Probiotics / GAPS Diet Resources – Gut and Psychology Syndrome

I don’t know?! CAN I?!! I’ve never had a juicer, so I’m not even sure exactly what it does. I thought it just extracts the vegetable juices, but leaves the more fibrous parts…? So it gets the nutrients straight to your bloodstream…? I’m not sure about any of this, and my friend Diane said she’ll do a guest post for me soon on the topic.

Somebody? Anybody?

HELP!

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Do you say that because of the taste? I’ve never had it. Fill me in!

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Could it pack more of a whallop than straight cod liver oil? I’m on day-2 of taking the stuff straight (instead of capsules)… youza…

Kelly

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I wanted to pop on to say also, that I have read on Weston Price that drinking juice is harder on the GI tract, because when we chew our food, we are already partially digesting it….. wheras the juice goes straight down, with no aid of the saliva. This means the gastric juices have to work harder to digest the juice.

But, then again, there’s none of the fiber to digest/break down….. so maybe it’s an easier process?

Showing my ignorance here on this subject…..

Shauna

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I just wanted to tell you that I have a Champion juicer — in my opinion, the mother of all juicers. Simple to use, excellent juice, and can b e used to make banana ice cream by just inserting a frozen banana, and out comes banana “ice cream”. It’s a real winner in my opinion.
We just started the diet a few days ago, and Campbell-McBride’s recommendation of starting out the day (prior to breakfast, so that your digestive system is encouraged to begin its process), makes a lot of sense to me. The recommendation of starting with 1/4 cup seems easy, and gradually building up to 2 cups per day, I’m guessing in 1/4 cup increments per week. If you haven’t ever tried the juice in the morning before foods, you really need to. After only a few days, I can’t wait to get to the juicer to start with it. Your body won’t want anything else, and you’ll feel GREAT! … 20 minutes later, you should begin breakfast. I don’t recall her ever telling me that the juice should be consumed at other times of the day.

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Yes, they are expensive, but incredibly HEAVY duty. I have done wheat grass, fruits, veggies, it can also grind grain, and I think there might be an attachment for nut butters (I’m not sure of this). Replacement parts are around $10, but I got my juicer many years ago second hand, and it still runs like a pro, and I have the original parts. I cannot imagine that you won’t be happy with this thing for years to come. (Incidentally, I bought it 14 years ago, but shelved it for almost that long — using it only occasionally), but I got it out a few weeks ago — NO PROBLEM. Easy to use, too, and cleanup is a breeze.

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Hi! I am new to your blog – just started the Nourishing Traditions diet last month and stumbled upon your blog Great work you are doing here! I ordered FCLO after reading your blog and also a thorough research! Phew! Now to get to my point , you might want to try Vitamix for a juicer. I’ve been using it for over 2 yrs now and can guarantee it is worth EVERY penny you pay! It is indispensable to me now and I grind my own grain with the new diet in this machine! So it can pretty much do everything for u. Here is the link:
http://www.vitamix.com/
Hope this helps and thanks so much for sharing all your research here!
Saira

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One concern I would have with using a Vita-Mix for grinding grains, is the high level of heat that the grains would be exposed to, which could reduce the nutrient level of the flour. Not an issue with GAPS, because we don’t use/eat flour from grains — only flour from nuts (almonds).
Perhaps the grinding of nuts would be a good use for the Vita-Mix. I never have gotten one because I learned about them after I got my Champion juicer. I use my Jupiter mill (it’s a stone mill, so the grains don’t get too warm) to grind both grain flour (when we were eating it), and the nuts. I have found, however, that using the Jupiter is a slow go for grinding nuts — can’t put too many in at one time, or the thing blows the fuse = what a pain! Anyway, just a few thoughts to share …

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Hi Kelly, Vitamix is not a “juicer” in the traditional sense – ie., it does not extract just the “juice.” You can make whole fruit juices with the fiber and everything which I thought was the more healthy way of drinking juice. Not that I drink juice now, but it is one of the things that it does very well. I don’t know the requirements of the GAP diet, but if you are looking for whole fruit/veg juices, then Vitamix does it well. I am not familiar with the Bosch blender, but I am sure if it is very powerful, then it will do just fine for your need.
Eileen, thanks for sharing your safety concerns reg grinding flour in Vitamix. My family is very small (just 2) and I grind small amounts (1/2 to 3/4 cup) of wheat/spelt/kamut daily which means there is no heat exposure. Also, for the dry grinder, you can only grind for 1min. and it becomes very fine flour. I’ve not noticed any amt of heat at all so far. I’ve only done nut meal once in Vitamix and it grinds it very fine in a very short time. So far I’ve only come across heat while making soup, which makes eating soup very easy If anyone is getting a Vitamix, then it is better to get both dry and wet jars as both are extremely useful. I started with the wet one b’coz of the cost, but later on added the dry jar (from Costco) as I badly needed one!

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Kelly,
Do you know if Dr. McBride ever talks about the GAPS diet and multiple sclerosis? We ordered the book (it’s not here yet) and my husband is definitely going to go for it. And personally, I feel the theory behind an unhealthy gut would apply to ANY disease. But I’m curious if she addresses MS directly? You’ve said you’ve read a lot about GAPS so I was wondering if you came across anything. All her material I’ve seen so far addresses autism and ADD, etc.

Susan Ginn’s last blog post..Pure Bliss

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Hey Kelly and Eileen,
We received the GAPS book a couple days ago and the VERY FIRST thing my husband read (p.49) was “There are some similarities in the neurological picture of autistic and dyspraxic children and patients with multiple sclerosis which may be due to acetaldehyde produced by the yeast overgrowth in these children.” We thought that was so ironic that his eyes would land on that first. Confirmation that we’re on the right track. Thought you might find that interesting. I joined the GAPS yahoo group and am finding a lot of great support over there already! They also said over there that she’s writing a new book called Gut and Physiology Syndrome to address most autoimmune disorders.

Susan Ginn’s last blog post..Whole Foods Defined

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I have MS and I can see improvments after two weeks on the GAPS diet. There are several reasons that I think that it’s helping. Besides soothing the digestive tract, it feeds your body cholesterol that fascilitates the production of hormones. With MS comes a host of many other issues, one being hypothyroid and another is candidiasis. This diet is probiotic. It replaces the bad bacteria with the good. I’m going slow because the die-off reaction can cause exacerbations. I look forward to seeing more positive results than what I’ve already seen.
I’m in a wheelchair now and I want to be walking again someday. I have gotten much better without drugs and with diet. GAPS is far above the raw food diet that got me this far and left me on a plateau.

Allison

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