Book
Book Updates
http://gapsguide.com/book/book-updates/
Online Support Groups
Implementation – There is a wonderfully supportive email list (plus files and potential for phone buddies) for those doing GAPS. Note: In honour of the incredible diversity of this truly international group, this list involves no political or religious content. It offers practical and emotional support in implementing the program. To join, click here
Faith-Oriented – For those doing GAPS (or SCD) who desire to also connect through religious expression and prayer, please click here.
Phone Pool
1. Join the Yahoo support list, under ‘implemention’, above.
2. Go to Files > Overcoming Challenges > Phone Pool
3. Follow the instructions presented in that file.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37217197751
Live Meet-Ups
- In the Yahoo support forum, put your region in the subject line and invite other members in your region to connect live!
- Attend GAPS forums at Weston A Price Foundation conferences
Recipes
Click here.
Research Support
For research support, please click here.
Supplement Samples
NuTriVene’s GAPS store is able to provide free samples of various GAPS supplements, including Bio-Kult, Betaine, and S Boulardii. Simply contact them via their website to request the samples needed. NEW! Those purchasing GAPS Guide from NuTriVene receive a discount coupon which can be applied toward subsequent purchases from the same company.
Loans
http://lend4health.blogspot.com/
Testimonials
For encouragement, read accounts of recovery here and, for longer versions, in GAPS Guide.
GAPS Blogs
For regular “injections” of GAPS wisdom and ideas, consider subscribing to any number of GAPS blogs. With every blog reflecting a different personality, it is likely that some will resonate with you more than others. Subscribing to your favourite blogs is free and simply allows you to receive new blog posts directly into your email box.
http://u-sayranch.com/gaps/
http://www.wholetraditions.com/blog/
http://gapsfamily.blogspot.com/
http://thinkingoutsidebox.wordpress.com/
http://www.gapsters.blogspot.com/
http://www.homeschoolhippies.blogspot.com/
http://helpingdandj.blogspot.com/
http://grainfreefoodie.blogspot.com/
http://oreganicthrifty.blogspot.com/
http://www.thenewhuntergatherer.blogspot.com/
Professionals Supporting GAPS
See GAPS Guide, and the new additions here.
I have recently purchased the two books. I noticed that S boulardii is recommended for yeast. Has anyone had experience taking it and are there any side effects. I am not able to take brewer’s yeast – it causes bloating and gas. Would boulardii have the same side effect?
Also, I have been suffering from terrible skin outbreaks, especially in my crotch. I cannot sit down because of the extreme discomfort.
Can anyone give me advice on this. I am doing the bone broth and fat and I try to stay away from carbohydrates. Thanks so much for any advice from people with similar skin conditions. Lori Tucker
Hi Lori,
Yes, many people on our support list have tried s boulardii and I personally have tried it twice. When ordering from gapsdiet.com or nutrivene.com, you will receive a very detailed hand-out about it. In short, though: S Boulardii is great for killing off excess Candida. S Boulardii is different from other yeasts, including brewer’s and will not have the side effects others have. Boulardii is very potent, though, so do expect significant die-off from it. I recommend doing the GAPS intro, then full GAPS for at least three months before determining whether you feel the need for this additional support. When starting boulardii, start with just a pinch and see how it goes. That much for me, very early in GAPS, triggered terrible die-off. However, 1.5 years into GAPS, I could tolerate 2 caps per day just fine, and even at three experienced only a bit of die-off constipation.
For skin outbreaks, I would do the GAPS program as outlined in GAPS Guide.
All my best,
Baden
Has anyone heard that nuts can cause tooth decay??
Has anyone heard of nuts causing tooth decay??
I am wondering if you can tell me how to make coconut kefir with as much healing benefit as milk kefir? I really find it hard to force milk kefir down, I hate it so much..I heard Natasha Campbell McBride mention once that you can do it with coconut. Is that true? I have bought some “water kefir” grains (fresh ones) from an internet site which says that milk kefir grains need lactose to feed on, but water grains need other types of sugar. With them I have made a most wonderful, if very alcoholic-tasting, drink. Will these grains make good kefir, and if so, do you need to limit the medium to coconut, or can you use any kind of juice?
It would be a great help to know!
Thankyou, from Sophia
Hi Sophia,
Water-based kefirs are great! I haven’t gotten around to making them myself, but yes, their probiotic content is wonderful. Because I haven’t made them, I can’t tell you how nor what range of liquids can be used, but you can
-Google the topic
-ask on our support list (lots of members do water-based kefirs)
-watch the video posted by Angela in the comments section here
Best,
Baden
Baden,
Given how difficult the GAPS protocol is, and the signs we are seeing from our teeth turning gray, as the result of some shift in the bacterial residents and eviction notices in the mouth, I am worried about the heavy duty anti-bacterial rinse that the dental hygienist requires before she puts her hands in our mouth. It seems such a harsh chemical bath will undo weeks or months of change in that area. I am going to ask the dentist if we can secure a hygienist who does not require the rinse. Or maybe one who will let us do a pro-biotic rinse!!
I’ll let you know what we find out. Ann still has the worst gray, it is really kind of funny, but now I am seeing some marbling on my lower teeth.
