Regaining health through traditional foods
One of the things that I love about the GAPS diet is that it is intended to be something you can do on your own. It is all laid out in Dr. Campbell-McBride’s book, and there are lots of other resources available online to help the intrepid person who is willing to give this a go.
However, there are definitely times when it is extremely beneficial to work with a professional during your GAPS journey. I recently came to that decision, and am so thankful that I did. [Read more...]
It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through January 2012. While I don’t tend to make grand resolutions for the new year, it is helpful to take a look at the direction I would like my life to go for the upcoming year. I thought I would share my health goals with you. It’s quite likely that these will be added to and/or changed as I reevaluate throughout the year. [Read more...]
I finished my 14-day T-Tapp bootcamp on Christmas Eve! That’s right, I did the Total Workout for fourteen days in a row. I really wasn’t sure when I started this challenge if I would really be able to finish it, but I’m happy to report I did!
Unfortunately, for most of the second week, I had to do the workout without using my right arm. I had tweaked my shoulder a bit and had to give it a bit of a break. I still felt like I was able to get a great workout in on those days and my shoulder seems to be pretty much back to normal now. [Read more...]
I started my 14-day T-Tapp bootcamp last Sunday. I’m proud to say I’ve hit the halfway point today! It’s been a tiring, but great experience so far.
The first few days were challenging as usual, but not overwhelmingly so. In the booklet that came with the DVD, Theresa states “Warning: Day 3 usually feels like it’s just too hard; picture me standing there saying, ‘Yes, You Can!’” Well, I have to say I hit that feeling on Day 4! It was an extremely challenging workout that day, but I made it through. I also felt that a bit again today, but kept right on going. And then I even went for a 3-mile walk later in the day. [Read more...]
Healthy treat
As a baton twirling instructor, I like to provide treats for my students at the end of a session, especially when it’s the holiday season. However, as I have completely changed how I eat, it has really made me rethink what I give to my students.
My twirling classes are wrapping up this week and I like to have a short celebration at the end of the class before we take a break for a while. I was at the store trying to decide what to bring for a treat for the girls. I had a box of organic cookies in my hand, but just hated the thought of feeding them all of that highly processed, improperly prepared grains and sugar. I remembered I had saved a few coconut flour cupcake recipes recently in Evernote and thought I should have just enough time to make some before my class in the afternoon. [Read more...]
Homemade Deodorant
Last week I shared some tips for cleaning your home with just baking soda, vinegar, and castille soap. Another way to continue to eliminate toxins while on the GAPS diet is to make changes in the personal products you use. Today I want to share with you what I use for deodorant. [Read more...]
My trusty cleaning supplies
While on the GAPS diet (or for anyone, really) it’s important to reduce the number of toxins you are exposed to. I switched to just using baking soda and vinegar for all my cleaning a little over a year ago in an attempt to reduce the number of chemicals around me and to save some money.
Overall, it has worked really well. I clean my countertops, mirrors, and sinks with a 50/50 blend of white vinegar and water. I use baking soda to scrub the toilet or soak pans with baked-on food. I mop my floors with vinegar and water. Vinegar is my usual choice of fabric softener in the laundry. It’s so nice to not breathe in noxious fumes while getting my cleaning done. Plus, baking soda and vinegar are extremely inexpensive, especially when compared to the cost of green cleaners which I had been previously using. [Read more...]
I thought it would be helpful to share a little bit of my background and the reasons that I’m making this big change in my life.
For most of my childhood and teen years, I was fairly healthy, but tended to get sick quite easily. I kept active, though, and was a competitive baton twirler. I was diagnosed with asthma as a child, but it was fairly mild and went away in high school. After my first year in college, I started having trouble with asthma again. I went and saw an allergist and had a skin scratch test done. Not too much came up on it from the environment. Dairy was mentioned, but the allergist just mildly suggested I might want to remove it from my diet and see what happened. I was thinking that there was no way I was going to do that! [Read more...]
I’ve decided to start this blog, at my husband’s prodding, as I begin my journey to regain my health. I’m getting ready to start the GAPS diet
in order to try and reverse multiple food allergies and to help with a few other health problems. I’m looking forward to sharing my journey with you and hope you’ll join me in my quest for better health!
