CHEESESLAVE

OK so here’s what I ate today on my first day back on the GAPS Intro Diet:
Before Breakfast:
Detox herbal tea with 2 Biokult
Breakfast:
Rocky Canyon nitrate-free antibiotic-free organic pork sausage cooked in duck fat, then served in a cup of homemade chicken stock (made from pastured organic chickens)
1 cup black coffee (I don’t think it was [...]

It’s ironic that I named this blog Cheeseslave. I named it that because I love cheese so much.
But now I have to stop eating cheese. At least for a while.
I’ve been posting for a few months about how I’ve been sneezing. I was so stuffed up, it was keeping me up at night.
I [...]

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. Campbell [...]

Have you ever made kohlrabi before? I haven’t. But we got some in our CSA box this week so I need to make something with it.
This is the great thing about a CSA — it forces you to learn how to prepare all kinds of fruits and vegetables.
I thought about doing a kohlrabi au gratin [...]

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.
Damage to [...]

OK let me first post a disclaimer: Our scale is not the most reliable. I don’t trust it. That said, I am going to weigh myself at the gym today and see what it says.
Now, let’s go on to my news.
I just weighed myself and it looks like I lost 6 pounds since Tuesday.
All I [...]

I am reading about how to heal Seth’s leaky gut.
Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride writes:
Gut Dysbiosis compromises the roots of your health and well being.
For example, two major body systems, The Digestive System and The Immune System, cannot function effectively. The damaged gut wall becomes “Leaky” affecting food uptake and bowel action.
It is no coincidence that susceptibility [...]

I read Jenny McCarthy's book, “Louder Than Words” last night.
It totally blew me away.
So moving and absolutely gripping. What I love about Jenny McCarthy is how forthright and honest she is. She calls it like she sees it. And she's not afraid to be herself. I really love and admire that in a person.
What she [...]