Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome with food, and go for a lasting resolution. If you have diarrhea, oily stools, gas or gut pain, my version of the Elimination Diet and Low Fodmaps Diet for IBS is worth a try. NOTE: THIS WON'T BE EASY BUT THE PAYOFF CAN BE HUGE! IBS at its simplest is just two things: incomplete digestion and improper absorption of food (they're different). Inflammation of the gut and yeast or bacterial overgrowth are ... Keep Reading >
Gluten Free
Avoiding Hidden Gluten at Home and at Play
Avoiding hidden gluten? Avoiding gluten in bread is easy, but you need help to find the rest of it. Is it hiding in your pet's food for example? Whether you're Celiac, gluten-sensitive, or eating Ancestral or Paleo, finding hidden exposure to gluten can be life-changing. It was for me - breathing a tiny bit of oat dust in my pony's feed was enough to keep my Celiac antibodies elevated. Perhaps even more important? The impact your ... Keep Reading >
These Vegan Bloggers are Claiming Periods are Toxic
Do you agree? Some Raw Vegan bloggers claim periods are toxic wastes leaving the body. That periods are not necessary. Have heavy flow or painful periods? Stop eating all fats, proteins and cooked food. The diet guidelines? Raw grains, raw vegetables, raw fruit. No fat, no meat, no eggs. Is this a safe diet for teenage girls?? Amenorrhea is a well-known problem for young women with malnutrition from Bulimia or Anorexia, or for women ... Keep Reading >
What Are the Best Grains to Add to Paleo?
What are the best grains to add to Paleo? Here's my Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast on this topic and an article for you too... The Paleo Diet eliminates cereal grains such as wheat, rice and corn, and the pseudo-grains such as quinoa, millet and buckwheat. We avoid grains (grass seed) because of: intense hybridization, genetic engineering, pesticides and/or fertilizing toxic and inflammatory Lectins which can lead to Leaky Gut ... Keep Reading >
30 Easy Paleo Crock Pot Recipes
Bring out the Slow Cooker for these easy Paleo Crock Pot recipes! These entrees are low carb and kid friendly, simple enough for busy moms to prepare. Here are 30 Paleo soups, stews and other entrees for make-ahead meals from top Paleo Bloggers. I have 4 slow cookers in various sizes and shapes. The oval ones are best for whole chickens and pork shoulder. For stew meat and chili I prefer a smaller oval so the meat stays about half to ... Keep Reading >
Paleo Takeout with Russ Crandall
"The Domestic Man" Russ Crandall has a Paleo friendly book based on takeout favorites. There's Asian, Indian, Chinese, Japanese and American foods you'll recognize and love. "Paleo Takeout" is packed with "restaurant favorites without the junk". With a history of a stroke in his early 20's, an autoimmune disorder and an active Navy career, how did he become The Domestic Man and have a successful blog and 3 books on food? ... Keep Reading >
What To Do When Your Stomach Hurts
What to do when your stomach hurts! Tummy aches are different for different people and there are multiple causes. Is it a chronic thing, or does it flare up only when you're upset? Is it a food, an emotion, a "bug", or a neurotransmitter problem causing this episode? I'm prone to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and when pain or diarrhea hits me, I have to be ready. For me, it's usually due to an emotional challenge since my diet ... Keep Reading >
Canker Sores and Mouth Ulcers
I struggled with canker sores and mouth ulcers most of my life. Until I went fully gluten free and committed to the Paleo Diet. Now they only come if I bite the inside of my lip while sleeping or eating. These are not viral or allergic in nature anymore... Working on my bite as I am now, expanding my palate and moving my jaw forward with special dental retainers has aggravated this a little temporarily as my bite is constantly ... Keep Reading >
Wheat Free, Gluten Free, Grain Free – What’s the Difference?
Just starting out with wheat free foods? Need to choose between a wheat free gluten free diet, or possibly a grain free diet such as the Paleo Diet? Here's some basic info to help you get started. Good luck and watch for great things to happen! My life changed the day I stopped eating wheat. I hope yours does as well! Wheat, rice, corn, and oats are categorized as “cereal grasses”. When we eat these grains, we are ... Keep Reading >
Jennifer Fugo Interviews Beverly on Gluten, Neurotransmitters and Anxiety
Jennfier Fugo teaches gluten free living. She's been on Dr. Oz and CNN, teaches classes via the web, and blogs and podcasts too! She asked me on her show to talk about anxiety, gluten and the neurotransmitters. Celiac Disease is generally understood to be an intestinal disorder. But it's important to know that both gluten sensitivity and full Celiac Disease can affect every area of your body and brain. It's not just in the ... Keep Reading >
“Grain Brain”: Thumbs Up? Book Review and Interview
"Grain Brain" author David Perlmutter is a practicing neurologist, a professor, and a man in a whirlwind of PR. He is committed to the study of Alzheimer's prevention foods such as coconut oil, and the foods such as Gluten, sugar and starches which he feels may lead to Alzheimer's. He is a founding member of the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine so he has a good background in preventative healthcare. His father has ... Keep Reading >
Gluten-Safe Kissing?
If we're sensitive to gluten, what happens when a kissable partner has eaten pizza or beer lately? How careful do we have to be? Can we get "glutened" from kissing? There's a variety of opinions and studies on this, but several studies show that the proteins from food can hang out in the mouth for several hours after consumption. Some people's mouths clear them faster than others. What are some rules for "gluten-safe ... Keep Reading >