In my last post, I shared about how I learned I was suffering from oxalate poisoning. This month, I want to share what I’ve learned to do about oxalate toxicity. Long story short, I had debilitating chronic pain that kept spreading throughout my body. Yet, I’ve never had a kidney stone. But despite lowering my […]
My journey with restrictive diets is a long one, starting way back in junior high. I decided to avoid fat as much as possible in order to lose weight (as did so many others in the 80’s and 90’s). I knew absolutely nothing about health or nutrition or even calories. I just knew that fat
Could histamine sensitivity be to blame for your weird food reactions or immune system dysregulation? If you suspect you have a histamine problem, here’s how to reduce histamine levels in your body. I felt really overwhelmed when I realized that my bizarre allergy-like symptoms were actually being caused by histamine sensitivity (aka histamine intolerance.) The
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Once you’ve learned what antinutrients are, the next step is to learn how to reduce antinutrients in your food. Some of the healthiest foods have…
When I had reversed rheumatoid arthritis but still had chronic joint pain, I started researching other root causes. I stumbled upon antinutrients. You see, I…
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When I had no improvement in my symptoms doing a dairy-free and gluten-free diet, my primary care doctor suggested I try a grain free diet. Since my childhood, I had been plagued with stomach pain and headaches. As a teen, I had bloating and diarrhea on and off. After a traumatic surgery, I developed chronic
Look at most elimination diets and you’ll find many call for grain free recipes. From keto to Paleo to a Whole 30 meal plan, grains are on the no-no list. Thank goodness I’ve found out it’s not hard to come up with grain free elimination diet recipes! First off though, how in the world do
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Can you heal the gut? Do gut healing diets actually work? Here’s how gut healing is possible. It houses 80% of your immune system, the food you eat, and your poop. The gut is the clearinghouse for your body’s health. When things aren’t running smoothly down there the answer is often to heal the leaky
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So your doctor says your child should cut dairy and gluten for an elimination diet? Or maybe you’re suspicious they’re having symptoms of gluten sensitivity or even dairy? What does that mean for your life!? Where to begin!? How do I go gluten and dairy-free at the same time for my child! In a culture
I was so awful at first at finding Whole30 approved recipes that satisfied! Those first few days of the Whole30 for my husband and low phytic acid anti-cavity diet for me felt like torture. We were hungry, felt deprived, and every meal was a feat of self-discipline and mad knife skills. (Good thing my kids
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The great thing about a Whole30 is that it really makes you meal plan, and you find ideas for so many vegetables in your diet, you might buy out the produce section. You might even start your day with a load of vegetables, like this “tastes like pizza breakfast hash” I discovered. If you ever
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One of the hardest things about an allergy diagnosis is taking food away from your child. “Sorry, no more yogurt for breakfast. Nope, no more butter on your muffin. Say bye-bye to that peanut butter sandwich.” Then you break the news. You also have to rotate your food. The raisins you like to snack on
Will a low FODMAP diet help IBS? What is a FODMAP? Here’s how low FODMAP for IBS helped one expert. Be sure to download the FODMAP diet pdf below! This is a guest post from Suzanne Perazzini, author of The Low FODMAP 6-Week Plan & Cookbook and Strands of My Life. I thought everyone hurt after they ate.
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Food Allergies Are Isolating Whatever the cause (or causes) may be, food allergies seem to be everywhere these days. If no one in your immediate family suffers from them, you probably know someone who does. When my oldest child was diagnosed with food allergies, it wasn’t the end of the world, but it changed our family’s
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Haley’s story of discovering a gluten allergy in her child will help anyone exploring a gluten sensitivity or just hoping to gracefully host a friend who is gluten-free. With gluten sensitivity and Celiac both on the rise, figuring out how to go gluten-free, especially for families, is really important! When my oldest child was diagnosed
Do you have a picky eater? Are meal times a battle? Before you get frustrated and assume your child is just strong-willed, take a closer look at what is really going on. Yes, some kids truly do like to feel in control and may assert this behavior at meal times. In that case it is
Can gluten cause behavioral symptoms? Is there a link between food and autism? When my eleven year old son was diagnosed with High Functioning Autism last year, I had no idea how much the everyday details of our life would change. He had been struggling and exhibiting signs for years, so I wasn’t surprised by
When it comes to pain, I’m a “bite the bullet” sort of gal. As long as it’s not a lead-based bullet, I suppose that’s a natural remedy for pain, right? Tylenol, aspirin, Motrin, Advil, and generic pain relief tablets certainly have a good thing going in the pharmaceutical market, don’t they? From headaches to arthritis
Figuring out how to do an elimination diet can be confusing. Why are there so many different elimination diet meal plans? (Here’s my elimination diet recipes.) Paleo, keto, GAPS, Whole30, gluten-free, dairy-free, elimination diets and more…all designed to help you figure out if your family has food sensitivities, if a food is causing inflammation or
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“I don’t even want to go to a barbecue at my boss’s house this summer, because it might not be any fun with all our food restrictions,” my husband admitted to me last week. “What if they offer the kids a juice pouch, or the dreaded freezer pops with artificial colors? And then there’s the
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