Re: anorexic and slipped through the cracks too!

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Dear ,

Boy we have a lot in common can you get a hold of me OFF THE LIST SERVE!

ajbunce@...ajbunce@...> (remind me who you are...just say

anorexic...and slipped through the cracks! I was hospitalized three times for

anorexia and bulimia as a teenager!!!!!! and have so much more to share...would

love to hear more of your story!! Thank God we now have this SCDIET...gluten

free does not work for us and too many of us! I was diagnosed with CD

also...gluten free sucks!!!!!!!it don't WORK! It's a big world yet so small...

Antoinette (3 weeks entire family)

Re: Leadville and cultured butter Antoinette

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> For your info, in case you find something that pertains to your area

>or some place you visit.

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> My sons are recovering autism and digestive disturbance. SCD has been

>a miracle for us. We have done the rounds of " specialists " and what not,

>but development started becomming spontaneous with SCD and digestive

>enzymes and some other nutritional supports we use. Both children were

>nonverbal at the start of SCD, Hunter had severe behavoiral problems, tics,

>was a danger to himself, could not be potty trained, and Ben had fungal

>cysts on his rectum which a surgeon was going to perform surgery on, and

>had extreme, I mean extreme leaky gut, he always passed water. Healing

>takes time, and as you can see, we have been on the diet for 18 months,

>slightly longer than that as when we first started, we quit for abit out of

>sickness and frustration, only to realize we started losing ground! We got

>back on, and development has been slow, steady and spontaneous since (a few

>regressions we weathered, they become less and less overtime. We also

>homeschool, and part of homeschooling is to learn

> how to cook SCD foods! Not only are they learning to care for

>themselves, but they are learning a professional skill and basic division

>and all about food. Things I never learned in my own childhood. Well,

>except for division, I learned that. lol Also, it is just plain fun for

>kids to make a mess in the kitchen! I let them choose some of their own

>foods. Be sure to lay out the choices first though. heehee When the brain

>is able to be fed, it can start working again, and children have the

>capacity to form new connections like crazy.

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> I am a pianist, and after a stroke while living in Leadville, I lost

>the use of my left arm and hand. I was told I would never play again. Even

>my old brain, through increased omega 3's, special herbs, then SCD, and

>then digestive enzymes, guess what? The specialists and doctors were wrong.

>Connections can be made, the brain can rewire itself! It is possible,

>scientists study it all the time, and part of this process and getting the

>fuel to the brain! People with malabsorption are not adequately supplying

>their brains with enough nutrients, which delays the formation of

>additional wiring. This is my belief. Another angle why SCD is a miracle

>and important for our family.

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> Below is an older post I made a while back on how to culture your own

>butter. I am of the opinion cultured better is somewhat healthier than

>uncultured, because, like the yogurt, additional enzymes are formed by the

>probiotic bacteria digesting the casein.

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> Somewhere on pecanbread, there is a detailed recipee for making your

>own ghee, basically you heat the butter " clarify it " until the fat and

>casein solids seperate from one another. I haven't made ghee before,

>perhaps someone else here has more detailed instructions.

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> I really like the taste of making and culturing my own butter!

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> Summer

> I got this information from a farm I buy things from:

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> Okay, this website isn't all about doing it raw and right, but it's a

> great, easy-to-understand way to learn butter-making for yourself! And

> it has nice pictures (tho' small)!

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> Instead of using a food processor, try a blender or an upright mixer (I

> can use 2 qts of cream in my Kitchen Aid).

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> Also, to culture butter, you can leave the cream on the counter for

> 12-24 hours before you 'butter' it.<<<

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> I culture for 24 hours with SCD starter. I trust making this more than

>buying cultured butter, and it is cheaper. Better to buy fresh raw cream

>from a farm, but if not, heavy whipping cream will do. It takes so good and

>fresh!

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> Summer

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> Marilyn Sawyer

marilyn1972@...marilyn1972@...>> wrote:

> Whole Foods has it.

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> Bunce ajbunce@...ajbunce@...>> wrote:

> My God that is awful! Are you guys doing better? I never knew that!

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> Antoinette (SCD day 20 entire family)

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