Healing the Gut Tribe - June!!! - Page 10

[~Shanna~]

Originally Posted by Spencersmom

First of all, thank you Pattyla, caedmyn and Shanna4000! That was precisely the information I was looking for. A couple more question, do you use raw milk, whole, goats? What kind of starter?



Pattyla, could you elaborate on "thrilled with the results"? Are you talking about texture, thickness, flavor?

Sorry for all the questions and TIA.

I've used pasteurized whole goats milk, and it came out runny but yougurty. I think I remember that I used a low-fat starter though :
I've also used whole raw cows milk and it set up a little bit better, with a whole yogurt starter.

I'm making some tonight with a lot of cream that needs to get used up - wish me luck!

[~Shanna~]

So Elaine says in BTVC that canned tomato juice is okay, but canned veggies like tomatoes is not. Anyone have any comments on this, such as why we would trust the juice label but not the tomatoes label?

[Pattyla]

Originally Posted by Spencersmom

First of all, thank you Pattyla, caedmyn and Shanna4000! That was precisely the information I was looking for. A couple more question, do you use raw milk, whole, goats? What kind of starter?



Pattyla, could you elaborate on "thrilled with the results"? Are you talking about texture, thickness, flavor?

Sorry for all the questions and TIA.

nak
Raw cow
yogurmet starter
Love the texture thickness and flavor.

[caedmyn]

Originally Posted by Spencersmom

First of all, thank you Pattyla, caedmyn and Shanna4000! That was precisely the information I was looking for. A couple more question, do you use raw milk, whole, goats? What kind of starter?



Pattyla, could you elaborate on "thrilled with the results"? Are you talking about texture, thickness, flavor?

Sorry for all the questions and TIA.

I use raw goat's--it is very runny though. I've used yogourmet and commercial goat milk yogurt for starters.

[caedmyn]

Originally Posted by Shanna4000

So Elaine says in BTVC that canned tomato juice is okay, but canned veggies like tomatoes is not. Anyone have any comments on this, such as why we would trust the juice label but not the tomatoes label?

I have this issue with PB--they say not to use peanuts because starch is added during the roasting process, but how do they know starch isn't added during the PB making process? They don't--I asked.

On the juice, supposedly tomato products with the exception of juice need to be canned at a specific Ph so sometimes sugar is added to keep it at that ph.

[moonshine]

How much damage did I do to my yogurt if I forget to turn off the oven and the temp was around 160 all night??? Sigh. Yogurt seems so easy to make in theory. Why do the details always get so dicey?

[Pattyla]

Originally Posted by moonshine

How much damage did I do to my yogurt if I forget to turn off the oven and the temp was around 160 all night??? Sigh. Yogurt seems so easy to make in theory. Why do the details always get so dicey?

You might have custard. Sorry you killed off the yogurt of course at that temp it is unlikely that anything else grew either so you could culture it again if you are feeling brave. (low temp pasturization is 161)

[caedmyn]

Very very interesting...apparently my yogurt didn't culture right--after about 18 hrs it was curds & whey! Doesn't matter anyhow cuz I wasn't going to eat it, but I guess I know a quick way to make whey if I ever want some!

[~Shanna~]

Originally Posted by caedmyn

Very very interesting...apparently my yogurt didn't culture right--after about 18 hrs it was curds & whey! Doesn't matter anyhow cuz I wasn't going to eat it, but I guess I know a quick way to make whey if I ever want some!

Thanks so much for the tomato juice advice - I can adhere if there's a reason behind it!

On the yogurt, did it smell like yogurt? I ask because my yogurt is pretty separated when it's done, very liquid on the top and solid on the bottom until I stir it up.

[moonshine]

Originally Posted by Pattyla

You might have custard. Sorry you killed off the yogurt of course at that temp it is unlikely that anything else grew either so you could culture it again if you are feeling brave. (low temp pasturization is 161)

The yogurt I made the other day is gone because my sister, who as you may remember was helping me finish my food with unknown zeal, ate some. Well, she is having stomach issues too and I have convinced her of the merrit of cutting out grains. Except for burritos. I still cannot believe how much that girl can eat. I am now guest-free and headed to the store tomorrow to stock up. Maybe maybe my book will be here then too.

[caedmyn]

Originally Posted by Shanna4000

On the yogurt, did it smell like yogurt? I ask because my yogurt is pretty separated when it's done, very liquid on the top and solid on the bottom until I stir it up.

No it's definitely not yogurt. The curds are on top and the whey is on the bottom.

