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Originally Posted by caedmyn
Do you think it would be beneficial to combine this with SCD (add in kefir sodas & do lacto-fermented foods early) or would it be better to just stick to the SCD?
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Originally Posted by Pattyla
OK I need ideas on how to eat the coconut oil. I tried frying my eggs in it but didn't like it. I'm stumped though! I just realized that i could be replacing the butter in the muffin recipe with this. I have a whole case of the stuff and can't figure out how to eat it. Should I get that book? Will that give me ideas?
I did get some ghee and am loving using that for cooking. I didn't realize that taking 1 tbsp of the blue ice was the minimum for nursing. Hmmm... Should I be taking more for healing? What about the butter oil? Is the 1/2 tsp a day enough? I can't find any info on how much of that to take. |
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Originally Posted by nicolena
we are a month into SCD (6 weeks on scd legal only, and no sugar for a few months)--the girls (16 months) poos are finally getting better, but nowhere near what i imagine to be normal. and now i'm a little constipated, due i think to the fact that i made myself almond butter cookies (blanche, soaked, crisped, made in =to butter, and DID NOT SHARE!)--at least they lasted close to four days
 . anywhay, i think i'm not getting enough carbs. so i need help figuring out where to go next. so far, they seem to tolerate all forms of squash. they seem okay with green pepper and brocolli and asparagus and cauliflower. they are NOT fine with peas--they wouldn't go to sleep at all.can i give them the applesauce i just made? (i made it awhile back, but i ate it all myself bc they didn't seem ready.) can i add cheese? i added it once before, but it coincided with a tummy bug (i think). it doesn't seem like raw cheddar would give diarrhea, does it? i'd really like some cheese. tell me now is the time for cheese, please. and then i just add in the nuts? try a banana pancake here and there? i'm so clueless. and all i do is cook. sigh. does anyone (jane, firefaery, patty?) happen to have a log of what they ate when--or, rather, what their babes ate when? i know it's trial and error, but it would really help to kow that someone else a month in was still eating such a limited amount. i bought the maker's diet hoping for some guidance about introducing foods, but it hasn't helped. if anyone could pm me a food log--or post it here--i'd be very grateful. |
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Originally Posted by New Mama
Thanks for your comments. I have to admit I am very resistant to giving up veganism. I did become vegan for mostly health reasons, but I really love the positive consequences to animals and the environment as well. I did a LOT of research on diets and food and health on my journey to being vegan, and I feel pretty strongly that this way of eating is the "right" way.
Not to say that if Henry had any of the issues some of you dedicated Mamas are dealing with I wouldn't eat meat and dairy if I thought that would help him. Sigh. Why does this have to be so hard and confusing? It's just food! We should just be able to eat when we're hungry and not have to think about it so much! (By the way, I've always had a weak constitution and have been a vegan for only three years, and a vegetarian for a total of ten years...so does that still correlate?) Anyway, I am trying to remain open-minded and do my best to inform myself. I really appreciate the information and support here. I'm just so overwhelmed and really don't know where to start...someone needs to tell me exactly what to do, step by step, lol! I do have one specific question...I was reading on this site about the Houston Nutraceuticals products Peptizyde, Zyme Prime and No-Fenol -- can an adult take them and would my baby get the effects through my breastmilk? Or is it just that I would digest my food better, thus not passing the unwanted particles into my bloodstream and on to my baby via my breastmilk? |
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Originally Posted by AmyD
More talk on the Mothering issue.
