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I haven’t posted about the GAPS diet in a while. We are still on it. It’s been over 3 months now. GAPS stands for Gut and Psychology Syndrome, a book by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD. She is a pediatrician in England who is reversing autism, allergies, and other disorders in children in her practice. Three [...]

I’m relaxing in our “outdoor living room” in the backyard with a glass of Viognier. Seth is putting the baby down. It was hot today, but now it’s pleasantly cool. I can smell someone barbecuing in the distance. Tonight’s dinner will be easy. I got a dozen fresh scallops at the farmer’s market today. So [...]

And Aspberger’s, ADD, and ADHD! On my morning walk with Kate, I listened to the most fascinating and moving lecture by Dr. Mary Megson, MD. She is a pediatrician who has been working with autistic children and seeing absolutely miraculous results with nutrition. I was literally moved to tears listening to this woman speak. And [...]

I have been reading “Gut and Psychology Syndrome” by Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride. She has had quite a lot of success treating children in her clinic in England, reversing autism, allergies, ADHD, and many other conditions. Her own son was diagnosed with autism. He is now in a regular school and is completely functional. Dr. [...]

I just read this fascinating article, Going with the Grain by Catherine Kzapp on how she healed her father, a sufferer of celiac disease, or gluten intolerance. Gluten intolerance has become a serious modern disease, not just among kids on the autistic spectrum (autism, Aspberger’s ADD/ADHD), but among many, many people with chronic digestive problems. [...]

Seth was diagnosed with leaky gut a few months ago. He has had a number of symptoms including constant intestinal and digestive problems, an inability to lose weight, inability to concentrate, etc. etc. Leaky gut is a condition in which your digestive tract is damaged and weakened by a lack of good bacteria. Good bacteria [...]

I woke up with a sore throat this morning. A friend with a cold came over yesterday. She figured she was past being contagious but I guess not. It could have been her, it could have been someone else I caught it from. Doesn’t matter. This is a sign though that I need to get [...]