you’re experiencing histamine intolerance or mast cell activation disorder (MCAD). The truth is that other nutritional plans address histamine by showing you how to avoid it in foods. The...
