When I was in my twenties, I spent two years on a wheat free diet (I also avoided all sugar and took therapeutic-grade probiotics). I was recovering from candida overgrowth which was caused by the large amounts of antibiotics I was given during my childhood, and a diet full of white flour and sugar.

My two-year gluten-free sugar-free diet was worth it. I completely reversed my rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue, and respiratory allergies. I went from having constant colds and being sick all the time with sinus infections to being vibrantly healthy again. The chronic joint pain and physical exhaustion had vanished.

I’m thrilled to announce the winner of Bruce Fife’s new book, “Cooking with Coconut Flour”. To those of you who did not win, don’t despair! I’m going to be running a lot more contests going over the next few months. In fact, I’m launching another contest in the next few days! YES! Zukay is giving away a FULL CASE (6 jars) of lacto-fermented salsa and relish. The salsa is to die for and I am crazy about the relish, too — especially in tunafish salad.

ENTER TO WIN! Learn to cook healthier meals for your family! Click here to enter to win Real Food for Rookies, a new online class — retail value $120, plus over $60 worth of discount coupons. Don’t miss out! contest ends this SATURDAY Sept 4th at midnight Pacific. I’ve been really enjoying this cookbook, “Cooking [...]

This post is part of The Nourishing Gourmet’s “Nourishing Sweets and Treats Carnival”. Please visit The Nourishing Gourmet to see more sweet treats made with healthy sweeteners. I grew up loving brownies. Box brownies, of course. I knew how to make them by the time I was eight years old. But box brownies are not [...]

For gluten-free casein-free bread, this stuff is the bomb. Seriously, this tastes so much like white bread, you will be surprised.

I tried taking one Biokult today and I got a bit congested. I think I will start with sips of kefir instead and work my way up to Biokult. Maybe I’ll try 1 tsp of kefir tomorrow — or whenever the congestion clears up. I think I’m going to try baking some coconut flour Thanksgiving [...]

I took no Biokult today and ate no fermented foods — and voila! My congestion has totally cleared up. I am so relieved! It feels so good to not be sneezing and stuffed up. So, rule number one for the GAPS diet: Go slow with the probiotics and fermented foods! They say it over and [...]

Everyone loved the coconut flour pancakes I made this morning. I only made a small batch but these pancakes are so dense and filling, you don’t need much to feel satisfied. Coconut flour is extremely nutritious (much more so than regular flour, which is empty calories), it’s high in fiber, and it’s lower in carbs. [...]