The last few weeks I’ve written about what to do if you’re stuck on GAPS. Detox support being the first priority, and then following up with more pinpointed strategies to up level your GAPS game.
But what if I told you it wasn’t just about the physical stuff? What if healing yourself is not just about food, or detox, or meat stock? Well it’s not.
If you are following the GAPS diet, implementing proper detox support, and still not seeing the results you want, it can be beyond soul-crushing. I have totally been there, and it’s hard to spend all that time, money, and effort just to have your health remain unstable. Here are 5 things I emphasized on GAPS to finally get the healing that I desired + longed for.
A lot of times when people think they are getting worse on the GAPS diet, it is because of Detox and Die Off. And they are actually getting better. I’ve seen this on my own journey (hello, rashes!), and I see it with my clients all the time. Basically, when pathogenic flora start dying as a result of GAPS, these little bugs explode and release all of their toxins at once.
‘For optimal healing, eat the amount of liver equal to the size of your hand every day,’ says Dr. Natasha. ‘Not your palm, your hand.’
Personally, that sounds like an incredible feat. I think I may have had a few days like that where I’ve plowed through some pâté, but for the most part, when I heard these instructions, they sounded impossible.
While this Covid-19 Coronavirus has caught the mainstream medical community with it’s pants down, skilled alternative healthcare practitioners have been effectively treating viruses for ages. Here are 5 things I’ve been doing for awhile that have prepped my immunocompromised self as much as possible for this pandemic.
Mass panic ensues. Toilet paper flies off the shelves, hand sanitizer evaporates the moment it’s back in stock, and politicians declare a state of national emergency. I remember my partner stalking reddit back in early January wondering how big of a deal this new coronavirus was going to be. But was any one of us really prepared for it???
I’ve been meaning to write this article forever because I hear these questions a lot:
More die off does not equal better. A pretty common misconception about die off is that ‘the more miserable I can be (aka the more symptoms I can put up with) during die off, the faster I can heal.’ But that is not the case. When I have too much die off at once, not only do my symptoms get way out of control, but these toxins overwhelm my body (you can read more about this process in my article, What is die off, Really? if you haven’t already) causing more harm than good.
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about die off and detox. So let’s dive in! Being a GAPS gal myself, I was pretty toxic at first and the amount of ‘good bugs’ in my gut were extremely lacking, so I have a ton of personal experience on this topic (moreso than I would like haha).
Meat Stock is the backbone of the GAPS diet. Whether you start on Intro or Full GAPS, Dr. Natasha recommends you consume meat stock for an average of 1 year before switching to bone broth. Why? Meat stock is less digestively complex than bone broth and contains higher levels of collagen, gelatin, and amino acids that play a role in your ability to heal yourself.