There is so much we do not understand.
Cheers!
Mike
p.s. I hope I am putting this comment in the right place.
Hi Mike,
Sure, every place is the right place
Oh, actually, I’m going to suggest we keep all the dental posts here:
http://gapsguide.com/2010/04/07/gaps-healing-teeth-part-2/
My dentist is very supportive of (fascinated with) GAPS, so lets me guide her practice with my son and I to the extent possible. I’ve never had any dentist, though, require a rinse before starting treatment. Interesting!
Personally, I don’t worry about things that take place occasionally (unless someone is known to be reactive to a given item); I just focus on the day to day stuff. Pre-GAPS I even wittingly put fluoride on my son’s teeth (to avoid extraction, which I felt would be even worse). That proved a positive move and his gut subsequently healed well regardless. (His teeth are now awesome.)
Cheers,
Baden
I have recently found out that my son is allergic to the almond flour, is there a substitute for this. As i make all his cakes and cookies with it at present.
Hi Tiffany,
Coconut flour is a great one. I use it a lot because it’s versatile and low-oxalate (important for my son). It’s super fibrous, though, so delay use until a few months into healing, then start with a very small amount and work up slowly. You can search this site (and the net in general) for coconut flour recipes.
Best,
Baden
I have used dessicated coconut in the past but is coconut flour the same or is it finer? My son can tolerate it but can finds the flavour a bit overpowering when I used the dessicated coconut.
regards Tiffany
Hi Tiffany,
In my experience, “dessicated coconut” is simply shredded (and dried), while coconut flour is ground and the consistency of any other flour. Coconut flour products still have the taste of coconut, but once we throw in cinnamon (our latest batch of coconut flour cookies), ginger, cloves, vanilla extract, honey, etc, or slather the biscuits with butter, it balances out.
All my best,
Baden
Dear Baden,
I just read the top half of p. 172 in Dr. Natasha’s GAPS book, and I wondered if she still stood by the statements found there, or if the results from the last several years are showing that the good microbes eventually win and take up residence in the gut wall?
Also, I just brushed up against the Gerson Therapy diet, and I wondered if Dr. Natasha thought that the vegan aspect of their protocol was a known flaw in their approach?
I’m going to ask these questions on the gapsdiet webpage also.
Thanks.
Mike
Is there a way to post a comment or thread on your website, or is there a better forum for that, like yahoo groups?
Hi Mike,
Interesting questions!
Yes, the best place for comprehensive discussion with a wide variety of people (bringing a range of knowledge, information and experience) is the support list.
All my best,
Baden
The whole family started the diet on Thursday. My son, who has autism, has not eaten very much and the pass two days has not eaten more than 1/2 cup of food. Obviously, he is in severe die off. I am concerned about the not eating and getting weak. We have been giving charcoal which seems to help his mood. What else can I do?
Hi Denise,
It is normal to eat little to nothing during the first round of die-off. That’s fine (just like when one has, say, the flu), but it is absolutely key he remain hydrated. For more information on reducing and managing die-off, please see this post: http://gapsguide.com/2009/10/01/surviving-die-off/ as well as the relevant section in GAPS Guide.
Also, for day-to-day support with GAPS-related questions, please be sure to connect with the support list here: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GAPShelp/, as well as all other options here: http://gapsguide.com/about/support/
All my best,
Baden
Thank you! He is now much better and very hungry! Eating all kinds of good food he didn’t eat before. It was scary though when he lost more than 10% of his body weight in a few days. He’s gaining back nicely now.
Wonderful, Denise! This is all very common – Your son is on the right track!
All my best,
Baden
Hi
Does fibromyalgia respond to a GAPs regime?
What is the mechanism of operation?
Thanks
Ian
Hi Ian,
Yes, fibromyalgia responds to GAPS. For the mechanisms of GAPS, please read Gut And Psychology Syndrome by Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride, which goes into that in depth.
All my best,
Baden
Hey, Baden,
Thanks so much for your willingness to help others!!
Is stevia and/or Truvia okay to use for those who are afflicted with candida? I have used it on a no-carb diet before with no problem. After the Intro I ate some carrot souffle with honey and had symptoms. No sooner was I clear from that than I had fresh pineapple and my face is a wonder of hives now. I know I can sweeten with stevia without any effect.
Also, if we’re using plenty of ghee do we need to supplement the cod liver oil with High Vitamin butter Oil?
Thanks again,
Orpah
Hi Orpah,
Thanks for your kind words
Dr Natasha does not recommend or advocate the use of stevia. Some people choose to use it in an otherwise-GAPS program regardless. Every decision we make about our path is ultimately up to us.
Of note: In intro, we go without any sweet foods for several weeks. This is helpful for “resetting” the body and our sweet tooth, which in turn allows us to feel happy with vastly reduced amounts of sweet foods. See: http://gapsguide.com/2008/12/18/on-recalibration/ (The same process can heal previous reactivities, also.)
The HVBO is not one of the items Dr Natasha asks us to include. Thus, I would just do the ghee (or, later, raw butter) plus CLO.
All my best,
Baden