New and questions

[Guest guest]

Hi Tari. I've answered your questions below....

> Hi everyone, I am new to this list and had a couple of questions.

Hi and welcome!! You'll find it's really a great board.

> First for those that are using the enzymes to allow their kids to

>go

> GFCF, has anyone had the peptide urine test done since doing this.

I didn't start the enzymes in hopes of going off the GFCF diet. We

were on the diet for over 2 years and only saw improvements when

Logan was first taken off gluten then casein. I had a gut feeling

that we were not seeing any improvement because he was intolerant to

more foods, but I could never bring myself to remove more from his

diet. I knew he still needed the diet, though, because if he got

gluten he would get very grumpy or very goofy, and if he got casein,

he would get congested or cold like symptoms. Anyway, we started

Serenaid and saw some improvement in overall attitiude and his stools

looked much better. Then we started Pep and Zym and I decided to do a

test run after a while to see if gluten or casein would still cause a

problem. There hasn't been any regression and his poops are still

fully digested, so I got more out of this then I ever hoped I would!

> I'm wondering if the gut can still heal if it is getting the gluten

> and casein (even if it is being digested better or correctly)

If the gluten and casein are being fully digested with the enzymes,

then the gut will no longer be leaking out the nasties that are

hurting our children. Of course the food is not the SOURCE of the

problem with the leaky gut. It's the symptom of the underlying

problem and untill you figure out what the underlying problem is, the

gut will not completely heal.

Thanks. Tari

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

I am Kim Brenneman. I have just recently discovered this book and am

trying to figure out how to implement it into my cooking routine.

If you could all let me know what were the first changes you made and

lessons you learned.

I am not only cooking for myself but my dh and 6 children 11,9,6,4,2,

8 mos. I have been grinding my own wheat and making bread for 1 1/2

years. I use more honey and maple syrup and cut sugar. More whole

foods. Hardly any processed. We have our own chickens but I get my

feed in town. We have an orchard which I have tried to be organic

with in the past but this year I am spraying because the last couple

of years I had small, ugly, wormy apples! I garden and freeze and

can. So, you can see that I'm not totally starting from scratch just

stretching in new directions a bit. Any advice will be appreciated

and I am sure that I will have tons of questions for those of you more

experienced. Thanks,

Kim Brenneman

[Guest guest]

Welcome Kim!

It sounds like you are way ahead of a lot of us (especially those of us in the

city!) I would start with lactofermenting veggies--easy, fun, delicious, and

nutritious. Just follow the NT recipes for sauerkraut and pickles to start.

Also, check out what is in your chicken feed--there have been lots of

discussions about raising chickens on this list--check the archives for

" chickens. " You might want to let them have access to bugs as this is a good

way to increase the nutrient content of their eggs.

----- Original Message -----

From: ksbrenne52325

Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 12:16 PM

Subject: New and questions

Hello all,

I am Kim Brenneman. I have just recently discovered this book and am

trying to figure out how to implement it into my cooking routine.

If you could all let me know what were the first changes you made and

lessons you learned.

I am not only cooking for myself but my dh and 6 children 11,9,6,4,2,

8 mos. I have been grinding my own wheat and making bread for 1 1/2

years. I use more honey and maple syrup and cut sugar. More whole

foods. Hardly any processed. We have our own chickens but I get my

feed in town. We have an orchard which I have tried to be organic

with in the past but this year I am spraying because the last couple

of years I had small, ugly, wormy apples! I garden and freeze and

can. So, you can see that I'm not totally starting from scratch just

stretching in new directions a bit. Any advice will be appreciated

and I am sure that I will have tons of questions for those of you more

experienced. Thanks,

Kim Brenneman

[Guest guest]

Well, if you are already making your own bread, switching to sourdough will not

be too difficult. Just do not follow the recipees in NT!! Look up in the

archives how to make great bread and purchase your first starter from those

mentioned on the bread posts.

Most of the start up problems are just remembering to do the things ahead of

time. Someone on this list wrote a while ago: Always have something fermenting

(esp veggies), something culturing (esp milk products), something simmering

(broth), and something soaking (grains). That bit of advice helped me out.

Grace,

a Augustine

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough ''Hello's " to get you through the final goodbye.

--anonymous

----- Original Message -----

From: ksbrenne52325

Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 12:16 PM

Subject: New and questions

Hello all,

I am Kim Brenneman. I have just recently discovered this book and am

trying to figure out how to implement it into my cooking routine.

If you could all let me know what were the first changes you made and

lessons you learned.

I am not only cooking for myself but my dh and 6 children 11,9,6,4,2,

8 mos. I have been grinding my own wheat and making bread for 1 1/2

years. I use more honey and maple syrup and cut sugar. More whole

foods. Hardly any processed. We have our own chickens but I get my

feed in town. We have an orchard which I have tried to be organic

with in the past but this year I am spraying because the last couple

of years I had small, ugly, wormy apples! I garden and freeze and

can. So, you can see that I'm not totally starting from scratch just

stretching in new directions a bit. Any advice will be appreciated

and I am sure that I will have tons of questions for those of you more

experienced. Thanks,

Kim Brenneman