Re:Deb/gut and psychology diet

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on GAPS and BED i have read both books and am torn on my feeling on

them. both have good points but i suspect that the fruit and honey on

GAPS is not helpful for us and i think we all know how adversely dairy

affects us. i think she has good points re avoiding cooked starches. i

think BED is cook in that it eliminates everything sweet and both have

good ways for building up and healing gut. BED does include some cooked

starches that aren't grains but seed-like grains like quinoa, amaranth,

buckwheat. they have to be soaked in lemon j or acv for 12-24 h before

cooking to release the enzyme inhibitors. i haven't met anyone with RA

yet who's used GAPS tp heal though i have spoken with author of BED -

donna gates - and she said it has really helped her clients with RA.

that's my 2 cents.

monique

hi Deb,

i'm just starting out on finding out about diets etc and haven't read

the whole book yet (very lazy). it's hard for me to recommend

anything cos i haven't much to compare the GAPS diet with. i haven't

read body ecology yet even to it's supposed to be good and similar to

GAPS. i like GAPS because it addresses the fundamental issues around

gut dysfunction which then leads to diseases like auto-immune etc.

the actual diet seems good too and something i can manage. imho, get

it if you can afford it and learn everything you can. it all helps.

there is a support list for GAPS too which i just joined.

best,

leonie