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...
by Jennifer Scribner | Mar 13, 2021 | Digestion, GAPS Diet
The problem with most SIBO treatments is that they aim to starve out or kill an overgrowth without healing the gut and the enteric nervous system, which are crucial in overcoming SIBO long-term. To address this I’ve always recommended a Low-FODMAPS version of the GAPS...
by Jennifer Scribner | Feb 22, 2021 | GAPS Diet, Real Food
We’re learning to question our food sources and eat what’s real and whole, but most of us don’t hold that same standard for water. With all the focus on foods in therapeutic diets it’s easy to overlook something even more foundational – water. Quality drinking water...
by Jennifer Scribner | Dec 30, 2020 | GAPS Diet, Mindset, My GAPS Story
Most of my ‘goals’ the past several years were just wishes. They were lofty and I gave them arbitrary timelines in order to be SMART. Even as a highly organized person, I didn’t know what was realistic to accomplish in a day. I constantly over-planned and...
by Jennifer Scribner | Oct 22, 2018 | GAPS Diet, Real Food, Recipes
Roasted pumpkin seeds are a healthy fall snack, as well as a way to use more parts of the pumpkins you carve for Halloween. After experimenting and hybridizing a few recipes I saw online over the years, this is the best roasted chili lime pumpkin seeds recipe I’ve...
by Jennifer Scribner | Apr 3, 2018 | GAPS Diet, Picky Eaters
My seven-year-old client, Philip, is healing from multiple food sensitivities and severe eczema. He was on Stage 3 of the GAPS Intro diet when he was invited to a classmate’s birthday party, and his mom, Allison, was really nervous. She wasn’t even sure that he...