[sphinxie]

Hi! Whew, I finally found a current Healing the Gut thread! I hope I can more or less keep up.

I am actually heading off to my first naturopathic doctor's appt this afternoon in Vancouver. Previously I'd seen a great one in CA. It seems I have leaky gut syndrome, but I've had varying digestive problems at least since I was 12. At the moment the worst symptoms are the joint pain, adult acne, and fatigue/lethargy. I don't have any DC's tummies to worry about, but I would like to start TTC in about a year (don't tell my DP yet!) and I would like to make sure my body is a healthy place to grow for a little one before that.

Okay, so I hope to stick around!

[quelindo]

I have a question for you all -- my dad has been having severe stomach pain and has been on a liquid diet for almost a week now. He's having it looked into, but in the meantime my mom has asked me for advice on what to feed him. I suggested smoothies made with a base of yogurt and maybe some protein powder. I'm going to the HFS for her tomorrow and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for what to buy.

Thanks!

[CAJen]

Originally Posted by sphinxie

Hi! Whew, I finally found a current Healing the Gut thread! I hope I can more or less keep up.

I am actually heading off to my first naturopathic doctor's appt this afternoon in Vancouver. Previously I'd seen a great one in CA. It seems I have leaky gut syndrome, but I've had varying digestive problems at least since I was 12. At the moment the worst symptoms are the joint pain, adult acne, and fatigue/lethargy. I don't have any DC's tummies to worry about, but I would like to start TTC in about a year (don't tell my DP yet!) and I would like to make sure my body is a healthy place to grow for a little one before that.

Okay, so I hope to stick around!

Oh how I wish I'd done all of this before I wasted over 2 years TTC. Good for you for taking the bull by the horns, as it were.

[caedmyn]

Originally Posted by New Mama

I have a question for you all -- my dad has been having severe stomach pain and has been on a liquid diet for almost a week now. He's having it looked into, but in the meantime my mom has asked me for advice on what to feed him. I suggested smoothies made with a base of yogurt and maybe some protein powder. I'm going to the HFS for her tomorrow and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for what to buy.

Thanks!

Bone broths would be really good. Jordan Rubin recommends goat yogurt for people with digestive problems, so you might get goat yogurt instead of cow, or even better, make your own if you have access to raw milk. I personally wouldn't do protein powder--generally when they make a powder out of things it causes a lot of damage and oxidation, plus most protein powders are made of soy which is very hard on your system unless it is properly prepared and fermented.

[Kundalini-Mama]

Check this out
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060608...N5bnN1YmNhdA--

New Mama, I would do bone broths and lots of them.

[caedmyn]

Originally Posted by AmyD

Check this out
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060608...N5bnN1YmNhdA--

New Mama, I would do bone broths and lots of them.

Hmmm wonder what would have happened if they had studied kids who were introduced to cereal grains after 1 or 2 years of age. And if they used real properly prepared grains instead of processed baby cereal crap.

[Gale Force]

Originally Posted by New Mama

I have a question for you all -- my dad has been having severe stomach pain and has been on a liquid diet for almost a week now. He's having it looked into, but in the meantime my mom has asked me for advice on what to feed him. I suggested smoothies made with a base of yogurt and maybe some protein powder. I'm going to the HFS for her tomorrow and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for what to buy.

Thanks!

Raw milk. Raw milk fasts were used therapeutically a century ago and some people even lived exclusively on milk for years with good results.

[bluets]

MT recommended (elsewhere and more than a few times) the book "Sexual Chemistry" by Ellen Grant. For those who are TTC, if you've ever been on the pill, you should absolutely read this book. Actually, if you're even remotely interested in the history of the pill, you should read this book - I can't put it down and have even been sneaking in my reading time at 6am . Dr. Grant presents various anecdotes about women's conditions on the pill and how they rebounded after stopping hormones. She also spells out clearly how exogenous (and endogenous) hormones interact with various minerals and vitamins. It may provide some extra guidance in the vitamin/mineral re-balancing ex-pill users need to (or should) do.

[~Shanna~]

BTVC says that "If a cheese is not a processed cheese (manufactured) but is a cheese that has had a bacterial culture involved with its production and is aged at least 30 days."

What rule of thumb do y'all use in restaurants? Do you assume manufactured unless proven otherwise? There's no way that a waitress is going to be able to answer my questions about this. But when I look at that definition, I would guess that only the plastic cheeses (velveeta, etc.) are illegal. Though the odds of most cheeses having an illegal anti-caking agent, on the other hand.....