Remember how a bunch of us were talking about how we (or our children really) "dodged the bullet" last month or the month before? Basically in response to vax-ing? Well in the letters section there is a break-down (pg 22) of things in common that children w/ADD, dyslexia, PDD, etc share. For example: *family hx of allergies *birth trauma *high-level exposures to toxic metals such as mercury and aluminum *physical characteristics such as dark circles under the eyes and red cheeks or ears *recurrent ear, sinus or strep infections *yeast infections *respiratory and skin problems *digestive problems, including constipation, diarrhea and relux *a vax reaction *dysregulated sleep *wild mood swings and hyperactive behavior, especially after ingesting food additives such as dyes and preservatives *picky eating consisting primarily of wheat and dairy products Sound familiar to anyone here?? All of those above criteria apply to my health or my son's health. I left out only a couple of things that didn't apply to us: *hx of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, or low thyroid in the mother *sequential rounds of increasinly more potent antibiotics (although in our case, when my 1st son was in the NICU they loaded his system w/tons of UNNECESSARY antibiotics) *chronic unexplained fevers *chemical sensitivities, especially to perfumes, textiles, carpeting and paint Does anyone feel like we are on the verge of a huge discovery here?? Like in anytime, the world is going to catch on to the importance of a healthy gut and the implications or a damaged one? Everything I keep reading, just solidifies the importance of what I am doing w/my family, everything is interconnected. Its wild! |
I really do feel so on my own with these health issues. The medical profession, even alternative, is just not pulling through here. Sigh.
Please let me know how it goes, it sounded very interesting.| Jane, I saw a way cool illustration and was trying to locate it, but couldn't. The short answer is the food intolerances can irritate the stomach lining. Bacteria, parasites, and yeast may also be present with the food intolerances. The stomach irritation can *physically* impair the production of stomach acid because the cells are damaged or impaired. Either the acid producing cells themselves, or some of the cells involved in acid production. This can lead to a vicious cycle of poor stomach acid leading to more food intolerances which lead to more poor acid production. Here is an animation showing the stomach acid process: http://www.ppiknow.com/acidsecretion.html And here is an article with illustrations on how food intolerances can lead to the promotion of extra histamine and other chemicals being released, and possibly causing cell disruption, due to the immune system response...a *chemical* path: http://worldshealthiestfoods.com/gen...me=faq&dbid=30 If this wasn't what you were looking for, let me know. Again, sorry it got delayed. Karen. > > In the Chapter: Dysbiosis - Life in the Gut > > > > Under "The problematic parasites" you state: > >"If stomach acid production is inhibited by food intolerances, > taking enzymes will reduce these intolerances, and help keep stomach acid production normal." > > > > How exactly does food intolerances effect the production of > stomach acid? |
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Originally Posted by moonshine
The curious thing is that my "problem" (outrageously distended stomach and constipation) happened AFTER I cut out a lot of grains and almost all soy.
Years ago I found out enough about the dangers of soy and cut way back. I did discover that I had less gas.  Since doing Eat to Live, I cut way back on grains, although didn't cut them out completely. My current GI stuff came about 7 months into doing E2L.Like New Mama, I am also hesitant start eating meat. I won't say never, but I am really torn about it. I read everyone's posts and believe you when you say you are healing, but I do struggle with the thought of eating meat. Even as a child and growing up, I was a reluctant meat eater. Except for beef. I liked that rare. I did love dairy and would never have believed that I would ever give up cheese. I never did completely. Interestingly, we did have raw milk during my teenage years. |
I just thank goodness that I have healthy kids with no discernable gut issues or any other health issues, for that matter. Not that I don't want to keep making sure that they stay that way, but I am not trying to fix things like it sounds like most of not all of you are.
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| Originally Posted by AmyD Does anyone feel like we are on the verge of a huge discovery here?? Like in anytime, the world is going to catch on to the importance of a healthy gut and the implications or a damaged one? Everything I keep reading, just solidifies the importance of what I am doing w/my family, everything is interconnected. Its wild! |
Utterly fascinating to me.
My DH stated it clearly, our children will get all their vaccines. Is there anything I can do to avoid/lessen the damage besides upping their CLO and vitamins?
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Originally Posted by EBG
Moonshine, how do you make avocado pudding?
I have to vaccinate My DH stated it clearly, our children will get all their vaccines. Is there anything I can do to avoid/lessen the damage besides upping their CLO and vitamins? |
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Originally Posted by New Mama
So if you're saying that it's a natural process that a baby starts out with a leaky gut and his mother's milk heals that...is it because she passes digestive enzymes to the baby through her milk? Or is there some other process involved?
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Originally Posted by Gale Force
You need to post this question in the vaccine forum. You will get a lot of suggestions on preparing them for them. But have you negotiated at all with your dh? Could you at least spread the vaxes out?
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