Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall. Yesterday at 10:59 AM EST was the Autumnal Equinox, marking the beginning of Autumn. The word equinox comes from the Latin “aequus” meaning equal and “nox” meaning night. The Earth’s axis is neither tilted toward nor away from the Sun, the center of the Sun being in the same plane as… [Continue reading]
GAPS
Thank God for the Power of a Low Carb Diet
This summer my diet went to hell and I began to eat way too many carbs. My weight climbed rapidly and I did not feel well at all, with decreased energy, low mood, high anxiety, bloating and cravings. I have a renewed respect for the reality of carbohydrate addiction, because though I was aware that I… [Continue reading]
Gut Flora, Pregnancy and Metabolic Syndrome
Since training to become a GAPS practitioner, I have become increasingly fascinated with the role the microflora in our gut plays in maintaining health and creating disease states. An average adult carries 2 kg of bacteria in the gut. There are 10 times more microbial cells in the body than human cells. This means that we are… [Continue reading]
Spotlight Finally on Miralax
On Friday May 25th an article appeared in the New York Times titled Drug For Adults is Popular as Children’s Remedy. It addresses the widespread prescription by pediatricians and GI specialists of Miralax, a colorless odorless liquid laxative for long term treatment of constipation in children, despite the fact that it has never been approved… [Continue reading]
FODMAPs + GAPS = ?
Necessity is the mother of invention, or in this case, it was the urgent distress of my patient and her family, which drove me to seek a supplementary approach to the GAPS treatment protocol. Keiko is an adorable, very bright, not yet 7 year old girl in treatment with me for constipation and encopresis. The… [Continue reading]
